Malaysia
Here is your quick guide to the country
2024
The Visa
Information about this Visa is based on American Citizenship
- American citizens do not require a visa to visit Malaysia for business or social reasons if their stay in Malaysia is 90 days or less.
- You can avoid the visa line if you fill out the Evisa (Link Here); however you will not get a stamp in your passport as instead it will be face recognition and fingerprints.
Kuala Lumpur
Foods to Try
- Nasi Lemak
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- Unofficial national dish
- Rice cooked in coconut milk with a variety of sides
- Traditionally eaten for breakfast
- Roti
- Wide variety
- A type of flatbread dish
- Satay
- An assortment of meats on sticks grilled over a charcoal fire
- Maggi Mee Goreng
- Stir fried instant noodles
- Apam Balik
- Kind of like a crepe
Places to Eat
- Jalan Alor Market
- Open 24 hours
- Located in Bukit Bintang area
- Petaling Street Market
- Located inChina town
Things to do
- Bukit Bintang
- Shopping and entertainment district
- Known as the “Times Square” of KL
- Petronas Towers
- Cost RM 33 or around 7$
- 40 min tour
- Light show at night at 8,9,10 pm
- Merdeka Square
- Aka independence square
- Wilayah Mosque
- Opens 10am – 4pm
- Modest dress, head scarf; provides free robe if needed at entrance B
- Sri Mahamariamman Temple
- Located in Chinatown
- Thean Hou Temple
- Chinese temple
- Free to enter
- Home to 3 goddess Tian Hou (heaven), Guan yin (mercy), Shui Wei Shang Naing (waterfront)
- Can enter prayer hall but must take off shoes
- River of life
- National Mosque of Malaysia
- Batu caves
- A series of caves amount limestone hills, home to one of the largest Hindu shrines, built for the god Lord Murugan. The statue is 42.7meters (140 ft). There are 272 stairs
- Free to visit, modest dress
- Opens at 6am
- How to get there
- Train: Easiest, Departs from Kuala Lumpur Sentra station, Takes 30 min, One way ticket cost RM 2.60
- Bus: Take the 11/11D from the central market
- Taxi: 15 min, Around RM 40 one way
4-6 days is good for Kuala Lumpur
Malacca
- Short bus trip from Kuala Lumpar (2 hours)
- A Unesco world heritage site
Things to do
- Jonker st night market
- Ching Hoon Teng Chinese Temple
- Sultanate Palace
- Walk around Stadthuys
- St. Paul’s church
- Christ church
- Jalan Kee Ann
Penang (George Town)
- A Unesco world heritage site
Things to do
- Street art
- Colonial hill station
- George Town temple
- Kek Lok Si
- Castle like temple
- Buddhist temple
- Penang Road Market
- Overwater Chinese temples
