Penang Itinerary – Exclusive for Cultural Heritage Explorer
Morning
8.00 am – Breakfast at Air Itam Market
- Must try Sister Curry Mee
- Opening Hour: 7.30 am - 1.00 pm (Closed on Tuesday)
- Contact Number: +6012 4108152
- Typically spend 1 hour
9.00 am – Kek Lok Si
- One of the largest Buddhist Temples in Southeast Asia
- Must visit iconic seven-storey handcrafted “Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas” and 30.2 meter bronze Kuan Yin statue
- Entrance Fee:
Free, except for a small charge of RM 2 per person for entry into the pagoda and the Sky Lift (Prices subject to change)
Opening Hour: 8.30 am – 5.30 pm
Contact Number: +604 8283317
- Can be reached by taking Rapid Penang Bus with
Number 201, 203, 204: From Weld Quay to Air Itam OR
Number 502: From Balik Pulau Town to Air Itam OR
Penang Hop On Hop Off Bus - City Route Stop Number 4
11.00 am – Fort Cornwallis
- Built when Captain Francis Light – the founder of Penang first set foot in Penang
- Must visit the statue of Captain Francis Light and Sri Rambai cannon
- Entrance Fee:
MyKad holder – RM 5 (Children); RM 10 (Adult)
Standard – RM 10 (Children); RM 20 (Adult)
- Opening Hour: 9.00 am – 10.00 pm
- Contact Number: +604 2639855
- Can be reached by taking
Rapid Penang CAT (Central Area Transit) Free Shuttle Bus; stop number 18 OR
Penang Hop On Hop Off Bus - City Route Stop Number 8 OR
Walk with the distance of 900 meters/0.60 miles from Weld Quay
Afternoon
12.00 pm – Lunch at New World Park
- Must try Ice Kacang
- Typically spend 1 hour
1.00 pm – City Hall/ Town Hall
- British Colonial architecture that builds in 1903
- Perfect destination for photo shooting
- Entrance Fee: Nil (external view)
- Opening Hour: All day
- Can be reached by walking with a distance of 1.2 kilometers/0.75 miles from Weld Quay
- Typically spend 30 minutes
1.30 pm – Asia Camera Museum
- Discover how photo been taken in the earlier day as well as the evolution of the camera
- Entrance Fee:
MyKad holder – RM 5 (Children and Senior Citizen); RM 10 (Adult)
Standard – RM 10 (Children and Senior Citizen); RM 20 (Adult)
- Opening Hour: 10.00 am – 6.00 pm
- Contact Number: +6012 4740123
- Can be reached by walking with a distance of 650 meters/0.40 miles from Weld Quay
- Typically spend 1 hour
2.30 pm – Colonial Penang Museum
- Discover the lifestyle of British administrators as well as a wealthy business man of old Penang
- Must view the handwritten document by Captain Francis Light, the founder of Penang
- Entrance Fee:
MyKad holder – RM 12 (Children); RM 20 (Adult)
Standard – RM 15 (Children); RM 30 (Adult)
- Opening Hour: 9.45 am – 5.30 pm
- Contact Number: +604 2288561
- Can be reached by taking Rapid Penang Bus with
Number 101: From Weld Quay to Burma Road
4.30 pm – Penang Road Teochew Chendul (located at Keng Kwee Street)
- Must try Teochew Chendul
- Opening Hour: 10.30 am – 7.00 pm (Weekdays); 10.00 am – 7.30 pm (Weekends)
- Typically spend 30 minutes
Evening
5.00 pm – Chew Jetty
- Treat as most developed jetty among all the Clan Jetties
- Experience the traditional Chinese lifestyle in Penang
- Entrance Fee: Free
- Opening Hour: 9.00 am – 9.00 pm
- Can be reached by taking
Penang Hop On Hop Off Bus - City Route Stop Number 9 OR
Walk with the distance of 250 meters/0.16 miles from Weld Quay
- Typically spend 1.5 hours
6.30 pm – Dinner at Ka Bee Café
- Must try fresh seafood noodles
- Opening Hour: 10.00 am – 2.30 pm (Morning session); 5.00 pm – 10.00 pm (Afternoon Session); Closed on Sunday
- Contact Number: +604 2615659
- Typically spend 1.5 hours
8.00 pm – Back to your hotel/home sweet home with a lasting memory
(Updated by Jul'20)