Honeymoon itinerary

Hi there people,

I hope some of you will be able to help me review the itinerary I%26#39;ve put together for my honeymoon. I%26#39;ll be arriving in KL on 04/04/09 and leaving 07/04/09, as the first leg of my honeymoon. So I%26#39;ve put together the dates and consulted the things-to-do lists and tried to assign stuff for each day. We%26#39;ll be staying at Traders.

04/04 - arrive and settle. Go to the Central Market for souvenir shopping, lunch, etc. Come back and enjoy the hotel for the evening.

05/04 - visit the Batu caves in the morning. Have lunch and return to the hotel. Travel to Sepang Circuit for the F1 (we%26#39;ve got tickets to the race) in the evening.

06/04 - cue up early for the Petronas Towers and visit. Go to the shopping mall in the lower floors and shop. Possibly go to the Menara KL Tower. Return to hotel for dinner.

07/04 - check out late and hang around the Central Market until early evening flight.

Does anyone have any suggestions about the itinerary? Is there anything huge I%26#39;ve missed? I%26#39;d like to know if there%26#39;s a better way of spending the days.

Cheers!

p.s. look out for my other post in the Langkawi forum.

Honeymoon itinerary

Well it all depends on what%26#39;s your interest.

Tell us what you like, disikes..etc

04/04 I suggest go to central market after lunch and then continue on to Petaling Street (Chinatown) in the early evening instead. Chinatown street market only opens in the later part of the afternoon. Why not go to Menara KL in the morning? Maybe do a lunch at the revolving resturant before heading to central market?

05/04 I%26#39;m more concerned about your F1. Have you arranged your transportation? The official race starts at 5pm, but there are activities there starting as early as 9am

http://www.f1-malaysia.com/schedule/index.htm

it can takes 2 hours or longer to get there as the roads will be full of cars and access will be slow. So do plan ahead.

It may be hot and tiring too, so if you do go to Batu Caves, do ensure to get back to the hotel early, and drink lots of fluids before heading out to Serpang.

06/04 Do some research on the Kuala Selangor Fireflies. Its very nice and you do have the evening free on this day anyway.

Honeymoon itinerary

Agree with Maic%26#39;s comments.

My suggestion is go to the Petronas Towers on the morning of 05/04. It%26#39;s nearer to your hotel and less tiring than a trip to Batu Caves before departing for the Sepang Circuit in the afternoon. Suggest you go right after lunch to avoid the jam.

For 06/04, you can then make your trip to Batu Caves and maybe check out the fireflies in the evening.

Hi

I would also include

Bukit Bintang – A great place for shopping and eating. Sungai Wang/BB Plaza [500 shops and a real Malaysian treat of all sorts of bargains hidden away], KL Plaza, Times Square [which also has a theme park], Pavillion [Mid to top end shops and also the best food court which is reasonably priced, very good mix of restaurants plus a supermarket], Lot 10 [also has a supermarket], Starhill Gallery [very top end but some very nice reasonably priced restaurants], Plaza Low Yat [IT mall], YTL Plaza, BB Park, Imbi Plaza for shopping, plus there are many open fronted shops which offer some great bargains and are identical to those in Chinatown and then there is Jalan Alor is a great place for street food and many restaurants along Bukit Bintang. Ain Arabia or Arab Street is just around the corner in Jalan Berangan, the shopping haven and food and culture of the Arabs in Malaysia. No end to the variety at Bukit Bintang.

or

Independence or Merdeka Square / Sultan Abdul building / Royal Selangor Club / St. Mary%26#39;s Cathedral / Kuala Lumpur Railway Station - Colonial heritage (walking distance to Little India)

or

Little India - Masjid Jamek Bandaraya / hawkers / fabulous Silk and fabric stores / jewellery / India Street (Jalan Masjid Jamek), oldest parts of the city, Jalan Masjid India is the original shopping haven that has dated back over a century ago

and

Chinatown / Petaling Street / night market / street food / Sri Mahamariamman Temple plus other temples / UDA Ocean traditional Chinese shopping mall junction between Jalan Sultan and Jalan Dato H S Lee. (walking distance to Central Market)

Central Market is much smaller than the inside market at Covent Garden and you will be done in an hour.

I would not bother enjoying the hotel or eating a the hotel, head out to the streets for much better value and tastier food, as you will not really get to see teh best bit of Malaysia. Food is cheap and safe to eat.

You will get better views from KL Menara Tower, as you can only go to floor 41/42 at the skybridge at Petronas.

Have fun!

Thank you very much for the contributions guys. Maic and owl, I like your ideas. Think I’ll go to one of the towers on the morning of the race, then enjoy a good part of the race from earlier on. Batu on 06/04 sounds perfect. Cheers!

Plus I%26#39;ll have a consideration of the various shopping bits Mitch. I%26#39;ve put in time at the hotel just because its such luxury, and I thought we%26#39;d enjoy it. But we%26#39;re likely to head out for dinner.

We’re not really big on the touristy stuff as its our honeymoon, but I’ve put in the bits I know we’d like. Oh and I%26#39;m looking into the fireflies - any good tours?

Thanks again.

Rehashed:

04/04 - arrive and settle. Head to the Menara KL Tower, and have lunch in the restaurant. Then on to the Central Market for souvenir shopping, lunch, etc - and to Chinatown. Come back and enjoy the hotel for the evening.

05/04 - Petronas Towers in the morning. Have lunch and return to the hotel. Travel to Sepang Circuit for the F1 in the evening.

06/04 - Batu Caves and fireflies in the evening if we feel like it.

07/04 - check out late and hang around the Central Market until early evening flight.