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Melaka, Malaysia attractions and top destinations selection and where to stay

5 top attractions in Melaka, Malaysia: Making Melaka an area you never get tired of visiting, as well as being an area that is closer to you and easy to visit with a distance of about 1 hour 30 minutes from Kulala Lumput and 3 hours from Johor Bahru, making Melaka a destination of choice for vacations planned early or even last minute vacation. Anugerah Homestay or inap dasa Melaka is very suitable as an accommodation destination in Melaka for you as a family or with colleagues. There are types of homestays in Melaka, there is a swimming pool and Ayer Keroh Melaka homestay which is often the choice of visitors because of its location very close to interesting places in Melaka such as Mitc Ayer Keroh Town Center, Melaka Zoo and Safari and Melaka Government Administration Center. Read even more information on homestay Melaka.

A cluster of islands off the coast of Kedah, Langkawi is a haven for duty-free shopping and island hopping. With pristine waters and peaceful scenery, Langkawi is also popular for water sports, and many flock here for weekends by the sea. Stick around to witness the amazing sea eagles convene for a feeding or take a tour to visit the mangroves they reside in. Sabah is arguably one of the greatest places on Earth for nature lovers. A part of Borneo island, this part of East Malaysia is full of reserves dedicated to the preservation of unique animals, such as the sun bear and the orangutan. Sabah is also where the immensely popular Mount Kinabalu is found, on many mountain climbers’ bucket lists.

If you have longed to explore a rainforest, then Taman Negara is your must visit destination in Malaysia. It is a national park which is believed to have been conserving a tropical rainforest which is 130 million years of age. The park offers boardwalk circuits (about 100 kms) that crosses through the longest rope walkway in the world. During your strenuous walk, you are expected to have the opportunity to sight some of the most bountiful wildlife and peek inside the lives of some indigenous tribes. Taman Negara is home to animals like the Malayan tiger, crab-eating macaque, Malayan gaur (seladang) and Indian elephant; and birds such such as great argus, red junglefowl and rare Malayan peacock-pheasant.

Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia’s capital city, doesn’t really personify Borneo – the capital isn’t a jumble of leafy greens and seaside shanties, but it is the place to go for a cache of Sabahan’s superlative sights. Home to the 4095-metre Mount Kinabalu – Southeast Asia’s highest peak, the Kinabalu National Park, located in northwest Sabah, is Malaysia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has one of the world’s largest collections of flora and fauna and the two-day journey across its landscape to get to the summit of the Borneo peak is a sure-fire adventure challenge for intrepid climbers. Find even more details at https://www.anugerahhomestay.com/.

Travelers can take a trip into the past with a ride on a 1900s steam train, the North Borneo Railway. The only train on Borneo, this old-fashioned train chugs about 83 miles from Tanjung Aru to Papar. Riding this train is a good way to see local villages with houses built on stilts and rice paddies being worked with water buffalo. Travelers enjoy Asian and Continental cuisine meals as they journey in one of five restored carriages. The train only runs on Wednesday and Saturday.

Malaysia is an amazing location, so much colour, a must see for any travel enthusiast. A massive bright terracotta-red riverfront building that was once the official residence of Dutch governors and officers, The Stadthuys is believed to be the oldest-surviving Dutch building in the East. Built between 1641 and 1660 on the ruins of a Portuguese fort, The Stadthuys of Malacca was the focal point of several successive European governments for over 300 years, from its completion until 1980.