Malaysia/KL Guide (Thread 10)

[phurple0515]

^ mas marami nga pwedeng puntahan sa Penang, don ka sa bandang Georgetown magpunta, yon yong Heritage site nila.  Both Melaka and Penang are quite famous for their foods din.

If time is not an issue, then go for Penang

[soulsister]

^ Sis, i have about 5 days to spend in KL, I'm planning to go outside KL though since ilang beses na ko nakarating dito, I'm planning to choose 3 places from Penang, Melaka or Cameron Highlands or Colmar Tropicale

What would you reco sis?  Kaya ba daytrip Melaka?  Kasi ang choice ko is Penang overnight and Melaka overnight/day tour sana then day tour again maybe Colmar. The rest KL na. Pero mas worth it ba Cameron Highlands?

[perasense]

^

melaka kaya ng day trip, it's only 2 hours from KL.

penang is a 6-10 hour by bus/train ride from KL depending on the route and stops the bus has. so kung overnight ka, 2 days pa rin yung dahil isang araw agad ang byahe pa lang. besides, sayang kung one day ka lang sa penang. ang dami kasing pwede gawin at makita, at hindi kaya ng one day lang, so meron ka talagang isi-skip at kailangan mo mamili lang ng pupuntahan at makikita mo.

if you really want to go to penang, try flying. 1 hour lang ang travel time at usually mababa lang ang RT fare sa airasia. plan to take the earliest flight (usually 6 or 7 am) then take an afternoon or early evening flight back to KL the next day.

cameron highlands is a little over 3 hours from KL, pwede siguro overnight, pero day trip medyo short pa rin sa time. cameron highlands is worth it if you are into hiking and nature tripping. yan yung maganda dun. and it takes time to walk the hiking trails, so day trip is really not recommended.

[soulsister]

^ Thank you soo much for your detailed answer. 
Kaso kakalito from what I've been reading online, 4-5 hours lang daw bus ride from KL to Penang 

[phurple0515]

^^pag flight sis to Penang, earliest from KLIA: AA is 7:10 AM, Malindo is 8am.  Firefly in Subang airport flies to Penang as well pero 9am ang earliest nila.

check mo rin kung holiday yong time na punta mo kasi dahil malapit lang ang Penang at Melaka, madami din nagpupunta agad don.

tama si sis perasense, kayang overnight or kahit balikan ang Melaka kasi maliit lang naman.  usually mga friends ko nagdidrive lang to Melaka for food trip then babalik din agad sa KL in the evening.

Colmare Tropicale is parang Genting with a twist of French theme.  Alam ko napost ko before sa blog ko yong Colmare if not mistaken.  Maliit din lang siya, pero mas malamig kesa Genting.  Konti lang naman maiikutan don like Japanese garden.  Me shuttle bus sa Berjaya Time Square to Colmare if you want pero pabook ka ng maaga. We were there ng Xmas kaya malamig.  Overcrowded nga lang pag weekend.

Cameron naman is like La Trinidad natin sa benguet, pero more on tea plantation, strawberry farm, etc.  Masarap don mag-weekend lalo na if you are a nature lover.

[lavinia13]

sis purple0515 pa check naman po itinerary namin if doable po

1st day

breakfast at Bintang Warisan Hotel
Batu Caves
Putrajaya Tour
Lunch at Suria Mall
Petronas
KLCC PArk
Dinner at Jalan Alor

2nd day
DIY Tour
Merdeka Square
Masjid Jamek
KL Gallery
Lunch at berjaya Square
Colmar Tropicale
Drop by at Giant grocery
Dinner at Jalan Alor

3rd day
Mall Hopping
Pavillon
Low Yat Plaza
Lunch at Lot 10 hutong
after lunch to airport for our 6pm flight to back to Manila


sis ok na po ba ito? Saan ko po pwedeng isingit ang beryl's chocolate factory?

baka puro train at taxi po kami dahil may SC kaming kasama at isang 8 yr old kid.

thanks sis

[icegayle]

Hello! Just got back from our KL trip. From KLIA to our hotel in bukit bintang 1hour ang byahe and we paid around RM90 I guess. Rest lang kami sa hotel since long flight and we had dinner at Jalan Alor. The next day we went to Genting, since umuulan nagpa arrange na lang kmi ng taxi from hotel to genting cable car station then tried the cable car. We enjoyed pero scary. Close ang outdoor theme park so ikot ikot lang kami at nag Snow World. We hired taxi from genting to Chocolate factory then strawberry farm to our hotel and paid for 120RM malaki yun car kaya comfortable since malakas ang ulan so grab na namin. Then sa gabi after ng ulan nag dinner kami then taxi to Petronas for pictorial. Ang ganda!!! The next day ng pabook na lang ulit kami ng city tour with batu caves from the hotel and we paid for RM70 each. Hindi pala included sa tour and KL Gallery, sayang. Then sa gabi after dinner we went to KL Tower, closing time na kaya wala na gaanong tao and most of the shops eh close na. Then next day rest lang kami sa hotel and packing since 7pm ang flight namin. We paid for 130RM from hotel to airport. Overall, bitin but we enjoyed panira lang ang ulan. hehe

[phurple0515]

^^ sis, what is your transport to Colmar?  Kasi ang alam ko na schedule ng shuttle nila is 9am, 12 noon, 3pm, 5pm lang.  di ata kaya kung me mga pupuntahan pa kayo in the morning, unless you stay there over night.  pero sa schedule mo, you plan to have dinner sa J.Alor kaya balikan lang?  trip is about 1hr or more depende sa traffic sa toll gate at kung hindi maulan papunta don kasi sobrang mazigzag yong daan to Colmar.

you can actually add beryl's sa Day 2 mo if Colmar is not in the schedule.

[lavinia13]

sis nacheck ko sa website nila na may schedule yung shuttle going there mga 12nn. tapos balik din po kami sa city dun sa last schedule nila sa hapon which is 5pm. so parang may 4 hrs kami to roam around the area.

dun naman sa morning tour, ok lang po ba if mag hire kami ng taxi para mapuntuhan yung Merdeka Square, Masjid Jamek at KL Gallery? kami magkakalapit lang naman sila so baka naman pwede matour ng 2-3 hrs kung magstart kami ng maaga. also if doable po yung morning tour, mga magkano kaya yung aabutin ng taxi fare namin para lang po may idea kami.

sis, maulan po ba jan ngayon? hindi kasi namin alam kung anong klaseng damit ang ipapack namin. baka mamaya puro sleeveless at shorts ang isuot namin yun pala maulan at malamig jan.salamat sis

[phurple0515]

^ sis, actually yong Merdeka Square, Masjid Jamek and KL gallery are in 1 location.  kaya ok lang kahit di na kayo mag-taxi.  kaya pwede siya magawa in 1-2 hrs.

Monsoon season ngayon dito sa Malaysia, usually umuulan after lunch for an hour.  pero the rest of the day mainit pa rin.  umulan man, mainit pa rin   dala na lang kayo ng payong.

[lavinia13]

^sis nirevised ko IT namin para medyo maluwag sya. hindi na namin siguro isasama ang Putrayaja

1st day
Merdeka Square
Masjid Jamek
KL GAllery
Lunch at Suria Mall
Petronas Tower
KLCC Park

2nd day
Beryls chocolate kingdom
colmar tropicale
Giant grocery

3rd day
Batu caves

ok na po kaya yan sis?isisingit na lang namin [textspeak!] pagpunt sa Pavillon at sa Low Yat plaza at H&M

[lavinia13]

ay sis purple0515, ask ko din kasi balak namin KLIA express na lang kami from airport to KL sentral. medyo mahal pero mas gusto kasi namin makarating agad sa city proper.
eto po [textspeak!] tanong ko
1. from KL sentral, kung magttrain kami papuntang Bukit Bintang station, dun na din po ba yung station? I mean nasa isang area lang po ba sila? or ibang building pa? may mga bagahe kami baka kasi mahaba ang need namin lakarin papuntang train station na maghahatid sa Bukit Bintang station

2. if magtaxi na lang kami form KL sentral papuntang Bintang warisan, mga ilang oras pa po yun? at mga magkano kaya ang approx na sisingilin sa amin?

thanks po

[phurple0515]

^ sis lavinia, ok na yang IT niyo.  For sure mababago pa rin yan once you are here na.

for your other questions:
KL sentral is the central train hub here.  From KLIA express, go out of the station, akyat kayo papuntang mall kasi andon yong labasan to Monorail Station naman where you can go down to Bukit Bintang.  If me mga bagahe kayo sis, why go through all the hassles of commuting kung pwede naman kayo mag-taxi na lang if marami naman kayo?  Kasi kung tutuusin halos konti lang idadagdag niyo sa taxi.  If let's say 2 kayo RM70 na agad yon sa KLIA train. pagod niyo pa going up and down stations lalo na me bagahe kayo.  nasa less than RM100 pag budget taxi e.  additional 50% surcharge lang if between 12 mn to 6am kayo magtataxi.

[lavinia13]

^kasi sis ang winoworry ko baka pag magtaxi kami sobrang ilang oras ang abutin bago kami makarating sa bintang warisan dahil mga 6pm ang ETA namin sa KLIA2. kaya train para mas mabilis makarating sa city proper.

sis ask ko din, meron bang airport departure tax na need bayaran sa KLIA2 kapaga pabalik na dito sa Manila? tsaka, may maximum  ringgit ba na  allowed per person na dapat dalhin pagpunta dun?

[phurple0515]

^ di naman sis, mabilis lang, baka 45 mins lang naman siguro yon.  ganon din naman pag mag-train kayo, yong oras niyo paakyat pababa sa escalator.  pag-antay ng train din.

wala ka ng babayaran na tax dito sa KLIA2.  wala naman maximum ringgit.  not sure on this

[lavinia13]

^ah ok po. dagdag question, anong color ng taxi ang dapat naming sakyan sa airport at sa gala yung red or blue po ba? ano ang difference nila?thanks sis

[wifey]

^sis Executive taxi yung blue, doble ang rate nun. Stick with the red/white taxi if you want to save

[phurple0515]

the kiosk in the KLIA2 for taxis naman nakalagay don kung budget taxi or not.  Yon ang kunin niyo.  Gate 5 nakapila mga taxis na yon.

Meron ding Budget na Gold pero mas mahal sa red/white/green.  Bawat patak is 0.30RM.  yong budget is 0.25RM.  Yong gold at green are not official airport taxis.  Ang official lang nila is yong red and white.

[kittycat228]

Saan magandang bumili ng mga shawl na mura lang but good quality malapit sa bukit bintang?

[crazycoolchic19]

Hi mga sis for 1 1/2 day to malaysia magkano kaya need ko money na ringgit?  Galing kami from singapore so sgd ang ipapalit ko to ringgit
Mag hotel kami 1 night, then gala gala na po.