EASTERN MELTING-POT MALAYSIA
PENINSULA AND MOUNTAINOUS JUNGLE KINGDOM OF DIVERSITY

Discovery

If Malaysia, one of the 4 “tigers” of Asia, makes known itself on the international scene for its fast economic development, these are especially the adventurous spirits that it will attract. Country of legends, it will bring happiness holiday makers having the heart of an Indiana Jones, and envies it to furrow the jungle on the trail of famous headhunters in Borneo, or in search of the nasic orang outan or of the monkey in one of the many national parks of the country. The visitors will be able to also benefit from the paradisiac islands of the country to make scuba diving, to visit the colonial cities of Malacca and George Town, to walk between the plantations of tea of Cameron Highlands, where to go up at the top of the Petronas turns to Kuala Lumpur. A destination of dreamed, between the most wild, capital nature modern, colonial counters and white sand beaches!

Identity

Malaysia, country of almost 330,000 km2, is divided into two quite distinct parts which the China Sea separates on a few 800 km from width. On a side, peninsular Malaysia, Western part, where 85% of the population and the essence of the economic activity of the country concentrate. All in contrasts, the colonial buildings mix with the turns highest of the world, the temples Hindu and Chinese cohabit with the mosques of the Malayan Muslims. This ethnic mixing being also translated in the gastronomy, and the economic development of the coast which mixes with the preserved nature which recovers mountains in the middle of the peninsula.

Other, Eastern Malaysia, which occupies one the northern third of the large island of Borneo, has land borders with Thailand in its Western part and Indonesia and Brunei in Borneo. Less populated, less developed, this part of the country is mainly occupied by the equatorial jungle in which live ethnic tribes, animal and exotic plants.

Culture & Traditions

ORANG-OUTANS

The orangs-outans are monkeys in process of extinction and Malaysia has one of the four reserves of safeguarding of the species in the world. Sepilok Orang-Utan Center Rehabilitation is located in the tropical forest of Kabili-Sepilok. A stay in Malaysia will be the occasion for you to admire these large monkeys in their natural space while learning how to preserve them.

NATURE

Malaysia offers a large range of exceptional landscapes. You will be able to admire the crystalline water bordered of white sand where a multiplicity of fishes open out. While returning in the grounds, you will be able to devote yourselves to the excursion and to impregnate you alleviating atmosphere of the tropical forest.  Lastly, you will be able to remain amazed in front of panoramas to cut the breath while going up on the mountains of the country.    

DANCE

Several dances practised by the people of Malaysia are originating in different countries. For example, the Dance of spring comes from China and Joget of Portugal. To the sound of counted and other musical instruments, a dancer carries out the choreography of Bharata Natyam, an Indian dance. As for Tarian, this choreography is carried out by two gracious dancers who hold of the saucers with lit candles. Each area of Malaysia has also its own repertoire of dances. Thus, Otar Gayong-Otar dances himself especially in the State de Terengganu, Ngajat is that of the ethnos group of Sarawak and Sumazau of the Kadazan-Dusun community. 

DIVING AND SNORKELLING

Malaysia is an excellent destination for in love ones with the diving. Indeed, it profits from an accessibility, reasonable prices and site varied. Adapted to the confirmed plungers and the initial plungers, the diving in Malaysia is generally carried out since a boat. Pulau Perhentian, Pulau Redang, Pulau Tioman, the archipelago of Seribuat and Pulau Sipadan will enable you to plunge in crystalline water to admire a varied watery fauna (barracudas, lines, shark-whales, hammerheads, tortoises, groupers, fishes tropical, octopuses blue, morays, hippocampi, let us diodons and much more…)

Essential

Because of proximity of the country with the equator, the Malayan climate is uniformly very hot and very wet all the year. Moreover, two monsoons are not particularly marked.

20°-25° WINTER / 30°-35° SUMMER
le ringgit
+6H SUMMER / +7H WINTER
LE MALAIS / ENGLISH / CHINESE
KUALA LUMPUR
SATAY

Form your trip

The stages

The travel in Malaysia it is the discovery of a world shared between modernity and tradition. Architectural and cultural contrast is seizing, of highest the world tours to the colonial buildings, of the ultramodern buildings, with the mosques and Buddhist temples, the past and the future mix with in a way surprising in Malaysia. The interior of the country offers a preserved nature, while the coasts and the islands offer beaches and seabeds appearing among most famous of the world. Your travel in Malaysia will inevitably lead you to discover Kuala Lumpur, true mixture of colonial influences. You will be able to also make stay with Sabah or to discover the national park of Kinabalu, hot springs of Poring, or the islands of the park Tunku Abdul Rahman and their coral reef.

KUALA LUMPUR

The capital of the country fascine by its modernity, its permanent agitation and its cosmopolitan side. With the elegant Petronas Towers, emblematic of Kuala Lumpur, which culminate with 451.9 meters height. Some beautiful colonial buildings nevertheless were saved by the wave of new constructions; you will discover them in the Colonial District. Do not fail either to walk you in the Chinese, Indian and Malayan districts of Chinatown, Little India and Kampung Baru which get a move on of animation. You will be able in particular there to visit multiple temples (like that of Thean Boo) and mosques, and to taste with the local gastronomy in one of the many restaurants and markets of day and night.

MALACCA

The historical city of Malacca is classified with the Heritage of UNESCO. Its single architecture in Asia carries the visible traces of the passage of the tradesmen and the Asian and European colonists. One finds there number of administrative buildings and monk dating from the periods Portuguese and Dutchwoman, but also from the Malayan sultanate, which had already made city the largest commercial port of South-East Asia. The various districts of the city, its architecture, its museums, but also its gastronomy attest of rich mixing between the cultures Chinese, Moslem, Indian and European which worked its identity. Survey the streets of the colonial district along the river and notice in particular Church Christ, Dutch Public garden and the town hall built by the Netherlanders. You will find a little more in north the vestiges of the Portuguese presence: fortress of A Famosa, Carried of Santiago and Saint Paul church. Do not miss then the districts of Little India and Chinatown, their small animated lanes, their temples and their mosques.

SARAWAK

Genuine ground of adventures, this great State is covered to 80% by the Equatorial forest. The western world discovered it in 1839, via the English adventurer James Brooke, who then proposes his assistance with the sultan of Brunei in civil war. In exchange, this last appoints it Rajah of the region of Kuching. Its successors, the white rajahs will extend their territory to form the kingdom of Sarawak, which will last a hundred years, before being annexed by the British crown in 1946. Your stay in Sarawak will be punctuated trekkings in the jungle and of descents of rivers in the dugout in one of the many national parks: you will admire the monumental caves of the national park of Gunung Mulu – classified with the World heritage of UNESCO –, you will overhang the jungle by trotting you in Kelabit Highlands, will visit the famous long houses – typical of Sarawak – disseminated along the river Batang Rejang, and will renew contact with the town life with Kuching.

SABAH National park of Kinabalu

 

The Kinabalu Mount dominates the park, classified with the World heritage of UNESCO, from the top of these 4095 meters. Its exceptional vegetable wealth was worth to him to be indicated as the Center of diversity of the plants for the South-East Asia. The amateurs of mountaineering will not hesitate to undertake its rise which is accessible to all the ages and is done into 1 or 2 days. The sight at the top is to be cut the breath: according to time, you will be above a cottony carpet of clouds or will see with far Philippines.

 

LANGKAWI

Very appraisal of the avid sun holiday makers, of beaches of dreamed and coconuts, the island of Langkawi has a fabulous diversity, between the hills covered with wild jungle and of rice plantations, the island will bring happiness travellers. Guaranteed escape!

CAMERON HIGHLANDS

With 300 kilometers of Kuala Lumpur, Cameron Highlands rise with 1,500 meter altitudes. They were baptized thus in the homage of William Cameron, colonizing British who discovered them in 1885 during a forwarding. the It-last decided to begin the plantations there from tea, making it possible the area to become today, one of most important on a world level. Thus, you will have the possibility of visiting one of the very many plantations. Rich person from the multitude of varieties of butterflies, or from the diversity of his wild flowers, the area lends himself readily to the trekkings, in particular allowing the discovery of splendid cascades.

GEORGE TOWN

Located north of Malaysia, George Town is the capital of the island of Penang, also called “the pearl of the East” which returned to the world heritage of UNESCO. George Town is a pleasant city characterized by his architectural charm, dating from the colonial time with historical vestiges like strong Cornwallis. Through its streets full with life you will discover the Indian and Chinese traditions which mix. Moreover, it makes a success of the subtle marriage between the traditional fishing village, and the animation of its multicoloured markets. From the multitude of its museums, containing very many treasures of its historical last rich person, his traditional kitchen or its many shopping centres, there is no doubt that each one will find its happiness with George Town.

KUCHING

It is in Kuching that James Brooke establishes his districts on his arrival in Borneo. It made the capital of Sarawak of it. Its tourist infrastructures, as its proximity with the superb natural sites of the neighbourhoods take ideal stock of fall of it to visit Sarawak. The city in itself, built on the banks of Sungai Sarawak, is full with charm, between coloured markets, historic buildings, temples, mosques and scrapes-ciels modern.

NATIONAL PARK OF BAKO

The National park of Bako occupies a superb site, between the mouths of the rivers Sarawak and Bako. Its coast on the southernmost China Sea is bordered of isolated splits which give on superb rock courses carved by the action of the waves and the wind. In the grounds, the park is covered with a dense jungle in which you will cross various animals as the very rare monkey nasic of Borneo. A very beautiful destination where to make excursion during one day or two on a tour of the fauna and of the flora of Borneo.

BATANG REJANG

This powerful river is bordered of long houses tribal, typical of Sarawak, disseminated along its 640 km. You can furrow it in the dugout or boat, ideally at the time of the harvest festival (Gawai Dayak) which takes place every year between the end of May and at the beginning of June. Do not fail to visit one or more longhouses to discover the local indigenous tribal culture, where still to better pass one or two nights there. One still finds on the walls of some of them of the skull-trophies hung by their inhabitants, the famous headhunters of Borneo.

GUNNUNG MULU

This karstic park, registered voter with the World heritage of UNESCO, presents an exceptional biodiversity, but also spectacular caves, and deep caves where run crystalline rivers.  It is thus an attraction of foreground for the amateurs of speleology and excursion. Its underground cavities are remarkable, in particular monumental Sarawak Chamber, plus natural underground big room of the world (one could place there to forty Boeing 747). The park also proposes several trekkings in the tops limestones and the jungle, rather physical, to carry out with a qualified guide: the Trail Pinnacles, Gunung Mulu Trail and the track of the Headhunters (Headhunters' Trail).

SANDAKAN ET SEPILOK Center Rehabilitation of Orangs Outans of Sepilok

This center was created to be able réhabituer in 1964 the wounded orangs outans and orphans with the wild life before slackening them in nature. Very popular attraction in Sabah, in particular at the time when have nourishes the orangs outans, it accommodates several hundreds of visitors daily, which can pay the visit a little painful. It is nevertheless a beautiful occasion to approach these large attaching monkeys.

ISLAND OF LANKAYAN

Lankayan is an island accessible from the town of Sandakan located at the North-East from the state of Sabah. It is about a small treasure of the sea of uninhabited Sulu except for a spring. She was declared Zone Marine Protégée in a spirit of éco tourism. She is covered with a luxuriant tropical vegetation and idyllic beaches. It is a paradise for the plungers which will be able to observe the reefs where evolve of phantom fishes, of the mandarins, of the sharks coral and the barracudas with yellow tail… the tortoises are very present in the region and you will not fail to meet some at the time of divings. Two wrecks, rich in fauna, are also to discover.

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