Bali is not the only place in the world where Eat, Pray, Love fits as a perfect excursion theme: Penang’s own Georgetown has a few insights up its sleeve that give these three simple words more body. The design of this tour will take customers to experience and showcase the true local way of life inside one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. Food, religion and falling in love with Georgetown are what this half day excursion is all about.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Trishaw ride through George Town, as outlined in the program
✔ All applicable taxes and service charges
✔ Tea and local delicacies during the tour
✔ A half day walking tour with a professional English Guide
✖ All entrance and donation fees for visits as mentioned in the description.
✖ Return transfers from / to your booked accommodation from / to the indicated meeting point. Should you wish to include transfers, supplements apply.
✖ Tours, inclusions of any kind and other services that are not outlined in the tour description
✖ Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours, unless otherwise stated
✖ Surcharges during Malaysia Public Holiday
Departure & Return
Departure:
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Meet at the hotel for guest stay in Georgetown area
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
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George Town
We start the morning from a Georgetown central point where you will be greeted by your guide. As we mainly forego using cars and vans and will blend in with the local community, we highly recommend booking a downtown Georgetown hotel for this excursion. Food and eating are just the bare essentials of what makes Penang and Georgetown in particular, such a high-in-demand destination. The influences of multiple cultures and nationalities and flavours have created a food culture beyond your wildest imagination. Your guide will venture with you into local streets, finding examples of the true Penang’s food and beverage society such as Teh Tarik, Assam Laksa, Char Koay Teow and all ‘washed’ away with a good scoop of Ice Cendol. A culinary journey that leaves you wanting for more…
Living peacefully among each other, religion has been an important part of Georgetown since the first settles set foot on Penang. You’ll see churches standing within walking distance from temples, whether they be Indian and Chinese and with the sound of a mosque in the background, calling Muslims for their daily prayer, it is all within a short distance walk.
Finally, what will make you fall in love with Georgetown only can be described when you can fully focus your camera and all your senses when somebody does all the transportation work for you. A relaxing trishaw ride that turns around corners with new surprises and photo genetic moments to dive deeper into Georgetown’s unmistakable characteristics such as the world-famous street art examples, with thanks to the awesome efforts of Lithuanian artist, Ernest Zacharevic. His endeavours in brightening up the city successfully with his artworks showcases the funny, fascinating, and very much open to everyone’s interpretations side of Georgetown.
Unfortunately, this marks the end of our morning tour before we walk back to the central meeting point in Georgetown.
Duration: 3 hours
Additional info
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• This tour is operated on full private basis with English Guide, this excursion does not include any transfers.
• Due to the nature of this tour, we regret to inform you that this excursion is not suitable for wheelchair users.
• Guests are advised that some walking is required during this excursion; we always ensure that we take the most comfortable ways from the entrance of the sight to the sight itself.
• Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
• We reserve the right to make necessary changes to the excursion in case of unfavourable weather conditions or situations where we are forced to make alterations to guarantee the safety of our guests.
• It is the responsibility of the customer to reach the meeting point for this excursion at least 15 minutes prior to the commencement of this excursion. Failure to do so may result in missing the guide and the other participants.
• This tour is operated only for guests staying in accommodation inside the George Town city borders: guests staying at other regions of Penang are requested to make their way to Jeruk Madu Pak Ali Shop at Chowrasta Market or accordingly on own arrangement prior to the commencement of the tour.
