Real Food Adventure - Malaysia
Overview
Highlights
- Taste test hawker-style food in Kuala Lumpur
- Join a Baba Nyonya cooking class in Melaka
- Tour the tea plantations of the Cameron Highlands
- Feast on a communal Cameron Highland steamboat
- Unwind on an isolated island
- Bargain for fresh ingredients then cook with locals
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- all other activities are optional and at your own expense
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Itinerary
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Blaze a culinary trail from Chinatown to Little India to discover the secrets of hawker-style food. Multifaceted canals of culture run through Kuala Lumpur’s eclectic food scene, with influences from ethnic Malay, Chinese, Indian and British cuisines. Sample addictive...
Take a trishaw tour and discover the history of this ancient city. An international trading hub, Melaka was used by China, India and Europe to trade silk, exotic spices and gold. Along the way, drop past the Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, which was originally built for the l...
Head into Malaysia’s hill stations, where the country’s best tea is produced, and visit a tea plantation. Later that day, indulge in an iconic Cameron Highlands steamboat dinner. Simply choose meats, seafood and fresh vegetables, then plonk them in the spicy soup simmering in the middle of the table and watch dinner cook before your eyes.
Located on a picturesque lake just outside of Kuala Kangsar, a stay in the traditional home of some long-time Intrepid friends offers a truly memorable cultural experience. Join your homestay hosts in the kitchen, learn about Malay dining culture and dine on a banquet of mouth-watering regional delicacies.
Embark on a tasting excursion through Georgetown, one of the world's most dynamic street food cities. Munch on nasi kandar at a mamak, taste Malay-style toast at a kopitiam and slurp on a bowl of the perfect hokkien mee by the roadside. The next morning get interacti...
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Our travelers have three styles of tour to choose from: Basix, Original and Comfort. Each has a different level of inclusions and accommodation, but all have unforgettable real life experiences as part of the package. Travellers can also choose themed trips, such as Family, Sailing or Food, to suit their interests.
Our group size has an average of just ten travellers, which allows us to get off the beaten track, use local accommodation and transport, and really get to know the culture. It also ensures we are contributing to the local economy; by choosing local suppliers we were able to keep AUD 60 million in local economies in 2012. We’re also working hard to reduce our carbon footprint and were the first in our sector to introduce carbon offset trips. This, along with our many corporate sustainability activities, has meant we’re one of the travel industry’s leaders in responsible travel.
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While travelling with us you'll experience the vast array of wonderful food available in the world. Your group leader will be able to suggest restaurants to try during your trip. To give you the maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat, generally not all meals are included in the trip price. This also gives you more budgeting flexibility. As a rule our groups tend to eat together to enable you to taste a larger variety of dishes and enjoy each other's company. There's no obligation to do this though.
Meals
7 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 4 Dinners
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Our Original style trips have a great balance of included activities with your group and free time to explore independently. Where we stay ensures we keep our travellers firmly entrenched in a region’s people and culture, and provides them with unique local experiences that benefits the community too. In most locations we stay in simple tourist-class hotels (i.e. 2-3 stars), plus on many trips you'll also get to experience a night with a local family on a homestay or something a little different like a Bedouin camp in the Sahara. Original style trips come with all manner of transport modes and use a mixture of local and private transport. You might find yourself sailing in a dhow in Zanzibar, jumping on a rickshaw in Sri Lanka or sailing on a yacht through the Galapagos. No matter the mode, it's all about minimising our environmental impact and making getting around part of the adventure.
Finish point
- Red Rock Hotel
- 202A, Jalan Macalister
- Georgetown
- Pulau Penang
- Penang
- 10400
- MALAYSIA
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