Abstract
A classic self-drive trip to visit the main destinations of the Malaysian peninsula, from Kuala Lumpur to Penang passing through Taman Negara, Cameron Highlands, and Penang. The itinerary allows for continuing the journey with a beach stay in Langkawi or other locations in Malaysia.,
Characteristics
- Self-drive
- include meals (v. the fee includes)
- departures are guaranteed (min 2 participants). Subject to availability
- at area Taman Negara, local English-speaking guides
Itinerary
Giorno 1 — Taman Negara
Vehicle delivery at the lobby of your hotel. Departure on your own to Kuala Tahan (240km / 4 hours). Upon arrival in Kuala Tahan, you will take a boat to cross the river (2 minutes) and then arrive at your resort (official check-in is scheduled for 3:00 PM). This large park extends for about 4334 km and is home to one of the oldest tropical rainforests in the world with a high level of biodiversity. You will explore the park through nature walks and boat trips accompanied by a naturalist guide. At the end of the day, return to the resort for a buffet dinner. A night walk is scheduled for 8:45 PM (approximately 1 hour).
We recommend: long pants, long-sleeved shirt, sports shoes, insect repellent, flashlight., accommodation Infante,
Giorno 2 — Taman Negara
Breakfast, In the morning, I will meet with the guide and a local ranger (English-speaking) and we will set off for a trek to the top of Teresek Hill. Then, we will have the opportunity to experience walking on a long suspended bridge (canopy) that stretches for 550 meters (closed on Fridays). Lunch will be provided. In the afternoon, we will go on a boat excursion to visit and admire the rapids of the Kuala Trenggan River and the Orang Asli village (subject to availability due to their nomadic lifestyle). We will return to the hotel., dinner at the hotel, accommodation
PLEASE NOTE:
** Please note that following the fall of a tree onto the Canopy Walkway (suspension bridge) in Taman Negara National Park, access to the attraction had been temporarily suspended.The Canopy Walkway has now reopened; however, access is subject to actual availability, and places cannot be reserved in advance. Your guide will inform you on the day of your arrival at the park whether it will be possible to experience the Canopy Walkway. All other excursions and activities included in the itinerary remain confirmed.**,
Giorno 3 — Taman Negara → Cameron Highlands
Breakfast, Departure for Cameron Highlands. Along the way, you will come across several simple villages inhabited by the Orang Asli, the indigenous people of the Malay Peninsula who still largely rely on natural fiber collection and hunting for their livelihoods. Arrival at the Cameron Highlands is expected in the afternoon. Located on the northwestern border of the state of Pahang, this is the largest cultivated plain in Malaysia, alternating with lush and wild high-altitude forests. Famous for its tea plantations and mild temperatures, providing relief from the equatorial heat of the region, the Highlands are named after the English surveyor William Cameron, who first mapped the area. The Cameron Highlands still retain a characteristic belle époque style, with its well-kept farms, Tudor-style country houses, English gardens, and golf courses., lunch and dinner free. Accommodation Las Torres Patagonia,
Giorno 4 — Cameron Highlands → Penang
Breakfast, departure for, km 260, we recommend visiting Ipoh e Bukit Merah, Ipoh, the capital of the state of Perak, where you can walk through old streets in the small city center and visit one of the many Buddhist temples carved into the rock. In Bukit Merah, there is a small island on the lake that can be reached by boat, which is home to the Orangutan Conservation Center, the only one of its kind here on the Malay Peninsula. In this center, these primates, found orphaned or near death in the Malaysian Borneo jungle, are admitted to receive treatment and rehabilitation. Various aspects of research and study on these primates are also addressed, with the aim of raising awareness among federal authorities and future generations about the endangered future of orangutans. Continuing on to Penang., lunch and dinner free. Accommodation La Fonda On The Plaza PLEASE NOTE:
The tea plantation is closed to the public on Mondays and during national holidays. The excursion to the Orangutan Island in Bukit Merah may not be possible due to low water levels.,
Giorno 5 — Penang
Breakfast, Free time to explore Georgetown (Unesco site). Walking through art galleries, ancient shops, temples of every religion and kind, until getting lost in the spicy streets of Little India., lunch and dinner free. Accommodation,
Giorno 6 — Penang
Breakfast, airport transfer, end of the tour PLEASE NOTE:
Once you reach the Penang Airport terminal, take the centre lane and park your car in an open-air car park. When entering an open-air car park, you do not have to pay the parking fee. The parking attendant will scan your car's licence plate number. Proceed to the Terminal Building and look for the Hertz counter, where you will find a key box. Drop the key into the box. In the event of a dispute over the return time, the staff will check with the car park management. In the event of additional charges, the staff will normally send an email to the customer before proceeding with the charge (e.g. fuel, etc.).,
Notes
- ROOMS: Triple rooms are always double rooms with an additional bed, often smaller than the two existing beds; triple rooms are subject to availability at the time of booking. Requests for smoking rooms, connecting rooms, adjacent rooms, higher or lower floors, etc., are always on request and not guaranteed.
- TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Participants must ensure before departure that they have the necessary and valid documentation for entry into the countries visited during the tour.
- HOTEL FINAL LIST: indicated in the travel documents
- HOTEL, CHECK-IN: as a rule, rooms are assigned starting from 2-3 pm; any early check-in is at the hotel's discretion. The request for a guaranteed early assignment requires booking an extra night prior to arrival.
- HOTEL, CHECK-OUT: The room must be vacated in the morning, by the time indicated by the hotel; the surcharge for late check-out is equal to 50% of the extra night for check-out by 6 pm; for check-out after that time, an additional night will be charged.
- HOTEL / ITINERARY, CHANGES: The organizing company reserves the right to modify the itinerary and/or hotels with others of similar or higher category, means of transportation, etc., if required by unforeseen circumstances and necessary for the safety and normal continuation of the trip. Furthermore, when it is not possible to accommodate all participants in the same hotel, the group will be divided among different hotels of equal category.
- TIMETABLES: departure times are indicative and depend on the number of hotels from which pick-ups are scheduled for each day; the pick-up start time indicates when customers should be ready in the lobby for departure; in hotels reached last, a wait of at least fifteen minutes or more compared to the indicated time is likely. The return times to the hotel are purely indicative and variable depending on a considerable number of factors including the time dedicated to visits and the intensity of traffic.
- PUNCTUALITY: we recommend respecting the scheduled times. No refunds are provided for services missed due to customer delays.
- TIPS: not included, at the discretion of the tourist
- MEALS: not included unless specified.
- REFUNDS: There are no refunds for parts of the tour or excursions not carried out due to force majeure; in any case, no refund is due to the customer who decides to interrupt the trip or stay.
- TRANSFERS: not included unless specified; if included, they are exclusively for/from the hotels scheduled for the tour on the days of the tour's start/end; in case of extending the stay, for transfers to/from other hotels, or for arrivals/departures from other airports, a supplement applies. The supplement always applies if the passenger is traveling alone. Requests for booking transfers not included or for different hotels must be received at least 3 weeks before departure, or an additional urgency supplement will be applied.,
Starts from
5 days / 6 nights - from Taman Negara to Penang,
Meals
Legend: B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner,
Price includes
Accommodation at the scheduled hotel (or similar), local English-speaking guides during the tours, 6 days of car rental with Proton Iris, Saga (including: Sim card and Touch&GO - to be used as GPS -, Personal Accident Insurance (PAI), Super Liability Reduction Option - SLRO -), 1 full of fuel (to be returned full at the end of the rental), Unlimited kilometers and local taxes included., meals: breakfasts, lunches, dinners,
Price does not include
Opening fee and Zero Risk coverage, medical-luggage-cancellation insurance, unmentioned meals, beverages and extras in general, entrance to visits, Tourist tax (10 MYR per room/night), tip, janitorial work, flights and airport taxes, everything not expressly mentioned in "The fee includes",
Important notes
Flight to Kuala Lumpur (not included): it is necessary to arrive at least 1 day before the tour departure, flight from Penang (not included): it is possible to depart at any time, Following the implementation of a new directive from the Malaysian Department of Transport on September 24, 2018, foreign citizens who wish to drive in Malaysia must present their international driving license along with a valid national driving license., It is necessary to plan at least one overnight stay at Kuala Lumpur before departing by car., The car will be picked up at the hotel around 10.00 on the day of departure from Kuala Lumpur., The car drop-off must be done at the airport at Penang with a full tank of fuel., All'atto del noleggio verrà richiesto un deposito cauzionale pari a 1000 MYR (circa 210€) a copertura di eventuali danni al veicolo. La società di noleggio accetta tutte le principali carte di credito. Non sono accettate carte di credito di terze parti. La carta di credito presentata deve essere intestata al noleggiatore autorizzato. La società si riserva il diritto di rifiutare i suoi servizi di autonoleggio se questo termine non viene rispettato. Il deposito in contanti NON è ACCETTATO. Ogni veicolo viene noleggiato con il serbatoio pieno di benzina senza piombo o diesel ove previsto e deve essere restituito nelle stesse condizioni. in caso contrario, il rifornimento di carburante sarà a carico del noleggiatore,
