Our trip to Malaysia is only 13 days away and we're getting more and more excited! I thought I'd post our itinerary here so you could check out some of the places we'll be visiting, if interested. When we come back we'll tell you all about the experience and of course post lots of pictures! But for now, here's some info:
Day 1: Fly into Kuala Lumpur (KL) and spend the afternoon/evening exploring.
Day 2: Get up early and hit the Thai embassy in hopes of renewing my visa so that I can get back into Thailand...fingers crossed ;) Then we'll head north to the Cameron Highlands, a place that all the local SE Asianers warn us is very boring and quiet, but ok if you're "into nature". Our response to that is "EXCELLENT!" Funny how you don't notice what you have until a foreigner comes in and tells you how fabulous it is. We'll stay at The Lakehouse - a major splurge that I'm incredibly excited about.
Day 3: Today we get to explore all those "boring" tea plantations and rolling hills. There are lots of hiking paths through the hills and waterfalls to visit, not to mention fresh tea and scones that are served at the plantations themselves! In the early evening we'll travel east to get to Lamut Jetty where we'll catch a ferry over to Pangkor Island and check in at the Pangkor Island Beach Resort
Day 4: Ahhhhhhhh....beach......
Day 5: Catch the ferry back to Lamut Jetty and then cab it to a small town called Ipoh. We'll just have time to check into our hotel and have lunch before we meet up with our tour guide for our Bagan Krian Mangrove and FireFly Night Safari!!!! Cannot explain my excitement about this! The tour group is an eco-tourism, community-based group so they will be taking us off-the-beaten track and away from the ever-present touristy crap (for lack of a better word!)
Day 6: Today we hit the road back to KL. We'll have time to pick up my visa and check out a couple of sights before our flight back to BKK.
So there it is! I can't wait to write again with stories and pictures of this adventure. Until then...
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Hi,
We have been reading your Malaysian adventures with interest as we will hae about the same amount of time before a conference in KL.
It appears you used a cab toget around quite abit. How was that compared to the cost of flying/renting a car? How did you arrange the fees?
Hi There!
Yes, we used taxis for all our travel. It seemed to be cheaper than renting a car (and a lot easier with only a few days - didn't want to end up lost and confused!) and the places we went to didn't have airports/flights. If you're going places where you can fly, that probably would be easier and cheaper.
We arranged all our travel through the hotels we stayed at - this should be fine as long as you're staying at reputable places. From KL to the Cameron Highlands we had a great, comfortable town car with a fantastic driver. Leaving from Cameron Highlands, Ipoh and Pangkor was a little less luxe ;) But drivers were all friendly and good. No problems with payment or anything - but I would recommend arranging through a reputable hotel and not on your own.
I can't remember exactly how much it was in the end...maybe $250 CAD in total? That's KL-Cameron Highlands-Ipoh-Pangkor Island-KL. So we felt that it was good value.
Hope you have a great trip! Malaysia has been by FAR our favorite place to visit. We can't wait to have an extended vacation there someday :) If you have any more questions, just let us know.
Cheers!
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