3 Days in KL - First time in Asia!

Hi all,

My fiance and I are travelling to vietnam in April/May, and are having a 3 night stop in KL.

I have heard great things about this lively city, and really want to get the most out of the brief stay.

We have booked a room at Crown Plaza...It seems to be quite central, I am hoping I am correct!

We are looking at doing lots of shopping, especially bargain finding and also for gifts.

I am finding all the street names confusing and am concerned I will miss hidden treasures, so thought I would ask the opinion of any experts on KL.

We are planning to visit Batu Caves, and we were considering a guide tour, but I have heard it actually is not all that far from KL city?

Also, we would love to go up the twin towers.....how do you do this?

Thanks in advance for any ideas....we will be in KL on April 16th (thursday), 17th (fri) %26amp; 18th (sat)...flying from LCC on the sunday.

Oh yes, and we are flying in and out with Air Asia, and have something called ';Skybus'; tickets. Is it easy to find the skybus at LCC, and how often do they run?

Thanks!!

3 Days in KL - First time in Asia!

Hi odyssey_1977,

Twin towers %26gt;%26gt;you must get the free limited ticket early in the morning for visit to the bridge.

Within walking distance from your hotel

Skybus%26gt;%26gt;coach ticket easily purchase upon arrival at ticketing counters at LCCT,very frequent departure interval.

1)Central market or pasar seni

2)Petaling street%26gt;%26gt;commonly refer as china town

3)Starhill%26gt;%26gt;refer as Bukit Bintang

Cheers

3 Days in KL - First time in Asia!

Thankou!

Is Bukit Bintang close to Crowne Plaza?

Also, I notice that there is a Monorail Station near Crowne Plaza. Is there somewhere online where I can look at the circuit/route that the monorail takes?

This seems like a great way to see the highlights of the city...does it go to most of the major shopping/tourist areas?

Also, do you know if we can buy a ticket for the whole day and use it on and off? We would like to just ride around and if we see something interesting then hop off. Just wasn%26#39;t sure if it would work like that.

Thanks for your help!!

Check out wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KL_Monorail

Your hotel is right on a monorail station called Raja Chulan. It won%26#39;t be a problem to walk to BB down Jalan Sultan Ismail or to the Pavilion via Jalan Raja Chulan - I guess it would take less than 10 minute walk.

HI

agree with the previous, CP is well located hotel, right by the monorail.

Street or Jalan names are easy, and KL is a very compact and walkable city.

Petronas Towers/ Suria KLCC mall / Petrosains Discovery Centre / Kuala Lumpur City Centre park / Petronas Philharmonic Hall / KL Exhibition and Conference Centre - you can only get up to the sky bridge on the 41st/42nd floor of the Petronas Towers and need to get there early (0800) to get tickets - you queue up and tours are issued by time on a first come first served basis. The park has some great views of the towers, as does the Skybar at Traders hotel if you fancy a quick drink day or night. The view are not that brill%26#39;, but it is a been there done it tick. KL Menara has far better views of the city (and the Petronas Towers) as you are at 94m.

KL Menara, it is only a few metres shorter than the Petronas as it is built on a hill [Bukit Nanas aka Pineapple Hill] it give fabulous view of KL and the towers day and night. You can also walk around the forest reserve at the base of the tower. You can go when you want and stay as long as you like on the observation deck. There is a (bookable) revolving restaurant that gives the best views over the city, but there are better restaurants in KL, but it is worth it for the the views. Snack bar at the base of the tower. Added to this is access to some of KL’s original rainforest, an has been left in-situ whilst KL grew up around it. Surrounding the tower is Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and it is claimed it is undisturbed rainforest.

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.

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

Central Market [architectural heritage also doubles as an air-conditioned Malaysian handicrafts and souvenirs market and restaurants] / 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 Chinatown and Little India)

Coliseum Cafe %26amp; Hotel 98 - 100, Jalan Tuanku Abd Rahman – 1920s colonial hotel and restaurant

Petaling Street Market is in Chinatown. You can walk to Chinatown/Petaling Street from Merdeka station. Chinatown is a great place for the markets and food. It does get VERY crowded at night so you could try to visit in the afternoon, and take in Sri Mahamariamman Temple plus other temples / UDA Ocean traditional Chinese shopping mall junction between Jalan Sultan and Jalan Dato H S Lee. Plenty of nice food. [station Pasa Ser on the LRT line or Merkeda / Maharajalela on the Monorail, plus 5 mins walk from both]. You will need to bargain hard and the bargains are not what they were.

Market Square and shophouses along Lebuh Pasar Besar / Shophouses along Jalan Hang Kasturi / Shophouses along Lebuh Ampang (walking distance to Chinatown and Central Market)

Batu Caves – limestone outcropping 15km north of Kuala Lumpur. Reached by 272 steps leading up to one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to god Murugan. Made up of three main caves and a few smaller ones. The Temple cave and other caves features Hindu shrines. There is 42.7 meter (140.09 ft) high, and the world%26#39;s tallest statue of Murugan at the bottom of the steps. Below the Temple Cave is the Dark Cave, with rock formations, the Ramayana Cave depicts the story of Rama

Craft Complex, Jalan Conlay - Malaysian handicrafts and artefacts, exhibition gallery, craft museum, stage, souvenir and crafts shops, craft demonstrations and practical interactive sessions, as well as a restaurant.

Trains and monorail or LRT system covers most of the city, its cheap and easy to get round. Most journeys are 2-3myr, so very cheap. http://www.kiat.net/malaysia/KL/transit.html

Also look at the RapidKL ALL-DAY bus ticket which visits all the same places as the tourist Hop on Hop Off bus visits and more, like Batu Caves. Expect to pay 1myr for the All-Day Local Bus, about 2myr on the All-Day Trunk Bus or All-Day City Bus and 5myr for a All-Day Express Bus . The ALL-DAY ticket will give unlimited rides on the routes in the same service (Local, Trunk, City or Express) for the whole day. Buy the tickets on the bus. http://www.rapidkl.com.my/rapidbus_route.htm

The Hop-on-hop-off bus is a great way as a familiarisation of Kuala Lumpur for a first time visitor or as a reminder of the city. It follows a long and interesting route that covers most of the tourist sights [with pre-recorded info in English and several other languages]. You need to do the whole circuit to get back to your starting point but can get on and off at any time as its name suggests. The buses run at 15-30 minute intervals and takes 45-60 minutes to complete a full circuit. Stop 1 is at the Malaysian Tourism Complex on Jalan Ampang and stop 22 is at KLCC / Petronas Towers, which is not far from stop 1. The signs are very clearly marked and highly colourful. It is not cheap compared to using pubic transport, the train / monorail / bus, but does give a great introduction to Kuala Lumpur and a good way to spend a day to get to know KLs sights along the 22 stops enroute. The HOHO bus will NOT pick up directly at your hotel, only the designated stops. The down side will be that at times of heavy traffic the bus can not do the route as quickly. You buy tickets on the bus on the day or from large hotel concierge and approved travel agents. You can buy adult or child tickets to cover 24 (38/17myr) or 48 (65/29myr) hours. The buses run from 8:30am to 8:30pm. Check out their website http://www.myhoponhopoff.com/. The KL traffic can make the HOHO seem not good value for money.

The skybus is the cheapest way (9myr per person) to get to from KUL LCCT to KL Sentral, it takes an hour and you will then need to get a taxi to the Crowne Plaza. http://www.skybus.com.my/

You could get a taxi from LCCT which will take 30-40mins and cost 70-90myr dependant if you have a budget or premier car. Just buy the ticket from the clearly signposted designated taxi counter.

Have fun, and enjoy!

Wow, thankyou so much Mitch, and all who replied. I will be printing out all this fantastic info to take with me.

I can%26#39;t wait to start my holiday, and it is going to be so much easier thanks to TA!!!

S

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