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Private Half-Day Temples and Cultural Tour in Kuala Lumpur
Recommended for your Kuala Lumpur trip
Free Cancellation
up to 24 hours in advance
4 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
Overview
Get a personal introduction to Malaysia’s diverse cultures on a private tour of religious sites in Kuala Lumpur that includes Batu Caves, the National Mosque, a Sikh temple, and Thean Hou Temple. You even stop at Petaling Street Market in Chinatown to get a look at the various cultures coming together to serve food. This tour includes pickup and drop-off at hotels in Kuala Lumpur or Petaling Jaya, a driver/guide, and transport in an air-conditioned vehicle.
- Private tour of Kuala Lumpur's religious sites
- Learn about the diverse local culture
- Choice of morning or afternoon departure
- Private tour is operated with just your party and a guide/driver
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Begin with pickup at your hotel, then travel to Batu Caves in a private vehicle. Climb a long staircase into the cliff face, earning sweeping views of the Kuala Lumpur skyline, then see the murals and shrines that are built into natural cave system.
Continue to the National Mosque, or Masjid Negara, a modern building surrounded by gardens. After donning a mosque-appropriate outfit at the entrance, you can walk around the inner part of the mosque to find traditional Islamic art, calligraphy, and ornamental architecture. Explore Malaysia’s Chinese Buddhist heritage at Thean Hou Temple, a 6-tiered structure that’s also called the Temple of the Goddess of Heaven, the traditional protector of fisherman. Find detailed engravings of Chinese dragons and phoenixes on the temples beams, eaves, and ceiling, and see shrines to the Goddess Shui Wei Sheng Niang and the Goddess of Mercy.
Take a short break at a Sikh Gurdwara, then visit the Petaling Street Market, filled with various stalls hawking foods from all around the world. This tour concludes with drop-off at your hotel after visiting the church.
Continue to the National Mosque, or Masjid Negara, a modern building surrounded by gardens. After donning a mosque-appropriate outfit at the entrance, you can walk around the inner part of the mosque to find traditional Islamic art, calligraphy, and ornamental architecture. Explore Malaysia’s Chinese Buddhist heritage at Thean Hou Temple, a 6-tiered structure that’s also called the Temple of the Goddess of Heaven, the traditional protector of fisherman. Find detailed engravings of Chinese dragons and phoenixes on the temples beams, eaves, and ceiling, and see shrines to the Goddess Shui Wei Sheng Niang and the Goddess of Mercy.
Take a short break at a Sikh Gurdwara, then visit the Petaling Street Market, filled with various stalls hawking foods from all around the world. This tour concludes with drop-off at your hotel after visiting the church.
Itinerary
First, you will visit to a famous Batu Caves, site of Hindu temple and shrine located in Gombak, Selangor. It is a limestone hill which is made up of a series of caves and cave temples. You will see thousands of worshipers and tourist here especially during the annual Hindu festival, Thaipusam. The hike up the tall and lengthy stairs can be tiring (272 steps), but you will be amazed with the stunning skyline of Kuala Lumpur once you reach the top.
You will see monkeys frolic around the caves and they would pester you if they know you have food with you. Please remember to prepare more drinking water, sunscreen, long pants and closed bag.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Free
We then move on to National Mosque (Masjid Negara) is a national mosque in Malaysia that situated close to the bird park and the Islamic museum. This uniquely designed mosque embodies a contemporary expression of traditional Islamic art, calligraphy and ornamentation. You cannot enter the prayer room itself but you can walk around the inner part of the mosque and admire the architecture. The staff will provide you with appropriate dress to wear for both male and female.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Next, we proceed to Thean Hou Temple, this 6-tiered Buddhist temple is also known as the Temple of the Goddess of Heaven, who is said to protect fishermen. This gorgeous temple is a work of art itself. Beautifully detailed in its sculpting and engraving of Chinese dragons and phoenixes and other mystical animals of Chinese inspiration on its beams, balustrades, ceiling, roofs, eaves and cornices. Besides her, there is also another two primary deities in the main temple which is the Goddess Shui Wei Sheng Niang to her left and the Goddess of Mercy to her right.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Continue to China Town to enter the site of dozens of restaurants and food stalls tended by Chinese, Indian, Malay and Bangladeshi traders. Watch as they serve up local favorites, such as curry noodles, Hokkien mee (a Fujian noodle dish), ikan bakar .(barbecued fish) and asam laksa (a sour, fish and tamarind-based soup).
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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- "Doing the Batu caves early was a good move, so as to avoid the crowds, but we still managed to see all the monkeys as they descended for their morning food." See review
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