Your tour begins in Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia’s  vibrant, multicultural capital; a metropolis filled with gleaming skyscrapers and colonial architecture. The iconic Petronas Twin Towers  rise above a futuristic skyline dotted with minarets and domes, below are bustling street markets, heritage buildings  and leafy parks that offer a calm retreat.

The food scene is of this cosmopolitan city is fantastic! A fusion of flavours and aromas from street food to roof top restaurants. Culinary enthusiasts will want to explore Jalan Alor Food Street,  a lively night market with open air tables, stalls, restaurants, an electric atmosphere where mouth-watering dishes are prepared. Once home to kampung houses and traditional markets, today it thrives as a 'living archive of recipes' passed down through generations.

The Batu Caves, just outside the city are one of Malaysia's most striking landmarks, a towering golden statue of Lord Murugan guards the entrance to a series of limestone caverns with Hindu shrines.

You may like to climb the 272 colourful steps which will reward you will sweeping views. The limestone rocks are over 400 million years old with the temple constructed in 1920 history by a descendant of Indian immigrants who moved to Malaya during British rule. It is believed that Goddess Parvati  appeared in a dream and ordered him to build a temple for her son Lord Murugan. 

Nestled in the misty hills of central Malaysia, the Cameron Highlands offer a cool, tranquil escape from the tropical lowlands. Established as a hill station during the British colonial era, this region is a tapestry of rolling tea plantations.  Look forward to wandering through the emerald terraces at the BOH Tea Estate and sipping freshly brewed tea overlooking endless green slopes.

Malaysia’s natural forest beauty is on display at the Mossy Forest. Here rare orchids, ferns grown among towering ancient trees shrouded in mist and moss.

The Cameron Highlands are a place to pause, breathe deeply, and reconnect with nature’s quieter rhythms.

Listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 2008 and nicknamed ‘the Pearl of the Orient’, Penang is a place of palm-fringed beaches, mountainous jungles, traditional fishing villages and rich cultural history.  

Enjoy a Heritage Tour of Georgetown, Penang Island's main urban centre and, with its rickshaws,  watermarked Chinese shophouses and joss smoke scented air, it offers a real flavour of old world Asia. You will visit Pinang Peranakan Mansion for an authentic taste of the opulent lifestyle of a rich Baba (a community of acculturated Chinese a century ago);  Little India, home to the country’s oldest Hindu temple; the UNESCO-listed Teochew Temple; Sin Yat-Sen Museum and some traditional 19th and early 20th century Chinese clan houses.

Kek Lok Si Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia whose highlights include the striking seven-storey Pagoda of Rama VI with its 10,000 alabaster and bronze statues of Buddha, and the 120 foot tall bronze statue of KuanYin, the Goddess of Mercy. You will then move on to Penang Hill, the oldest British Hill Station in the region.  Set 821m above Georgetown, it is generally about five degrees cooler than the capital and is the last patch of tropical rainforest in Penang.

You will travel to the top on the Penang Hill Funicular Railway. Built in 1923, it is one of the world’s oldest funicular systems and has a 2,007 meter-long track that climbs the hill at a leisurely 30-minute pace. The journey takes you past luxuriant greenery and the occasional macaque, as well as  the bungalows originally built for British officials and other wealthy citizens. The Habitat on Penang Hill offers a complete and fascinating rainforest experience. Here you can explore the 1.6km nature trail built by the British East India Company in the early 1880s,  take in the sights and sounds of the rainforest from the Langur Way Canopy Walk 40m above the forest floor, or marvel at the 360 degree views of Penang Island and the mainland from Curtis Treetop Walk. There are guides on hand to explain the special characteristics of the many trees, insects and flowers you will encounter on the way.