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A walkabout is required to experience Malacca, so leave the car at the carpark

A walkabout is required to experience Malacca, so leave the car at the carpark

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Malacca or Melaka as it is known locally is a tourist state/city in Malaysia that is a favorite destination for tourists both local and abroad. It is a vacation hotspot for a whole lot of people around the region that wish to get away from it all yet still comes with some hustle and bustle of urban life. Now add over 600 years of history to the picture and it all comes together.

 

Malacca is a melting pot of culture and heritage. From the days of the Malacca Sultanate, the Portuguese. the Dutch, the English, as well as Arab, Indian and Chinese (and also Baba-Nyona) influences you get the best of everything in an area somewhat double the size of Singapore. Oh yes, the food is pretty good here too. One would find authentic Baba-Nyona food intertwined with lots of other local stuff. But this needs a little exploring, and some asking around to locate some hidden treasures as due to Malacca being in a state of constant development and investment, lots of new restaurants, some of which are just in it for the money have sprouted up.

 

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So Malacca is about two hours and a bit more away from Singapore and about the same distance from Kuala Lumpur if you travel by the North South Highway. To reach the city centre it would be easier to use the Ayer Keroh Exit as the road takes you straight to the heart of Malacca City. Now being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Malacca has got all sorts of historic sites and buildings to view. But since most of us are aware of the usual places of interests like the Stadhyus Building, A Famosa Fort, Bukit Cina and local tourists haunts located at Bandar Hilir I




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Hey, nice article... I was contemplating on driving to Malacca and this is a good read. Any info to add on:

1. where to stay, and where to park safely

2. route maps from Singapore

3. list of interesting sites to visit in Malacca

4. approx costs

 

 

Thanks!

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Hello,

 

There are alot of places to stay in Malacca, but if you're looking for some decent hotels at around the RM200-RM700 price range then the Equatorial (located at Bandar Hilir), Renaissance (jalan bendahara), city bayview (also at or near jln bendahara) are good stays..the majestic is good too, but more pricey than the other 3 (rm650-700+). All have basement/elevated carparks. if you want slightly cheaper, the Emperor, Grand Continental (also around or close to jln bendahara) are decent, slightly worn down hotel stays..but cheaper yet decent. their car park are external ones but with security. I've stayed in all and also one or two more...but i usually end up using the hotel to sleep at night so i actually dont really care much as I am out throughout the day.

 

route maps? pretty straightforward. take the causeway or the second link, aim for ayer keroh. it's basically straight all the way from the north sourth highway. you dont really need a map.

 

there are tons of websites on places to visit try http://melakamalaysiatravel.com/ ....if I were to type, the list is endless.

 

costs? hmmm.....you could do it 1000ringgit or 500SGD or less...but it depends on your length of stay of course.

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