Penang Round Island Half-Day Gems

Penang Round Island Half-Day Gems

In this guided tour, we will visit to 3-4 main attractions in Round Penang Island:
1. Pick up and drive to National Park (Ride:45 mins).
2. Tour fishing village and jetty. See fishermen as they go about their daily lives and their boat docking at the jetty.
3. Visit handicraft center for hand drawn batik (Ride:5 mins). See handmade batik craft being transformed from a white piece of cloth to a masterpiece by master craftsmen. Buy a piece or two as souvenir for loved ones at home.
4. Fruit stall (Ride:15 mins) or Nutmeg factory (Ride: 20 mins). Learn about all Malaysian tropical fruits that are in season. Sample some spices and see them in the original form.
5. Snake Temple (Ride: 20 mins). See live Pit Viper snakes coiled up at temple. Not for the faint heart as these highly venomous snakes are alive and kicking.
6. Drop off at destination (Ride: 30 minutes).

Itinerary
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Stop At: Penang National Park (Taman Negara Pulau Pinang), Jalan Hassan Abas,Teluk Bahang, Penang Island Malaysia

A short visit to the entrance of world's smallest national park with the oldest forest in the world, 130 million years old. Here see fisherman village going about their daily life of load/unload catch, mending nets and fishing boats on the dock.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Penang Batik Factory, 651 Jalan Teluk Bahang, Penang Island 11000 Malaysia

See how a piece of common cotton or silk cloth being transformed by a master craftsman by hand into beautiful and unique batik of all designs and colors. Buy some batik to take back home as great souvenirs.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Ghee Hup Nutmeg Factory, 202-A Jalan Teluk Bahang, Balik Pulau, Penang Island 11000 Malaysia

Learn about about nutmeg as a spice used in our normal day cooking from the farmer themselves. Take picture of "he-fruits" and "she-fruits". Sample some nutmeg juices and condiments. Support local community by bringing back some nutmeg sweetmeats, balms or oil to relieve headache and insect bites.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Snake Temple, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Bayan Lepas, Penang Island 11900 Malaysia

Get close and personal to Pit Viper snakes at Snake temple. They are wild! Learn how they came to the temple and count the number of snakes camouflage by the plants at the back of the temple.

Duration: 30 minutes