16 hours in Malaysia

tigerstyle · 10 May 2011 at 19:01

I've got the stopover from hell (maybe the gods?) on erm, thursday, land 7am depart 11pm, time for a one day city break!

Who knows about Kuala Lumpur? What to see, where to go, whats it famous for (Petronas Towers?) and etc.

I don't think I need a visa, I do think there's an express train that'd be easy to take to the city. Are there secure lockers at the airport to leave my hand luggage in so I can travel light? Anyone done similar before?

Churs!

Dr House · 10 May 2011 at 19:04

The towers are worth seeing and there is a massive mall next door.

joey2cool · 10 May 2011 at 19:13

if only this post was a few weeks in the future. i'm going out there for business soon, and I could have let you know!

Instead you can let me know whats good for when i get there!

Oh and there is an F1 circuit in KL if you can find it!

Dr House · 10 May 2011 at 19:17

if your looking for a good night out zouk was a amazing club.

http://www.zoukclub.com.my

also if you have not booked your hotel yet the Mandarin Oriental is way over rated, we moved to the shangri-la after a couple of nights which was nicer and half the price.

tigerstyle · 10 May 2011 at 19:19

joey2cool said:
Oh and there is an F1 circuit in KL if you can find it!

It backs onto the airport

Luggage storage, terminal one, 3rd floor, £3.50 a day

Will see how it goes!

Gackt · 10 May 2011 at 19:19

Find a nice back alley and a nice ladyboy.

Dr House · 10 May 2011 at 19:21

Gackt said:
Find a nice back alley and a nice ladyboy.

You need to go to Thailand for that

Lagmeister · 10 May 2011 at 19:25

Depends what sort of times you are there, to be honest I found it incredibly expensive for drinks, but if you have time go to the KL Tower, you can see the Petronas Towers from there and technically its higher up due to being built on a hill, also in the mall in the petronas towers there are some really nice places to eat

shine · 10 May 2011 at 19:31

Dr House said:
The towers are worth seeing and there is a massive mall next door.

To go up in the Tower you need to be queuing by 8 am. It'll take you over an hour to get into the KL from the airport at that time in the morning via Taxi but the train takes less than 30 minutes.

Things to do - Batu Caves just outside the city - good if you like monkeys.

Take a taxi from KL shouldn't cost more then a couple quid each way.

tigerstyle · 10 May 2011 at 19:36

I think it'll be a few quid spent for just one day, but might as well make the most of it, think I'll crash for the last few hours in the airport hotel or something.

Feef · 10 May 2011 at 19:36

I honestly didn't do much there except spend a few days chilling out between India and China, so can't advise much about activities, but I'll echo the above - I'd go with KL Tower over the Petronas Twin Towers, much better views and you can actually see the twin towers themselves. Also, as pointed out, you need to be there very early to get tickets, I really wouldn't bother trying to rush in for them.

Also, you are correct in that you won't need a visa, just a stamp on the way in (assuming you're a UK national). Not sure about the express train, as I was in and out via the LCCT, but I'd imagine it's the way to go.

joey2cool · 10 May 2011 at 19:37

oh and one tip i remember from the guys at work, dont go to the hard rock cafe. its massively expensive, easily £50 for a decent meal!

shine · 10 May 2011 at 19:40

joey2cool said:
oh and one tip i remember from the guys at work, dont go to the hard rock cafe. its massively expensive, easily £50 for a decent meal!

Yeah, made the same mistake - stay away!

Gaijin · 10 May 2011 at 20:18

16 hours is a bit of a blip. As mentioned by Shine you'll need to be in the Petronas Towers ticket office AT LEAST an hour before it opens to queue. As it's free it gets rammed fast and if you are at the back of the queue you'll be lucky to get tickets. I'd recommend an hour and a half to two hours if you want a morning slot.

Batu Caves is brilliant but maybe a bit far out if you've only got that time. It'll take half hour or so to take the LRT out to Gombak and then a good 15 minute taxi journey and thats before you've even walked round.

Other than that, theres the malls and Tien Hou Temple is pretty nice if you're into all of that.

Art · 10 May 2011 at 20:41

shine said:
To go up in the Tower you need to be queuing by 8 am.

I'd second/third/whatever the KL tower instead of the Petronas towers. The view of the Petronas towers from the KL tower at night is beautiful. On top of that there are Animal Houses right at the base of it with snakes, spiders and turtles. The tower itself also has a F1 simulator in it. You can get a combined discount ticket for all three.

Just behind the Petronas Towers there is an awesome aquarium with a few touch tanks, lots of tropical fish and a big long underwater glass tunnel.

There's a big park near the centre of KL called the Lake Gardens. Apart from being a nice place for a walk there are orchid and hibiscus gardens (I've no idea when they flower though), a deer park (with Mouse Deer) and a huge aviary and a butterfly park.

Not sure if any of that is your kind of stuff but you did ask!

tigerstyle · 10 May 2011 at 20:43

Heel yeah it is Art, I'd be up for some Temples too Gaijin! I've only seen temples to the east of KL, so good to get an western vibe

Thanks

Jimbeam3678 · 11 May 2011 at 04:32

Chin town ia pretty funny tbh I found KL a bit dull Im bee honest. There is some sort of science museum type thing at the towers as well wchich is reasonable

Ironic Namesake · 11 May 2011 at 07:39

If you arrive at KLIA take the KLIA Ekspres to KL Sentral (I think costs RM25 or so) if at LCCT , skybus to KL Sentral for RM8/9.

You can take the LRT to KLCC for the twin towers, Pasar Seni for Chinatown/Central Market to buy a few souvenirs. Try some local food - best bet would be Jalan Alor off Bukit Bintang , lots of little food stalls. KL bird park is not bad , close to Pasar Seni LRT as well or the old KL station.

Drinks are expensive compared to other countries , but with your timing you won't be around for nightlife anyway

Any questions I'll try to help although a bit later as I'm typing this on my phone ... !

Ironic Namesake · 11 May 2011 at 07:43

Oh and KL sentral has lockers to store luggage , costs RM5 I think. They're at the back by the toilets , behind escalators going upstairs.

RimBlock · 11 May 2011 at 07:45

Ironic Namesake lives there. I am sure he will join in when he gets a chance.

For something a bit out of KL you could try the Genting Highlands.

A small amusement park with a few roller coasters and other rides, casinos, videogame arcades, fantastic views usually.

You should be able to get a bus or coach up there and it is just outside KL.

The air is also nice and fresh and fairly cool as you are quite high up. Not sure about KL around that time but Singapore is currently very warm and humid.

RB