Guidebook for Kampung Batu Ferringhi
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PARKROYAL Penang Resort
Just across the main road from my apartment.
Pleasant place for Sunday worship (English medium), with a friendly congregation. 9am service is more traditional, 11am service is more contemporary.
Wesley Methodist Church (TRAC)
136 Jalan BurmaPleasant place for Sunday worship (English medium), with a friendly congregation. 9am service is more traditional, 11am service is more contemporary.
Parks & Nature
There is also a pleasant beach across from the Spice Garden.
63 locals recommend
Tropical Spice Garden
2 Jalan Teluk BahangThere is also a pleasant beach across from the Spice Garden.
Sweeping vistas, quiet nooks, little streams, lots of hiking trails. Best time to visit is early in the morning, as the air is cool and fresh.
45 locals recommend
Botanical Garden (Penang World Music Festival
Sweeping vistas, quiet nooks, little streams, lots of hiking trails. Best time to visit is early in the morning, as the air is cool and fresh.
A quick tram ride up the hill from Air Itam. Bird's eyeview of nearly half the island, lovely restaurants, nature walks, fresh air, lots of history and some creepy abandoned bungalows...
182 locals recommend
Penang hill
A quick tram ride up the hill from Air Itam. Bird's eyeview of nearly half the island, lovely restaurants, nature walks, fresh air, lots of history and some creepy abandoned bungalows...
A few kilometers walking on a boardwalk and then over some natural terrain to get to Monkey Beach and Muka Head.
121 locals recommend
Penang National Park
Jalan Hassan AbasA few kilometers walking on a boardwalk and then over some natural terrain to get to Monkey Beach and Muka Head.
A half hour walk on very high bridges and canopy trails on Penang Hill, not for the faint hearted. You will be rewarded with stunning vistas, animal sightings and a chatty nature guide.
18 locals recommend
The Habitat Penang Hill
JalanA half hour walk on very high bridges and canopy trails on Penang Hill, not for the faint hearted. You will be rewarded with stunning vistas, animal sightings and a chatty nature guide.
Awesome butterfly farm / insectorium, beautiful and educational...not to be missed!
177 locals recommend
Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm
830 Jalan Teluk BahangAwesome butterfly farm / insectorium, beautiful and educational...not to be missed!
Sightseeing
Penang War Museum
Jalan Batu MaungDark tunnels, violent history...I have never been there myself!
A bunch of lazy snakes lounging in a Chinese temple... just watch your step, don't touch them, and you'll be fine. Don't forget to look up, some of them are on the ceiling beams.
73 locals recommend
Snake Temple
Jalan Sultan Azlan ShahA bunch of lazy snakes lounging in a Chinese temple... just watch your step, don't touch them, and you'll be fine. Don't forget to look up, some of them are on the ceiling beams.
Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion
14 Lebuh LeithBecause it's blue.
Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi
18 Cannon SquareA good place to start your tour of old Georgetown!
Shopping
This mall houses some nice restaurants and an Irish Pub and faces a marina full of leisure boats/yachts. Shopping is a bit on the high end.
177 locals recommend
Straits Quay Marina Mall
This mall houses some nice restaurants and an Irish Pub and faces a marina full of leisure boats/yachts. Shopping is a bit on the high end.
Best place to get your IT and mobile devices...it's like a mini version of Low Yat. Next to Prangin are 1Avenue and Komtar. 1Avenue, Gurney Plaza and Paragon have good cinemas.
156 locals recommend
Watsons
3A Jalan Dr Lim Chwee LeongBest place to get your IT and mobile devices...it's like a mini version of Low Yat. Next to Prangin are 1Avenue and Komtar. 1Avenue, Gurney Plaza and Paragon have good cinemas.
It's the best shopping mall in Penang, and connected to Paragon, which is also a nice place. You can also walk up and down Gurney Drive for fun and because there are loads of eating options everywhere
12 locals recommend
Gurney Plaza, Persiaran Gurney station
It's the best shopping mall in Penang, and connected to Paragon, which is also a nice place. You can also walk up and down Gurney Drive for fun and because there are loads of eating options everywhere
You can buy all kinds of high quality batik handicrafts and clothes here, as well as witness the process of batik printing. They may even let you try your hand in it.
7 locals recommend
Craft Batik
You can buy all kinds of high quality batik handicrafts and clothes here, as well as witness the process of batik printing. They may even let you try your hand in it.
Arts & Culture
Walk around the heritage city of Georgetown, starting in Armenian Street. Alternatively, you can hire bicycles, tricycles, twin bikes or a trishaw. Interesting street art, cafes, tea houses, museums, antique & artisan shops...and if you see a local restaurant that is brimming with people, be sure to taste the fare, because it would be outstanding!
72 locals recommend
George Town
Walk around the heritage city of Georgetown, starting in Armenian Street. Alternatively, you can hire bicycles, tricycles, twin bikes or a trishaw. Interesting street art, cafes, tea houses, museums, antique & artisan shops...and if you see a local restaurant that is brimming with people, be sure to taste the fare, because it would be outstanding!
Drinks & Nightlife
Precinct 10
Jalan Tanjung BungahIf you like loud pounding music and more thank a couple pints...
Hard Rock Hotel Penang
Rock music and beer...you know.
Great cakes and unusual dining menu. Also a winery. Back portion of this very long space is a bar with nightly live music. If you walk out the back door, there is sometimes an interesting night market nearby as well as cheap local fare.
88 locals recommend
China House
153 Beach StGreat cakes and unusual dining menu. Also a winery. Back portion of this very long space is a bar with nightly live music. If you walk out the back door, there is sometimes an interesting night market nearby as well as cheap local fare.
Essentials
Dorset Mini Market
45 Jalan Tanjung BungahJust downstairs. Most of what you need can be found there or next door.