Malaysia - 14 Days
- Eoin O'Meara
- Sep 9, 2019
- 2 min read
(Based on August 2019)
High Season - December to January and June to September
Low Season - February to May and October to November
Total Spending - 2,500 MYR (540€)
Total Accommodation - 610 MYR (130€)
(Not Including Flights)
Entering Country:
Visa Requirements: Free 90 Day Visa on Arrival
ATM withdrawals cost 20MYR (€5) each transaction
Laundry 4MYR (1€) per Kg
30 Day Unlimited 4G Sim 60MYR (12€)
Kuala Lumpur
Stayed Near: Petrona Twin Towers
Dorms KL 28MYR (6€) a night
3 Nights
- Grab Taxi from Airport to Hostel 80MYR
Itinerary
Petronas Twin Towers
Batu Caves
Advice
I recommend two nights in Kuala Lumpur because you only need one full day to do the Batu Caves in the morning and than Visit the Petronas Twin Towers in the afternoon/evening the same day.
Theres also a shopping centre at the Petronas Twin Towers so you can see them during daylight and grab some food and shopping to pass time for when its night time and there lit up.
Grab taxi from hostel to the Towers was 10MYR and 20MYR to the Batu Caves.
Cameron Highlands
Stayed Near: Tanah Rata
Sleepbox Hostel 33MYR (7€) a night
3 Nights
- Bus from Kuala Lumpur to Cameron Highlands 35MYR
Itinerary
Boh Tea Plantation
Strawberry Farm
Mossy Forest
Advice
I recommend two nights in Cameron Highlands theres not a lot happening here that you can get the three main spots done in the one day.
If you know your dates that you'll be travelling around Malaysia you can book to visit Taman Negara for jungle trekking and Perhentian Islands for snorkelling and island hopping but you have to book accommodation and transport months in advance if you plan on visiting these places.
There was tour options to visit these advertised in Cameron Highlands but because it was school holidays it was all booked up.
Penang
Stayed Near: George Town
Tipsy Tiger 25MYR (5€) a night
3 Nights
- Bus from Cameron Highlands to Penang (Butters-worth Station) 35MYR
- Ferry from Butters-worth to Georgetown 2MYR
Itinerary
Penang Street Art
Penang Hill 80MYR
Advice
I recommend just spending 2 nights in Penang/George Town to see if you like the feel of the city its very European influenced.
If you stay near love lane thats where the main backpacker area is and lots of western restaurants and bars along there.
Some people only spend 2 nights here and its enough for them where others can spend up to a week here so give yourself some time here.
Langkawi
Stayed Near: Cenang Beach
Dormitorio 45MYR (10€) a night
4 Nights
- Ferry fro Georgetown to Langkawi 80MYR incl Hostel Pick-up
- Grab Taxi from Ferry port to Hostel 25MYR
Itinerary
Dash Resort Pool 35MYR
Sunrise at Gunung Raya
Watersports at Cenang Beach
Island Hopping Tours 50-150MYR
Rent a Moped fo 20MYR
Waterfalls
- Temurun Waterfalls
- 7 Wells Waterfall
Advice
Langkawi is another island off the north of Malaysia its very close to Thailand than Malaysia but its part of Malaysia.
This is where I spent the most of my time only because I couldn't get to the Perhentian Islands not by choice.
But there is a lot to do in Langkawi as I listed above it's a popular Malaysian holiday spot so lots of tours available but also you can chill out on the beach or at Dash Resort to just relax.
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