Exploring Malaysia with children. Exploring Malaysia on your own. Whether it’s for a week, a month or much, much longer, we think you’ll have a great time exploring this amazing country. We sure did. Read our Malaysia travel tips below.
MALAYSIA TRAVEL TIPS
Our family loved traveling in Malaysia so much that we spent nearly 15 months there, and would happily go back anytime (if only to eat the amazing food!). We were based in Penang for most of that time but explored a lot of the peninsula and the island of Langkawi while we were there. Still so much to see, so we would like to go back.
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VISIT MALAYSIA WITH CHILDREN
Below I’ve listed up all of our posts and things to do in Malaysia with children…or without them. Below you’ll find a list of links to our Malaysia travel tips.
Sure, we write from the perspective of family travelers, but most of the things I recommend here are for any traveler. Whether you’re a solo backpacker, a couple doing luxury travel or an actual family searching for things to do in Malaysia with children, you’ll find plenty of great Malaysia travel tips below.
Check back every so often, because I still have a lot more to cover! The below posts deal mostly with Penang, where we spent the most time. However, we’ve now spent time in both in Borneo and explored most of Peninsular Malaysia with children, so there should be more Malaysia travel tips to come.
Best Hotels in Malaysia
If you’re looking for the best hotels in Malaysia for children or on your own, check below. We’ve done our best to provide as many quality Malaysian hotels as we can. When most people start searching for Malaysia travel tips, accommodation is one of their first questions. We hope this helps answer that.
- Best Hotels in Kuala Lumpur
- Top Hotels in Penang
- Resorts and Hotels in Langkawi
- Best Hotels in Kota Kinabalu (Borneo)
- Hotel Review: Lanson Place Bukit Ceylon
- Hotel Review: PARKROYAL serviced suites
Destination Guides: Malaysia Travel Tips
Our top Malaysia travel tips all in one place. After your first visit to Malaysia with children, you’ll soon realize that it’s impossible to see and do everything in one trip. Repeat visits offer new discoveries. Here are our guides to some of our favorite places to explore in Malaysia with children. You’ll find most of our Malaysia travel tips here.
- Malaysia with Kids: The entire country, and our 16 months exploring it
- Penang with Kids: We’ve spent over 12 months based in Penang
- KL with Kids: What to do/see/eat, where to stay, how to get around and where to go next
- Ipoh with Kids: Caves, temples, waterparks & more
- Malacca with Kids: Food, history, neon trishaws & colonial splendor
- Langkawi with Kids: Waterfalls, beaches, cable cars & more
- The Cameron Highlands with Kids: Tea plantations, nature hikes, cooler weather & more
- Kota Kinabalu with Kids: Rafting, scuba diving and amazing seafood
- Kuching with Kids: Kayaking, rainforests & more
Kuala Lumpur (KL): Malaysia Travel Tips
Kuala Lumpur has loads of things to do, see and eat. From caves to museums to archery, you can explore the capital of Malaysia with children for weeks and never do the same thing twice.
- Our Mega Guide to KL with Kids
- KL Family Hotel Guide
- The Petrosains Discovery Center (Science Museum)
- The Batu Caves
- Archery in a Shopping Mall
- Hotel Review: Lanson Place Bukit Ceylon
- Hotel Review: PARKROYAL serviced suites
Penang Travel Tips
We’ve spent nearly a year and a half on this island, and often consider our next return. Full of history, great food, and lovely people, Penang is both livable and a great place to start exploring Malaysia with children.
- Best Hotels in Penang
- Our full Penang with Kids Island Guide
- Why We Chose to Stay in Penang for So Long
- How to Get the Most Out of a Visit to the Tropical Spice Garden
- Visiting the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion & Peranakan Mansion with Kids
- The Penang War Museum
BorneoTravel Tips
Malaysia’s wildest side can be seen on the island it shares with Indonesia and Brunei. Yet Malaysian Borneo is still accessible and sophisticated in its own ways.
- Best Hotels in Kota Kinabalu
- Things to Do in Kota Kinabalu with Kids
- Things to Do in Kuching with Kids
- Whitewater Rafting in Sabah
- Rainforest Kayaking in Sarawak
- Family Hotels in Kota Kinabalu
Other Malaysia Travel Tips
- Malaysian Foods for Kids: The Best of the Non-Spicy Stuff
- Our Love Affair with Nasi Melayu
- More Images on the Malacca Trishaws
HAVE YOU BEEN TO MALAYSIA WITH CHILDREN?
Do you have Malaysia travel tips not listed here? Have you traveled in Malaysia with children? I’d love to hear your tips, your advice, and your stories, too. Tell me in the comments, or contact me directly.
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