Itineraries
Itineraries for Penang are on the way.
Where to stay
The George Town heritage area for walking to the sights and food courts; Gurney Drive for the seafront and malls; near Penang Sentral in Butterworth only for an early train.
The areas: George Town heritage area, Gurney Drive, Butterworth.
Where to stay in Penang: areas and adviceHotels in PenangPlaces to see
All things to do in MalaysiaMarketCecil Street Market Food CourtA market food court on Lebuh Cecil serving Penang hawker dishes from breakfast to mid-afternoon.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumCheong Fatt Tze Mansion (Blue Mansion)The indigo mansion of the merchant Cheong Fatt Tze, shown on 45-minute guided tours.Entry: Guided tours at 11 AM and 3:30 PM; book online in advance.
NeighborhoodChew JettyThe best-known of the clan jetties, a Chinese village of wooden houses on stilts over the sea.Entry: Residential; walk quietly
ViewpointEsplanade (Padang Kota Lama)The seafront green by Fort Cornwallis, famous for oranges thrown into the sea at Chap Goh Meh.Entry: Free to visit
RuinsFort CornwallisThe largest standing fort in Malaysia, on the waterfront where George Town began.Entry: RM[fee] at the entrance
FoodGurney Drive Hawker CentreA seafront hawker center on Gurney Drive, open from 5 PM until midnight every day.Entry: Pay as you go
TempleKek Lok Si TempleA Buddhist temple founded in 1890 on the hillside at Air Itam, with prayer halls and pagodas.Entry: Free to visit; small charges for the pagoda
TempleKhoo KongsiThe richly carved clan temple of the Khoo family, set around a square off Cannon Street.Entry: RM[fee] at the entrance
FoodLittle India, George TownThe quarter where early Indian immigrants settled, full of spice shops, music and Indian food.Entry: Pay as you go
FoodMedan Renong Food ComplexA waterfront food complex on the Esplanade, open from noon until midnight.Entry: Pay as you go
FoodNew World Park Food CityA George Town food court serving a wide range of local hawker food from 10 AM to 10 PM.Entry: Pay as you go
NaturePenang Botanic GardensGardens over a hundred years old with lawns, nurseries and long-tailed macaques roaming free.Entry: Free to visit
ViewpointPenang HillA hill rising more than 2,000 ft above George Town, reached by funicular, with cooler air and views.Entry: Ride the funicular from the lower station
TransportPenang International Airport (PEN)Penang's international airport at Bayan Lepas, in the south-east of the island.Entry: Allow time for check-in
TransportPenang Sentral, ButterworthThe transport hub beside Butterworth station, linked to the ferry across to George Town.Entry: Ferry to George Town nearby
MuseumPinang Peranakan MansionA restored 19th-century mansion of Kapitan Chung Keng Kwee, filled with Peranakan antiques.Entry: RM[fee] at the entrance
FoodRed Garden Food ParadiseAn evening food court on Leith Street in the heart of George Town, open until midnight.Entry: Pay as you go
NeighborhoodStreet of HarmonyJalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, where a mosque, a Hindu temple and a Chinese temple stand along one street.Entry: Free to walk