Jungle, Homestay & Island
Get a little off-the-beaten track and you'll experience the best of Peninsular Malaysia. Food, heritage, jungles, a home-stay adventure and a castaway beach break.
Kuala Kangsar City Tour, Kuala Kangsar and surrounds Malaysia, Western Malaysia
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Kuala Kangsar is the Royal capital of Malaysia’s Perak State and has a great deal of history. It was a foothold of the British empire and was also the location for the inaugural meeting of all of Malaysia's sultans. Its an interesting place to stop and explore with your guide en route from Ipoh or The Cameron Highlands towards Penang or Belum National Park. It is also the chosen stopping point for the iconic Eastern and Oriental Express Train as it snakes its way from Bangkok south to Singapore.
Kuala Kangsar boasts perhaps the most beautiful mosque in Malaysia, which was designed in 1917 and features a bold golden ‘onion’ style dome and gold tipped minarets. Inside the mosque, the intricately carved wooden privy screens set against the Islamic designed tiles are a must-see! Other sites in the city include the the interesting Royal Museum and Istana Iskandariah – the palace of the state’s Sultan.
If time permits, there is also time to visit to a village that specializes in making Labu Sayong– a particular style of gourd-shaped pottery produced from the fine clay of the Kangsar River, which and used to keep water cool. This craft is currently experiencing a resurgence and these elegant water pitchers have found a new home amongst modern Malaysians across the country.
One of the unique experiences we offer in this region is a countryside homestay experience on an island in nearby Lake Cendorah. Guests can experience local life on the lake with family cooking and traditional activities.
Please note that if you are travelling aboard the Eastern and Oriental Express Train your day tour in Kuala Kangsar will be arranged by E&O themselves and will therefore be different to the described Experience Travel Group guided tour.
You can book this experience on its own, with flights or as part of an Experience Travel Holiday Itinerary.
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See the main highlights with a twist and get a little further off-the-beaten-track in Belum rain-forest and rural Perak state.
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We enjoyed a 3 week trip exploring both the well known places as well as the less developed areas. We also balanced the trip with a variety of walks and activities as well as time for several half day breaks to relax. The Myanmar people are incredibly friendly and welcoming. The colours of the country are outstanding, wonderful dusty landscapes with rice fields and palm trees as well as so many amazing pagodas rich in colour and symbolism. Our best parts were the less well known places but Lake Inle and Bagan are must do places and are still not overrun by tourists. Experience Travel Group tailored a trip for our needs and knew how to do so and suggest appropriate hotels and means of travel.
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