An Evening Around George Town Heritage City

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George Town

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Vincent

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Registered on 10 February 2025

Hello everyone, I am Vincent Fong, a freelance licensed tour guide focus on inbound tours of Penang Island in Malaysia. My tours include walking tours, food tours and all other tours in my island of Penang. I enjoy meeting friends from all over the world, building friendship, proud to share about my city state of Penang and my country, Malaysia. I can speak English and my national language of Malay fluently besides the ability to speak in the Chinese language of Mandarin and the dialect of my mother-tongue, Cantonese plus the Hockkien & Taishanese dialects too. My hobbies are food, travelling, outdoor activities, music, singing, eating and chatting.

Free reservation and cancellation

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

Tour description

I invite you to join me in this walking tour to be held in the late afternoon around some popular sites inside George Town Heritage City.

Admire the colonial buildings of European and Chinese /Asian architectures.

Visit inside the oldest Chinese temple to view the different gods and their roles, learn how the worshippers pray and seek divination from the gods.

View from outside the 1st Muslim mosque, the earliest Hindu temple, the 1st Anglican church in South East Asia and the Chinese clanhouses.

Take a stroll on the financial street of George Town and it's colonial buildings there.

Admire the iconic clock tower which is unofficially known as the Leaning Clock Tower of George Town.

Understand and view why the island is named Pulau Pinang. Learn about our history, geography, economy, industry, etc about Penang.

Walk through the famed Fort and relax at the Esplanade promenade during sunset.

These are only some of the details of this relaxing tour and there are much more to discover.

Come join me in this tour. You will enjoy it !!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

139, Lorong Carnarvon, George Town, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

I will be standing at the side entrance of Armenian Street Heritage Hotel (Acheh Street side) wearing a floral shirt (locally called batik) with black pants and carrying a backpack with a small flag of Penang.

Outside visit

St. George's Anglican Church

The 1st Anglican Church built in Penang and the oldest in South East Asia.

Outside visit

Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple

Visit the famed Little India, the settlement where the immigrant Indians who came to Penang from Southern India centuries ago. Admire the beautiful Hindu temple in this area.

Outside visit

Esplanade

Relaxed at the Esplanade promenade enjoying the sea breeze and listening to my presentation on why the British built the Fort.

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 €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).