Private Historical Malacca Tour: Explore Malaysia's Oldest Churches and Dutch Architecture

Discover the rich history of Malacca on a private tour. Visit the oldest churches in Malaysia, explore Dutch architecture, and immerse yourself in the artistic center of Jonker Street.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kuala Lumpur - 07.15-07.45am Pick up at Hotels
    Journey to Melaka from Kuala Lumpur city center (2 hours approx.)

  • Bukit China (Chinese Hill) - Visit St. Peter’s Church ~ the oldest functioning Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia
    closed every Monday. Shorts and sleeveless shirts are not allowed**

  • A Famosa Fort - A Famosa was a Portuguese fortress built in 1512.

  • Red Square (Dutch Square) - Passby Melaka Museum (Maritime Musuem photostop, Museum of Royal Malaysian Customs, Stadthuys/Melaka History and Ethnography Museum) and walk along Dutch/Red Square (Christ Church closed every Monday)

  • St. Paul’s Hill & Church (Bukit St. Paul) - Visit St. Paul’s Church & St. Paul’s Hill

  • Jonker Street - Jonker Street ~ many of which are shops selling antiques, textiles, foods, handicrafts and souvenirs such as keychains and shirts

  • Cheng Hoon Teng Temple - Cheng Hoon Teng Temple also called as the Temple of Green Cloud. is a Chinese temple practising the Three Doctrinal Systems of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. It is the oldest functioning temple in the country.

  • Malacca River - Stroll by the Melaka River. Melaka river was a vital trade route during the heyday of Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century.

  • Kuala Lumpur - 18:00hrs/later Drop off at the same locations where pick-ups occurred (depend to traffic condition)

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Round-trip transportation from hotel/resident in Kuala Lumpur City Centre / Bukit Bintang area
  • Local Peranakan lunch (indicate dietary requirements or meal preferences upon booking)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Wi-Fi in vehicles
  • Personal expenses
  • Admission Tickets to attraction
  • Additional costs caused by force majeure
  • (i.e. traffic delays, strikes, weather, machine failure & etc.)
Additional Information

• St. Peter’s Church, constructed in 1710 in Melaka City, Malaysia, stands as the oldest operational Roman Catholic Church in the nation.
• Tourists in Malacca often visit St. Paul’s Church, the oldest church in Southeast Asia, once served as a Portuguese church before being transformed into a cemetery during the Dutch occupation.
• The Porta de Santiago, a nearby attraction, was initially a fortress erected by the Portuguese for protection against Dutch attacks. Although it has been greatly damaged by numerous wars, the entrance remains standing.
• The Stadthuys or Dutch Square, which flaunts striking Dutch design elements, was commissioned by the Dutch governor.
• Another significant structure is the Christ Church, where the influence of Dutch architecture from the period is most noticeable.
• Jonker Street, the cultural heart of Malacca, houses many art galleries, antique outlets, and shops selling a range of trinkets.

Location
Starbucks Reserve Berjaya Times Square
Berjaya Times Square Main Entrance (in front of Starbucks Coffee)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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213nazird
Jul 30, 2024
Very good historic mix tour with food - Excellent arrangements , lunch was very nice . The guide and bus captain all fantastic . About Melaka history and food . Keep it up
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275erics
Jul 27, 2024
Malacca in one day - Douglas did a great job informing us about all the need to knows of Malacca and its history in a very pleasant way. Tradional lunch was a joy for our stomage.
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Jean
Jul 17, 2024
Amazing Tour of Malacca - Our guide Mr Tajul was very informative about Malacca and took us round all the local places in the town and gave us a very good overview of the history of the city. He is very considerate and nice person to be around.
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Departure08094964558
Jul 12, 2024
Melaka Tour Review - It was a great experience. Everything went smooth as per the dedicated time. Ms Ning (Our tour guide) took good care of us & shared a lot of historical facts about Malaysian & Melaka history during the tour. Had an opportunity to meet people from different ethnicity. Lunch served was decent too. Recommended. If you're planning to book this tour, go for it.
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Houdam501
Jul 6, 2024
Worth the detour - Fantastic historical tour with many great insights and information about the past of KL and Melakka. Fantastic tour guide Johnson
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Marinafollowsthesun
Jul 21, 2024
Good day in Melaka - We booked this tour on fairly short notice, but everything went well. The guide picked us up at our hotel on time, he was polite, spoke very good English and was a safe driver. Unfortunately the entire experience was rather impersonal. The guide never even introduced himself (we did) and the entire time seemed disinterested and bored. We have taken tours all around the world and usually the guides are eager to present their country/culture and are interested in communication with their clients, especially if it is a private tour with just 2 people. The guide seemed more focused on going through the itinerary as quickly as possible (and otherwise on his phone). He did not offer any insight unless prompted (i.e. there is an abandoned monorail in the city, we passed it, he didn't comment on it at all, we had to ask about it and his comment boiled down to: "It wasn't finished.") There just wasn't a connection at all unfortunately. The experience of course is always heavily influenced by the guide you get, so you experience might differ drastically from ours. The tour itself has a good itinerary and the restaurant for lunch was a pleasant surprise (best food we had in Malaysia!), there was enough time to explore the area on our own and we enjoyed our day overall. Would recommend!
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Marina_j
Jul 21, 2024
Good day in Melaka - We booked this tour on fairly short notice, but everything went well. The guide picked us up at our hotel on time, he was polite, spoke very good English and was a safe driver. Unfortunately the entire experience was rather impersonal. The guide never even introduced himself (we did) and the entire time seemed disinterested and bored. We have taken tours all around the world and usually the guides are eager to present their country/culture and are interested in communication with their clients, especially if it is a private tour with just 2 people. The guide seemed more focused on going through the itinerary as quickly as possible (and otherwise on his phone). He did not offer any insight unless prompted (i.e. there is an abandoned monorail in the city, we passed it, he didn't comment on it at all, we had to ask about it and his comment boiled down to: "It wasn't finished.") There just wasn't a connection at all unfortunately. The experience of course is always heavily influenced by the guide you get, so you experience might differ drastically from ours. The tour itself has a good itinerary and the restaurant for lunch was a pleasant surprise (best food we had in Malaysia!), there was enough time to explore the area on our own and we enjoyed our day overall. Would recommend!
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Kazsassy
Jun 23, 2024
A day at Melacca - Was a fun day with interest stories by Johnson, the tour guide of the day. Very helpful and always reminding us when or where to meet so the whole journey was smooth.
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Bassame_d
Jul 29, 2024
Not very good value for money for a private tour. - Clean car and nice guide. However, the English of the guide was difficult to understand. The guide was walking in front of us and not noticing when we had to stop to look at things. Would not recommend. We had much better private tour in Indonesia the days before.
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Julian_t
Jul 12, 2024
Do you really want to go to Malacca? - Let me first say that our driver was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and entertaining. My review also has nothing to do with the tour operator. Malacca is just a boring place. The historical part of Malacca is like 2 blocks big and a bit touristy. Awfully decorated rickshaws everywhere. Apart from the red square there just wasn’t much to look at that you can’t see in KL or any other Malay town. Lunch was brilliant though. Very tasty and lots of it. We got dropped off for some street shopping and found a great little Mexican restaurant and drank cocktails for an hour or so. That and the lunch were the best parts of Malacca. Is the 2 hour drive from KL to see Malacca worth it? Not really but the drive was interesting because of our guide.
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