tourism in Malaysia

Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur

Teluk Cempedak Beach, Kuantan

South Beach, Perhentian Besar

Malaysia is a country in South-East Asia, located partly on a peninsula of the Asian mainland and partly on the northern third of the island of Borneo. West (peninsular) Malaysia shares a border with Thailand, is connected by a causeway and a bridge (the 'second link') to the island state of Singapore, and has coastlines on the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca. East Malaysia (Borneo) shares borders with Brunei and Indonesia.

The government agency in charge of promoting tourism in Malaysia is Tourism Malaysia or the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB)[1].

Destinations

Cities

• Kuala Lumpur - the capital
• George Town - the cultural and cuisine capital of Penang
• Ipoh - capital of Perak, famous for its Chinese food, tin mines and limestone mountains and caves
• Alor Star - capital of Kedah, the state of Paddy field
• Johor Bahru - capital of Johor, and gateway to Singapore
• Kangar - capital of Perlis, and gateway to Thailand
• Kota Kinabalu - capital of Sabah, and the largest city in East Malaysia
• Kota Bahru - capital of Kelantan
• Kuala Terengganu - capital of Terengganu, famous for the turtle and beach
• Kuantan - capital of Pahang, noted for its many beaches
• Kuching - capital of Sarawak, the Cat City of Malaysia
• Malacca - the historical city of Malaysia
• Miri - beautiful resort city of Sarawak, is the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mulu caves and numerous magnificient tourism attractions
• Seremban - the capital of Negeri Sembilan, and the nearest cities to Port Dickson.
• Putrajaya - the administrative centre of Malaysia, known for its lavish buildings, bridges and man-made lakes
• Petaling Jaya - is a satellite city in the state of Selangor and between Kuala Lumpur. It have the most many of commercial complexes in Malaysia.

Beside the main cities, there other town and places in Malaysia offer some special tourist attraction. Such as in Taiping, Perak for their landscape and local attraction. Teluk Intan for their Leaning tower. Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands and Bukit Tinggi in Pahang for a cool climate. Muar in Johor is famous for its food. Miri is the official tourism-city and resort city of Sarawak and Sibu in Sarawak is famous for its landscape and parks.

Islands and Beaches

Some of the most stunningly beautiful things about Malaysia are its tropical islands. There is more to them than sun, sand and surf, especially on the East Coast and Borneo's Sipadan where coral reefs abound and hence being excellent diving spots. They include:

• Labuan - offshore finance centre off the coast of East Malaysia, Borneo.
• Langkawi - newly developed West Coast island home to some of Malaysia's most opulent resorts and the Pulau Payar Marine Park
• Pangkor - fishing community and less well-known tourist destination off the west coast
• Penang - former British colony known as the "Pearl of the Orient", and bustling island city with excellent cuisine
• Perhentian Islands - glittering jewels off the East Coast still undiscovered by mass tourism
• Redang Island - popular destination for scuba divers
• Sipadan Island - remote scuba diving paraside at the easternmost tip of Malaysia
• Tenggol Island - well known among the divers. A lot of Nudibranch to see. 2 hour boat drive from paka, Terengganu.
• Tioman Island - once nominated one of the most beautiful islands in the world
• Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park

National parks and nature reserves

• Bako National Park, Sarawak - famed for its wildlife, especially bearded pigs and proboscis monkeys
• Batang Ai National Park, Sarawak - the Iban heartland
• Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
• Gunung Gading National Park, Sarawak - home of the parasitic flower Rafflesia
• Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak - fantastic limestone caves and karst formations, the world's largest cave chamber and a certified UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Kinabalu National Park, Sabah - home of 4100 metre peak Mount Kinabalu, the tallest mountain in South-East Asia
• Kubah National Park, Sarawak - home of the orang-utan and many other species of wildlife
• Taman Negara National Park - the self-proclaimed World's Oldest Rainforest, spanning Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu

References

• Malaysia travel guide from Wikitravel
• Tourism Malaysia
• Malaysia Travel Guide
• Sarawak Tourism Board

See also

• Visit Malaysia Year 2007
• Banyan Curve Resort, Port Dickson

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