Free tour

Tour of Historic Malacca, Malaysia World Heritage Site and UNESCO city.

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Malacca

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Imrahn

Registered on 20 June 2023

Briefly, I am an independent tour ambassador for my home state Malacca, Malaysia. I am born and bred here and the historical belt of the city was my childhood playground. Over the years I have studied and learned on many historical subjects of my hometown. Veteran tour guides have given and shared plenty of their knowledge and advice. I am passionate and eager to show tourists from around the world the heritage, culture, and history of Malacca, World Heritage and UNESCO city. There are so many amazing stories that I wish to share with anyone out there about Malacca. I enjoy meeting and sharing chats with people from around the world and I have enjoyed every tour that I have given in the past and I intend to provide my best to everyone. I wish to welcome all of you to visit Malacca. “Selamat Datang ke Malacca” meaning “Welcome to Malacca.”

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

I am passionate to show tourists from around the world the architectural, heritage, culture, and history of Malacca, a world heritage site and UNESCO city. There are so many amazing stories including the hidden and back lane ones that I wish to share with you.

The following are the fantastic heritage and historical areas that I’m going explain in detail and I will walk together with you:

1/ The Stadthuys building. The Dutch used this as their government administration office as well as the British and Melaka.
2/ The legendary Heeren and Jonker Street in existence since the 18th century.
3/ The oldest Taoist temple in Malaysia - Cheng Hoon Teng temple built in 1673.
4/ The unique 1748 Muslim Kampong Kling mosque and the 1781 Sri PVM Hindu temple.
5/ The Christ Church which was built in 1741 and completed in 1753.
6/ The ancient ruins of the old Portuguese church up at St. Paul’s Hill. It is the oldest European structure in the Far East of Asia.
7/ The Porta de Santiago gateway, the last surviving and iconic gateway from the Portuguese era.
8/ The remnants and remains of the original Portuguese Fortaleza fortress.

“Selamat Datang ke Malacca”
meaning
“Welcome to Malacca.”

P. S. Guru’s gentle notes :
- appropriate clothing is recommended to enter places of worship.
- having an umbrella is really useful.
- kindly direct message to the Guru if you need help eg. if you need more spots if bookings seem full, if you’re running late, local recommendations etc. Guru will try to fulfill your needs and will promptly respond to you.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

28, Lorong Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia

I will be waiting at the front entrance of Hard Rock Cafe with an umbrella.

Outside visit

Stadthuys

Beautiful Dutch administration center built in 1650. Also housed the British and Malaysian government offices. Currently the Melaka History and Ethnography Museum.

Outside visit

Christ Church Melaka

Dutch built Protestant church in 1741 completed in 1753. Later became the English Anglican Church during the British administration era.

Outside visit

Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock

Formerly was named Heeren Street. Also known as the Millionaire Row where the rich and affluent Peranakan families stayed since the 18th century.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).