Private Half-Day Penang Highlights City Tour

Penang, Malaysia

4 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Penang, culinary wonderland and Malaysian cultural gem, has a wealth of hidden charms. Orient yourself and see the best of the city on a private 3.5-hour sightseeing tour, which covers Penang highlights such as Little India, Penang State Museum, and Kuan Ying Teng temple. Explore the colorful colonial mansions of Georgetown, a UNESCO-listed enclave, purchase street food staples such as ‘chendol’ (iced dessert) and char sui pork, and receive undivided attention from a private guide.

Private 3.5-hour sightseeing tour of Penang highlights
A great introduction for first-time visitors
Discover the UNESCO World Heritage site of Georgetown, Penang's colonial center
Visit top attractions such as Penang State Museum and Kuan YIng Teng temple
Feast on street food specialities at your own expense in Little India
Hotel pickup and drop-off are included

What's Included

Round trip transportation by private Car/ Minivan
Experienced English speaking guide
All taxes and service charges
Pickup and drop-off within George town hotel/ Cruise ship port.

Personal expenses
Food and drinks
Any other Expenses not mentioned

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Penang, Penang

Pickup details

Location Name: Your hotel in George Town Return Location: Returns to original departure point

Departure Point

Penang, Penang

Itinerary

Depending on the start time selected at checkout, your tour begins at either 9am or 2pm with pickup from your Georgetown hotel. From here, you’ll head straight to Penang State Museum (or another selected location when museum is closed) for a private tour of exhibits that speak eloquently of Penang’s past and present.

Then, proceed to Kuan Ying Teng (Goddess of Mercy) temple, characterized by its elaborated carvings, before crossing into Little India, a cosmopolitan enclave home to some of the city’s best street food. With the help of your private guide, you’ll assemble a smorgasbord of Penang staples (own expense), which include char koay teow (seafood noodles), laksa, rojak (bean curd fritters), and nasi kandar (curried meat and rice).

Your tour culminates with a visit to Penang Road, the city’s principal street, where neon-fronted shops and tall towers are nestled against temples and traditional restaurants. Bid you guide farewell at hotel drop-off.

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Penang State Museum and Art Gallery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Little India - Penang

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Penang Road Rattan Shop

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
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.

Reviews

4.2

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Fun time in Penang

EDWARD_C, Dec 2023

Our tour was really nice, our tour guide was super friendly and she explained and showed us many places. We had an excellent vegan Indian lunch.

Disappointing

TM_S, Apr 2023

1. Few "highlights" seen. Listed museum was closed - but okay, that happens. Yes, we saw Little India but over-dosed on Chinese temples. George Town is known for street art but we only drove quickly along Armenian St because we asked. Nothing on the town's renowned street food. Nor the clan jetties, nor anything much of the colonial era. Disappointing itinerary. 2. Our guide Lim was friendly and knowledgeable but unfortuantely his accent in English was so thick that we missed a lot of what he was telling us. English is very widely spoken in Malaysia so we felt we should have had a more comprehensible guide. 3. We paid over USD100 for a private 3-hour tour and considering the heat and humidity we expected a comfortable and cool car. That was not the case: it was a very modest, very small Honda City - and dammit, the AC didn't work! Definitely sub-standard. 4. Viator: what is your response please?

Great Tour Guide( Mohd....

Mohan_T, Oct 2022

Great Tour Guide( Mohd. Firdauz) shared so many anecdotes on every sight along the way. Packed many sights. Also some shopping & eating in an exclusive restaurant

Driver tailored the experience to meet...

Scott A, Sep 2017

Driver tailored the experience to meet our interests

Was definitely well worth it...

Tor Y, Sep 2017

Was definitely well worth it. There's so much history and depth to Penang, I highly recommend this tour. Our guide was a local born and bread who was clearly passionate about Penang. We learnt the history of Penang, about each of it's cultural groups and religions and also got to try the vast array of foodie joints. Definitely recommend doing this tour. Especially since we got to customise it to our pace and interests.