Penang City Tour

Recommended for all age groups

Recommended for all age groups

The Penang city tour begins in the day. Our tour guide would meet and greet you at your hotel entrance. You would board a comfortable car, mini-van or bus and start your journey to Penang city. The first stop of the tour is Wat Chayamangkalaram Temple, which is also popularly known as the reclining Buddha Temple. As the name suggests, here you would find a gold plated Buddha in the reclining position, which is also the largest statue of Buddha found in the entire world. The statute is 33 meters long and would definitely leave you mesmerized.

The next stop is the Dharmikaram Burmese Temple which is located directly opposite the Recling Buddha Temple. Here, you would findseveral statues of Buddha along with a wishing pond, a Bodhi tree and anapartment where the monks live. You would also get to see mural painting thatshows the story of Prince Siddharta, right from the time he renounce the worldto how he attained nirvana and became Buddha.

After the visits to the temples, you would be taken tothe colonial museum where you get to glimpse the past of Penang city duringBritish rule. The museum is the perfect way to understand the rich heritage ofPenang. This tour also takes you to Cocoa Boutique where you can enjoydifferent and unique flavours of chocolates. Other spots included in this tourare Colonial Buildings & Fort Cornwallis as well as Clan Jetty.

At the end of the tour, you would be dropped back at yourhotel in the same vehicle. Apart from transportation and tour guide facility,this tour also includes entry tickets wherever required.