Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

A delightful mix of cross-cultural influences and traditions, Kuala Lumpur radiates an exciting, enticing charm, which will no doubt pique your interest throughout your stay.

Let the city's warmth embrace you as you lose yourself in its unique blend of tradition, cultureold world charm and new world sophistication. Explore its nooks and crannies, and you'll discover captivating sights, sensational sounds, aromatic smells and fantastic people.

Kuala Lumpur, affectionately known as KL, is an amazing cultural melting pot. Here, you will wander through communities of Chinese, Malays, South Indians, East Malaysian ethnic groups, Thais, Indonesians, Sikhs and a huge community of expats. Each community offering its own festivals, food, music, art and fashion while influencing each other's cultures.

KL has a lively nightlife scene and a fascinating art and performance culture, which blends contemporary and traditional styles from many backgrounds. There is the widest range of sporting activities available with state-of -the-art facilities to impress any sporting enthusiast. The architecture is somewhat eccentric and is certainly unique, from hundred year old mansions to awe-inspiring sky scrapers, and all within metres of each other. Treat your tastebuds to Kuala Lumpur's extremely varied cuisine, which is certainly a tasty adventure in itself! Above all else KL is a shopping haven, offering everything from street side trinkets to haute couture.

The resulting kaleidoscope of cultures, costumes and cuisines is nothing short of a whirlwind for the senses - more intense here than anywhere else in the country.

Multi-ethnic, multicultural city of skyscrapers and heritage

The capital of Malaysia has made its mark as being one of the most kaleidoscopic cities in Southeast Asia. Here, skyscrapers and bustling trade fuse with heritage buildings and multi-ethnic people: in an air of perfect hybrid of commercialisation and culture.

Rising 88 stories above ground, the Petronas Towers, one of the tallest buildings in the world sets the skyline for downtown KL. Kilometres away, the Kuala Lumpur Railway station, epitomising the best of neo-Moorish architecture from Malaysia's colonial past shuttles urbanites in and out of the city.

It's excitement at every corner – the shopaholic will be enthralled with its massive shopping malls, architectural buffs will be fascinated with the mingling of designs of various influences, and the cultural aficionados will meet their match with the diverse cultural landscape that makes up this charming metropolis. As the sun sets, nocturnal travellers will have streets full of trendy spots to choose from.