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Customised private tour, is it for you?

by Victor KhooDecember 21, 2019December 21, 2019Leave a comment

Penang - Pearl of the Orient - is well known to all tourists as the food capital of Malaysia, famous for street arts, a UNESCO site with well preserved heritage buildings, long sandy beaches and major tourist attractions. Like a…

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Sam Poh Tong temple

by Victor KhooDecember 8, 2019December 8, 2019Leave a comment

Did you know Penang island is shaped like a turtle? Each of its four flippers at the corner tip on the island, where the northeast corner is the most urbanised. The southeast corner was once a small fishing village called…

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Penang ferry

by Victor KhooDecember 5, 2019December 6, 2019Leave a comment

The iconic Penang ferry has been plying across the channel for over a century at its narrowest point 3 km from northeast of the island, city of George Town, to its mainland strip Seberang Prai (previously known as the Province…

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Penang national park

by Victor KhooOctober 31, 2019December 6, 2019Leave a comment

Nestled at the northwest corner of Penang island and rising from the fringe of beautiful coastline is Malaysia's smallest national park and arguably the world smallest covering 25.63 square kilometres of lush, dense forest with diverse tropical flora and fauna.…

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Penang market

by Victor KhooOctober 25, 2019December 6, 2019Leave a comment

Have you ever wonder how the most famous Penang street noodle "char koay teow" tastes so good with a charred, fragrant oily flavour and without that particular ingredient, it wouldn't taste the same? That unassuming tiny lightly browned, crispy ingredient…

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Khoo Kongsi

by Victor KhooAugust 21, 2019December 6, 2019Leave a comment

Khoo Kongsi is the finest and grandest Chinese ancestral temple outside of China, built in the mid-19th century. It is also the most distinctive Chinese clan association in Malaysia with the family surname "Khoo" lineage tracing back 650 years. The…

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Cruise Ship Penang stopover

by Victor KhooMay 5, 2019December 6, 2019

Penang Insights offers an exclusive private local experience for passengers arriving on a cruise ship at Penang's Swettenham Pier.  Depending on how much time you have in Penang, we will work with you to tailor your own itinerary to suit…

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Protestant Cemetery

by Victor KhooMarch 2, 2019December 6, 2019

Protestant cemetery or Northam Road cemetery is a disused christian cemetery after its last person was buried there in 1892. It is a significant historical and heritage site protected by UNESCO and maintained by the Penang Heritage Trust. This Class…

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