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Penang

Malaysia · PEN · UTC+7
5.42°N
lat
100.33°E
lng
ASIA
region
MY
country
Stunning aerial view of Penang's skyline with the iconic Penang Bridge at sunrise.
Avg trip cost · 5 nights
€619
mid-range, all-in
Best month
Feb
28°C · mild crowds
CO₂ from Berlin
1380 kg
short/long-haul · DEFRA
Match for "food + culture"
71
category match
Cost across the year

5-night trip · all-in · per traveler

flight + lodging + on-ground · 7-day rolling median

€522
cheapest · Jan
€550 €650 €750 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec €522 · best
↑ peak summer · €812 (Jun) · ↓ winter dip · €522 (Jan)
Best time to visit

Feb. By a mile.

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Climate comfort
57
Crowd level
88
Price index
52
Sunshine
100
Event impact
72
Things to do

Six honest picks. Not sixty.

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Historical sites

James Richardson Logan Monument

The Logan Memorial is situated in front of the Penang High Court at Light Street in George Town, Malaysia, and was erected in memory of James Richardson Logan, Scottish lawyer and man of letters, who lived in the Straits Settlements in the 19th century.

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Historical sites

Fort Cornwallis

Fort Cornwallis is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the then Lieutenant-General The 2nd Earl Cornwallis (1738–1805), the Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the fort's construction, it is the largest standing fort in Malaysia. The fort was built intended to respond to possible enemy threats during the Napoleonic Wars, a threat that in the end never materialised. The tourism fee to enter the fort costs RM10 for Malaysians and RM20 for foreigners.

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Religious & sacred sites

Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi

The Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, or Khoo Kongsi for short, is the largest Hokkien clanhouse in Malaysia, with elaborate and highly ornamented architecture, a mark of the dominant presence of the Chinese in Penang, Malaysia. The Khoo Kongsi is the grandest clan temple in the country. It is also one of the city's major historic attractions. The clan temple has retained its historic setting, which includes an association building, a traditional theatre, and the late 19th century rowhouses for clan members, all clustered around a granite-paved square. It is located in Cannon Square in the heart of the oldest part of the city of George Town, in the midst of narrow, winding lanes and pre-War houses.

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Religious & sacred sites

Kek Lok Si Temple

The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple in George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Ayer Itam, it is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia. The entire complex of temples was built over a period from 1890 to 1930, an inspirational initiative of Beow Lean, the abbot. The main feature of the complex is the seven-story Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda commissioned by the late Thai king Rama VI, featuring 10,000 alabaster and bronze statues of Buddha and the 36.57-metre-tall (120 ft) bronze statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. The 10,000 Buddhas concept belongs to the Chinese Mahāyāna school of Buddhism while Rama VI was king over a Theravāda country and Buddhist tradition.

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Religious & sacred sites

Minor Basilica of St Anne

The Minor Basilica of St. Anne is a Roman Catholic church in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the parishes in the Diocese of Penang. Its annual celebration of the feast of St Anne regularly attracts over 100,000 pilgrims from Malaysia and neighbouring countries including Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia. The celebration lasts for 10 days, and includes the actual feast day on 26 July.

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Religious & sacred sites

Penang Floating Mosque

The Penang Floating Mosque, also known as Tanjong Bungah Floating Mosque is a mosque within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.

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Getting there

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Flight from Berlin
recommended
door-to-door · 1 traveler
time
9h 15m
cost
€480
CO₂
1240 kg
Train (multi-leg)
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