Penang Island, Taman Negara & Cameron Highlands 5 Day 4 Night Adventure

The tour begins with a 30-45 minute visit stop at Batu Caves, one of the most popular Hindu Shrines outside of India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. Spend your time climbing its 272-steps, walking through the main cave, where you can enjoy sculptures of deities and murals depicting scenes of the Hindu Scriptures, and watching the many monkeys living in and around the caves. After which you will proceed the 1 1/2 hour journey to Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, via the East Coast Highway, driving past the Titiwangsa mountain ranges, limestone hills and through the Malaysian rainforest.

At midday, lunch of local cuisine will be served at Lanchang town, Pahang and following that, there will be an enroute stop at Deerland Mini Zoo. Upon arrival at the elephant sanctuary there will be a short briefing from the staff and a 30 minute video documentary about elephant relocation at the Visitors Information Centre. Activities begin with the elephant feeding, watching the adult elephant bathing in the river, and elephant grooming. Water activities with the baby elephants is subject to water levels and the weather.

Watch how these wondrous creatures live in harmony and if you're lucky, you might be able to play with some of the baby elephants, ride the adult elephants, feed them and even bathe with them in the river. Learn all about the importance of habitat and environmental preservation as you fall in love with these gentle creatures. At the end of the activities, you will be given time to clean up and change out your wet and dirty clothes.

Once cleaned up, you will begin the journey to Taman Negara, where upon arrival you will check in at the resort and have free time for a few hours. At 08:00 PM, meet up with your nature guide and enjoy a short jungle walk during which you can experience the rainforest at night and if you are lucky you may be able to see nocturnal animals in their natural habitat.

After breakfast, meet up with your nature guide and enjoy a day full of exploration and adventure including a visit to an aboriginal village, where you can experience first hand how the aboriginal people set up fires without modern technology and learn how to shoot using the blow pipe, rainforest hiking and much more.

At midday, lunch will be served at the infamous floating restaurant where you can enjoy spectacular views of the river. After lunch, you will enjoy the scenic boat ride through the rainforest to Lata Berkoh. Once the day's activities end, you will return to the resort and have free time by yourselves for rest and relaxation or even enjoy peaceful walks through nature around the resort.

After breakfast, you will check out of the resort, and proceed on the boat ride to Kuala Tembeling, where you will meet up with your driver guide and begin the journey to Cameron Highlands. On the journey, you will drive past rubber and palm plantations, a tropical fruit orchard, aboriginal villages and much more. If weather and time allows, you may be able to stop by and learn about the plantations, the people who work there and how much these industries contribute to the Malaysian economy.

The first Cameron Highlands town you will pass through is Ringlet Town, located at the base of the mountain. From there, you will continue on the 60km long winding roads up to the rest of the highlands. At midday, you will arrive at Tanah Rata town, about halfway up the mountain, where you will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you then begin sightseeing which includes visits to a tea plantation, tea factory, rose garden, butterfly park, strawberry farm, farmers markets and much more. In the evening, you will check in at the resort and then have free time for the rest of the day.

After breakfast, you will check out of the resort and begin the journey to Penang Island, driving past the Titiwangsa mountain ranges, limestone hills and through the Malaysian rainforest. At midday, lunch of local cuisine will be served at an old mining town. After lunch you continue the journey north, driving through the state of Perak, passing limestone hills and the many small towns that once upon a time were hubs for the Malaysian tin mining industry.

A highlight just before you leave the state of Perak would be the visit stop at Kuala Kangsar, nicknamed the royal town, where the Sultan of Perak and the Perak royal family reside. Upon arrival in Penang, you will cross the Sultan Ahmad Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, also known as the Penang Second Bridge, to get onto the Island. Once there, sightseeing begins in Penang Island including driving through the Street of Harmony to see temples, mosques, churches & colonial buildings, and visit stops at Fort Cornwallis, Little India, Chinatown and much more. After sightseeing, you will check in at the hotel and then have free time for the rest of the day.

After breakfast, you will check out from the hotel and begin the journey back to Kuala Lumpur. Enroute, you will enjoy a visit stop at the Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island. Upon arrival at Marina Village Jetty, you take a 15 minute boat ride to the island, where you can walk along the caged walkway through the conservatory and observe the orang utans living and playing in their natural habitat. If you are lucky, you may be able to watch the orang utan feeding.

At midday, lunch will be served at a local restaurant either on the island or in Marina Village. After lunch, you will continue on the journey back to the city. For a relaxing holiday, where you can enjoy history, nature and beauty all at once, and get a break from the heat and the hustle and bustle of the city center, this tour offers it all.