Overview
We take a 4 1/2-hour scenic train ride near the coast to Butterworth, then a quick 10 minute ferry to our final destination, Penang.
The plan is to stay in George Town and visit Batu Ferringhi and sites around the island.
Food is a mixture of Malaysian, Thai, Chinese and Indian. We’ve built a list of places to see based on watching a million travel vloggers.
The key attraction is the street food of Penang, with its world-renowned hawkers. Almost every street in George Town is filled with hawkers that in many cases have been working their trade over many generations of their families. We plan to hit them hard.
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Penang is a Malaysian state, and the second smallest state by land mass. Highly diverse in ethnicity, culture, language and religion, it is considered one of Malaysia’s most vital economic powerhouses. George Town, its capital, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
View of George Town from Penang Hill
A view from Penang Hill overlooking George Town and across to the mainland.
Our Plan: Top Places to see in Penang
The places we plan to see, not including the food! Eight days won’t be enough.
