Our Penang Island ‘insider guide’ explains the top things to do and see in Malaysia’s top holiday destination. A tropical island with exotic beaches, rain forests, beautiful temples, World Heritage Sites, and amazing food.
Looking for somewhere unusual to visit in Malaysia? Whether you’re staying in Borneo, on an island, in the Highlands or Kuala Lumpur city, you’ll love our choice of unique places to see in Malaysia.
I was actually going to Borneo! A vast, remote, exotic island full of adventure stories with headhunting tribes and blow darts…hey, wake me up I must be dreaming! Borneo pertains, as if it’s sliced across the middle lengthwise, to two nations – Malaysia and Indonesia. The Malaysian section is divided…
The northern bank of Borneo’s River Sarawak is rural with a small Kampung village. Sites of interest on the hill overlooking Kuching Waterfront include Fort Margherita, Sarawak State Legislative Assembly and Astana Palace.
We crossed back over the River Sarawak on the little ferry to Kuching city, in time for a Santubong sunset cruise, that I’d booked at a waterfront tour office, to see the Sarawak lowlands and the wildlife of Santubong Peninsula. Santubong River Sunset Cruise from Kuching (Borneo) A minibus took…
Bako National Park, Sarawak’s (and indeed Borneo’s) oldest national park, is a rainforest nature reserve, jutting into the China Sea.
Bau, Sarawak, Borneo (updated 2025). A fascinating day out in Borneo, driving from Kuching city to the rural town of Bau, and the nearby natural wonders: the Fairy Cave, the Wind Cave, and the Tasik Biru Blue Lake. Hearing that we wanted to explore beyond the typical tourists spots in…
A morning exploring ‘Cat City’ and a Kuching Sarawak Cruise in the afternoon gliding down the river, is the perfect way to spend a day in Borneo. Known colloquially as Cat City, Kuching is an important Malaysia trading port with a colourful history. People from very different cultures have come…
