Putrajaya, Batu Caves And Kuala Lumpur Full-day City Tour

BATU CAVES IS AN ICONIC AND POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION IN SELANGOR. SITE OF A HINDU TEMPLE AND SHRINE, BATU CAVES ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPERS AND TOURISTS. A LIMESTONE OUTCROP LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KUALA LUMPUR, BATU CAVES HAS THREE MAIN CAVES FEATURING TEMPLES AND HINDU SHRINES. ITS MAIN ATTRACTION IS THE LARGE STATUE OF THE HINDU GOD AT THE ENTRANCE, BESIDES A STEEP 272 CLIMB UP ITS STEPS TO FINALLY VIEW THE STUNNING SKYLINE OF THE CITY CENTRE. MONKEYS FROLIC AROUND THE CAVES, AND IT IS A POPULAR SPOT FOR ROCK CLIMBING ENTHUSIASTS. PAINTINGS AND SCENES OF HINDU GODS.

AT A HEIGHT OF 451.9M, THE MAGNIFICENT PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS IS A WORLD-RENOWNED ICON OF MODERN MALAYSIA. IT IS THE CENTRE PIECE OF THE KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE (KLCC) DEVELOPMENT, WHICH COMPRISES LANDMARKS SUCH AS THE KUALA LUMPUR CONVENTION CENTRE, SURIA KLCC SHOPPING MALL, STAR-RATED HOTELS, A MOSQUE AS WELL AS THE IMMACULATELY LANDSCAPED KLCC PARK. VISIT TO THE SKYBRIDGE ON THE 41ST FLOOR AND VIEWING DECK ON THE 86TH FLOOR.

STANDING MAJESTICALLY ATOP BUKIT NANAS AT 421 METERS AND 94 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL, KL TOWER IS A PROMINENT FEATURE OF THE CITY’S SKYLINE. ITS ARCHITECTURE REFLECTS THE COUNTRY'S ISLAMIC HERITAGE, WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DETAILING ARABIC SCRIPTS, ISLAMIC TILES, CLASSIC ISLAMIC FLORAL AND ABSTRACT MOTIFS AND SOOTHING COLOUR COMBINATIONS.

A WHOLESALES AND RETAILER OF TIMEPIECES/WATCHES AT BATU CAVES ARE IN MIDST OF DEVELOPING ITS DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL NETWORKS ACROSS ASIA. GENEVE CORPORATION IS THE GLOBAL AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR, OPERATION AND MARKETING ARM FOR THE BRAND "BLANSACAR - FIVE-STAR GENERAL" SINCE 1990. BLANSACAR, A FINE QUALITY AND FAMOUS WATCH THAT ADOPTED ETA? S HUNDRED YEARS SWISS TECHNOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL CRAFTED MOVEMENT, IS ONE OF THE FLAGSHIP PRODUCTS CARRIED BY GENEVE CORPORATION.

ISTANA NEGARA OR THE NATIONAL PALACE IS THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE KING OF MALAYSIA. THIS MAJESTIC EDIFICE SITUATED AT JALAN DUTA OFFICIALLY BECAME THE NATIONAL PALACE IN NOVEMBER 2011, REPLACING THE OLD PALACE IN JALAN ISTANA. IT HAS 22 DOMES, WITH THE LARGEST DOME REACHING UP TO A HEIGHT OF 40 METRES. NOTE: VISITS ARE LIMITED TO THE OUTSIDE.

PERDANA BOTANICAL GARDENS, FORMERLY PERDANA LAKE GARDENS, LAKE GARDENS AND PUBLIC GARDENS, IS KUALA LUMPUR'S FIRST LARGE-SCALE RECREATIONAL PARK. MEASURING 91.6 HECTARES, IT IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY AND ESTABLISHED IN 1888.

THE NATIONAL MONUMENT WAS BUILT TO RECOGNISE AND HONOUR THOSE WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM, PARTICULARLY DURING THE NATION'S STRUGGLE AGAINST THE THREAT OF COMMUNISM. WITHIN THE NATIONAL MONUMENT GROUNDS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST FREE-STANDING BRONZE SCULPTURES. IT WAS SCULPTED IN 1966 BY FELIX DE WELDON, WHO WAS ALSO THE CREATOR OF THE FAMOUS IWO JIMA MONUMENT IN WASHINGTON DC.

THE MALAYSIAN HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IS A BUILDING COMPLEX WHERE THE MALAYSIAN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLES. THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED AT THE LAKE GARDENS IN KUALA LUMPUR, CLOSE TO THE MALAYSIAN NATIONAL MONUMENT.

THE MERDEKA SQUARE IS LOCATED EXACTLY OPPOSITE THE SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD BUILDING AND RIGHT BESIDE THE ROYAL SELANGOR CLUB. THIS IS THE HISTORICAL PLACE WHERE THE UNION FLAG WAS LOWERED AND THE MALAYAN FLAG WAS RAISED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AT THE STRUCK OF MIDNIGHT OF 31ST AUGUST 1957. FROM THEN ON, MERDEKA SQUARE HAS BEEN THE VENUE FOR THE ANNUAL MERDEKA PARADE.

THE NATIONAL TEXTILES MUSEUM HOUSES A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES AND TEXTILES. THE MUSEUM HAS FOUR MAIN GALLERIES: POHON BUDI GALLERY, PELANGI GALLERY, TELUK BERANTAI GALLERY AND THE RATNA SARI GALLERY.

THE ICONIC SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD BUILDING IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF DATARAN MERDEKA. THIS HISTORICAL BUILDING HOUSES THE SUPREME AND HIGH COURTS. THE BUILDING WITH UNIQUE MOORISH DESIGNS AND CLOCK TOWER IS WIDELY PHOTOGRAPHED BY VISITORS TO THE CITY CENTRE.

MUSIC MUSEUM KUALA LUMPUR OPENED ON 1ST AUGUST 2015 IN AN OLD COLONIAL-ERA BUILDING ON JALAN RAJA FACING DATARAN MERDEKA IN THE HEART OF KUALA LUMPUR. THIS ELEGANT BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1919 AS THE KL BRANCH OF CHARTERED BANK.

MASJID NEGARA IS ONE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED LANDMARKS IN THE CITY. IT HAS A UNIQUE STAR-SHAPED DOME AND A 73M HIGH MINARET. THE NATIONAL MOSQUE IS SITUATED FRINGING THE KL LAKE GARDENS. VISITORS ARE ADVISED TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY WHEN VISITING THE MOSQUE. WOMEN WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR HEADSCARVES.

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OLD BUILDINGS OF MALAYSIA, RAILWAY STATION AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IS A GREAT PIECE OF MOORISH ARCHITECTURE.

The River of Life (ROL) is a seven-year project headed by the Government of Malaysia to transform the Klang River into a vibrant and livable waterfront with high economic value. Covering eight rivers with total length of 110km, this project is divided into three major components.

JAMEK MOSQUE, OFFICIALLY SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD JAMEK MOSQUE, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST MOSQUES IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA. IT IS LOCATED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE KLANG AND GOMBAK RIVER AND MAY BE ACCESSED VIA JALAN TUN PERAK. THE MOSQUE WAS DESIGNED BY ARTHUR BENISON HUBBACK, AND BUILT IN 1909. MASJID JAMEK SERVED AS KUALA LUMPUR'S MAIN MOSQUE. THE MOSQUE HAS A MOORISH ARCHITECTURE.

BERYL’S CHOCOLATE KINGDOM IS ONE OF THE TWO OUTLETS BY BERYL’S, A FAMOUS CHOCOLATE BRAND. HERE, THERE IS ONLY ONE ATTRACTION; CHOCOLATE. BERYL’S PRODUCES A WIDE VARIETY OF CHOCOLATES, MADE FROM THE FINEST SELECTION OF GHANA COCOA BEANS. VISITORS WILL GET TO SAMPLE MANY TYPES OF CHOCOLATES FOR FREE, AND FIND OVER 100 TYPES OF CHOCOLATE VARIETY TO PURCHASE AS GIFTS TO LOVED ONES BACK HOME OR SIMPLY FOR SELF-INDULGENCE. THE CREATIVITY OF BERYL’S HAS RESULTED IN CHOCOLATE VARIANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN MALAYSIA, SUCH AS CHILI CHOCOLATE, DURIAN CHOCOLATE, GREEN TEA CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE MADE FROM VARIOUS FRUITS.

THE FIRST STOP IS ONE OF SEVEN BRIDGES IN PUTRAJAYA, WHICH IS THE MOST ELEGANT. THE 240M CABLE BRIDGE FEATURES A FUTURISTIC DESIGN BORROWING THE SHAPE OF A SAILING SHIP. THE SERI WAWASAN BRIDGE IS VISIBLE FROM MANY VANTAGE POINTS OF THE CITY.

THE PUTRAJAYA LAKE IS A LAKE LOCATED AT THE CENTRE OF PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA. THIS 650 HECTARES MAN-MADE LAKE IS DESIGNED TO ACT AS A NATURAL COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE CITY AND ALSO FOR RECREATION, FISHING, WATER SPORTS AND WATER TRANSPORT.

THIS IMPOSING BUILDING STANDS ATOP THE MAIN HILL IN PUTRAJAYA, CATCHING EYES WITH ITS PALATIAL-STYLE GREEN DOME AND STONE WALLS. FEATURING A BLEND OF ISLAMIC AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE, THE OFFICE COMPLEX IS WHERE MINISTERS AND HIGHER OFFICIALS WORK. IT IS NOT OPEN TO VISITORS, BUT YOU CAN STILL ADMIRE ITS GRANDEUR FROM THE OUTSIDE.

ROSE-TINTED GRANITE GIVES THE PUTRA MOSQUE ITS ICONIC PINK HUE, AN ELEGANCE THAT REFLECTS AS REMARKABLY ON THE INSIDE AS IT DOES ON THE OUTSIDE. BUILT BY THE LAKE IN 1997, THE MOSQUE CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 15,000 WORSHIPPERS. VISITORS WOULD STOP BY FOR PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THIS SOPHISTICATED LANDMARK, WHICH DREW INSPIRATION FROM MALAY AND MIDDLE EASTERN INFLUENCES.

SERI PERDANA IS THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA, LOCATED IN PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA.

THE IRON MOSQUE (OR TUNKU MIZAN ZAINAL ABIDIN MOSQUE) IS ANOTHER ARCHITECTURAL WONDER WORTH CHECKING OUT. CONSTRUCTED PRIMARILY FROM STEEL, “WIRE MESH” ARCHITECTURE DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM CHINESE AND GERMAN DESIGNS. UNLIKE OTHER MOSQUES IN MALAYSIA, THERE IS NO MINARET WHICH IS USED TO CALL FOR PRAYERS. FROM AFAR, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS MADE OF METAL OR GLASS.

DESIGNED IN 2005 TO USHER IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM, THIS IS THE FIRST MONUMENT TO BE BUILT IN PUTRAJAYA. THE WALKWAY TWIRLING AROUND THE MONUMENT ILLUSTRATES THE HISTORY OF MALAYSIA, THE PANELS DESCRIBING SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE COUNTRY. THERE IS A TIME CAPSULE AT THE BASE OF THE MONUMENT WHICH WILL BE OPENED IN 2020. AS YOU MOVE UP ALONG THE RAMPS OF THE MILLENNIUM MONUMENT, YOU CAN SEE SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE WATERFRONT.

ISTANA MELAWATI IS THE SECOND NATIONAL PALACE OF MALAYSIA'S YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG IN PUTRAJAYA AFTER THE ISTANA NEGARA IN KUALA LUMPUR. IT SERVES AS A ROYAL RETREAT FOR THE YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG.

THE MOROCCAN PAVILION DESERVES FIVE STARS FOR INSTAWORTHINESS, IF SUCH A RATING EXISTS. BUILT TO SYMBOLISE THE DIPLOMATIC TIES BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS, THE STUNNING ARCHITECTURE AND DELICATE CRAFTSMANSHIP BEAR RESEMBLANCE TO THE VILLAGES AND IMPERIAL CITIES OF MOROCCO.