Private George Town Heritage Tour from Penang
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3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
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Offered in: English
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Overview
Maximise your time in George Town with this private 4-hour tour from Penang. Marvel at the UNESCO-listed monuments of the colonial city; visit the Peranakan Mansion Museum, the Made in Penang Interactive Museum, and the Penang Museum; and admire the city’s colorful street art murals. Entrance fees and hotel pickup and drop-off included.
- 4-hour private tour of George Town’s museums and street art
- Discover the monuments and street art of George Town’s UNESCO-listed Old Town
- Learn more about Penang’s colonial heritage at the Penang Museum
- Admire art and artefacts on display at the Peranakan Mansion Museum and the Made in Penang Interactive Museum
- Great-value tour includes hotel pickup and entrance fees
- Private tour ensures a personalised experience
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Your day begins with a 9am pickup from your Penang hotel by private vehicle. Accompanied by your private guide, head straight to the Penang Museum and journey back to the 18th century as you discover the fascinating colonial history of the Straits of Malacca.
Next, visit the nearby Made in Penang Interactive Museum, where you can get hands as you play around with trick art and have fun posing for photos in the 3D galleries. Continue your immersion in Malay culture with a stop at the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, a magnificent century-old Baba home filled with antique furnishings, beautiful artworks, and priceless artifacts.
Finally, explore the UNESCO-listed Old Town of George Town and admire the historic monuments, memorable landmarks, and colorful street art murals.
After four hours taking in the highlights of the city, your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
Please note: Penang Museum is closed on Fridays, when a longer stop will be made at other attractions.
Next, visit the nearby Made in Penang Interactive Museum, where you can get hands as you play around with trick art and have fun posing for photos in the 3D galleries. Continue your immersion in Malay culture with a stop at the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, a magnificent century-old Baba home filled with antique furnishings, beautiful artworks, and priceless artifacts.
Finally, explore the UNESCO-listed Old Town of George Town and admire the historic monuments, memorable landmarks, and colorful street art murals.
After four hours taking in the highlights of the city, your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
Please note: Penang Museum is closed on Fridays, when a longer stop will be made at other attractions.
Itinerary
Fort Cornwallis is the largest standing fort in Malaysia. Set close to the Esplanade and Penang Clock Tower, the star-shaped bastion is one of the oldest structures in Penang. Named after Marquis Charles Cornwallis, only a set of ten-foot high outer walls remain, with an enclosed park within.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
The Pinang Peranakan Mansion is a stately mansion, refurbished to reflect bygone days of the Straits Chinese settlement in Penang. This magnificent townhouse is the former residence and office of Chinese Kapitan Chung Keng Kwee. He was a 19th century Hakka tin-miner and secret society leader of Hai San. The Pinang Peranakan Mansion is filled with more than 1,000 antiques and collectibles. The residence is unique and incorporates various Chinese architecture. The townhouse, built in the 1890s incorporates Chinese carved-wood panels, with English floor tiles and Scottish iron works.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Included
Built in the 1880s, this famous indigo-blue Chinese Courtyard House in George Town was the residence of Cheong Fatt Tze, a prominent Chinese figure in the newly established Penang Straits Settlement during the 19th century. The mansion was built by master craftsmen brought in especially from China, who used their skills to fashion the mansion with 38 rooms, 5 granite-paved courtyards, 7 staircases and 220 windows. In 2000, the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion received the inaugural UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Conservation Award, selected as the 'Most Excellent Project' in the Asia Pacific Rim following its RM7.6 million restoration works.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Included
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