Malaysia
A week in Malaysia
Seven days across Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Kuala Lumpur
One day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Independence SquareSquare · On the map
- Islamic Arts Museum MalaysiaMuseum · 0.8 km on from Independence Square · On the map
- Kuala Lumpur Bird ParkZoo or aquarium · 0.1 km on from Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia · On the map
- National Museum of MalaysiaMuseum · 0.5 km on from Kuala Lumpur Bird Park · On the map
- Perdana Botanical GardensPark · 0.7 km on from National Museum of Malaysia · On the map
- National MonumentMonument · 0.7 km on from Perdana Botanical Gardens · On the map
6 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2: Kuala Lumpur
One day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Berjaya Times Square Theme ParkPark · On the map
- Aquaria KLCCZoo or aquarium · 1.3 km on from Berjaya Times Square Theme Park · On the map
- KLCC ParkGarden · 0.3 km on from Aquaria KLCC · On the map
- PetrosainsMuseum · 0.4 km on from KLCC Park · On the map
4 stops, about 2 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3: Malacca
- Cheng Ho Cultural MuseumMuseum · On the map
- Malacca Literature MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Cheng Ho Cultural Museum · On the map
- Malacca Sultanate Palace MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Malacca Literature Museum · On the map
- People's MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum · On the map
- Malaysia Youth MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from People's Museum · On the map
- Malaysia Prison MuseumMuseum · 1.5 km on from Malaysia Youth Museum · On the map
6 stops, about 2.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4: Malacca
- Baba Nyonya Heritage MuseumMuseum · On the map
- Maritime MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum · On the map
- Malaysia Architecture MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Maritime Museum · On the map
- Malacca Islamic MuseumMuseum · Next to Malaysia Architecture Museum · On the map
- Beauty MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Malacca Islamic Museum · On the map
- Malay and Islamic World MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Beauty Museum · On the map
6 stops, about 1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5: Kuching
- St. Joseph's Cathedral, KuchingCathedral · On the map
- Islamic Heritage MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching · On the map
- Borneo Cultures MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Islamic Heritage Museum · On the map
- Sarawak State MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Borneo Cultures Museum · On the map
- Chinese History MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Sarawak State Museum · On the map
- The AstanaPalace · 0.7 km on from Chinese History Museum · On the map
6 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6: Kota Kinabalu
One day in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota KinabaluCathedral · On the map
- Sabah Islamic Civilisation MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu · On the map
- Sabah MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum · On the map
- Double Six MonumentMonument · 1.1 km on from Sabah Museum · On the map
4 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7: Kota Kinabalu
One day in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- The Green ConnectionZoo or aquarium · On the map
- Atkinson Clock TowerMonument · 1.3 km on from The Green Connection · On the map
- Malaysia MonumentMonument · 0.2 km on from Atkinson Clock Tower · On the map
3 stops, about 1.5 km between them in straight lines.
More for Malaysia
- Things to do in Malaysia · 38 places to see, led by Batu Caves and Niah National Park
Photo credits
- Independence Square: Haakon S., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kuala Lumpur Bird Park: Ural Anonymous, Public domain
- National Museum of Malaysia: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Perdana Botanical Gardens: Renek78, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Monument: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Berjaya Times Square Theme Park: Singaporean, CC0
- Aquaria KLCC: Phalinn Ooi, CC BY 2.0
- KLCC Park: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Petrosains: Simon_sees, CC BY 2.0
- Cheng Ho Cultural Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malacca Literature Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum: Adiput, Public domain
- People's Museum: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malaysia Youth Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malaysia Prison Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maritime Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malaysia Architecture Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malacca Islamic Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beauty Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malay and Islamic World Museum: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Joseph's Cathedral, Kuching: Medelam, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Islamic Heritage Museum: Yeo Jiun Tzen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Borneo Cultures Museum: 愛子棋枰, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sarawak State Museum: Shoestring, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chinese History Museum: Yeo Jiun Tzen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Astana: Watchsmart, CC BY 2.0
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sabah Museum: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Double Six Monument: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Green Connection: Profmauri, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Atkinson Clock Tower: (WT-shared) Robert Biuk-Aghai, CC BY-SA 1.0
- Malaysia Monument: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.