"Kuala Lumpur" Kuala Lumpur by hennanights

Kuala Lumpur Travel Guide: 5,926 reviews and 13,250 photos

This was taken just outside the airport doors

KL Airport.

KL airport is famous for its grandeur and shopping. Here you can spend some time window shopping for cheesy souvenirs or treat yourself to something from Harrods. They are quite a few shops selling chocolates if you have a sweet tooth like me. There are also a few restaurants such as star bucks, KFC etc. When you just cant walk anymore you can plonk yourself in a chair and watch local telly on large screens. To get from one end to the other you can take the Ario train which leaves about every 10 minutes.

KL for a tourist

Malaysian Butterfly

There are some great places to visit in KL like the Batu caves, the bird park, butterfly house, aquarium, museum, the national Mosque, central market, little India and China town. All are easy to get to. Take a taxi, bus or monorail. We found taxis to be well priced and the drivers friendly. Of course there will be no seat belts in the back and he will drive like a maniac! Its all part of the Malaysia experience. Try to relax and enjoy. If you are going to walk it then grab a map at KL airport. I would however avoid dark streets at night.
Most places are cheap to get into but the dollars can start adding up by the time you add taxis, camera fees and drinks. If you are on a budget there are plenty of free places to visit such as the city park and National mosque. Most people speak English so that made things a little easier for us since we only knew the odd phrase.

KL City

View from KL Towers

KL is a bustling, very busy city. Lots of sky scrapers, fast moving pedestrians and cars moving at top speed. This can make crossing roads a bit life threatening event! Cross when the locals do as they have it down to a fine art!
The heart of the city is its shopping malls and restaurants but there are also some lovely parks and wildlife zoos.
KL is a great place to people watch, grab a drink in a sidewalk cafe and watch them go by. The population is made up of a diverse range of ethnic groups. This is especially noticeable in the clothing you see - from mini skirts to the full Had-jab. There is also the wide social economical differences. Be prepared to see beggars with twisted spins and other aliments lying face down is the streets begging for money.
The one thing I disliked about KL was the continuous spitting done by people. They think nothing of hacking up great wads of phlegm everywhere and this a common practice.

Pros and Cons

Pros:A whirl wind city with many contrasts
Cons:A bit too much smog for a suburbanite
In a nutshell:Malaysia's melting pot

Last visit to Kuala Lumpur: Mar 2006
Intro Updated May 16, 2006
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Linda_T Aug 11, 2007 at 4:27 AM

Loads of great tips, thanks. I'm off to KL in October so your info is useful
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Wardatul May 15, 2006 at 10:02 PM

hi zalika... if you liked roaming around the national mosque, on ur next visit you should visit the mosque in putrajaya.. you'll love the architecture :)
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mary2u99 May 15, 2006 at 7:48 PM

Hi Zalika!! I agree the bird park have seen better days. Great page and tips. Love the pictures too.
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mansionion Apr 18, 2006 at 3:01 AM

Hi Zalika! Enjoy reading your Kuala Lumur page here :) -m-
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dragontml Apr 18, 2006 at 2:33 AM

apa khabar, zalika ? you are missing ' p ' in lumpur....kuala lumpur great intro page.