Tour type
Tour Level: Relaxed / Easy
Tour Comfort: Budget
Tour Period: 4 Days
Cameron Highlands, Gerik, Banding, Ipoh, Penang
tour highlights
- Batu Caves
- Lata Iskandar Waterfall
- Tea Plantation & Tea Factory
- Sam Poh Tong Cave Temple
- The Ubudiah Mosque
- Iskandariah Palace
- Discover Belum Tour
- Kek Lok Si Tour
tour details
Travel from highland to island on this relaxing journey. You’ll start by visiting the famous Batu Caves, known as a prominent Hindu Shrine. You’ll also visit a cottage industry and waterfall before settling into your hotel. The next day, you’ll visit a tea plantation and factory in the Cameron Highlands before stopping at a cave temple, a mosque, and a palace. The next day, you’ll explore beautiful Banding Island, with two full day tour options. On one tour, you’ll explore Temenggor, a rich rain forest filled with flowers and animal life. On the second tour, you’ll cruise along the Lake of Royal Belum, stopping at local settlements and viewing wildlife. On the last day, you’ll cross the third largest bridge in the world before enjoying the mighty Kek Lok Si Temple, with 10,000 pagodas.
Why choose this tour?
Nature-lovers can discover the exquisite natural beauty of Malaysia on an island shrouded in the mysterious jungles of Belum Temenggor. These unique jungles have been in existence for around 130 million years, longer than both the Amazon and Congo. Whether you want to be active or soothed in your surroundings, this experience provides both.8:30 hours
After breakfast at the hotel, depart from your hotel in Kuala Lumpur to the Cameron Highlands. En route, visit the famous Batu Caves with the shrine of the Hindu Deity Lord Subramaniam set within an outcrop of limestone caves. Batu Caves is a popular place of worship for the Hindus and each year during their auspicious celebration of Thaipusam hundreds of thousands of Hindu will throng the temple. After the cave, continue to the Cameron Highlands, which are 1,542 metres above sea level and have the perfect climate to grow tea. It is her they grow the world renowned tea. On the way north to the Hill Resort of Cameron Highlands, visit the Lata Iskandar Waterfall. Upon arrival at the Cameron Highlands, check in at the hotel. The rest of the day is free at leisure.
Accommodation at Strawberry Park Resort or similar.
Estimated driving time/distance:
3 hours, 211 kilometers
Meals included:
None
After breakfast at the hotel, depart from your hotel in Kuala Lumpur to the Cameron Highlands. En route, visit the famous Batu Caves with the shrine of the Hindu Deity Lord Subramaniam set within an outcrop of limestone caves. Batu Caves is a popular place of worship for the Hindus and each year during their auspicious celebration of Thaipusam hundreds of thousands of Hindu will throng the temple. After the cave, continue to the Cameron Highlands, which are 1,542 metres above sea level and have the perfect climate to grow tea. It is her they grow the world renowned tea. On the way north to the Hill Resort of Cameron Highlands, visit the Lata Iskandar Waterfall. Upon arrival at the Cameron Highlands, check in at the hotel. The rest of the day is free at leisure.
Accommodation at Strawberry Park Resort or similar.
Estimated driving time/distance:
3 hours, 211 kilometers
Meals included:
None
09:00 hours
Breakfast is at the hotel. After breakfast, proceed for a tour of the Cameron Highlands visiting a tea plantation, tea factory, a vegetable farm and the market square. Following this, the drive takes us towards Banding Island in the northern most part of Peninsular Malaysia. En route visits include the Sam Poh Tong Cave Temple in Ipoh, the Ubudiah Mosque and Iskandariah Palace. Upon arrival check in to the hotel and then the rest of the afternoon is free at leisure.
In the evening, discover the Pulau Banding Rainforest at night.
Accommodation at Belum Rainforest Resort.
(Note: The tea plantation is closed on Mondays)
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Breakfast is at the hotel. After breakfast, proceed for a tour of the Cameron Highlands visiting a tea plantation, tea factory, a vegetable farm and the market square. Following this, the drive takes us towards Banding Island in the northern most part of Peninsular Malaysia. En route visits include the Sam Poh Tong Cave Temple in Ipoh, the Ubudiah Mosque and Iskandariah Palace. Upon arrival check in to the hotel and then the rest of the afternoon is free at leisure.
In the evening, discover the Pulau Banding Rainforest at night.
Accommodation at Belum Rainforest Resort.
(Note: The tea plantation is closed on Mondays)
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
09:00 hours
Breakfast is at the hotel. After breakfast, go on the full day Discover Belum Tour.
A perfect way to explore the Belum forest is by boat. Cruise along the Lake of Royal Belum, passing through the outlying lush green islands to arrive at an uninhabited island. Anchor near a selected waterfall area for a picnic lunch and then take a dip in the cool waters, explore or just relax and enjoy the jungle. This day long adventure takes you to the scenic spots of Sungai Hulu Kejar and the Orang Asli settlement. There is also time to explore the fascinating indigenous settlement at Kampung Aman Damai, stop at the salt-lick hide at Jenut Papan and enjoy sightseeing at Rafflesia. Finally, take part in some short treks.
(Note: 21 working days are required for the permit application for Discover Belum Tour including full passport details)
The rest of the day is free at leisure.
Accommodation at Belum Rainforest Resort.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Packed Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast is at the hotel. After breakfast, go on the full day Discover Belum Tour.
A perfect way to explore the Belum forest is by boat. Cruise along the Lake of Royal Belum, passing through the outlying lush green islands to arrive at an uninhabited island. Anchor near a selected waterfall area for a picnic lunch and then take a dip in the cool waters, explore or just relax and enjoy the jungle. This day long adventure takes you to the scenic spots of Sungai Hulu Kejar and the Orang Asli settlement. There is also time to explore the fascinating indigenous settlement at Kampung Aman Damai, stop at the salt-lick hide at Jenut Papan and enjoy sightseeing at Rafflesia. Finally, take part in some short treks.
(Note: 21 working days are required for the permit application for Discover Belum Tour including full passport details)
The rest of the day is free at leisure.
Accommodation at Belum Rainforest Resort.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Packed Lunch
Dinner
09:00 hours
After breakfast, check out and continue by transfer to Penang. Cross to Penang using the third longest bridge in the world, arriving in the afternoon. Upon arrival in Penang, take the Kek Lok Si Tour. A "must" stop on this tour is at the "Kek Lok Si" temple, a majestic Buddhist Taoist temple with its imposing 10,000 Buddha Pagodas and the most awesome Tortoise Pond of Longevity. The Kuan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) pavilion is enormous and shelters a gigantic statue of the Kuan Yin.
Tour ends in Penang.
Meals included:
Breakfast
After breakfast, check out and continue by transfer to Penang. Cross to Penang using the third longest bridge in the world, arriving in the afternoon. Upon arrival in Penang, take the Kek Lok Si Tour. A "must" stop on this tour is at the "Kek Lok Si" temple, a majestic Buddhist Taoist temple with its imposing 10,000 Buddha Pagodas and the most awesome Tortoise Pond of Longevity. The Kuan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) pavilion is enormous and shelters a gigantic statue of the Kuan Yin.
Tour ends in Penang.
Meals included:
Breakfast
customise the tour
- Continue to Penang and learn more about Wayang kulit, or shadow puppet performances that are found in several Southeast Asian countries
- Extend your stay at the stunning beach at Langkawi
- Complement your vacation with a stay at Perhentian Island
- Upgrade to a Luxury service for luxury vehicles and a beverage and snacks package included
includes
- Accommodation in shared Twin/Double room, air-condition (AC) and private bathroom
- Meals as stated in the programme B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner
- Transfers and excursions with local driver in private air-conditioned vehicles
- Sightseeing/touring, entrance fees
- Shared boat
- Shared Nature Guide in Belum
- Service charges, baggage handling
- Filtered water
excludes
- Optional tours
- Domestic airfare (quoted separately, if requested)
- Personal travel insurance
- Personal expenditure, such as tips to local guide, drinks, souvenirs, laundry, camera fees, communications, postage, gratuities etc.
- Meals and services other than mentioned in the programme
- Early check-in and late check-out at hotels, if not mentioned in the programme
- Visa
notes
- Certain parts of the tours on offer are provided by independent third parties, such as airlines, hotels, transport operators and local tourist offices. Diethelm Travel is therefore not responsible for any loss, injury or damage caused thereby to the tourists, including those occurring outside of the normal touring programmers. Additional expenses incurred due to delay, accident, natural disaster, political actions and unrest shall be borne by the tourists.
- We advise that due to frequent flight changes, delays and cancellations by the various domestic airlines and trains we cannot fully guarantee that the proposed itinerary can be carried out as planned. Based on our experience, changes of departure times and/ or cancellations can occur at very short notice even after confirmation of a flight has been received. The same applies for train travel: Schedule changes occur frequently; often without prior notification. In case of schedule changes or flight cancellations we always try everything possible to arrange an alternate programme within the framework of the original quoted costs. However, we reserve the right to charge any cost exceeding the original budget to the tour operator/ travel agent or to the participant of a tour after consultation with the agent.
- Programmers, prices, services and conditions are based on those valid at the time of proposal submission and are subject to change thereafter without advance notice until all services have been paid in full.
- For air ticket reservations, we require the guests' full names AS THEY APPEAR IN THEIR PASSPORTS including passport details. Airfares and reservations are always subject to change.
- Please be advised that prices may be adjusted periodically in case of fuel price increase by our suppliers and hotel room availability at time of booking
- This is a quotation only and reservation for services has not been made nor has availability been checked.
Tour code: PKKNNP4B
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