Malaysia holiday, 14 days
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Description of Malaysia holiday, 14 days
This two week, tailor made Malaysia holiday starts in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, you have a couple of days to acclimatise, explore this dynamic multi-cultural city with its famous Petronas Towers, Chinatown, Little India and Merdeka Square. Then hop on a bus for the first stage of your Malaysian odyssey, heading north to Taman Negara National Park. Here you have a couple of days to relish this extraordinary rainforest region, one of the oldest on the planet, where you stay in a cabin in the jungle by night, but stroll along the wonderful canopy walkway by day.
The Cameron Highlands are your next stop, after another long minibus journey, but worth the trip to see this luscious interior of colonial hill stations, plantations, temples and jungle walking trails. And a lot of fine tea. Don’t drink too much before your next stage, a couple of days later, which is a four hour bus journey to Penang, the northwest state which is comprised of mainland Seberang Perai and Penang Island. You have a few days to explore it, and its capital Georgetown, a UNESCO city that is an art lovers’ utopia. It is also a food lover’s mecca.
Beach lovers will find their paradise, however, at the end of the trip with a few days to totally laze around Pulau Langkawi, which you reach by ferry. This is the main island in an archipelago of over a hundred and, as well as its perfect, paradise beaches, has rainforest covered mountains accessible by cable car, secret waterfalls and many traditional villages. You will be sorry to return to Kuala Lumpur which you can do by air, meaning you can connect with your international flight from KL with ease.
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Tailor made, fully flexible itinerary to suit your departure dates with in country assistance included.
Ask for an international flight quote too.
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4 Reviews of Malaysia holiday, 14 days
Reviewed on 07 Mar 2020 by Brian Handley
Excellent. The hotels, scenery, people, food all made this a memorable trip. Read full reviewReviewed on 16 Sep 2019 by Cicely Olive
Excellent value for money. Full of variety and action! Read full reviewReviewed on 23 Feb 2018 by Mehdi Ghavani
Taman Negara and the walk along the tree tops was the most exciting part of the trip. Read full reviewReviewed on 19 Sep 2017 by Helen Hore
The visit to the tea plantation and factory was special as was the guided walk in the 'mossy' cloud forest. The canopy walk In Taman Negara was also a challenge. Read full reviewResponsible Travel
Planet
Our local office in Malaysia only uses certified guides for all cultural and nature tours. On this Malaysia trip we use guides in the Taman Negara National Park who have lots of knowledge about the plants and wildlife and how best to visit responsibly with minimal impact to the environment, flora and fauna. This ensures that our customers visit the National Park responsibly with as little impact to the park as possible. In the Cameron Highlands we have a guide who educates our customers on the local environment and shows them how to pick tea.During this itinerary we use various low-carbon modes of transport, including boats, local bus, cycling, and also ferry.
As well as this we also try to only use small-scale and locally owned accommodation which not only gives customers an authentic experience but makes sure that the revenue from this tourism goes to local families and communities who are the ones who need it the most.
Our responsible travel journey starts in our office in Brighton where we provide our staff with a healthy lunch every day, we also collect our food waste for compost so that it doesn’t end up in the land fill. We also try recycle as much as we possibly can and are nearly a paperless company. The paper that we do use in our office comes from the same company we recycled it with resulting in a closed loop system.
People
By doing this itinerary you are supporting many local families and businesses that need it the most. The guides are all local, and in Penang you get the chance to help out many local and small businesses. In the morning you visit the Clan Jetties in Penang, which are small local houses/shops where you can buy souvenirs. You then have breakfast at a small local cafe, and lunch is at a local Hawker cafe.Our local office ensures that all employees are well treated and that they exceed all the minimum requirements for salary, work hours and rest days. This also extends to local guides and makes sure that everyone directly working with our local office gets all of these benefits and is paid and treated fairly.
We advise all our customers on local customs and cultures in their travel documentation. This includes information about how to dress appropriately, respecting the local culture and also the local religion in Malaysia so that our customers can travel in a responsible way.
We believe in putting people first, and provide lots of benefits to our staff members in the UK to enhance their work and personal life, such as participating in the ride to work scheme, and providing discounts for local fitness centres and holistic therapies, and best of all a healthy free lunch – every working day!
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