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Malaysia - 04 Nights

 

During the month of August, we wanted to visit our families back in Hyderabad, India. While being there, and not wanting to spend our entire trip just in India, we decided to take a detour to Malaysia. A quick getaway for 04 nights. 01 Night in Kuala Lumpur and 03 Nights in Langkawi. Incredibly short, but considering our limited time frame, we opted for such. In Kuala Lumpur, we decided to stay close to Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) which had both the Petronas towers, as well as Menara Kuala Lumpur within walking distance. Even the Central Market was nearby. Langkawi is a very tiny island, so we could see major attractions easily. 


Since we were visiting Hyderabad at the time, our origin was Hyderabad. Flights were selected accordingly, we went with Air Asia, which had a decent combination of price and value. Excursions were booked beforehand as we often do for our other travels, and our stay was short and simple. 


We decided to book our tour packages for Langkawi mangrove tour beforehand, and purchase tickets to various attractions as well. We used tripadvisor.com and klook.com to get decent rates for private tours. 


Overall, we had a great experience with the holiday itself, not so much with the flights. 

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Getting There

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Air Asia had direct flights to Kuala Lumpur from Hyderabad, and domestic flights from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi. Overall, it was a cheap budget flight, so we decided to stick with it, comfort levels were decent and luckily, we managed to get 03 seats to ourselves on 2 out of 4 flights.

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The cheap price came with the cost of flight delays, 3 out of our 4 flights through the trip were delayed by at least an hour, but not more than two. So, we convinced ourselves that it was OK since the flights were so cheap. I would not recommend Air Asia if you wanted to get to your destination on time, but it did make up for the delays by being cheap.

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To enter Malaysia, we had to apply for an e-visa at the time, but recently it was announced that Indian citizens can travel to Malaysia visa – free till 31st Dec 2023. Please cross verify this information as usual and do your own research.

 

Malaysia’s go – to app for Uber rides and food deliveries is GRAB. The Air Asia app has a taxi feature as well which works in the same way. Make sure to get both and look for promo codes to save on rides. 

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The Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) is generally weaker than the UAE Dirham (AED) and slightly stronger than the Indian Rupee (INR). This makes Malaysia a relatively affordable destination for travelers from both the UAE and India.

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We opted for a local sim card after landing in Malaysia, as our roaming package was worse value. 
 

Accommodation

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As usual, during our planning we check out major attractions and find value for money, convenience of location and how walkable the area is, if there are a high number of attractions in the area, we pitch our tent there. 

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Holiday Inn express came out as decent value for money and great location wise, being in the heart of KLCC. Technically we stayed 01 night in Kuala Lumpur, but since we arrived early in the morning, we booked 02 nights so that we could check in early and have breakfast on the same morning and go to bed.

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As for Langkawi, we opted to splurge a little and went with Lot 33 Boutique Hotel, a fantastic hotel with a live band at nights, amazingly spacious rooms with a large Jacuzzi. Cheaper rooms are available of course, albeit slightly smaller and without a Jacuzzi. Location was not an issue as Langkawi is a small island and getting from one place to another is straightforward with Grab app or Air Asia taxi feature. 

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A lot of folks also rent scooters. If that’s your thing there are plenty of places available once you arrive at Langkawi to rent a scooter. 

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Itinerary

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  • Day 1

    • Arrive in Kuala Lumpur

    • Transfer to KLCC using Air Asia Taxi App. We Arrive early morning, so had a heavy breakfast and went to bed immediately, skipped Lunch.

    • Cab to Central Market for shopping and walking local streets

    • Back to Hotel. Quick dinner at McDonalds since we wanted something simple.

    • Overnight in Kuala Lumpur

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  • Day 2

    • Early Breakfast at Hotel

    • Spend the day walking around KLCC. Visit Petronas towers, Menara KL and KLCC Park.

    • Transfer to airport to catch flight to Langkawi.

    • Quick Lunch at Airport

    • Arrive in Langkawi

    • Quick Self Dinner since we were very tired from all the travel

    • Overnight in Langkawi

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  • Day 3​

    • Breakfast at Hotel

    • Visit Oriental Village, Langkawi Cable Car, Skybridge and Telaga Tujuh Waterfall

    • Lunch at one of the food carts at Oriental Village.

    • Spend the evening walk near Pantai Cenang night market

    • Dinner at Cenang Food Truck Square

    • Overnight in Langkawi

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  • Day 4​

    • Breakfast at Hotel

    • Pickup by Tour Operator for our Mangrove tour at Kilim Geoforest National Park.

    • Complimentary Lunch by Tour Operator

    • Visit Gua Kelawar (Bat Cave), Crocodile Cave, Eagle Feeding Point, Kilim Mountain.

    • Transfer to Langkawi Wildlife Park

    • Dinner at Aroi Thai Restaurant

    • Overnight in Langkawi

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  • Day 5​

    • Breakfast at Hotel​

    • Visit underwater world Langkawi

    • Shopping at Duty Free Market nearby

    • Transfer to Airport, Departure to Hyd

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Cost

 

The Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) is generally weaker than the UAE Dirham (AED) and slightly stronger than the Indian Rupee (INR). This makes Malaysia a relatively affordable destination for travelers from both the UAE and India.

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Below is the total cost of our trip. 

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Final Thoughts, Tips and Advice

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  • Check whether you require a visa to travel.

  • If you plan to deal in Cash, make sure to get your currency exchanged anywhere but the airports. Cards are accepted in majority of places, but we personally dealt in cash.

  • Compare your roaming packages or opt for an e-sim if it is cheaper than getting a sim card in Malaysia

  • Malaysia weather is hot and humid. Take lots of sunscreen and loose clothes. 

  • Compare both Air Asia and Grab app for taxi rates. The rates in Kuala Lumpur are much higher than the rates in Langkawi.

  • The center of Kuala Lumpur (KLCC) is very accessible for walking, you can easily visit the Petronas towers, Menara Kuala Lumpur by walking the streets. Pedestrian facilities are very advanced. 

  • We were short on time and did not visit places like the Batu caves in Kuala Lumpur, Genting, Eagle Square in Langkawi. Do look at all places in Malaysia and plan your itinerary accordingly.

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Overall we had a wonderful time in Malaysia. Would recommend.

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