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    Insight Guides Pocket Kuala Lumpur (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Kuala Lumpur (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Kuala Lumpur (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Guides Pocket Kuala Lumpur (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips



    Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Kuala Lumpur, from top attractions like the Petronas Twin Towers, to hidden gems, including Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman.



    - Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Kuala Lumpur

    - Covers Top Ten Attractions, including the Batu Caves and Central Market and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions

    - Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture

    - Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around

    - Inspirational colour photography throughout

    - Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience



    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateDec 1, 2018
    ISBN9781789193046
    Insight Guides Pocket Kuala Lumpur (Travel Guide eBook)
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      Insight Guides Pocket Kuala Lumpur (Travel Guide eBook) - Insight Guides

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Kuala Lumpur, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Kuala Lumpur, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Kuala Lumpur are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Kuala Lumpur. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Insight Guides

      Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

      Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Kuala Lumpur’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day in Kuala Lumpur

      Introduction

      A capital city

      An economic magnet

      Multiple cultures

      Tourist-friendly

      Orientation

      A Brief History

      The search for tin

      Yap Ah Loy takes control

      British rule

      A colonial capital

      Towards independence

      Shaping a modern Malaysia

      The rise of people power

      Historical landmarks

      Where To Go

      Around Dataran Merdeka

      Old Market Square

      The colonial core

      Dataran Merdeka

      Railway buildings

      Central Market

      Petaling Street

      Sin Sze Si Ya Temple

      Migrant enclave

      Petaling Street Bazaar

      Around Petaling Street

      Chan She Shu Yuen

      Jalan Masjid India and Kampung Baru

      Jalan Masjid India

      Semua House and Plaza City One

      Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman

      Fabric houses

      Kampung Baru

      Jalan Raja Alang

      Lake Gardens

      Flora and fauna

      Indoor attractions

      Brickfields

      Jalan Scott and Jalan Thambipillai

      Jalan Berhala

      Jalan Tun Sambanthan

      KL Sentral

      KLCC

      Petronas Twin Towers

      Suria KLCC

      KLCC Park

      Nightlife hubs

      KL Tower

      KL Forest Eco Park

      Bukit Bintang

      Bintang Walk

      Arab section

      Sungei Wang Plaza and Bukit Bintang Plaza

      Jalan Conlay

      Jalan Alor and Changkat Bukit Bintang

      Day trips

      Museum of Asian Art and Rimba Ilmu

      Sunway Lagoon

      Batu Caves

      FRIM

      Genting Highlands

      Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre

      Fraser’s Hill

      Kuala Selangor

      What To Do

      Shopping

      Shopping malls

      Specialist shops

      Markets and galleries

      Entertainment

      Nightlife

      Clubs

      Live music

      Pubs and bars

      The arts

      Cinemas

      Sports

      Spectator sports

      Participant sports

      Nature-based activities

      Children’s Kuala Lumpur

      Calendar of events

      Eating Out

      Malay cuisine

      Chinese cuisine

      Indian cuisine

      Nonya cuisine

      Other cuisines

      Drinks

      Reading the Menu

      To help you order…

      Restaurants

      Around Dataran Merdeka

      Petaling Street

      Jalan Masjid India and Kampung Baru

      Lake Gardens and Brickfields

      KLCC

      Bukit Bintang

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airports

      B

      Budgeting for your trip

      C

      Car hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and safety

      Customs

      D

      Disabled travellers

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting there

      Guides and tours

      H

      Health and medical care

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ travellers

      M

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening times

      P

      Post offices

      Public holidays

      R

      Religion

      T

      Telephones

      Time zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist information

      Transport

      V

      Visas and entry requirements

      W

      Websites and internet cafés

      Recommended Hotels

      Around Dataran Merdeka

      Petaling Street

      Jalan Masjid India and Kampung Baru

      Lake Gardens and Brickfields

      KLCC

      Bukit Bintang

      Outside Kuala Lumpur

      Kuala Lumpur’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Shutterstock

      Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre

      A chance to observe and learn about Asian elephants. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      Nikt Wong/Apa Publications

      Nightspots

      From sophisticated bars to hot clubs, KL offers great nightlife options. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      iStock

      Colonial core

      Majestic Mughal-style architecture of the late 19th century. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      Shutterstock

      Batu Caves

      A beautiful limestone cave temple with Hindu shrines and statues. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      Shutterstock

      Central Market

      Home to lively art and craft shops. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      Shutterstock

      Sin Sze Si Ya Temple

      An important Taoist temple that honours early leader Yap Ah Loy. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      Nikt Wong/Apa Publications

      Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

      Artefacts from the Muslim world displayed in a graceful building. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Shutterstock

      Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman

      A rare ancient Malay timber house in modern KL. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      iStock

      Petronas Twin Towers

      These skyscrapers, among the world’s tallest, are stunning both day and night. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      James Tye/Apa Publications

      Canopy Walkway

      Walk among the tree tops at the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day in Kuala Lumpur

      8.00am

      Hainanese breakfast

      Enjoy a breakfast of toast with coconut jam and local tea or coffee at the Cafe Old Market Square traditional Hainanese coffee shop in Medan Pasar Lama (for more information, click here). Note the magnificent Dutch gables on the row of pre-war shophouses in which it sits.

      8.30am

      Colonial core

      Stroll over to the confluence of the rivers Klang and Gombak, where the city began, and then to Dataran Merdeka to take in the Moghul architecture of the colonial core. There is an excellent model of the area in the Kuala Lumpur City Gallery.

      10.00am

      A bit of culture

      Walk to Jalan Tun H.S. Lee and explore the temples here, including the Taoist Sin Sze Si Ya temple honouring one of the city fathers and the Hindu Sri Maha Mariamman temple. Soak up the atmosphere of Petaling Street and its surrounds.

      1.00pm

      Nonya lunch

      Take a lunch break and respite from the heat at the Old China Café Nonya restaurant on Jalan Balai Polis. Then head south to see the Chan She Shu Yuen Clan Association Building and, if you have time, the Guan Yin temple before getting on the monorail at the Maharajalela station.

      2.30pm

      Malay heritage

      The monorail goes through the frenetic shopping area of Bukit Bintang. Get off at the Raja Chulan stop and head to the Badan Warisan Malaysia (Heritage of Malaysia Trust) to take the 3pm tour of the beautiful Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman traditional Malay house (book beforehand, closed on Sun).

      5.00pm

      Towers galore

      Walk or take a taxi to the KL Tower (Menara Kuala Lumpur), where you can get a great bird’s-eye view of the city, including the country’s tallest buildings, the Petronas Twin Towers.

      7.00pm

      Cocktails at sunset

      Head downhill and across Jalan Punchak to the Pacific Regency Hotel Suites, where you can relax at the ultra-chic Luna on the 34th floor, sipping a cocktail while watching the city lights come on from this spectacular viewpoint.

      8.30pm

      Fusion fare

      If you are hungry, head round the corner to Elegant Inn at Menara Hap Seng (for more information, click here) for creative Cantonese fare, including the outstanding dim sum the place is famous for, or Hakka Restaurant (for more information, click here) for traditional Hakka food.

      10.30pm

      All-night clubbing

      From here, walk along Jalan P. Ramlee till you hit the big clubs like the Beach Club Café and Poppy Collection. There is more swanky action at the Asian Heritage Row

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