Kuala Lumpur Cultural And Heritage Tour

3 hours Free cancellation Private tour

Thean Hou Temple — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Sultan Abdul Samad Building — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

EXPERIENCE A DIVERSE MIX OF CULTURES THAT MAKE KUALA LUMPUR THE EXCITING AND VERSATILE CITY THAT IT IS AND PEEK INTO ITS INTRICATE AND EXCITING PAST. ON THIS TOUR, YOU WILL GET TO VISIT ONE OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN MALAYSIA, THE OLDEST HINDU TEMPLE IN KUALA LUMPUR AS WELL AS THE CITY'S OLDEST TAOIST TEMPLE, SIN SZE SI YA TEMPLE. SWING BY THE KUALA LUMPUR CENTRAL MARKET.

HOTEL PICK-UP & DROP-OFF INCLUDED.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–13
Written guide: English
Operated by: RIYAS TRAVEL MALAYSIA

Ages: Infants (0–1 years) · Adults (2–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: HOTEL PICK-UP & DROP-OFF
Included: ENTRANCE FEE
Included: ENGLISH-SPEAKING PROFESSIONAL DRIVER
Included: AIR-CONDITIONED VEHICLE

Not included

Not included: FOOD AND DRINKS, UNLESS SPECIFIED
Not included: PERSONAL EXPENSES
Not included: TOUR GUIDE

Itinerary

Chan See Shu Yuen Temple

30 min Admission included

IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN MALAYSIA. IT WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1897 AND 1906. THE DIFFERENT PAVILIONS ARE SYMMETRICALLY ARRANGED AND ARE DECORATED WITH BRIGHTLY COLORED PAINTINGS AND WOODEN BAS-RELIEFS. THE ROOFS ARE COVERED WITH VERY ELABORATE CERAMIC TILES, WAVY GABLES AND FRIEZES IN CERAMIC GREEN AND BLUE, VERY BEAUTIFULLY CARVED, REPRESENTING MYTHOLOGICAL SCENES. THE CORNERS ARE DECORATED WITH BEAUTIFUL BLUE CERAMIC VASES.

AT THE ENTRANCE ARE THE GUARDIANS OF THE TEMPLE, A MAN AND A WOMAN. THE TEMPLE WAS MAINLY BUILT FOR AN ASSOCIATION OF CLANS: THE CHAN, THE CHEN AND THE TAN. ON THE CENTRAL ALTAR ARE THE STATUES OF THE THREE FOUNDERS OF THE CLANS, AND ON BOTH SIDES, PICTURES REPRESENT THE DECEASED MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES? PAINTINGS DEPICTING WARRIORS FIGHTING LIONS, DRAGONS AND MYTHICAL CREATURES FRAME THE MAIN ALTAR. THE TEMPLE IS BOTH A SANCTUARY AND A COMMUNITY CENTER.

HOTEL PICK-UP & DROP-OFF INCLUDED
Jamek Mosque

15 min Admission included

JAMEK MOSQUE, OFFICIALLY SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD JAMEK MOSQUE, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST MOSQUES IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA. IT IS LOCATED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE KLANG AND GOMBAK RIVER AND MAY BE ACCESSED VIA JALAN TUN PERAK. THE MOSQUE WAS DESIGNED BY ARTHUR BENISON HUBBACK, AND BUILT IN 1909. MASJID JAMEK SERVED AS KUALA LUMPUR'S MAIN MOSQUE. THE MOSQUE HAS A MOORISH ARCHITECTURE.
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple

30 min Admission included

THIS STUNNING HINDU TEMPLE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MAGNIFICIENT 22-METRE-HIGH GATE TOWER AND PORTICO ARE ADORNED WITH INTRICATELY CARVED IMAGES OF HINDU DEITIES. LOCATED WITHIN ARE THE DEITIES OF THE HINDU GODDESS MAHA MARIAMMAN EMBELLISHED WITH GOLD AND PRECIOUS STONES. TAKE IN THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM PEDDLERS SELLING STRINGS OF JASMINE GARLANDS TO AROMATIC INCENSE FILLING THE AIR.
Thean Hou Temple

30 min Admission included

THEAN HOU TEMPLE IS NOT OLD, HAVING BEEN BUILT BETWEEN 1981 AND 1987. UP CLOSE, YOU CAN TELL THAT UNDERNEATH THE TRADITIONAL ORNATE DECORATIVE FACADE IT IS A MODERN STRUCTURE. THE TEMPLE IS CERTAINLY LARGE, SPREADING OVER SIX TIERS. IT IS MANAGED BY MALAYSIA'S HAINANESE COMMUNITY WHO DESCENDED FROM SEA-FARING FISHER FOLK FROM THE ISLAND OF HAINAN, CHINA.
Central Market Kuala Lumpur

15 min Admission included

CENTRAL MARKET WAS ORIGINALLY A WHOLESALE AND RETAIL WET MARKET. A GREAT PLACE TO FIND CRAFTS AND ORNAMENTS, THE CENTRAL MARKET IS ONE OF THE CITY’S PROMINENT HERITAGE BUILDINGS. IT IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1930S ART DECO STYLE WITH A STEPPED ENTRANCE DESIGN, UNIFYING ELEMENTS AT THE WINDOWS AND DOORS AS WELL AS WROUGHT IRON PANELS. JUST OUTSIDE, KASTURI WALK BECKONS VISITORS WITH AN EXCITING OUTDOOR SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building

15 min Admission included

THE ICONIC SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD BUILDING IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF DATARAN MERDEKA. THIS HISTORICAL BUILDING HOUSES THE SUPREME AND HIGH COURTS. THE BUILDING WITH UNIQUE MOORISH DESIGNS AND CLOCK TOWER IS WIDELY PHOTOGRAPHED BY VISITORS TO THE CITY CENTRE.
Sin Sze Si Ya Temple

15 min Admission included

THIS IS THE OLDEST TAOIST TEMPLE IN THE CITY WITH A HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1864. THE TEMPLE FEATURES AN ORNATE INTERIOR AND ELABORATE ROOF RIDGES. SIN SZE SI YA TEMPLE PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE DEITIES OF SIN SZE YA AND SI SZE YA. SIN SZE SI YA TEMPLE OCCUPIES A RATHER UNUSUAL POSITION AND ANGLE.