Private Penang Island Tour: Experience Heritage Sites and Beautiful Aerial Views
4.6
27 Ratings
George Town
Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of Penang Island on a private tour. Explore historic sites, visit temples, and indulge in delicious hawker food while enjoying breathtaking aerial views.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Reclining Buddha Wat Chaiyamangalaram - Our tour guide will pick you up around 9am from your hotel lobby head to Wat Chayamangkalaram, located at George Town. The Reclining Buddha Temple is also known as the Sleeping Buddha by the locals. Behind the Reclining Buddha, you can see there are many niches, containing the ashes of devotees. There is also a small Thai village and Thai cemetery just behind the temple. You will spend some time here to appreciate this beautiful temple and peaceful atmosphere before proceed to Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple.
  • Dharmikarama Burmese Temple - Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple, the first Buddhist temple in Penang, built in 1805. There’s a series of panel paintings on the life of the Buddha lining the walkways, the characters dressed in typical Burmese costume, while inside typically round-eyed, serene-faced Burmese Buddha statues stare out at worshipers.
  • Penang Botanical Gardens - Next, proceed to Penang Botanical Garden, also known as the Waterfall Gardens because of the cascading waterfall nearby. Many visitors and locals visit the garden to escape the heat of the busy city and enjoy walks or relax in the tranquil gardens.
  • Penang Hill - After lunch, we continue our day tour to Penang Hill. Upon arrival, you will take a funicular train up to the hill top and get a bird eye view of Penang Island. Habitat is located next to the Hindu temple and we strongly recommend you go there and look carefully for the breathtaking views. Once we return back to the ground, we visit to Ayer Itam Market to experience the local lifestyle or buy some souvenir. If time permitting, stop at the hawker stall for famous Penang Assam Laksa (at your own expenses).
  • Kek Lok Si Temple - Next move on to Kek Lok Si Temple, you will see the 36.5 meter high bronze statue of Kuan Yin (Guanyin), the Goddess of Mercy. After spending some time walking around the Kuan Yin statue, you can take the road to walk down towards the pagoda, which is officially known as Bon Po Thar. Be amazed with the Kek Lok Si Pagoda as how it was built. The base of the pagoda was built in a Chinese style, the center part is Thai and top part is Burmese. Take some beautiful photos, enjoy the peaceful and calm atmosphere with cool breeze before we head down to the ground.
  • Pinang Peranakan Mansion - Lastly visit the Pinang Peranakan Mansion,
    the former house of a Chinese Captain, and see a remarkable collection of memorabilia and artifacts.

Once you finished above things our guide will drop off at your hotel/ Cruise port safely.

What's Included
  • English speaking experienced tour guide
  • Hotel pickup & drop-off (George Town centrally located)/ Cruise Ship Port
  • All Taxes & service charge included
  • Entrance fees as per itinerary covered
  • Private air-conditioned transportation by Car/Minivan
What's Not Included
  • Food, lunch and beverages
  • Any other things not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

Experience the finest of Penang through a personalized day trip guided by a local who speaks English. Explore historic structures and shrines and witness incredible panoramic vistas from the Penang Hills. Accompanied by an informed guide, visit Buddhist temples, marvel at the exquisite Kuan Yin Statue at Kek Lok Si Temple, and appreciate the local market teeming with a variety of scrumptious street food.

Location
Reclining Buddha Wat Chaiyamangalaram
17, Lorong Burma,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(27 Ratings)
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Robert_l
Mar 22, 2024
An excellent day! - My driver was so helpful and he tailored my day to accommodate my interests as well as my mobility issues.
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Hans_s
Feb 25, 2024
See George Town in a day - full power and a lot of good experiences - We had a very dedicated guie, Cheam, who really could tell us about the history of the town, and the history of the buildings and almost everything else. The visit at the mansion was very interesting, beacuse we had so much information. We made good relations with our guide, and had a wonderfull and long day, almost 9 hours. The waiting time at Penang Hills is not good. Please find a better way there and find another place in the city to get the same view. E.g. at the Kek Lok Si temple.
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Joyce_l
Feb 11, 2024
Perfect Day in Penang - Our guide/driver Eng Seong was fabulous. He took us to great sites; was very knowledgeable about history; was very conversant in English; had a great sense of humor. He was perfect! He made this tour extra special for us. We particularly liked that He stayed with us all the way. No other guide has done that.. Everything was perfect. We only wish all our tours could have been this good
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Trip828859
Jan 2, 2024
Great tour - The tour was great. So many nice things to see. Our guide Mr Lim was fabulous. He was very interesting and arranged the tour so we did not get the crowds. He was very kind and thoughtful and gave us a good insight into Penang life.
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William_b
Dec 16, 2023
Excellent… - Picked up on time in clean and comfortable vehicle. Very pleasant and knowledgeable guide. Made us feel comfortable during the entire trip. Really good tour locations giving us a great sense of the city and culture. Wonderful lunch at a local place. Perfect for a shore excursion.
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Greglo8283eq
Aug 11, 2023
Brilliant Guide and Tour - Muhummed Firdauz was an excellent guide- knowledgeable , friendly, accommodating with a great sense of humour. We really enjoyed our day with him exploring the sights of Penang
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Dynalong
Mar 9, 2023
Private Tour: Full Day Center Penang Island Tour - Peter is our guide and he picked us up on time. What I like is that we were able to dictate what we want to see and he was very patient with us. He was able to answer most of our questions and if he does not know it, he looked it up and get back to us. We recommend this tour if you are new to Penang Island.
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Bigitalylover
Sep 16, 2023
A good mixture of Penang sights - Our guide was Mohammad who was very friendly and knowledge. The tour covered a good mixture of the local sights. Overall we were very pleased with the tour. There was just one small issue which spoilt it a bit and hence the 4 stars rather than 5. When we asked about the best place for lunch he said he could take us to a good indian restaurant for lunch (we had said we liked Indian) what wasn’t clear was that it was at the end of the day at 17.30 ! So we kept hanging on for our “lunch” stop and it kept on being after the next place, and then after the next place. We would have grabbed some quick food earlier in the tour had we known we wouldn’t be eating until 17.30 by which time I had had a thumping headache for 2 hours and didn’t enjoy the last 2 stops to the full. So I would recommend you clarify exactly what time the lunch stop will be because M was still referring to it being lunch despite it being after 17.30 ! An easily avoidable situation with clearer communication.
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Jun_l
Jan 2, 2024
More like a driver than tour guide - My tour guide drove us to the scenes and bought tickets as advertised. But he gave little introduction to the visited scenes. He left us at the gates of most scenes.
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Mindy_m
Feb 9, 2024
No Penang for You! - We received an email the night before the tour that the tour operator overbooked and cancelled our spots on the tour. The booking still showed active in the app so it was confusing. I had to call viator customer service to initiate a refund. We were lucky to book an excursion at the last minute from our cruise ship.
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