Fixed date group tour. Private tour with local guides
meals included (see “Price includes”)
departures are guaranteed (min 2 participants). Subject to availability
Itinerary
Day 1 — Kuala Lumpur
After immigration formalities, passport control, baggage retrieval, and customs, you will be greeted by a local guide and transferred to the hotel., rooms will be assigned starting from 14.00, The visit begins in the afternoon., Around 2:30 pm, I will meet the guide in the hotel lobby and begin the discovery of Kuala Lumpur. The tour will start with a visit to the colorful and unique Thean Hou Buddhist Temple, then continue through the lush Lake Garden with its tropical nature and stop in front of the modern National Mosque before reaching the old white stone Railway Station, built by the British. From there, we will arrive at Independence Square, the center of old Kuala Lumpur, which was born in the 19th century around tin mines. We will proceed with a walking tour to discover the old city streets lined with typical small Malay/colonial style buildings (shop houses) and the popular markets of Central Market and Chinatown, near which the colorful Sri Mahamariamman Hindu temple is also located. Finally, we will reach the iconic Petronas Twin Towers to take beautiful photos of this technological marvel., return to the hotel; the rest of the night is free, lunch and dinner not included,
Day 2 — Kuala Lumpur
Breakfast, early morning departure to, 120 km – about 2 hours, Around 8:30 am, I will meet the guide in the hotel lobby and we will depart for the historic city of Malacca, rich in temples, markets, and mosques. In the city center, there are preserved historical buildings that allowed the city to receive historical recognition from UNESCO in 2008. The tour will begin with a walk along Jonker Street, the main street of Chinatown, renowned for its ancient shops. From here, we will continue to Harmony Street, so named because the temples of the major religions of the region peacefully coexist here, where the ancient Cheng Hoon Teng Chinese Temple and the Kampung Kling Mosque are located. We will reach the Clock Tower Square with the Dutch-style Stadhuys (Town Hall), and then climb up St. Paul's Hill with the ruins of the church of the same name, ending the city tour at the Porta de Santiago, the only remaining trace of the last bastion of the ancient Portuguese fortress "A Famosa," destroyed by the English. The day will conclude with a scenic boat trip on the Melaka River., lunch at a restaurant, return to the hotel; the rest of the night is free,
Car
Day 3 — Kuala Lumpur → Taman Negara
Breakfast, independent transfer from your hotel to the starting point of the tour, 7:30 a.m. Departure from the Ramada Suite Hotel by shuttle van/bus to reach the LABU pier, located within Taman Negara National Park, in approximately 4.5 hours. A longboat will take you upriver to the resort for check-in at around 12:45/1:00 p.m. Free time for lunch. 5:00 p.m. Visit with the guide to one of the many villages of the Orang Asli, the aborigines of the Malay Peninsula who still live largely in the jungles of the central part of the peninsula and whose economy is linked to the gathering of raw materials, bamboo and hunting. Return to the resort for dinner. At 8:45 p.m., meet with the guide in the lobby and depart for an easy but interesting night trek in the jungle. Return to the hotel for overnight stay.,
Day 4 — Taman Negara
Breakfast, IMPORTANT:
** Please note that due to a tree falling on the Canopy Walkway (suspension bridge) inside Taman Negara Park, this activity is currently suspended until further notice. **,
Car
Day 5 — Taman Negara → Cameron Highlands
Breakfast,
Car
Day 6 — Cameron Highlands → Penang
Breakfast, Dinner at leisure, free evening and night IMPORTANT:
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.,
Day 7 — Penang
Breakfast,
Day 8 — Penang
Breakfast, meet your driver at the agreed time for your transfer to the airport, end of the tour,
Notes
ROOMS: Triple rooms are double rooms plus an extra bed, typically smaller than the other two. Triple rooms are subject to availability at the time of reservation. Special requests for smoking, communicating, adjoining, high floor, low floor rooms etc. are always upon request and the service is never to be intended as guaranteed.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: before the start of the tour, all the participants must make sure they possess the required documents to enter the destination countries, and that such documents are comprehensive and valid.
FINAL HOTEL LIST: as in the travel documents
HOTEL, CHECK-IN: rooms are usually assigned starting from 3pm. Earlier check-in is at the hotel’s discretion. If you request earlier assignation, you must book an extra night at the beginning of your stay.
HOTEL, CHECK-OUT: rooms must be left in the morning (the exact time will be provided by the hotel). Supplements for late check-out amount to 50% of an extra night if you check-out by 6pm, and to a full extra night if you check-out after that
HOTEL / ITINERARY, CHANGES: The Organizing Body reserves the right to substitute the itinerary and/or the hotels to alternative of a similar or superior category in the event of unplanned circumstances, and if the safe and normal proceeding of the tour is threatened. Furthermore, when in the impossibility for all of the travellers to stay at the same hotel, the group will be split amidst several hotels of the same category.
TIMETABLES: departure times are indicative, depending on the number of hotel pick-ups per day. Tourists are kindly asked to be in the lobby at the indicated time. Depending on which hotel you are staying at, you may have to wait 15 minutes or more. The return times are indicative and subject to change depending on a number of factors, including traffic and duration of the visits.
PUNCTUALITY: you are advised to be punctual. No refund is issued to passengers failing to meet at designated time.
TIPS: not included; at your discretion
MEALS: not included when not specified
REFUNDS: If the tour or any part thereof cannot be conducted due to Force Majeure or Vis Majeure, the Company shall not be responsible to give any refund; also, no refund will be given for any portions of the tour unused by the traveler
TRANSFERS: not included when not specified. When included, transfers operate only from/to the hotels included in the tour, and only on the first and last day of the tour. A supplement is charged for transfers from/to different hotels; in the event of a longer stay; and in the event of arrival/departure at/from other airports. A supplement is always charged to individual passengers. Requests for unscheduled transfers from/to different hotels must be issued at least 3 weeks before departure; otherwise, an additional urgency surcharge will be applied.,
The Best of the Peninsula — NAAR
Starts from
7 days / 10 nights – from Kuala Lumpur to Penang,
Meals
Key: B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner,
Price includes
Transfers and visits by coach or minivan, with local assistants and guides, local guides in italiano for the tour, local guides in italiano o inglese for the tour, admissions, visits and excursions: as scheduled, accommodation at the scheduled hotel (or similar), meals: breakfasts, lunches, dinners,
Price does not include
Administration fees and “no-risk” coverage, trip cancellation, medical expense & baggage coverage, meals that have not been specified; beverage; any extra, tips, porterage, air travel and taxes, everything not expressly mentioned in "The fee includes",
Important notes
Flight to Kuala Lumpur (not included): you must book a flight landing by 10.00, flights from/to Penang: not included. You can leave at your convenience, the timetable in the travel plan is indicative. The definite timetable will be confirmed on site by your guides, Types of hotels available
Superior category
Taman Negara: Mutiara
Cameron Highlands: Strawberry Park
Penang: Jen Hotel Penang
Deluxe category
Taman Negara: Mutiara
Cameron Highlands: Cameron Highlands Resort
Penang: Eastern & Oriental, Group tours have a maximum of 26 participants (especially in August). The following vehicles will be used for the tour: up to 10 people: 1 12-seater minivan; up to 16 people: 2 12-seater minivans; 17 people or more: 40-seater bus. Groups of up to 16 people will be divided between the two vehicles and accompanied by a single local Italian-speaking tour leader and a local English-speaking guide. On longer journeys, there will be stops where the local Italian-speaking tour leader will alternate between the vehicles. Only once the final destination, or the destination of greatest interest, has been reached will the guide bring the groups together to begin the tour.,
