Best places to visit near Kuala Lumpur

Legoland Malaysia

This is the first Legoland theme park that was founded in Asia and it features many stunning attractions including a Lego themed hotel, a Lego themed water park and various lego themed rides. It also features amazing miniature recreations of world famous landmarks, such as a lego version of the Malaysian Petronas Towers and the Cambodian Angkor Wat. So for anyone with fond memories of Lego the park is well worth visiting.

The park is separated into seven themed areas such as Lego Technic and Lego Kingdom. Each area has it’s own attractions and themed park rides. Legoland was designed as a family themed park, and is ideal for parents with kids between the ages of 3 and 12. Legoland offers kids lots of hands on activities to engage in, as kids can steer, push, pedal, and splash their way through more than 35 of the theme park’s spectacular rides and entertainment centers.

Malacca

Malacca, spelled as ‘Melaka’ locally, is a former Portuguese colonial trading port located between the city of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Malacca was designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in the year 2008. It’s steeped in heritage and culture, and is rich with history and incredible tourist attractions.

In Malacca you can find an abundance of historical sites like the Christ Church, the Dutch Fort, Stadthuys, Saint Paul’s Hill, the Portuguese Settlement, Kota A’famosa, among many other monumental locations. With the oldest still functioning mosque, the oldest Catholic church and Buddhist temple in the country, Malacca is a must stop destination for cultural buff who wants to experience more of the history, different religions and cultures in Malaysia.

Putrajaya

Putrajaya is a true designer city and serves as Malaysia’s administrative center. The city is quite nearby Kuala Lumpur as it’s only about 25 kilometers to the south of the city. It’s the greenest city in the whole of Malaysia, and here you can get to see unique modern structures and architecture including a 600 hectare man made lake.

Putrajaya is also home to many of the country’s most impressive monuments. Here, you will find iconic bridges, like the Seri Gemilang Bridge, grand mosques, like the Masjid Putra and Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, and government buildings surrounded by well manicured parks. When you visit Putrajaya, you can go for a boat cruise, where you can get to see the most amazing landscapes across the blue waters.

Cameron Highlands

The Cameron Highlands is mostly known for it’s beautiful hills, valleys and lovely fresh tea. The highlands are home to lots of tea plantations, and is considered to be the largest tea producing region in Malaysia. It’s also a major supplier of fresh vegetables to Malaysia and Singapore.

Cameron Highlands is a rather popular destination among tourists visiting Malaysia as it has beautiful walking routes, a diverse ecosystem and cozy villages where you can retreat to. Some of the other popular attractions in Cameron Highlands include, but not limited to; Rose gardens, Mossy forest, Cactus valley, Rafflesia tour, Chinese temple, vegetable gardens and a strawberry farm. The Cameron Highlands are about 150 km north of Kuala Lumpur so you have to drive quite a bit to reach it, but it’s well worth it for the view.

Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru is an interesting destination for it’s theme parks, zoo’s and shopping centers. It’s not the most touristic city yet, but the number is steadily increasing. Bordering Singapore it is actually also one of the largest cities in Malaysia as this ever growing city has almost 3 million inhabitants. The city serves best as a shopping destination, with a multitude of shopping centers, with KSL City Mall being the largest with over 500 shops. But if you are traveling with small children you can also check out the Johor Zoo, Puteri Harbour Theme Park or Legoland.

George Town

George Town is the capital city of Penang island. Although it is located on an Island it can still be reached by car simply by taking the bridge. This beautiful city is actually the 2nd largest city in the country. George Town is also was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 2008 for it’s unique architecture and historic value as one of the oldest cities of Malaysia. Unlike many other cities in the region George Town has kept many of it’s historical buildings making it quite an interesting place to explore. The city thanks it’s name to the British King George III. GeorgeTown is actually a great tourist spot and one of the best places to go shopping, with over 20 major shopping malls and centers. It also has a couple stunning beaches, but they aren’t very suitable for swimming.