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Asia Destinations

Touring Malaysia: South East Asia’s Most Popular Tourist Destination

Visitors will enjoy the best Kuala Lumpur discount hotels at surprisingly cheap prices that go towards making a vacation unforgettable. One of the city’s main powers is its architectural grandeur consisting of ingenious urban masterpieces like the Petronas twin towers Menara KL. Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is Asia’s most economic capital after Singapore. No city within this continent has experienced development as rampant as Kuala Lumpur.

Post 1990, the city has played host to many international sporting, political and cultural events including the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the Formula One World Championship. This had led to it being an even greater tourist hotspot and has been the cause of large scale development in the city’s infrastructure. The climate of Kuala Lumpur is tropical in nature causing it to be extremely pleasant to tourists throughout the year. The fact that it is the fifth most-visited city in the world is the proof. The major tourist destinations in Kuala Lumpur include the Independence Square, the House of Parliament, the Istana Budaya, theNational Palace, the KL Tower, and the National Museum, the Central Market, the National Monument and many famous mosques. Kuala Lumpur as a food haven has a large population brimming with different races and cultures and it doesn’t take very much to find a place to eat with a variety of traditional food for you to savor.

Take off into a Multi-Cultural World

Malaysia’s most important festival is the Chinese New Year which is celebrated with great extravagance. Hence this time of the year makes it a great time to visit. The most common hangout spot for tourists is the Golden Triangle. Here, located to the north-east of the city centre, the Golden Triangle is where you will find the city’s shopping malls, five-star hotels and the Petronas Twin Towers. So it is fair to say that its one play you shouldn’t miss. KL is the type of city where the first things that come to mind when you talking of doing anything is “shopping”, both of which are adequately covered by the’eat and buy’ sections.

Those activities aside, KL has its fair share of sporting opportunities such as golfing, cycling, running, jogging and even equestrian. If you’re into rock climbing, the Batu Caves in Northern KL is a popular weekend haunt of those wanting to scale some heights. Hence KL is an excellent place for you to plan a holiday as you are guaranteed to have a holiday experience par excellence.