Malacca is one of the most beautiful and photogenic places that I’ve been to in Southeast Asia. We were in Malacca last December 2010 and we enjoyed our stay very much.
We went straight to Malacca from Singapore Airport by taking a bus to Johor Bahru and another connecting bus to Malacca. Doing it your own wouldn’t be a problem and it’s definitely cheaper comparing to buying a transportation package in Changi.
We also got lucky when we were there because the local tourism board arranged a Post Deepavali celebration and invited various tourists from different hostels and hotels to join them.
All of us got a free boat tour and was treated to a sumptuous Indian cuisine dinner. They also had various cultural presentations featuring local Indian, Chinese and Malay dances.
Here are some pictures of our trip in Malacca:
Here are some travel tips for Malacca:
1. Hostel Rates are more expensive during weekends and holidays. Book ahead if you’re planning to go there during those times as well as it can be quite difficult to find a cheap accommodation on the lower budget range.
2. There are numerous small Chinese Restaurants across the bridge that sells delicious but affordable meals.
3. Experience the rickshaw tour at night as it can be very hot and humid during the day.
4. Check out Jonkers Walk, Malacca’s vibrant night market and try some unique local delicacies.
5. Explore Malacca by foot and go beyond the Heritage Area. You’ll see a lot of interesting sights.
One of the places in Malaysia that I really want to visit. May mga funny things din daw silang tinitinda sa market
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very relaxing place rin sya
i personally like yung river cruise
nice. i’m stopping by here in a few weeks. great photos, flip!
thanks Paul
Brenna and I will be going to Malacca this coming April. We will just do an overnight stay before I go back to Singapore for my conference. I cant wait after Seeing the photos. Sayang nga konti lang yung time. Thanks for this post Flip.
enjoy your trip to malacca
I wished I can be there too. It is a great destination and Plif, I love your photos. Super!
It is a good place to visit. The food, history, culture mixes are nice. I worked in Melaka for a year and by that time i got around not even in the city center, but also the foothills and backwoods.
Aside from that, it is a haven for mountain bikers as most of the palm and rubber plantations can be explored as long as you have someone who knows the place lest you get lost.
Nakaka-miss yung mga maaanghang na pagkain. Masarap na, mura pa.
Stadhuys was one of the places that we frequent, and your photos bring back memories. Definitely a place worth to visit again!
Hi! Can you pls share where you stayed in Malacca. Thank you.
hi sherma, sorry but i could not remember the name of the hostel, but there are a lot near the world heritage area… you can check agoda.com for the listings