Me and my fiance are getting married on feb 21 so are thinking of heading to Malaysia from HCMC Vietnam end of Feb - early March..
Any advise on where to go what to see would be much appreciated.. Islands and beaches are our favorite places to go (heard Malaysia has some real nice ones?) .. Snorkeling good there? FOod? Are things cheap / expensive? Alot of people speak english? Rainy season? Sights to see around Kuala Lumpur? Things to watch out for etc.... Many thanks
Steve and Phuong :o)
Reply to this Hi Steve/Phuong,
Getting to Kuala Lumpur from HCM is easy. Airasia -the budget airline has really cheap fares. in Malayisa there are lots of action!. Depending on your available time and how adventurous you guys are. End of Feb or early March is better, as it is just after the Chinese New Year and prices will get back to normal. Usually there is not much rain at this time of the year but then again with climate change!!. Spend a day or two in Kl and then plan to go to Penang Island.
Penang has much to offer -good food-very reasonable prices, and hotel from Guest hostels to 6 star types. English is widely spoken. Kuala Lumpur
If time permits take the ferry ride to Lankawi Island-great beaches and some good dive sites.
Have fun
Ian
Reply to this Hi Steve,
In May I had a wonderful trip in Malaysia. We stayed there 2 weeks and we checked some wonderful places out. If you want to stay in a quiet and peaceful island, Pangko is an ideal. The island is very quiet and less tourists than any where we travel although it is a very nice island with beautiful beaches. However, 2 nights here is the best because it has no bars, caffe for tourists to relax, except for walking on the peaceful road and ennjoy " Dady'cafe". This is an only one cafe bar facing to the sea.
An other place would be Lankawi, but we did not enjoy it much because it is quite touristic and there is not much different from Penang.
The ideal place I prefer is Redang Island. To be there, you have to fly to Terengganu ( not remember exact name but you can check on map). The bus trip the dock is about 45 minutes. Every tourist comes here suggested to book packages in the island. It takes 1 hour from the dock to the island. The packages includes hotel, meals, snorkeling and transfer. It depends on hotel you book the packages could be fixed. The prices on the island are abit pricey. 3 nights here would be perfect.
Hope this helps!
Reply to this Hey Steve,
Redang is indeed a nice island but crowded most of the time, perhentian would be a better chioce. There are some other islands which are not being drawn attention by tourists like Kapas Island and lang tengah Island around Redang area. I only been to Redang and Perhentian but heard Kapas is way better then these two. Not sure how true is that tho. Travel to east if you prefer quite and nature islands, while west for more heppening places.
Lot of nice and cheap food over here, of course with , do let me know if you travel to south state like Malacca, i am local here and there are several restaurents i can recommand to you =)
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