Places to Visit in Penang Overview

There’s a Lot to do in Penang Malaysia, this is an island that has the culture and is in love with the culture enough to flaunt it in any way possible. Even it does not take a second shot at astounding the tourists with such unconventional yet visit worthy places such as the Clan Jetties and the Floating Mosque.

That is why this island did a particularly good job of preserving the national identity, buildings, and religious practices that has been present from hundreds of years ago until the present time.

The Penang tourist places are not limited to the places mentioned above; It can literally be termed as a market area, places of worship, parks, nature, museum pleasure, adventurous places and most importantly fun places, for every member of the family.

Every time you will feel that you have exhausted all the ways to spend your holiday on this piece of land by the sea, there will be an option for the changing mood. These are spot that you should not disregard.

Batu Ferringhi Beach

The Batu Ferringhi Beach is a must-visit destination for adventure enthusiasts and as you can understand, your adrenalin is going to be contending while you are on your holidays of aquatic sports such as Jet Ski and Parasailing are showcased near the seaside – a factor that captures the attention of every tourist that visits this town in the state of Penang.

Other than just lying on the sun beds and tanning on the beach, other activities which one can undergo include; getting a bumpy ride in the buggy on the sand, fishing in the deep sea, or even enjoying a banana boat ride.

Penang Butterfly Park

If you have less or no time for nature around the last few months, Entopia Penang Butterfly Park is one of the top tourist spots in Penang Malaysia. This farm is home to more than 4,000 butterflies of 150 different species with each of them being more joyful than the other sending one to a fairy tale. At the Natureland you get a chance to watch a host of butterflies hovering around the free spirit or the cocoon, the home where their offspring emerge from.

Penang House of Music

Interestingly, one is not surprised with how much respect Penang places on displaying its culture and history. Indeed, the Penang House of Music is considered to be one of the places where one can enthrall the musical culture of the place.

It is already a sight that captures attention but the ability of music lovers to get more acquainted with music history in Penang through a resource center being set up boosts its rating. Protesting its name fittingly one can listen to music that belongs to more than one country in the world one can listen to Indian folk one can listen to Chinese opera.

Timings: 11 AM – 8 PM

Glass Museum

If you plan to visit a museum when you are in Penang, I would recommend that you make a trip to the Glass Museum Penang as it is one of the top places to visit in Penang Island, Malaysia.

This place is even great for taking pictures during your trip as the images won’t get any better than when clicked inside the museum where you cannot tell whether you are part of the image when standing in the large kaleidoscope.

The aspect of the use of recycled glass for making various items is creativity overload. Perhaps, you could be great at it as well if you attend the craft class and then could take it home as a great memory.

Timings: 9:30 AM – 6 PM (Monday – Friday) & 9:30 AM – 5 PM (Saturday)

The Top Komtar Penang

Sightseeing and entertainment at the theme parks do not have to be as the out-of-door roller coaster and water slides; the Top Komtar Penang is considered to be one of the places to visit in Penang that takes the fun to great heights literally.

This altitudinous structure provides a Magic Mirror Maze, 7D Window of the Top, Discovery Motion Theatre, Ocean Explorer, DanceOki, Rainbow Skywalk, etc for entertainment purposes. But, don’t underestimate the building as only a commercial entertainment hub as it also offers assorted groups of restaurants to fill your stomach in between the fun moments.

Timings: 11 AM – 8 PM (Monday – Friday) & 11 AM – 9 PM (Saturday – Sunday)

Kek Lok Si

Kek Lok Si is a beautiful temple constructed in a decentralized area of Penang Island. Besides the thousands of pictures it contains, over a hundred carvings, and some sculptures this architectural structure is reserved for Buddhist pilgrims and Chinese teachings, making it a haven of Thermal Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism.

I can only imagine the background that this stunning temple has in mind given the fact that the temple is constructed in the hill station on the bottom of Air Itam Mountain. The ponds teeming with fish, and the luxuriant gardens contribute to the serenity of this place.

Tropical Spice Garden

This is a niche for everyone who looks for unusual things when traveling to Penang. This open-to-air garden was once a rubber plantation but now is an aromatic spice garden, where much could be learned about the 500 species of flora and Fauna for eternity. While on this award-winning garden, you can take a guided Tour around the natural trails that also pass through the waterfalls.

For a commendable experience, you can engage yourself in the cooking classes that demonstrate how to cook with those spices to come up with a delicious meal. The shop in the garden was also able to give one a plant if one got lucky. A night walk in this rainforest is also a thrilling experience to watch some of the plants and animals at night.

Timings: 9 AM – 6 PM

Teddyville Museum

The Teddyville Museum is as exciting as it sounds and that place is where you can see how happy people are around their childhood furry friends who have their building. This teddy bear kingdom offers the largest assortment of teddy bears:

These bears tell the awe-inspiring story of Penang in the most appealing manner that entwines fun and learning. Take some time and learn ways of creating a teddy bear as the ultimate gift for the nearest and dearest in this museum.

Timings: 9 AM – 6 PM

Penang National Park

Penang National Park is considered to be one of the top places to visit in Penang Island, Malaysia. Several noticed and touched, Penang National Park drains the sensationalism that usually surrounds a national park as something teeming with animals and a long jungle. It is the smallest of parks in Malaysia and its major activity is walking through its trails to discover monkeys and giant lizards.

Getting to it is a little tricky but here is where the best part comes – it ends at a beach! That is unique to this place; it is the opportunity to sunbathe and sunbathe in almost seclusion, to take a swing on the beach side, and the lighthouse and a picnic at that. This Malaysian park is inhabited by thousands of turtles and if lucky then, you can indeed interact with them as there is the Kerachut beach.

Timings: 7:30 AM – 7 PM

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

This blue mansion adorned from tip to tip with flawless infrastructural design has several awards in its kitty and UNESCO accrediting it for heritage conservation. It has indeed received many commendations for being one of the best Penang tourist places.

Just delve into the past to be enchanted with the history of this mansion to oblivion. The lodging of the hotel offers 38 beautiful rooms both Anglo Indian that give a luxurious look and is not less than the Compare 5-star hotel.

Timings: 11 AM – 12 PM, 2 PM – 3 PM, & 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Clan Jetties

Many people from China migrated to Penang a long time ago and the remaining people are at the Clan Jetties. The latitudinal house of the town consists of six jetties (houses) on water, depressing six villages of woods and aluminum.

As superb as a circus to view the stilt houses out for which the Chew Jetty is recommended as most tourist suitable. Yet, among the rather funny entities that one can observe in the region is a temple. This is just a village of the nineteenth century with cuisine and shops typical for any modern village but the outstanding feature is that the village is built to stand on water.

Timings: 9 AM – 9 PM

Tropical Fruit Farm

It could be that you have been to all sorts of farms and perhaps are lucky to be on some of the big farms that cover several acres and host over 250 of the 370 edible fruits in Malaysia that can be tasted in the country, but the lucky few would have visited Tropical Fruit Farm in Penang where you get to explore a huge farm that hosts numerous young coconut trees and many more.

Not only does one get an opportunity to watch organic fruits grow, but he or she is even allowed to participate or get a feel of which one feels like trying. Don’t hesitate to approach any of the workers in that place with any questions at all about this whole thing and let me tell you – they will be only too happy to give you answers to your queries.

Timings: 9 AM – 5 PM

Penang Hill

Penang Hill also has another aspect with it, namely, the view of the jungle, the city, and the coastline ahead of it, and also the train ride of the lengthiest track in Asia and the steepest track in the world, which forces to consider the Penang hill as one of the places to visit in Penang. Well, here you can feel the cool air away from the hot tropical climate of Malaysia and have the fresh air of a cool atmosphere.

Dhammikarna Burmese Temple

The Dhammikarna Burmese Temple is the unique Burmese Buddha temple situated outside Myanmar and the statues of his meditation pose are at both ends of the temple. The unusual narrative of Buddha is presented through frescoes which you will get to see once you proceed inside this relaxed ambiance wherein there is also a specimen of a Bodhi Tree and a wishing fountain.

It is also possible to see the life of monks because they have their dwelling places and these are apartments situated in this temple itself. Ensure that you pull off your shoes as soon as you get inside to show respect to men and the spirits.