George Town UNESCO World Heritage Historic City Walk
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Penang, Malaysia
- 3 to 6 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Snacks
- All Fees and Taxes
- Alcoholic BeveragesAlcoholic beverages are not included
- MealsAll main meals are payable by guests
- Private transportationThis is a walking tour and therefore no transportation is required
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Queen Victoria Memorial Clock TowerLebuh Light, George Town, 10450 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Go to the front of the clock tower, facing the roundabout, and look for a guide wearing a cowboy hat
End point
- Chew JettyGeorgetown, 10300 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Itinerary
1
Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Fort Cornwallis
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Esplanade Walkway
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Penang City Hall (Pass By)
4
Logan Memorial
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
St. George's Anglican Church
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Penang State Museum and Art Gallery (Pass By)
St. Xavier's Institution (Pass By)
6
Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
7
Old Protestant Cemetery
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Eastern & Oriental Hotel
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Hainan Thean Hou Temple 天后宮
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
11
Sri Mahamariamman Temple
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
12
Kapitan Keling Mosque
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
13
Boon San Tong Khoo Kongsi
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
14
Sun Yat Sen Museum
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Syed Alatas Mansion (Pass By)
15
Penang Street Art - Kids on bicycle by Ernest Zacharevic
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
16
Penang Street Art - Boy on Motorbike by Ernest Zacharevic
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
17
Chew Jetty
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
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Excellent knowledgeable friendly passionate he spent extra to show us around. We are all impressed definitely will have him if you visiting Penang
My mum and I had a great time walking around Penang with our guide Ashline. She was very knowledgeable and friendly, a great guide for the history and culture of the island. highly recommended!
Tour was informative, gave you confidence to explore and revisit on your own , was fun and worthwhile.. Tour guide Ashline was knowledgeable , sensitive to the needs of the client and provided a rich experience.. Lots of information and sights in 3 hours but you walk away knowing you had a great overview of Penang history, culture and heritage. Definitely worthwhile.
Absolutely fantastic tour!! I couldn't recommend JS Lim more highly and think that his walking tour should be a "must do" experience for anyone visiting Penang island.
I took the tour on my first day there and it helped me get my bearings as well as understand a lot of the history behind this wonderful city through his many fascinating stories, from Francis Light & the founding of Penang to Sir Stamford Raffles & the 5 foot ways to the naming of roads like Love Lane & Harmony Street. No book or guide is going to compare.
Since I am vegetarian, he adapted his food stops to suit me including the famous Penang samosa stall, coconut juice and cendol.
As a tour guide, JS was impeccable. Polite, considerate and knowledgeable. Don't think twice - just book the tour and have fun exploring!
I really enjoyed this tour. It was a great introduction to all Georgetown has to offer. The guide was knowledgeable and we were able to see and learn a little bit of everything-history, temples, food, local artists-highly recommend!
We had a great time with Lim on the tour. There are so many stories in every corner and building in Georgetown, Lim knows them all. If you walk into the city on your own you take nice photos, but you don't know the stories behind them. This city is so compact and full of intercultural history and everyday life - you will miss so much if you don't take a tour. The programme of the tour is perfectly balanced, with good timing for having a small break as well.
He also shows some nice foodie stops you can explore on your own later, but this isn't a food tour where you are full after the third stall with 5 more to come. Which is good. This isn't a tour by car neither - which absolutely makes no sense in George Town.
Communication before and after the tour via whattsapp was a bliss and very helpful.
Thank you Jim!
Guide Lim is very knowledgeable and provides an excellent tour. The walking was too much for me (injured my leg) so Lim was very flexible to adjust the tour so we could use tri-shaw. Highly recommend.
Lin was a great guide, interesting, informative and fun. The experience was great and we learnt a lot about the history, cuisine and culture of George Town. A great start to our stay and would highly recommend.
My spouse and I were fortunate to have JS be our guide during our very first visit in Penang. Wearing a cowboy hat to make himself visible, he waited for us under the Queen Victoria Clock tower 15 minutes ahead of schedule. We literally started early and he spent far more time than expected, escorting us on feet through the most interesting areas of Georgetown. A knowledgeable, caring and diligent local, he focused on various cultural and historical aspects of Penang, without losing sight of the weather, our hydration, comfort and safety crossing busy streets seemingly so challenging to infrequent visitors like us. From street hawkers serving up coconut and other fruit drinks at the Family Bridges, to street food stalls in Little India, JS methodically arranged snacks, bathroom breaks and well timed rests at cool lobbies, making our 4 hour long walking exploration so enjoyable and enriching. His deep knowledge and zealous explanation of landmarks throughout the UNESCO designated parts and beyond very fulfilling. The methodical planning of routes, timely pauses for photos, and his attentive way of guiding us has truthfully allowed us to experience double of what we had expected from our short stay. His heartfelt passion of this lovely treasure of Asia has been shared by us. In fact, I have already made my decision to return before long, to engage his expertise to help us explore a wider areas and more interesting sites and celebrations for which Penang is famous - the Buddhist Temple further west, and the prolonged celebrations of the Chinese New Year for instance. We are very appreciative of his extra efforts to ensure we had a later dinner which was not even part of the tour. We would highly recommend JS, are sure that with his guidance, our enthusiasm will be felt by any new or even returning visitors to Penang too.
This is a great tour to learn about Georgetown and Penang . The leader, JS, is incredibly knowledgeable and his passion for the area is obvious in everything he shares. We enjoyed learning the history, as well as picking up Michelin-rated Samosas and nutmeg tea (a little sweet for our American taste, but definitely worth trying!). Also loved that he brought us a number of brochures about the area to help us figure out what to do next (plus he has great advise). Don't let the small number of reviews concern you...JS is relatively new to guiding, but he is outstanding! Highly recommend.
I enjoyed the city walk thanks to Mr Lim who is a very good guide with good historical knowledge, enthusiastic, friendly and professional. Perfect if you want to learn more about George town and country's history in general. I recommend 100%.
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