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Editor-in-Chief’s NoteWith just a blink of an eye, it’s already 5 years since Melaka was announced as a World Heritage City by UNESCO. How time fl ies! After months of do-ing research, making phone calls, enduring long hours in low temperature from the air-conditioning system and skipping lunch breaks, I’m overjoyed to introduce you to our very fi rst issue of Melaka The Guide! This book concludes all the possible places for you to visit, including information need-ed to bring along as a tourist. Be amazed, because this is the only city in Malaysia that is developing while maintaining its cultural and historical val-ues, where you will see an urban street fi lled with old style houses, youngsters still wearing classical Malaysian attire, and kids playing our traditional games. Highlighting most information regarding the story of Melaka and its fascinating places to visit, this free travel guide is published to celebrate Melaka 5th anniversary as UNESCO World Heritage City. I’m taking this opportunity to extend our gratitude to Perbadanan Muzium Negeri Melaka (PERZIM), Jabatan Warisan Negeri Melaka, together with Ba-hagian Promosi Pelancongan and Bahagian Pusat Sumber from Jabatan Ketua Menteri Melaka for making it all possible.Have fun reading and enjoy the warm breeze of Melaka!

Warmest regards,

(Lyndon Yap)

Note: The content of this issue is accurate as per the date of publication.

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Salam Sejahtera dan Salam 1 Malaysia

Melaka rose to glory from its humble beginnings around the 14th century and it soon became an international port attracting traders from all around the world. Guarding the vital waterway, the Straits of Melaka is still one of the most important and busiest waterways in the world. The History State of Melaka had undergone tremendous developments over the centuries though the state still managed to retain its rich historical heritage and cultural identity which has preserved since the 14th century.

Celebrating the 5th year of UNESCO World Heritage List, Melaka is proud to honour the recognition listed in the world map by enhancing in words with Melaka the guide. Melaka the guide is the first guidebook dedicated to the affluent travellers, a guide for traveller whose experience and sense of style could afford the an elite way to navigate Melaka.

Our commitment towards attracting foreign travellers to travel here is reflected in the various campaign and events offered to create awareness on attracting only sighted in Melaka. In fact, there has never been better time to consider travelling to Melaka.

I sincerely hope Melaka the Guide will serve as the most up to date references for all and the guidebook certainly makes a splendid and meaningful souvenir to share with.

“VISIT HISTORIC MELAKA MEANS VISIT MALAYSIA”“MELAKA WORLD HERITAGE CITY UNESCO”“DEVELOPED MELAKA, MY LOVING STATE, GREEN TECHNOLOGY CITY STATE”

Thank you.

THE RT.HON. DATUK WIRA IR. HAJI IDRIS BIN HAJI HARONChief Minister Of Melaka

Foreword FromCHIEF MINISTER OF MELAKATHE RT.HON. DATUK WIRA IR. HAJI IDRIS BIN HAJI HARON


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Assalamualaikum Wrt. Wbt. & Salam Sejahtera,

On behalf of the Melaka Tourism Promotion Division, I sincerely welcome your visit to Melaka the Historical State of Malaysia.

Melaka promises the basis of Malaysia, preserving the history in the shadow of the rapid growth. Despite, every corner in Melaka marked a journey of heritage, and with Melaka Heritage Trail, you may discover each footstep taken since the 14th century starting with Parameswara. It has been the 5th year celebrating UNESCO World Heritage listings and proven to be another glorious year.

To celebrate another blossom for Melaka in year 2013, Melaka the Guide is launched to be the first free travel guide available at all information counters in Melaka.

At such I invite you to experience yourself our hospitality through the cultural variety of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Baba &Nyonya, Portuguese, Chitty and the Aborigines. May it be cuisine, cultural celebrations, traditional events or many other surprises await you.

Last but not least, enjoy your stay and may Melaka bring you a unique journey for your lifetime memory. Thank you.

“ Visit Historic Melaka Means Visit Malaysia ”“ Melaka World Heritage City UNESCO ”

Mr. Abd Kadir Bin Md. IdrisGeneral Manager, Tourism Promotion Division, Melaka Chief Minister’s Department.

Foreword FromMELAKA TOURISM PROMOTION DIVISION, MELAKA CHIEF MINISTER’S DEPARTMENTMR ABDUL KADIR BIN MD.IDRIS


4 ContentsThis Melaka Free Travel Guidebook is designed for tourists who visit Melaka Town of Malaysia.Specially brought to you byTOURISM PROMOTION DIVISIONMELAKA CHIEF MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT, &BLUEDALE PUBLISHING (M) SDN BHD.

1... ... IntroductionHistory of Melaka, The Facts, Culture of Melaka, Date & Event in Melaka

2... ... SightseeingSights & Attractions in Melaka

3... ... Walk Around MelakaWalk around in the town by foot

4... ... Beauty of ArtFine art, Performance art and Traditional Crafts of Melaka

5... ... Outdoor ActivitiesHave fun in Melaka

6... ... Eating Out24 hours food variety in Melaka

7... ... ShoppingSouvenir shopping heaven

8... ... Night LifeA city alive at night

9... ... AccommodationRelax during your stay in Melaka

10... ... Essential InformationTravel smart

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6 The History

Long before the emergence of any other state in Malaysia, Melaka rose to glory from its humble beginnings around the 14th century. It has become one of the leading spice capitals in the world, attracting traders from India, China, Europe and Middle East. Its status as an international port was beyond the shadow of doubt with its strategic location guarding the vital waterway ‘The Straits of Melaka’ where the trade winds met. Even up to today, the Straits of Melaka is still one of the most important and busiest waterways in the world.

It all started sprawling back to 751 years ago (1262) when Parameswara found Mela-ka in the 14th century. He was resting under a tree by a river when his dog started to attack a mouse deer, which later pushed the dog into the river. The brave gesture of the mouse deer had impressed him to immediately build a city on its spot. He then asked his followers the name of the tree which he was resting under, and was advised of its name; Melaka. He named the state ‘Melaka’ since then. None of any other cities in the nation had played such an influential and vital role in the political, economic, cultural and social development of the country and the region. Melaka Sultanate was also established to be responsible for the Sultanate in many states in Malaysia.

During that period, Islam was introduced in the region, arriving along with Gujarat traders from western India for trading textiles and Melaka became known worldwide as a center for silk and porcelain trading. During the first decade of the 16th century, Melaka was a bustling and cosmopolitan port that attracted hundreds of ships every year. To keep its tradition at foe, Melaka’s Sultan enlisted the help of the Chinese, mainly the voyages of Admiral Cheng Ho between 1440 – 1433. Melaka prospered and not long later, The Ming Emperor bequeathed a Chinese princess, Hang Li Poh to Sultan Muzaffar Shah. This is the first multiracial union ever recorded in history.


7Unfortunately, this fame did not last long as it arrived when Europe began to extend its power into the East, and Melaka was one of the very first cities which attracted them. The arrival of the Portuguese in the 15th century under the command of Al-fonso de Albuquerque in taking over the city under a successful bombardment was a triumphant victory when Sultan Mahmud then fled himself to Johor. They counter-attacked the Portuguese, but without success for Portuguese defense through the massive fortification of A’ Famosa or Porta De Santiago was too strong.

A’ Famosa ensured the Portuguese ruling for the next 150 years until Melaka fall to the Dutch after abattle of eight months long, leaving the state almost completely ru-ined. The Dutch rebuilt the city over the next century and a half, complimenting fine buildings and churches which stand tall significantly up to today as a solid reminder of the European presence back in 1440. Not long after 1795 when the Netherlands was captured by French Revolutionary armies, Melaka was handed over to the Brit-ish by the Dutch to prevent it from being captured by the French.

In 1942, Melaka experienced Japanese occupation until 1945 when they surrendered in Singapore. The British declared a state of ‘Emergency’ in Malaya which lasted for 12 years against the Communist Terrorists who ruled the state for 14days.

Malaysia gained its independence on the 31st of August 1957 when the first Prime Minister, His Highness Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, was handed over the pow-er to rule the country by the British.

After the independence, a colonial building built by British in Melaka, which was known as Malacca Club, was opened to public after being used by the British upper class as their place for social activities. Exactly 38 years later, the same building was turned into The Proclamation of Indepen-dence Memorial; a place that commemorates Independence Day of Malaysia.

“Melaka was proclaimed as a historical City on the 15 April 1989. Today, they are celebrating 750 years in history”


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The Flag of Melaka is the fl ag of the Ma-laysian state of Melaka with two equal bands of red and white, with a crescent and fi ve-pointed star in a blue canton.

Red, white, yellow and blue, which are the colours of the fl ag of Malaysia, are also used in the fl ag of Melaka. This shows that Melaka is a member state of Malaysia. The star and crescent together represents Islam, the religion of the state and of the nation. The top left hand quarter has a background of royal blue with a yellow crescent moon and a yel-low fi ve-pointed star. The top right hand quarter is red and the lower half is white.

The state’s fl ower of Melaka Kesidang with its scientifi c name of VallarisGlabra belongs to the Apocynaceae family in the fl ower segregation.

The Kesidang’s small, white fl owers grow in panicles of several blossoms in each bunch. This strong-scented fl ower is per-fect for decorating arches, churches and many other ceremonies or festivals.

Visit Historic Melaka, Means Visit Malaysia

Melaka World Heritage City, UNESCO

Developed Melaka, My Loving State, Green Technology City State

There are fi ve colours in the Melaka State Emblem, namely red, blue, yel-low, green and brown. The fi ve keri-sin the state emblem symbolized the fi ve famous Malay warriors during the Melaka Sultanate, and they are Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekir and Hang Lekiu. The yellow cres-cent and star in the middle shows that Islam is the official religion in Melaka.

The tree and two mouse deer that fl anked at the sides symbolize the his-tory of how Melaka Sultanate was formed. Parameswara, the founder of Melaka, witnessed the fi ght between a mouse deer and his hunting dog while he was resting under the Melaka tree. He felt impressed with the strength and wisdom of the small mouse deer. Although small in size, the mouse deer was tough and managed to defeat a dog which was bigger than itself. After witnessing the incident, Parameswara fi nally took the decision to set up a base in Melaka and name the state Melaka, the tree which he sat under.

The mottos of Melaka:

Melaka State EmblemMelaka’s Flag

Melaka’s Offi cial Flower

The Facts


9The CultureIntroduction

Melaka is one of the most culturally and historically rich city in Malaysia which has been the centre of the powerful Melaka Sultanate since the medieval ages. It had been colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch and British respectively, forming an intriguing mix of cultures of Portuguese, Baba and Nyonya, Chitty and the Aborigines. These are the cultures that are still practiced by a few descendant communities that attract the visitors and tourists. The state, rightly dubbed ‘Bandar Bersejarah’ or known as Historical State in Malaysia, has an attractive variety of sights, food, inhabitants and architecture from various cultures that would defi nitely appeal impress to all visitors who visit the state.

Melaka is one of the most culturally and historically rich city in Malaysia which has been the centre of the powerful Melaka Sultanate since the medieval ages. It had been colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch and British respectively, forming an intriguing mix of cultures of Portuguese, Baba and Nyonya, Chitty and the Aborigines. These are the cultures that are still practiced by a few descendant


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When Parameswara embraced Islam, this has constituted Islam as the state’s offi cial religion with Malay as the national language. Malay culture was formed as a core culture in this multicultural country. Under the Malaysian Constitution, the Malays together with the Son of the Soil were classifi ed as Bumiputera which comprises of 60% of the population in Melaka.

Malay women often wear the long-sleeved tunic called the BajuKurung or the slightly tight fi tting Kebaya. Malay men wear the Cekak Musang, a collarless shirt worn over a loose trouser with colourful cloth known as KainSampin tied around their waist. However for special cultural occasion Kain Songket, cloth woven with gold thread is replaced with Kain Sampin.

It extends to several custom ceremonies that include the Adat Meminang, the bride asking for the woman’s hand in marriage, Adat Nikah, solemnization by the Khadi of the wedding and Bersanding. During bersanding, the newlywed couple is seated on the marriage dais which is well decorated with Palm Blossom where family, relatives and friends go up one by one to congratulate the couple and off er their blessing by sprinkling rose water and yellow rice wine in tradition. Guests in return will receive a gift known as BungaTelur as a symbol of fertility.

Dondang Sayang is the melody and dance of the Serampang Laut where a male and a female singer are accompanied by a group of musicians playing traditional instruments like Gong and Rebana. In addition, it also produces rhythm of Joget where dancers dance in pair, along with the rhythm. Sometimes, the dance is also performed together with Pantun repartee by singers during the performance.

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It extends to several custom ceremonies that include the Adat Meminang, the bride asking for the woman’s hand in marriage, Adat Nikah, solemnization by the Khadi of the wedding and Bersanding. During bersanding, the newlywed couple is seated on the marriage dais which is well decorated with Palm Blossom where family, relatives and friends

Malay Wedding Clothes

Malay Community


11Malay Community

Maulud Nabi, Awal Muharam, Nisfu Sya’aban, Hari Raya Aidilfi tri and Hari Raya Qurban are the Muslims celebrated worldwide festivals. Hari Raya Aldilfi tri which is celebrated by the Muslims signifi es the end of the fasting season of Ramadan for a month. The celebration is determined by sighting of the new moon. This is the most signifi cant celebration for the Muslims. Muslims start the day by congregating in the mosques early in the morning of Raya to perform prayers followed by visits to the graves of the departed. Open house or invitation for relatives and friends to come to their houses is practised. Plenty of traditional Malay delicacies are served during this festive season.During the festival, their houses are thoroughly cleaned and decorated with the colourful lights.

A traditional Malay house is made of wood without nails but with carvings on its facade as well as the interior. The house is built with a unique staircase made by wood which leads to Sengkuap, a large open-sided veranda.

Cultural Celebration

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Art and Handicraft

Each Malay region is well known for its own unique and signature dishes. Melaka is however are much well known for their Asam Pedas. Main ingredients are usually freshwater fi shes cooked in tamarind fruit juice with chilies and other Malay spices. It sometimes compliments with vegetables such as brinjals or eggplants.

Hari Raya Aidilfi tri

Masakan Melayu


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The fi rst ever recorded Chinese in Malaysia was found during the Tang Dynasty (618AD-907AD). They came in here as travelling merchants bringing in their most valuable Chinese Silk and porcelain. It shows that the Chinese may have been in this region even before the 15th century where the legendary Admiral Cheng Ho visited Melaka during his fi rst of the seven great voyages. Admiral Cheng Ho then stationed a part of his garrison on the hill which is now known as Bukit Cina.

Chinese women in the past wore Qipao which in many ways represented a cultural rupture with the past. It was later resulted in a slender and form fi tting dress with a high cut, resulting in the contemporary image of a Cheong Sam but contrasting sharply with the traditional Qipao.

Manchu clothing styles, Tangzhuang, were required to be worn by all noblemen and offi cials especially men. However the immediate eff ect took place when the Han population overtook the queue of other population which later emerged to a new style of men’s wear, featuring jacket and trousers instead of the robes worn previously.

Chinese music was created since the dawn of civilization with artefacts providing evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC – 256 BC). One of the most popular music is the Opera which is still sung by artists with drama performances. Often Opera plays an important role in most of ceremonies or ritual. Masks are used in the opera and each colour has a diff erent meaning. They are used to portray a character’s role and illustrate their emotional state and general character.

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Chinese Traditional Clothing

Chinese Community

Traditional Chinese wedding is still practiced up to today where a ceremonial ritual which involves marriage established by pre-arrangement. Despite the long history and many diff erent geographical areas, Three Letters and Six Etiquettes are essential.

Wedding


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The four main criteria for good Chinese food are colour, aroma, taste and texture which determine the chef’s credibility. Even though the recipes may have been changed from time to time, Chinese are proud to say that their traditional food has variety.

The most important celebration is the Spring Festival known as Chinese New Year. It usually falls on January or February of the Gregorian calendar, marking the beginning of the Chinese calendar.

Red is the colour denoting prosperity. Red envelopes known as AngPow are given to the young family members as blessings. During the Chinese New Year eve, families hold a reunion dinner to retain the close-knit relationship amongst family members. The celebration culminates with the Chap Goh Mei on the 15th day of the fi rst month, often prayers and off erings are carried out to end the celebration.

Qing Ming is the time where the Chinese visit the graves of the departed to make off erings and fi lial piety. Also celebration such as The Mid-Autumn and Wesak Day are both important to the Chinese calendar.

During the travelling merchant era, Chinese are known as the best Silk and Porcelain merchants at the Straits of Melaka. These are also used as gifts between the countries to express their gratitude towards the relationship.


Cuisine

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Lion Dance


14 Indian Community

The traditional Indian wedding is about two families being brought together socially, with as much emphasis placed on the families coming closer as the married couple. Many wedding customs are common among Hindus and Sikhs. They combine local, religious and family traditions. The period of Hindu marriage ceremonies dates from the application (lagan) of tilak. A Hindu wedding is traditionally conducted at least partially in Sanskrit, the language of most holy Hindu ceremonies. The local language of the people involved is also used since most Hindus do not understand Sanskrit. Hindus have many rituals that have evolved since traditional times and diff er in many ways from the modern western wedding ceremony and also among the diff erent religions, families and castes. The Saptapadi (Sanskrit for seven steps/feet), is perhaps the most important component of Vedic Hindu weddings. The couple conduct seven circuits of Holy Fire (Agni), which is considered a witness to the vows they make each other are led.

Malaysian Indians are Malaysians of Indian origin. Many are descendants from those who migrated from India during the British colonization of Malaya. Prior to this, Indians have been present in the Malayan archipelago at least since the period of the infl uential Tamil Chola dynasty of the 11th century. Today, they form the third largest ethnic group in Malaysia after the Chinese and the Malays.

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Traditional Indian clothing for men and women in the north and east are saris where a loincloth is used to cover the upper body with shiny ornaments added. This is not only used in daily wear, but also on festive occasions. Sari made out of silk is considered the most elegant. For men, traditional clothes are sherwani (Jippa), Dhoti. The Dhoti is from four to six long white or colour strip of cotton. This traditional attire is mainly worn by men in villages.

CuisineIndian breakfast delicacies such as idli, vadai and dosa (spelled in Malaysia as ‘thosai’) are common. The appam is a favourite breakfast dish in Tamil homes. Idiyappam is known as putumayam in Malay and usually sold by mobile motorcycle vendors. The murukku is made to mark Deepavali. Banana leaf rice meals with various meat dishes and condiments are served in restaurants during lunch and dinner and in Indian households during special occasions. Mutton is highly favoured and served as either varuval (dry curry) or peratal.

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The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, classical music and R&B. India’s classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. Music in India began as an integral part of socio-religious life and that Indian music is essentially melodic; sounds follow one another expressing an emotional state in an aesthetic unity. Two main traditions of classical music are Carnatic music, found predominantly in the peninsular regions, and Hindustani music, found in the northern and central regions. The basic concepts of this music include Shruti, Alankar, Rāga, and Tāla. Its tonal system divides the octave into 22 segments called shrutis, not all equal but each roughly equal to one quarter of a whole tone of Western music, Melody is based on the system of rāgas, which are melody types used as the basis of improvisation.

Indian Community

Rangoli, also known as kolam, is a folk art from India. Rangoli are decorative designs made on living room and courtyard floors during Hindu festivals typically consisting of bright colours. They are meant to be sacred welcoming area for the Hindu deities. The ancient symbols have been passed down through the ages, from each generation to the next, keeping both the art form and the tradition alive. The patterns are typically created with materials including coloured rice, dry flour, (coloured) sand or even flower petals. The purpose of rangoli is decoration, and it is thought to bring good luck. Designs depictions may also vary as they reflect traditions, folklore and practices that are unique to each area. Over the years modern additions have been adopted. It is traditionally done by women. Generally, this practice is showcased during occasions such as festivals, auspicious observances, celebrations of marriages and other similar milestones and gatherings.

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One of the biggest Indian festivals in Malaysia is Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a religious festival dedicated to the Tamil deity Murugan which occurs on the day in the Indian month of Pausha (January - February) when the asterism Poosam is on the ascendant. It is celebrated in grand style in the temples of Singapore, Penang, and Kuala Lumpur for three days. Deepavali or Diwali is another popular Hindu festival which is the ‘Festival of Lights’ and celebrated by all Hindu community. Another festival of Indian is Pongal. It falls on the first day of the Tamil month of Thai (January 14 or 15). It is celebrated by boiling rice with fresh milk and jaggery in new clay pots.

Cultural CelebrationArt and Handicraft

Kolam Indian

Indian music intruments


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Chinese Peranakan means Straits born Chinese evolved through intermarriages between male Chinese traders and local women with Malay or Indonesia origin. The Peranakan also successfully established their claim to be Son of Soil retaining equal status with the Malay. There are also legends that they are descendants of Royal Guards and Attendance of Princess Hang Li Poh who married Sultan Mansur Shah of the Melaka Sultanate in 1459. The resulting legacy of Peranakans China with fusion of Chinese religion, traditions and customs with Malay traditions and customs practices. Man from this ancestry known as Baba and female known as Nyonya. Peranakan are actively involved in the import and export of agricultural products, raw commodities and trading from this region to Europe.

With local appearances and Chinese at heart, traditional Nyonya costumes show strong Chinese infl uences. However, Kain Batik Kebaya Panjang and beaded slippers are also recognized as traditional costumes in Peranakan China a culture adaptation from the Malay culture. Kabaya Pendik/modern made from materials ranged from cotton to silk with rich embroidery known as Sulam. These outfi t usually worn with 3 identical decorative brooches known as Kerongsang or Kerongsang Rantai paired with gold chain and complemented with beaded shoes and bag. Traditional Baba attire for men comprises Chinese frog-buttoned tunic worn over loose trousers, mandarin gowns and thick-soled shoes. With the English infl uence and modernization, most wear Western attire for comfort.

A traditional Peranakan wedding lasts for 12 days with great emphasis on choosing auspicious dates and time. Many Pantangs or taboos are strictly observed. The wedding ceremony starts with the Chiu-Thau or transformation to adulthood ceremony. Followed by the Chin-Pang, meeting of the bride and groom for the fi rst time. The newlyweds then pay homage before a special three-tired altar called The Sam-Kai which represents Heaven, Earth and Man. Throughout this wedding ceremony, the Bride and Groom are guided with the assistant of Sam-Kheh-Umm mistress of ceremony and Pak-Chin-Dik master of ceremony. The groom puts on the T’eng-Sah-Beh-Kuah (long tunic with best jacket) wedding costume and the bride wares the red Koon (T cut Chinese) wedding dress. These costumes including their shoes are heavy embroidered with gold thread.

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Baba Nyonya Community

Interior design of Baba Nyonya’s house

Wedding ceremony


17Baba Nyonya CommunityThe blend of cultures of Chinese and Malay had diverse to various types of Nyonya foods. The clever use and blend of herbs and local spices enhance their local fabulous cuisine. Herbs and spices such as the lemon grass, blue ginger, turmeric, onions, chilli and belacan (prawn paste) are commonly used in their daily cooking. The Nyonya Kuih or cakes are the truly well blended technique from their Chinese and Malay foremothers, which use many of the local ingredients such as the coconut milk, rice fl our, glutinous rice and sweet potato to name a few. The Nyonya exotic cooking and cakes are highly recommended and seek by tourists.

The Peranakan China is well known for their sewing skill especially their works of crafts in their Kasut Manik (beaded shoes) and the Nyonya kebaya embroideries. Both of these works are being showcased locally and internationally. Many of the houses along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Jonker Street showcase a well blend of Dutch, English and Chinese architectural. The main features of well blended historical rich area with rolls of Peranakan family houses.

The Baba and Nyonya celebrate majority of their forefathers Chinese festivals, they include Chinese Luna New Year, Cheng Beng, Dragon Boat (Kuih Chang) Festival, Festival of the Hungry Ghost, Mid Autumn Festival and Winter Solstice Festival. Many other Tao festival and religious practices like the Vesak Day are in their list of cultural activities.

During festive seasons, many Pantang Larang or taboos are practiced. This is to safeguard their homes and family members and wishing more lucks and prosperity coming their way. A true blue Chinese cultural at heart.


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Kuih-muih

Lady Finger fried chilies

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Interior design of Baba Nyonya’s house

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The famous Spanish costumes are unique to the Iberian Peninsula, expressing the Portuguese’ and Spaniards’ distinct heritage and sovereignty. It must be acknowledged that each sub-national identity in Spain has its own national costume and visual heritage. Their traditional clothing consists of berets, stocking caps, baggy shirts and trousers for the men. Women wear long dresses and shawls. In other places the people dress entirely in black or another dark color for their daily activities, but they put on colorful garments on special occasions.

A Portuguese wedding will also be staged complete with the bride ornamented in her fi nery, along kebaya-like blouse and a long silk skirt known as the Saia with beaded slippers. The groom too decked in black suit with a bow tie and a top hat or bowler.

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The Portuguese Eurasians are descendants of intermarriages between local Malay women and European Sailor and soldiers who sailed into Melaka with Alfonso D’Albuquerque in 1511. They enjoy Son of Soils status as they are acknowledge to be one of Malaysia’s indigenous races. Most Portuguese Eurasian in Melaka live in the Portuguese Settlement in Ujong Pasir, prior to that they also live in Bandar Hilir and Praya Land. The Settlement is also home to the Freeburghers, a community of Dutch and Portuguese descendants who intermarried the local.

Portuguese Community

Portugese Eurasian in Malaysia


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Portugese Eurasian in Malaysia

Each region of Portugal has its own traditional dishes, including various kinds of meat, seafood, fresh fi sh salted cod (bacalhau) and the famous Cozido Portuguese (Portuguese Stew). The sauces tend to be rich using local spices form the base of curry paste and gravies. The fabulous dishes from the crossover are Grilled Fish at the Portuguese Settlement which imparts a distinctive fl avor from Portuguese and local.

The Melaka Portuguese Eurasians are distinguishable by their language Christao, a mixture of old Portuguese that is infused with Malay and English. It does not have any written form and is passed down through generation usage. Christianity was around Melaka for a long time but it was the Portuguese who built the fi rst churches. One of the most signifi cant conqueror footprints is A’Famosa and the Church of Rosary which was built in 1710 and St. Paul Church which survives until today.


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Intrudu ‘Coming Before’ is celebrated in February on the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday. In the evening merry makers dressed in fancy costumes to do the Banya Biro, which is a community dance where they form a dancing chain that moves from house to house. In the week of before Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ after the crucifi xion, Christian throughout the country mark the Holy Week nowhere, or more colorful than Melaka.

It then commences with Palm Sunday remembering the day Christ rode into Jerusalem and was welcomed by the people who laid palm leaves in his path. This then commemorates on what is known as Good Friday where Christ was crucifi ed on this day. Today is celebrated with special prayers and children are given the traditional colored Easter eggs.

Along with it is Fiesta de San Joao or the Feast of St. John is the evening of candle light possession from Praya Lane’s Assumption Church to the Settlement. Another Feast is Fiesta de San Pedro is to honor St. Peter and this has been celebrated more than 4 centuries.

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Chitty men often wear Cekak Musang, Kain Pelikat and a white handkerchief known as Talpa as their head gear. The women wore the Baju Kebaya Panjang over a Sarong. Despite they are mostly locals Malay they prefer to wear Saree attending temple prayer or on special occasion.

Similar to Chinese, the Chitty celebrate a festival to honor the ancestors called Bongi, twice yearly. On the eve of Ponggal that is the end of the harvesting season and at the start of the fruit season called Parchu Buah-Buah or Fruit Festival.

Chitty wedding ceremony indirectly refl ects the combination of Malay and Indian cultures. Date and time is based on religious calculations to avoid misfortune and bad luck. Like the Malay, bridegroom is the one who bear the cost of the wedding but however the ceremony itself is based in Indians culture according to Hindu rites.

Wedding

Clothing & Cultural Celebration

Indians played a leading role in the trade activity that gave rich returns to the government through the imposition for trade taxes. During this time, traders brought along helpers and servants on their expedition, women were not allowed to make the journey across the seas according to Hindu culture, so apparently trader took Malay, Javanese and even Batak women as their wives. Their descendants are the made-in-Melaka Indian community is called the Chitty from Kampung Budaya Chitty Gajah Berang. Chitty were granted a settlement area which known as Keling Village attested into Malay Annals. It is more accurate to state that the Chitty were among the court offi cials known as Kapitan Keling who played an important role as the middleman in trade and business deals.

However when the Dutch captured Melaka in 1640, the Chitty found themselves fi ghting for their survival in increasing competition with the Dutch traders, also mean many of their activities were curtailed.

After the Thali is tied, the couple will need to walk there times around the bridal dais. As the couple is seated, like the Malay’s culture newlywed are blessed by guests, family and friends by sprinkling rose water and turmeric rice.

Chitty Community

Chitty’s wedding


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In the case of food, Malay spices, ingredients and the way of cooking have largely supplanted the Indian style. Chitty cuisine, a blend of Malay local infl uences, Nyonya and the Indian art of blending spices, is little-known.

There is no Chitty restaurant, not even in Melaka and hence their food can only be sampled in the community’s enclave in Kampung Gajah Berang. The Chitty most famous food is Nasi Lemak, it is served as off erings during prayers time. Unlike the other Indian groups who usually off er rice with vegetarian dishes during prayers, the Chitty serve Nasi Lemak or plain rice with a variety of fi sh and meat accompaniments.

Local Cakes

Nasi Lemak Kukus Lauk Pindang

Chitty Community

Religious objects used for conducting rituals were also used by the Chinese. The Chitty are also infl uenced by the Chinese to some extent in their ceramics works of art.

Simplifi cation of Tamil architecture among the Chitty is also present. Distinct from the Tamil, who have a complex Dravidian Temple Architecture in the Pallava style, that displays beautifully carved out sculptures of the Hindu Gods in many rows, the Chitty temple tend to only have one row of these, or a picture of one single God in each of the three rows, as evidenced in the Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple, built by Thaivanayagam Chitty in 1781 said to be the oldest temple in the Peninsular.

Cuisine

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Aborigines have their own dialect language which is related to Malay, Bahasa Melayu the National Language but without written evidence as they rely on their oral tradition that transmitted generation to generation for ages.

At the end of every year, the Aborigines celebrate Aik Gayak Muyang (Ancestor Day). This celebration is to thank their God and ancestors for the crops they grow and for the peaceful life they have had. The Aborigines believe they were placed on the earth Tanah Tujuh by Muyang to be guardians of the rain forest and that if they fail in their sacred duty, the whole world will turn upside down and humanity will perish. Each river, hill, stream, rock, tree and shrub is animated by a guardian spirit. Rivers are guarded by Dragons and Snakes which often cause mayhem if their homes are desecrated. The Aborigines practices animism; playing heed to the spirits and inhabit nature. Throughout the inter-marriages, some Aborigines families celebrated Hari Raya and some even observe Chinese New Year as they believe they are descendants from the Chinese.

The Authentic people are categorized by their tribe, Melaka’s own tribal people are known as Aborigines, a proto-Malay group who love on a communal basis on the outskirts of town, forest fringes and coastal areas. Their features and language spoken are similar to the Malays, but their way of life is akin to the Orang Asli.

The settlement for Aborigines is Kampung Orang Asli Air Dusun in Tebong. Orang Asli has been acknowledged as Sons of Soil whom are entitle to special Bumiputera privileges. Their rights and privileges are enshrined in the Orang Asli Act (Act 134).

The Aborigines opt for simple lifestyle with close-knit ties and with great appreciation for the environment. Some of these Aborigines are open for visitors with a sense of adventure and who would like to experience their way of life.

Language & Cultural Celebration

Cuisine

The main characteristic in traditional Malay cuisine is undoubtedly the generous use of spices. The coconut milk is also important in giving the Malay dishes their rich, creamy character. The other foundation is Belacan, which is used as a base for Sambal, a rich sauce or condiment made from Belacan, chilies, onions and garlic. Aborigines also makes plentiful use of lemongrass and Galangal.

Aborigines people

Aborigines Community


23Aborigines CommunityBukit Payong Natives Village

Bukit Payong Native’s Village is bordering the district of Ayer Keroh and the Aborigines houses are there for decades. All these aborigines’ villages are rich in customs and traditions include wedding custom, headmen appointment custom, birth custom, death custom, taboos and many superstitious beliefs. The uniqueness and way of life of the Temuan Tribe in Melaka could be one of the attractions for domestic and international tourists to come to Melaka.

Asahan Natives Village

Malaysia, like many other parts of the world, has its own indigenous tribal groups. While they can be categorized by their individual tribes, the ones in the Peninsular are most often referred to in generic terms as Orang Asli, ‘Authentic people’.

Asahan is a small town in Melaka. It is located about 25 km away from Jasin. The Orang Asli in Melaka known as Aborigines, a Proto-Malay group who live on a communal basis on the outskirts of towns and forest fringe. They have the similar features with the Malay community and they speak Malay, but their way of living is akin to the aborigines from other parts of the country. Experience the use of the Blowpipe, the secret making of the Poison Dart, learn Fire Starting, meet and socialize with the nomadic people who refused civilization.

Lubok Bandung Natives Village

“ The Aborigines opt for simple lifestyle with close-knit ties and with great

appreciation for the environment. ”

Aborigines Traditional House


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Sometimes informally call the ‘Buddha Birthday’. It actually encompasses the birth, Enlightenment ‘Nirvana’ and death ‘Parinirvana’ of Siharta Gautama Buddha. As Buddhism spread from India it was assimilated into many foreign cultures, and consequently Wesak day is celebrated in many diff erent ways all over the world. Devotees are expected and requested to assemble in their various temples before dawn impel off erings of fl owers, candles and joss-sticks to lie at the feet of their teacher. These symbolic off erings are to remind followers that just as the beautiful fl owers would wither away after a short while and the candles and joss-sticks would soon burn out, so too is life subject to decay and destruction. Devotees are enjoined to make a special eff ort to refrain from killing of any kind.

Jonker Street being the well known street among antique enthusiast will be swarms with lights during the night. In conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration in mid February, visitors will be entertained by cultural show and performances.

3 days festival highlighting the colorful, unique and fascinating traditions, heritage, special food and cultures of the Chitty’s community to marked the end of the harvesting season.

Yearly EventsMelaka Light up Celebration

Bhogi Celebration

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The procession saw the entourage making its way through several streets in the city, symbolically shipping out evil spirits that threaten to disrupt peace and prosperity. Some 10,000 devotees and tourists witnessed the procession which began at the Yong Chuan Tian Temple in Bandar Hilir in conjunction with Chap Goh Mei.

Chinese New Year is the most important of the holidays. It is known as ‘Spring Festival’, since the spring season in Chinese calendar starts with lichun, the fi rst solar term in a Chinese calendar year. It marks the end of the winter season. The festival begins on the fi rst day of the fi rst month in the traditional Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day.

Wangkang Festival

Chinese New Year

Raptor Watch (RW), organized by the Malaysian Nature Society, is a festival to celebrate the return of the migratory birds of prey or better known as raptors on their journey back to their breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere. RW is a public event meant to raise awareness on the conservation of raptors and their habitats.

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Menara Taming Sari Anniversay

Sant Sohan Singh Ji Narsi

Witness the day of celebration of its anniversary in giving opportunities to all spectators in enjoying the spectacular view from 80 meters above ground for 15th years. You will never believe how Melaka looks from this high up. Sharing the moment of joy with the spectators, Menara Taming Sari will be celebrating with lots of promotions and discounts throughout the day of anniversary.

An annual pilgrimage that gathers thousand of Sikh from all over Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia in memory of the guru, his Holiness Sant Sohan Singh Ji. Sant Sohan Singh was a common man like any other Sikh hailing from a remote village in the Punjab. Over the years he so developed himself spiritually and so endeared himself to the Sikhs in Malaya and Singapore that he became an institution by himself. He was head and shoulders above the average Sikh not only in matters spiritual but also in physical stature.

Vaisakhi or also known as Baisakhi is the festival which celebrates the founding of the Sikh community known as the Khalsa. It is celebrated on 14 April each year. On Vaisakhi day in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh summoned Sikhs from all over India to the city of Anandpur Sahib. At this gathering, the Guru called upon Sikhs to uphold their faith and preserve the Sikh religion.

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Enjoy the excitement of funfi lled activies specially programme along Melaka River. You will be fascinated by the various activities that had been arranged to make a one month festival a memorable one.

Melaka River Festival

Fiesta San Juan Every year during the latter part of June, the Portuguese-Eurasian homes at the Portuguese Settlement, Praya Lane and Kampung Banda Hilir have little white candles lit on verandas, balconies and atop picket fences as twilight sets in.These numerous mini fl ames herald the Festa San Juan (Feast of St John the Baptist) which falls on June 23. A small bonfi re was lit at the square and members of the Irmaos de Igreja ‘Brothers of the Church’ lighted their wicker torches. They then walked to all homes in the settlement lighting up little white candles set on fences and gates at sunset.

Independence Day Malaysia Day Independence Day is a national day of Malaysia commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule in 1957, celebrated on August 31 each year.

Malaysia day is hel on September 16 every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963. It marked the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore to form Malaysia previously.


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A wide variety of fi ne quality locally manufactured food products and seasonal fruits and other products which defi nitely marked an eye opening events to all to taste the diff erent taste of culture. Sells famous food specialties from Melaka, like Dodol, Cincalok, Belacan, dried fruits, durian cake, etc. Might be a good idea as souvenirs for friends back home. Besides the usual Malaysian fare, you’ll be able to sample some rather peculiar Melakian food. The recent tourism boom has seen many new food and beverage outlets open in Melaka, and especially in the heritage area of Jonker and Heeren Street which now you can taste it all in one!

The Year-End Sale is back with great discounts! It’s the season eagerly awaited by Malaysians and visitors alike for the unbelievable discounts, bargains and promotions. Load your shopping carts with gifts, souvenirs, branded items and everything else you need for the year-end festive season!

Malaysia Year End Sale

Fiesta San Pedro

UNESCO World Heritage City Celebration

True to its billing, the recent Festa San Pedro/Feast of St Peter at the Portuguese Settlement in Melaka was an event fi lled with tradition, religiosity, gaiety and colour. The annual, week-long festival, which began with the Fiesta San Juan on June 23 and culminated with the Festa San Pedro on June 29, off ered outsiders a glimpse into the life of this unique community which continues to thrive. It was a time of music, song, dance, food and merriment with the festivities taking on a carnival-like atmosphere.

Bazaar Ramadhan The Ramadhan Bazaar is a bustling food bazaar with all kinds of delicious Malay delicacies for Muslims to break their fast. Malaysia has spoken their thoughts when there are various selection of Bazaar from Ayer Keroh down to Melaka’s town! The food choices here at the bazaar are truly amazing!


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The fi nding of a special cross that draw devotees to pray and worship at the small chapel led to a wider spectrum of beliefs in the power of the Cross of Jesus.

Diwali, an auspicious religious festival celebrated by the Hindus, Sikhs and Jains with great enthusiasm and excitement that symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. Spectacular lights, fi recrackers, irresistible traditional sweets and sending gifts to dear ones mark the celebration of Diwali or Deepavali (Sanskrit language). The Sanskrit translation of Deepavali means row of lights. The Hindus celebrate this festival to commemorate the homecoming of Lord Rama after 14 year-long exile and his victory over the mythological demon Ravana.

Santa Cruz

Deepavali Celebration

It is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide, which ends after the twelfth night. Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world’s nations, is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.

New Year marks the beginning of a new year. Celebrated universally every year on January 1 in various innovative ways. In many regions of the world, it is celebrated as a public holiday and the offi ces, institutions and commercial activities remain closed to observe Happy New Year.

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33HistoricalThe Stadthuys

The legacy of the Dutch is still very much alive and felt in Melaka in a form of a building called the Stadthuys. It was the offi cial residence of the Dutch Governor, built in 1650, built in 4 stories on a terrace of St. Paul’s hill covering 49,200 sq. feet in area. It had been the Governor’s residence until as early as the 18th century. It also was the Dutch Administrative Centre until 1824. Why, even the British made this building their administrative centre too. The Stadthuys continued to be the State Governing Centre until the end of 1979. The original colour of this building was white. It was changed to red during the 1820’s and then came to be known as ‘The Red Building’ to date.

Proclamation of Independence Memorial

Jalan Kota, 75000 Melaka.

Jalan Parameswara, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka.06- 28412319am- 6pm (Tue - Thu)3pm to 6pm (Fri)(Closed on Mondays)

Proclamation of Independence Memorial

This Memorial Hall was formerly known as Melaka Club. It is a gold-domed, built in 1912, and renovated in 1985. Today it houses pictures that portray events leading to the attainment of Malaysia’s Independence and historical documents, maps, treatises, video tapes, fi lms, minutes of meetings, news scripts and other that relates to the independence struggle. Apart from the exhibition items, visitors can also witness the uniqueness of the memorial building which combined the elements of both locals and British architecture.

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Porta de Santiago Porta de Santiago, which means The Famous, is a Portuguese fortress located in Melaka. This is the best evidence of Portuguese occupation hundreds of years ago. Located at the foot of St. Paul’s Hill, was built in 1512 under the command of Alfonso de Albuquerque. Its signifi cance started to fade when the British settled here in the early 19th century. The British had almost destroyed the whole complex when Sir Stamford Raffl es arrived in 1808. He was able to stop the destruction, but unfortunately what is left until today is nothing more than a gateway called Porta de Santiago.

Jalan Parameswara, Melaka 06- 231 4343

Bukit Cina is situated southeast of Melaka Town, about 148 metres above sea level and covers an area of 42 hectares. There are more than 12,500 graves on Bukit China including approximately 20 Muslim tombs. Bukit Cina is also believed to be the oldest and largest traditional Chinese cemetery outside China. The weather had taken a heavy toll on the tomb, and in 1933 Cheng Hoon Teng Temple had undertaken to repair it. A stone inscription was erected to mark it. The tomb was again restored in 2001.

Bukit Cina

Jalan Puteri Hang Li Poh, Bukit Cina, Melaka.

Jalan Kota, Bandar Hilir,75000 Melaka.

Historical Melaka Tengah

This fort was built by the Portuguese between year 1512 to 1550. However in late 1660 to 1670, a structure that is named “Middlesburg” was added by the Dutch. Up to today, the Heritage Department of Melaka still conducts research on this fort. Several things have been discovered, such as the six bastions and a huge sewerage pipe dated 1895. Other than reconstructing the fort, the department makes sure that the structures within the fort are restored and preserved.

Middlesburg


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Malaysia took the fi rst step into heavy industry especially in the manufacture of commercial vehicles with the establishment of HICOM (Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia) in 1980 and PROTON (the National Automobile Industry) in 1983. Subsequent to that, PERODUA (the second National Automobile Industry) was formed in 1993, and this was followed by MODENAS (National Motor-cycles and Engines) in 1995. The Malaysian Motor Industry has since developed by leaps and bounds. As an adjunct to the development of the motor industry, YAB Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, the Chief Minister of Melaka, initiated the Autocity Site which was offi cially declared open 2 January, 2010. He also proposed that the Melaka Museums Corporation to establish a ‘Melaka Transportation Museum’ in this Autocity to exhibit cars, motorcycles, bicycles and other such means of transportation, each with its own antique and unique features.

Transportation Museum

Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum

The Melaka Sultanate Palace is a replica of a Sultan’s palace during the era of the Melaka Sultanate. This replica was built from records obtained from the ‘Malay Annals’ depicting the unique architecture of a palace during the ruling era of Sultan Mansur Shah. Apart from the unique building design and ornate wood carvings, visitors will also be able to obtain insights on the institution of the Melaka Malay Sultanate and the opportunity to experience a true palace atmosphere via dioramas of a Royal Dias, a visiting trade delegation, diorama of the feud between Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat, as well as the Royal Bedroom. There are also scale models of other Malay palaces and a collection of traditional costumes, accessories, weapons, and earthenware.

Jalan Kota, 75000 Melaka06- 282 6526 / 06- 282 74649.00 am - 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]

HistoricalMelaka Tengah

Melaka Autocity, Taman Tasik Utama 75350 Melaka.06- 282 6526 / 06- 283 09269.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]

Jalan Kota, Bandar Hilir,75000 Melaka.


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The King’s Well is also known as the ‘Hang Li Poh Well’. Sultan Mansur Shah (1458-1477) ordered the well to be dug for the exclusive use of his wife, Hang Li Poh, who came from China. The water was used for their daily needs and surprisingly, the never dried up, even in the severest droughts. According to folklore, whosoever drinks from the well will return to Melaka. In 1511, Johor warriors poisoned the well, killing many Portuguese who drank the water in 1606, the Dutch committed the same act and the Acehnese followed suit between 1628 and 1629. Their intentions were to covertly kill off their enemies. When the Dutch realized the importance of the well, they build a wall, resembling a small fort; complete with cannons and a guard-house to safe-guard it. However, during the British occupation, the well fell into disuse and the guard-house became dilapidated.

Hang Tuah Well

Hang Tuah himself was said to have dug this well and it has never dried-up even in the most severe droughts. Water from this well is said to be sacred and has healing properties. Local believe that Hang Tuah’s soul which takes on the apparition of a white crocodile dwells in this well. The presence of this well also gives rise to the notion that Hang Tuah was from Duyong. The locals however dispute the belief and said that he was from Duyong, in East Sumatera where a similar well also exists. The Hang Tuah Well was gazetted as an old monument and heritage site under National Heritage Act 2005.

Kampung Duyong, Melaka,Malaysia 75460

Hang Li Poh Well (The King’s Well)

Jalan Puteri Hang Li Poh, Bandar Melaka, Melaka.(Driving Distance: About 6 mins from Garden City Service Apartments)



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Hang Kasturi Mausoleum

Hang Kasturi is one of fi ve great warrior brothers is Hnag Jebat, Hang Tuah, Hang Lekir and Hang Lekiu. The fi ve brothers were great warrior during the reign of the Melaka Sultanate especially during the regime Sultan Mansur Shah (1456-1477). The courage and strength of the fi ve great warrior plus the wisdom of the Bendahara Tun Perak to back up and help Melaka Sultanate to expand the Melaka empire up as far as the Malay Archipelago and thus Melaka empire maintained the respect friends and foes.

Hang Kasturi Mausoleum

120 Jalan Hang Jebat Melaka

Hang Jebat MausoleumHere lies Hang Jebat, a worrior labeled a traitor, all for the love of a friend. During the rule of Sultan Mansor Shah (1456-1477 A.D), there lived young men who grew up together. Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekir and Hang Lekiu were inseparable and became known as the ‘Five Companions’ in the epic ‘ Hikayat Hang Tuah’. Sultan Mansor Shah was so impressed with the skills of the fi ve that he immediately gave them positions at his court. and Hang Tuah became his favourite. Hang Jebat, who was beside himself with grief, could not understand why the Sultan summarily ordered his brother’s execution without fi rst giving him a chance a prove his innocent. Disillusioned and broken-hearted, Hang Jebat ran amok and

sought revenge, killing everyone that tried to protect the Sultan. The battle was said to last for three days until Hang Jebat was stabbed and died in his friend’s arms.

Hang Tuah is synonym to Melaka and he is well known for his bravery and loyalty to the Sultan. His outstanding performance as a military offi cer made him a legend that has graced many in the history of Melaka. His valiant act caught the Sultan’s attention and he was called to the palace and conferred a knighthood the youngest ever to be knighted.

Makam Hang Tuah, Jalan Tanjung Kling, Tanjong Kling, 76400 Melaka.

Hang Tuah Mausoleum

Jalan Kampung Kuli, Melaka



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Maritime Museum (Flor de La Mar) & The Maritime Museum Phase IIThe Maritime Museum or the Flora de Lamar is a replica of the Portuguese ship which sank in the coast of Melaka while on its way to Portugal. The structure of the ship is actually a replica built according to the former Portuguese ship named “Flor De La Mar”. You will get to see framed paintings and pictures that illustrate how Melaka played its role as emporium for traders from all around the world. Apart from showing the significant history of Melaka Maritime, Maritime Museum also showcases the different eras that Melaka has gone through, from the Melaka Sultanate era, to Portuguese era, Dutch era to British era. The Maritime Museum Phase II which is located right beside complements the Maritime Museum by showcasing exhibition with the theme of ‘Ocean and the Mankind’ to depict position of Melaka in the maritime history and the seaborne trade as well as how human being perceived and derived benefits from the seas.

Jalan Quayside, 75000 Melaka 06- 282 6526 / 06- 283 09269:00 am – 5:30 pm(Daily. Fri, Sat, Sun closed 9.00pm)

Melaka Chief Minister GalleryThis gallery is located in the previous Seri Bendahara, the official residence of the Chief Ministers since 1972. After the completion of the new Seri Bendahara at Ayer Keroh in 2005, this building in Bukit Peringgit was renovated and transformed into

gallery archiving and providing information on the past and present Chief Ministers, about their background and contribution to the state. It has also become the main reference on the institution of the Chief Ministers which has played an important role toward the development of the Melaka state.


Bukit Peringgit,75400 Melaka06- 282 6526 / 06- 282 74649.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]


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Jalan Quayside, 75000 Melaka 06- 282 6526 / 06- 283 09269:00 am – 5:30 pm(Daily. Fri, Sat, Sun closed 9.00pm)

The Dutch GraveyardThis graveyard was first used at the last quarter of the 17th Century. Presently, 5 Dutch and 33 British graves are sited within its compound. This cemetery was used in two stages that is between 1670-1682 and later between 1818-1838. When the British took over Melaka in 1795, they initially used st paul’s hills as their burial ground and only in 1818 they did they began to make use of this cemetery. The first British person to be buried here was captain John Kidd, captain of the ship while the last British person to be buried was the wife of a British army officer 1838. Most of the British buried here were army or naval personnel. A number of wives of army officers were also buried here. The grave that attracts the attention of the most visitors is the one that has a tall column on it in which two army officers, who were killed during the war between the British and Naning in the interior of Melaka in 1831, were buried. This graveyard has been gazette as national monument under the Antiquities Act 1976.

Victoria Fountain

Jalan Gereja, 75000 MelakaN 2.194712, E 102.249284GPS

Next to Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum,Jalan Gereja, 75000 Melaka.N 2.193795, E 102.25066GPS


The Queen Victoria Fountain was built in 1901 by the British to commemorate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee. It is probably one of the last traces of the British colonial era in Malaysia which symbolizes the glorious days of the British colonization in Malaysia in the yesteryears. Made of English marble, the Queen Victoria’s Fountain is still functioning well today, and is considered as one of the most frequently photographed landmarks in Melaka.


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Christ Church

When the Dutch took over Melaka from the hand of the Portuguese, they built the Christ Church as a place of worship. This Church, completed in 1753, is the oldest functioning Protestant church in Malaysia and has gone through several stages of change under the domination of diff erent colonials. The church is painted in red which remained the hallmark of Melaka’s Dutch-era buildings. Surrounded by beautiful landscape, will probably feel like visiting a vintage church somewhere in Europe. Christ Church Melaka now belongs to the Anglican Church, which Christ Church handed to British and consecrated to use as Anglican service from 1838 until today.

Christ Church, Jalan Gereja, 75000 Melaka.06- 284 8804

St. Paul’s Church

This church was formerly a chapel built by a Portuguese captain by the name of Duarte Coelho in 1521 as ‘the small Our Lady of the Hill chapel’. This is probably the oldest church in Melaka. When the Dutch wrestled Melaka from the Portuguese in 1641, they took over the Portuguese chapel, repaired and transformed it into a Dutch Reformed Church, calling it St. Paul’s Church.

Gereja St. Paul Jalan Kota75000 Melaka.



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Gereja St. Paul Jalan Kota75000 Melaka.

St. Francis Xavier’s Church

Gereja St. Francis Xavier Jalan Laksamana, Melaka06- 2824770sfx.com.my


St. Peter’s Church

St. Peter’s Church’s facade and decorations is a combination of eastern and western architecture. One of its bells was cast in Goa in 1608. Now it qualifi es as the oldest Catholic Church in Malaysia and still serves resident worshippers of the Catholic faith. There is also an alabaster statue depicting the Lord before the resurrection. Former Parish Priest The late Rev Fr. M.J. Pintado writes that St. Peter’s Church was built in 1710 and for a century it was the only Catholic church in Melaka.

166 Jalan Bendahara75100 Melaka06- 282 2950

St. Francis Xavier’s, also known as ‘the apostle of the East’, was a famous missionary in large parts of Asia. He travelled to many countries and stopped in Melaka in 1545 to serve the sick and the children. In 1574, the saint died in a ship, which left people in Melaka in deep mourning. In honour for him, they built the St. Francis Xavier’s Church in 1856. Boasting twin bell towers and a Gothic interior, the Saint Francis Xavier Church also has some wonderful stained glass windows. . These colourful additions to the church depict scenes from the life of St Francis Xavier and also some of the history of the church.


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The establishing of UMNO Museum in Melaka is a rational step in the history of the Malays since everything signifi cant within its scope originated from there. The Melaka Empire is acknowledged throughout the world as the catalyst and core of Malay civilization in Malaysia. It has been a model for the past and present Malay state and society in the aspect of establishing the system of the country, politics, economy, culture, literature and upholding Islam as the system of belief and lifestyle of the Malays.

UMNO Museum

Jalan Kota, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka9am-5.30pm (Daily), 9am-12.45pm / 2.45pm-5.30pm (Fridays)

Malaysia Youth MuseumMalaysia Youth Museum is located at Jalan Laksamana, Melaka. This building was formerly used as the priest’s quarters during the period of Dutch colonisation, Melaka High School and the Melaka General Post Offi ce. Currently it has been transformed into a museum documenting the youth activities in Malaysia and international platforms. The primary focus is exhibitions about the youth associations in Malaysia under the Malaysia Youth Council, Ministers of Youth and Sport, offi cial uniforms of the various societies, their logos, and diorama on the reading of pledge during a celebration on National Youth Day.

Melaka Stamp Museum

To collectors, stamps are treasured for their artistic intricacies, fi nancial and historical values. Hobbyists normally invest a lot of money, eff ort and time to obtain rare stamps. Based on this fact, the Melaka State Government with the cooperation from Pos Malaysia Berhad decided to set up the Melaka Stamp Museum in 2007 at the old building of the previous Melaka Museum to exhibit the early and latest stamps of Malaysia and those from overseas.


Jalan Kota, 75000 Melaka.06- 282 6526 / 06- 282 13039.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]

Jalan Laksamana, 75000 Melaka.06- 282 6526 / 06- 284 19349.00 am – 5.30 pm (Closed on Monday)[email protected]


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Jalan Laksamana, 75000 Melaka.06- 282 6526 / 06- 284 19349.00 am – 5.30 pm (Closed on Monday)[email protected]

Melaka Islamic MuseumThe Melaka Islamic Museum is located at the old building of Melaka Islamic Religion Council (MAIM). This building is the heritage remains of Dutch with its interior renovated in adaptation to the concept of the golden era of Islam in Melaka and Archipelago. Amongst the interesting collections on display are the replica of an early Al-Quran, historical records of mosques in Melaka, a sword replica owned by the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the holy books, eminent religious figures and theologians from Melaka and Malaysia.

Democratic Museum

The foundation stone for the building of Melaka State Legislatives Assembly was laid on 31st August 1961 by the Gabenor of Melaka, H.E. Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusof S.M.N., D.M.K. The building was transformed into a museum achieving the history of administration in Malaysia including the practices of parliamentary democracy via elections. This museum also exhibits chronology about the early history of the Malaya towards the achievement of its independence as well as other notable successes achieved by the country through its governance system.





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The history and development of the governor’s institution are now kept for posterity in this beautiful building which was known as Seri Melaka. Before transformed into a museum, this building served as the offi cial residence of the Governors of Melaka up to the year 1996. The main focus of this museum is to achieve the roles and contributions by the fi rst Governor of Tun Leong Lew Koh till the present His Excellency, Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob in leading the state. The rooms within this building have been retained for exhibiting various personal collections of each former governor.

The Folks Art GalleryThe Folks Art Gallery, which is situated at the premise of Lot 74, Jalan Laksamana, Melaka, is realisation of the idea inspired by Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob, the Governor of Melaka. The gallery is offi ciated by YAB Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, the Chief Minister of Melaka on 28 June 2008. It is divided into two fl oors, exhibiting paintings, artworks and traditional carvings from the diff erent races in Melaka such as Malay, Chinese, Indian, Baba Nyonya, Portuguese, Chitty, and Orang Asli.

Governors Museum

Literature MuseumThis building designed in British architectural styles is transformed into the Museum of Literature and offi ciated in 1984 by the then Chief Minister of Melaka, YAB Datuk Seri Mohd Zin bin Ab. Ghani. The history of literature and creation of its work beginning from the early era of writing, folklore, the distinguished writers from Melaka, the development of modern Malay literature, in addition to the various original collections of hand-written manuscripts, as well as the literary works of local writers, becomes the main focus of the museum.




Jalan Laksamana, 75000 Melaka.06- 282 6526 / 06- 284 19349.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]


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The building of the Melaka Education Museum was constructed by the British in 1884. The main focus of this museum is about the historical development of the Melaka education system tracing back to the Malay Sultanate era, the British colonial era, the Japanese occupancy, post-independence period up to the present day system. It includes the roles of the teaching institution and the Melaka State Education Department in driving the state education system forward.

The Melaka Al-Quran Museum is a glorious landmark dedicated to the spread of Islam in Melaka. It is located in the Phase II building of the Al-Azim Complex in Bukit Palah, Melaka. The museum displays the historical past of Islamisation beginning from the divine revelation through the growth of Islam in the era of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and his companions which has spread throughout the Middle East, India, China and the rest of the Malay world. It is the ultimate destination to any visitors who would like to learn more about the Al-Quran and its historical development in Malaysia.

Submarine MuseumFS Ouessant Agosta 70 Submarine is a training submarine for the crews of Royal Malaysian Navy – Prime Minister Class. This submarine is previously owned by the French Navy. It was brought home to the country by the Malaysia Ministry of Defence and handed over to the State Government of Melaka to be immortalised as a museum at the Maritime Museums Complex, Klebang, Melaka. Work to bring home the FS Ouessant Agosta 70 submarine from the base in Brest, France started in 9 October 2011 and arrived off the coast of Melaka in 12 November 2011. The main focus of FS Ouessant Agosta 70 Submarine Museum is the history and development of submarine, especially in our country.

Education Museum

Melaka Al-Quran Museum


Kompleks al-Azim, Bukit Palah, 75400 Melaka.06- 282 6526 / 06- 283 09269.00 am to 5.30 pm(Closed on Monday)[email protected]

Jalan Kota, 75000 Melaka.06- 282 6526/ 06- 284 19349.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]

Dataran 1 Malaysia, Pantai Klebang 75200 Melaka.06- 282 6526/ 06- 283 09269.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily. Fri, Sat,Sun closed 6.00pm)[email protected]


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Bukit Peringgit , Melaka.9am - 5pm (Mon-Fri)

“Macau Gallery” is located only ten minutes from the central Melaka. The original house was a Pre-War English bunglow in typical Siam style. It was later used as a governmental department of the authority of Melaka and now it’s part of the historical heritage in Melaka. “Macau Gallery” is divided into diff erent zones namely Macau World Heritage, Maritime Routes, Macau Events, Origins and Cultures where Macau’s history, culture, economy and intangible cultural heritage are displayed through multimedia, images, models, ceramic and handicrafts. The gallery also features an information counter, library, esplanade and multifunction room. In addition to the exhibits, the gallery off ers various interactive activities to heighten the learning experience for visiting schools or organisation.

Macau Gallery

No.6, Bukit Peringgit, 75400 Melaka Malaysia06 -286993906 -282993910am - 5pm (Daily)(Monday Closed)Admission [email protected]

Casa Cuba


The Cuban Embassy is giving Malaysians a taste of the unique blend of its culture through Casa Cuba, an exhibition gallery in Bukit Peringgit. Cuba is a well-known country in producing cigars and its unique culture because of African, Spanish and North American infl uences. The gallery was built in June 2007, is located inside a former senior government offi cer’s residence during the British rule. This gallery will bring more foreign and local visitors to the gallery and awake their interest in the republic. Casa Cuba exhibits many paintings, including portraits of Fidel Castro, the President of Cuba.

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No.6, Bukit Peringgit, 75400 Melaka Malaysia06 -286993906 -282993910am - 5pm (Daily)(Monday Closed)Admission [email protected]

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Kuala Linggi, Alor Gajah, Melaka06 -283 6538

The second Naning War in 1929, a battle between the British and Dol Said, was won by the British. Their victory, however, was at the cost of the lives of many British offi cers, including that of George Holford Walker together with his horse and dog. Today the British Graveyard has been gazetted as a national monument by the Antiquities Act of 1976.

British Graveyard

Dol Said MausoleumDol Said Mausoleum is one of the must visit places with much historical value. Datuk Dol Said was the ninth ruler of Dearah Naning who defi antly opposed the imposition of tax by the British. His valiant resistance against British intervention in Naning brought about the infamous Naning War, which occured in 1831–1832. The Naning war had made Datuk Dol Said a hero and earned him a permanent place in the history of Melaka.

Dol Said Masoluem78000 Alor Gajah06 -2836538

Historical Alor Gajah

PROGRAM BERMALAM DI MUZIUM MELAKASLEEPOVER @ MELAKA MUSEUMS

Welcome to Melaka Museums Corporation Melaka World Heritage City

Sebarang pertanyaan sila hubungi : PERBADANAN MUZIUM MELAKA Kompleks Warisan Melaka, Jalan Kota , 75000 Melaka.Talian Utama : 06-333 333 Pejabat Am : 06-2826526/ 06-28811289/ 06-2818784 Faks: 06 2826745

Website : www.perzim.gov.my Email: [email protected]

1 PAKEJ MUZIUM KAPAL SELAM MELAKA

RM 180 4 person Dinner & Bfast N.AT-shirt & capPolo t-shirt, cap & group photo

Dinner, Supper & BfastDinner, Supper & Bfast

4 person2 person

RM 150Pakej A

Per Personweekdays weekend

HotelRoom Meals Souvenier

Pakej BPakej CPakej D

RM 230RM 200RM 280RM 250

Polo t-shirt, cap, amenities group photoDinner, Supper & Bfast2 personRM 330RM 300

2PAKEJ MUZIUM SAMUDERA MELAKAPakej A: RM 95Tiada bilik dan makan di Hotel Naza Talyya. Hanya bermalam di Muzium SamuderaNo room and food at the hotel. Only Sleepover at Samudera MuseumPakej B: RM 145Disediakan bilik dan makan di Hotel Naza TalyyaInclude room and food at Naza Talyya Hotel

3PAKEJ MUZIUM PULAU BESAR MELAKAPakej A: RM 150Makan dan kemudahan bilik mandiFood and bathroom amenities

4 PAKEJ MUZIUM ISTANA KESULTANAN MELAKAPakej A: RM 100Tiada bilik dan makan di Hotel Naza Talyya. Hanya bermalam di MuziumNo room and food at the hotel. Only Sleepover at Istana Kesultanan Melaka MuseumPakej B: RM 130Disediakan bilik dan makan di Hotel Naza TalyyaInclude room and food at Naza Talyya Hotel


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Dataran Keris

The Keris was the main weapon used by the Malay community during the colonisation of the British, Portuguese and the Dutch. For the people of Alor Gajah, the Keris represent the pride of the Malays, especially during the Naning War. As such, the replica of the Keris has been installed as the main identity for the Alor Gajah district. The giant replica is located at Dataran Keris while the smaller replica is found at several gateways to the district at Simpang Empat, Simpang Ayer Keroh - Durian Tunggal and Simpang Lubuk Cina.

Dataran Keris, Bandar Alor Gajah

Historical

PROGRAM BERMALAM DI MUZIUM MELAKASLEEPOVER @ MELAKA MUSEUMS

Welcome to Melaka Museums Corporation Melaka World Heritage City

Sebarang pertanyaan sila hubungi : PERBADANAN MUZIUM MELAKA Kompleks Warisan Melaka, Jalan Kota , 75000 Melaka.Talian Utama : 06-333 333 Pejabat Am : 06-2826526/ 06-28811289/ 06-2818784 Faks: 06 2826745

Website : www.perzim.gov.my Email: [email protected]

1 PAKEJ MUZIUM KAPAL SELAM MELAKA

RM 180 4 person Dinner & Bfast N.AT-shirt & capPolo t-shirt, cap & group photo

Dinner, Supper & BfastDinner, Supper & Bfast

4 person2 person

RM 150Pakej A

Per Personweekdays weekend

HotelRoom Meals Souvenier

Pakej BPakej CPakej D

RM 230RM 200RM 280RM 250

Polo t-shirt, cap, amenities group photoDinner, Supper & Bfast2 personRM 330RM 300

2PAKEJ MUZIUM SAMUDERA MELAKAPakej A: RM 95Tiada bilik dan makan di Hotel Naza Talyya. Hanya bermalam di Muzium SamuderaNo room and food at the hotel. Only Sleepover at Samudera MuseumPakej B: RM 145Disediakan bilik dan makan di Hotel Naza TalyyaInclude room and food at Naza Talyya Hotel

3PAKEJ MUZIUM PULAU BESAR MELAKAPakej A: RM 150Makan dan kemudahan bilik mandiFood and bathroom amenities

4 PAKEJ MUZIUM ISTANA KESULTANAN MELAKAPakej A: RM 100Tiada bilik dan makan di Hotel Naza Talyya. Hanya bermalam di MuziumNo room and food at the hotel. Only Sleepover at Istana Kesultanan Melaka MuseumPakej B: RM 130Disediakan bilik dan makan di Hotel Naza TalyyaInclude room and food at Naza Talyya Hotel

Alor Gajah

Welcome to Melaka Museums Corporation Welcome to Melaka Museums Corporation


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Pulau Besar

HistoricalAgricultural MuseumThe setting up of the Agricultural Museum in Jasin parallels the importance of the Jasin District as the main tin producer and the earliest producer of cultivated farming in Melaka’s history. The museum is intended to disseminate information on the history of the economic activities of the local villages specifi cally in the farming sector focusing on main commodity activities such as producing rubber, palm oil, coconuts, manufacturing of ‘gula Melaka’ and fi shery. Dioramas show the traditional ‘membanting padi’, where the paddy stalks are separated from the paddy, the process of extracting ‘gula Melaka’, the atmosphere of a palm oil estate, explanation on rubber tapping and the display of the various traditional farming tools.

Jasin

About Pulau Besar:

Pulau Besar is an island located approximately 15 km from Melaka and could be reached by speedboat or ferry. As the name suggest it is a large island (168 hectares) and is said to be shaped like a pregnant women lying on her back. Pulau Besar is best known for its ancient Islamic graves, tombs and mausoleums. Which are scattered around the island. The island has a number of other attractions like: old wells, interestingly shaped rocks, a village of elves and an elves place and a cave.

The beaches on the island are very clean, attractive and the sea is calm, inviting and suitable for swimming. Since the island is also a Muslim pilgrimage site this is not a place for lying on the beach in a bikini, but swimming wearing a t-shirt and shorts (i.e. Malaysian style) is acceptable.

1. MUSEUM PULAU BESAR2. BATU BELAYAR3. BATU LESUNG4. BATU BELAH5. MAKAM TOK JANGGUT6. MAKAM SULTAN SYED ARIFEEN7. MAKAM SYARIFAH RODZIAH8. MAKAM NENEK KEBAYAN9. MAKAM 7 BERADIK10. MAKAM SERIBU11. MAKAM TOK PUTIH12. TAPAK KAKI SULTAN ARIFEEN 13. KERAMAT ULAR14. GUA YUNUS15. PERKAMPUNGAN BUNIAN16. TASIK BUNIAN 17. TASIK BIAWAK18. BATU TENGKORAK19. POKOK DISULA20. KUBUR NISAN SATU21. KERAMAT MASIN TAWAR22. PERIGI NENEK KEBAYAN23. PERIGI BUNIAN

Historical Sites in Pulau Besar:

Jalan Chinchin 77000 Jasin, Melaka06- 282 6526 / 06- 282 13039.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]


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Pulau Besar

1. MUSEUM PULAU BESAR2. BATU BELAYAR3. BATU LESUNG4. BATU BELAH5. MAKAM TOK JANGGUT6. MAKAM SULTAN SYED ARIFEEN7. MAKAM SYARIFAH RODZIAH8. MAKAM NENEK KEBAYAN9. MAKAM 7 BERADIK10. MAKAM SERIBU11. MAKAM TOK PUTIH12. TAPAK KAKI SULTAN ARIFEEN 13. KERAMAT ULAR14. GUA YUNUS15. PERKAMPUNGAN BUNIAN16. TASIK BUNIAN 17. TASIK BIAWAK18. BATU TENGKORAK19. POKOK DISULA20. KUBUR NISAN SATU21. KERAMAT MASIN TAWAR22. PERIGI NENEK KEBAYAN23. PERIGI BUNIAN

Jalan Chinchin 77000 Jasin, Melaka06- 282 6526 / 06- 282 13039.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]

Located along Jalan Tukang Mas or Jalan Harmoni, the mosque was built by Che Mat Bin Kecut in 1748 on a part of land that belonged to Dato Shamsuddin bin Dato Aroon. Rumours say that it was constructed because the land where Kampung Hulu Mosque was standing had to be auctioned off by Hajah Aminah Shamsuddin who inherited it, though the process was stopped on time. Since these two mosques are close to each other, Friday prayers for Muslims have to be performed in turns. Being on the same road of Cheng Hoon Teng Temple for the Chinese and Sri Poyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple for the Indians, Kampung Kling Mosque provides harmony for these races until now.

CulturalPeople’s, Enduring Beauty and Kite’s MuseumThis three-storey building was built in the 1960s which houses the Melaka Central District Municipal Council (MPMT) and was in use until the 1990s. It is believed to be built on the ruins of the Dutch buildings. The ground fl oor of the People’s Museum is divided into three part, which focuses on the development carried out for the people’s benefi ts and the success attained by Melaka state. In addition, it also houses Melaka Sport Gallery, Community and UNESCO section to provide relevant information to the public. The fi rst fl oor displays the exhibits of the Kite Museum which was inaugurated in September 1995 by YAB Datuk Seri Mohd Zin bin Abdul Ghani, the former Chief Minister of Melaka. The second fl oor displays the Beauty exhibition which was opened to the public in 1996 in conjunction with the Exhibition of Beauty Through Tortures, which was organized by Melaka Museum’s Corporation (PERZIM) in collaboration with the Department of Museums and Antiquities Malaysia.

Kampong Kling Mosque

Jalan Tukang Mas, Melaka.06 - 2837416

Melaka Tengah

Jalan Kota, 75000 Melaka.06 282 6526 / 06- 282 13039.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]


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Lebuh Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka.06- 282 6526 / 06- 282 13039.00am to 5.30pm (Closed on Mon)

Orang Asli MuseumThe Orang Asli Museum, a replica of the Orang Asli’s house generally found in Malaysia, is located besides the Crocodile Farm in Ayer Keroh, Melaka. It was opened on 3rd February 1997 and specializes in the exhibition of working tools used by the aborigines in Malaysia, namely the Senoi, Jahut, and the Mah Meri. One of the main attractions of this museum is the exhibition on the wedding customs and the funeral ceremonies of these indigenous tribes. Also, visitors will be able to view their unique handcrafts such as wood carvings and plaited mats.

Lebuh Ayer Keroh,

Cultural

Melaka Straits MosqueThis mosque is built on the man-made island of Pulau Melaka near Melaka Town in Melaka state, Malaysia. It looks like a fl oating structure if the water level is high. Construction cost of the mosque is about MYR10 million. Selat Mosque is among the modern icon of Melaka now. It somehow had become among the subject that most visiting photographers would like to capture especially during sunset.

Pulau Melaka, Bandar Hilir, Melaka.N2 10.770 E102 14.934GPS

Melaka Tengah

The Chitty Museum

Jalan Gajah Berang, Melaka06- 282 6526 / 06- 283 09269.00 am-5.00 pm (Closed on Mon)

The location of the Chitty Museum within the Chitty Settlement in Gajah Berang, Melaka is very strategic in attracting more tourists into Melaka state. This museum exhibits the culture and customs in the daily life of the Chitty community. Information about the history and chronology of this community can also be found here. Tools and accessories used by this community during special occasions such as in religious activities, wedding ceremonies, cooking and costumes are the main attractions in this museum dedicated to this small but resilient minority community in the state.


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Jalan Gajah Berang, Melaka06- 282 6526 / 06- 283 09269.00 am-5.00 pm (Closed on Mon)

Sentosa Villa is also known as the Malay Living Museum as it exhibits the typical lifestyle of a rich Malaysian family in the early 20th century and showcases a traditional Malay house setup. Though Melaka town has developed rapidly in the last decade, it is carefully preserved in its traditional style as Rumahku Muziumku. Kampung Morten was named after F.J Morten, the land commissioner of Melaka during the British colonial era in 1920. There are more than 100 traditional Malay houses in Kampung Morten. It’s an opportunity to wander through a genuine kampung house and witness the tradition and culture of Malaysia.

Al-Azim Mosque is the state mosque of Melaka and it is located next to the Melaka General Hospital in Melaka town. The state mosque follows typical Melakian mosque architecture which resembles a Chinese pagoda from the exterior. The mosque was constructed between 1989 and 1990. It was offi cially opened on 13 July 1990. The interior of the mosque also shows Chinese infl uence and appears

like the interior of a pagoda. It also has infl uences from local Melakian Malay architecture. Should there be an urge to enter the mosque; decent attire is advisable to respect the Malay culture entering a sacred place.

Villa Sentosa

Al-Azim Mosque

Villa Sentosa 138 Jalan Kampung Morten, 75300 Melaka06 -2823988Daily - 9am-5pm (Closed from 1pm-2pm)Friday - 2.45 pm-5 pmN2.202487, E102.251511GPS

Jalan Bukit Palah,75400 Melaka.06 -284 1142

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Jalan Kampung Hulu, 75200 Melaka.

This building was built by Dato Shamsuddin not very far from Tengkera Mosque, believed to be built in 1728, while some say it was actually built in 1720. The style of this mosque follows the same pattern of other mosques of its age, by keeping the original wooden structure even though it has been renovated several times.This mosque is claimed to make anyone feel at peace while performing their prayers in it, thus it is considered unique compared to the newer mosques. Some parts of this building have Chinese writings on them because Dato Shamsuddin’s father, Dato Aroon or Haron was a man from China who embraced Islam.

This mosque is located along JalanTengkera (Tranquerah) and was constructed in 1728. Its roof was made to be identical to Melaka traditional architectural style, with a 50-feet pagoda-shaped tower built right on its side. The compound is fi lled with hundreds of old graves including the one of the late Sultan Hussein Shah Johor of Singapore that passed on in 1835. It was once recognized as State Mosque until Al-Azim Mosque took over in 1993. However, it is still the fi rst mosque gazetted as heritage building.

Kampung Hulu Mosque

Tengkera Mosque

Jalan Kampung Hulu,

Jalan Tengkera, 75200 Melaka

Portuguese Settlement

This area was formed in 1931 with assistance from the British. After the Dutch defeated the Portuguese with help from Malays of Johor, the remaining Portuguese people that survived were allowed to stay in Melaka. They managed to live without relying on anybody for almost 300 years until in 1931, the British colonial government gazetted an area by the sea at the end of JalanMerdeka as an exclusive place for the Portuguese that lived in Melaka. The area is in Ujung Pasir, and almost 2000 Portuguese descendants are living there today. They have Portuguese lifestyle, especially in art, food, clothes, speech, and culture. It can be hard to diff erentiate them from local Malays just from the looks, but they always keep their Portuguese last names such as Gomez, Rodriguez, DeSilva, and Lazarus.

Perkampungan Portugis, 75050 Melaka.N 2.184063, E 102.267308GPS



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Jalan Kampung Hulu, 75200 Melaka.

Jalan Tengkera, 75200 Melaka

The gallery was inspired by the eminent Chinese voyager, Admiral Cheng Ho who was born in 1371 at the Hodai Village in Yunnan Province. This gallery exhibits the history of his voyages and achievements in forging diplomatic relations and commercial ties between China and the Asian and African countries. Collections exhibited include porcelains, ship models, books and articles about this great voyager.

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, Inc. 25 Jalan Tukang Mas, 75200 Melaka.06 -282 9343

Sam Po Kong TempleBuilt in 1754 at the foothill of Bukit Cina, this temple provides shelter for those who come to pay a visit to their rested family members and relatives at the Chinese cemetery on the same hill. Legend says that when Admiral Cheng Ho was on his way to Melaka, his ship had a crack from the storms and the leakage caused the ship to start sinking. The people who sailed on the ship had given all their hopes up and just called God for help. All of a sudden, a fi sh known as Sam Po jumped onto the ship and covered the crack with its body, preventing the ship from leaking much further. This is how the temple got its name.

Jalan Puteri Hang Li Poh, 75100 Melaka.

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple

Admiral Cheng Ho Gallery

It is reported as the oldest Chinese temple ever built in Melaka, and some believed it can also be the oldest in the Peninsular. This temple existed since 1654, built by Chan LakKoa, and upgraded by Kapitan Cina Tan Kup in the 1850’s. In front of this temple is a stage where Chinese community of Melaka will gather for religious purposes and to recollect stories of the past. Literally translated as “Temple of Green Cloud”, this building serves as a religious constitution that combines Buddhism, Confucius, and Taoism philosophical traditions into one.

Jalan Kota, 75000 Melaka.06 282 6526 / 06- 284 19349.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]



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Sri Poyatha Vinayagar Moorthi TempleNot long after the Dutch announced their permission for the people of Melaka to have their places of worship, the Indians began building the fi rst Hindu temple in 1781. Located along Jalan Tukang Mas, this temple is unlike any other temples in Malaysia. Other than having simple architecture, it also has very few decorative statues of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. One thing that makes this temple very special is the fact that it was built with the same tiles of the fl oor of Kampung Kling Mosque, which is just a few steps away. The temple name is formed from the words “Sri” as an introduction, “Poyatha” as a respectful title, and “Vinayagar Moorthi” as the name of a Hindu God.

Jalan Tukang Mas, MelakaN 2.196631, E 102.247683GPS

GPS

Baba & Nyonya Heritage MuseumThe Peranakan community began from as early as the 16th century when migrants came to the shores of Malaya and intermarried with the locals. The men were known as Babas and the women Nyonyas. The Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum was once home to a Peranakan-Chinese Baba planter named Chan Cheng Siew who lived in Melaka in the 1900’s. A family-run private museum, the house is now open as a living museum and rumah abu (ancestral home). Teeming with personal treasures of a bygone era, each room unlocks the cultural times and living style of the Peranakan-Chinese community. Today, it is a home to celebrate our unique cultural diversity of Malaysia.

48 & 50 Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 75200 Melaka06-283 127310am-1pm, 2pm -4:30pm (Mon-Thu) 9:45am-1pm, 2pm -4:30pm (Fri-Sun)Adults: RM12 Child(5-12 years old): RM5N 2.195529, E 102.246604

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48 & 50 Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 75200 Melaka06-283 127310am-1pm, 2pm -4:30pm (Mon-Thu) 9:45am-1pm, 2pm -4:30pm (Fri-Sun)Adults: RM12 Child(5-12 years old): RM5N 2.195529, E 102.246604

This traditional house is believed to be built by Penghulu Abdul Majid, a tycoon whose descendants came from Palembang in 1831. Penghulu which means Village Headman is a ‘small king’ highly respected by the society at that time. This house is built without using nails, and has six main rooms, which are porch, verandah, the main room, bedroom, platform, kitchen and also two attics that are specially reserved for the use of women. This house is the administrative centre of the village and is often used as a meeting place to discuss community affairs. Three generations of the village headman had inhabited this house; they arePenghulu Abdul Majid (1831-1834), Demang Abdul Ghani Bin Abdul Majid (1834-1934), and Penghulu Mat Natar bin Abdul Ghani (1934-1978).

Jalan Datuk Naning, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka.06 -2826526Tuesday – Sunday (9am-5.30pm)Closed on Monday.

Kg. Merlimau Pantai,77300 Melaka.06- 282 6526 / 06- 284 19349.00 am – 5.30 pm (Closed on Mon)

Demang Abdul Ghani Gallery

Traditional Custom MuseumThe Traditional Custom Museum has become a resource centre for information related to the customary practices of the local Malay wedding ceremony as well as wedding practices through the archipelago. Various diorama have been set up on important wedding ceremonial events such as akad nikah, bersanding, wedding dais, display of a bridal room and traditional costumes. These have become the main attractions of this museum.

CulturalAlor Gajah

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The Mini Malaysia Park, which can be considered as a theme park of sorts, is perhaps the best place to witness and learn about the unique cultures of people from the various states in Malaysia.The main feature of the park is the replica of traditional houses which are individually constructed and represents the architectural style and splendour of the 13 states in Malaysia. Inside each of these houses, visitors will fi nd various handicrafts which originate from each of the state.

Lebuh Ayer keroh, 75450 Melaka06 -2349988 / 89www.minimalaysiaasean.com

Mini Malaysia & Asean Cultural Park

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Golf GalleryThe establishment of the Melaka Golf Gallery was inspired by the Governor of Melaka, His Excellency Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil Bin Yaakob, who has a deep passion for the game. With his full support, his aspiration was fulfi lled by the Melaka State Government through the Melaka Museums Corporation (PERZIM) in 2011. People in general are not very familiar with golf. In Malaysia today, golf are still considered rarely played and confi ned to the elites. This gallery is the fi rst of its kind in Malaysia and is likely to become a centre of reference, information, and exhibitions relating to golf, especially in Melaka. The establishment of the Melaka Golf Gallery is in line with the government’s aspiration to develop golf as sport in Malaysia while providing the opportunity for the public to learn more about the game. Besides, eff ort is being done to further assist the Federal Government

and Melaka State Government to make Melaka as the choice of destination for golf in this region.

Melaka Tengah

Jalan Bandar Kaba, 75000 Melaka.06- 282 6526 / 06- 282 74649.00 am – 5.30 pm (Daily)[email protected]


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The Melaka River Cruise is a great way to see the sight of Melaka. You can choose to take the normal cruise, just enjoying the scenic view of Melaka River. Melaka River Cruise also off ers Hop On Hop Off package where passengers can hop on and off the ride to stop by any interesting places for shopping or simply to try out the local delicacies throughout the day. Visitors can also make reservation for parties or have their wedding while viewing the beautiful scene of Melaka River through Wedding On Boat package.

RecreationMelaka Tengah

Melaka River Pirate Park is located on the banks of Melaka River just opposite the old Cathay Cinema near Jalan Hang Tuah bridge. This pirate park consists of a Ferris Wheel named Eye on Melaka, Pirate Ship, Trampoline Bungee, Mad Cow, Rock Climbing, Haunted Castle, and Flying Fox. The Ferris Wheel stands at 25 meter high and is a permanent structure compared to the bigger Eye on Malaysia (60 meter). Each pod can accommodate 5 adults at one time. It

is recommended to go at night time as the neon lights and colourful lightings will give you a spectacular view of the Melaka town.

Melaka River Cruise

Melaka River Pirate Park

Jalan Tun Ali, 75300 Melaka.013-2341004 (Mr Fariz)019-3999989 (Mr Hasrul)4pm- 12amTicket prices depending on attractions.www.ppspm.gov.my

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Jalan Laksamana, 75000 Melaka. 06-2814322/2306-2814325www.ppspm.gov.myNormal BoatAdult: RM15Child: RM7

Hop On Hop Off PackageAdult: RM30Child: RM15

VIP BoatAdult : RM30.00Child : RM 15.00*Special rates for MyKad holders.

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06 -2925595www.melakaducktours.com.my

There is no other better way to explore Melaka than the Duck Tour. This is dubbed as Malaysia’s fi rst land-and-sea-escapade. Visitors are able to enjoy a 40 to 50 minutes amphibious adventure around Melaka. The on land tour route would cover several interesting sites such as A’ Famosa Fort, Melaka Sultanate Palace, etc. The craft will then enter the sea at Pulau Melaka and cruise towards famous Sungai Melaka. This duck tour will give a unique view of the city’s history and charms without taking two separate rides.

Melaka Duck Tours

Recreation Melaka Tengah

This is a two-hour ride that will let you view the beautiful islands along the straits of Melaka; Upeh Island, Undan Island, Nangka Island, Hanyut Island and Besar Island; following this order. It costs Rm600 per trip with maximum of 12 passengers at fi xed times of 10am, 1pm and 5pm. It is indeed an experience that you must not miss because Melaka is special for its wonderful coasts and sea breeze.

Melaka Water Taxi

06-2814322/2306-281432510am, 1pm, 5pmRM600 Per Trip (mak 12 passengers)www.ppspm.gov.my

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Melaka Panorama Bus

Panorama Melaka Sdn Bhd (formerly known as PM Cultural & Tourism Sdn Bhd) is a privately held company and owned by the State Government of Melaka. The company provides comfortable public bus services in and around Melaka for all tourists and local passengers who want to tour the city. Most of the buses will depart from Melaka Sentral bus terminal. The most popular bus route for tourist is route No 17 to Bandar Hilir the centre of shopping activities and historical sites that not to be missed during your visit to Melaka. Panorama Melaka buses operates from 6.00am-9.00pm.

Lot 19B & 19C Zone B, BangunanTerminal, Melaka Sentral, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Peringgit, 75300 Melaka.06-282 646606-282 [email protected]


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Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Melaka.06-2814322 / 23

The construction of the replica Water Wheel of the Melaka Sultanate represents the greatness of Melaka and its technological feat for tourist to view up close. This wheel faces the Melaka River where the International ports were located that connects the eastern and western countries ages ago. The Water Wheel, usually located in fast moving waters, was used to channel water for the large number of traders.

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Malacca Butterfl y and Reptile Sanctuary

If you are a butterfl y lover, or love to get in touch with nature, Malacca Butterfl y & Reptile Sanctuary is a must visit destination. Beautifully landscaped and occupying jungle site of more than 11 acre in Melaka, this is now home to a huge variety of animals, from insects to reptiles, and birds to mammals. With more than thousands of butterfl ies and moths fl ying around, the Butterfl y Aviary makes one feels like living in a mystical world.

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Dataran 1 Malaysia Melaka

Due to the beauty, 1Malaysia Square Coast will take many visitors advantage of a break and play a kite. Factors like the open area on the beach and the wind that always blows can give comfort to kite enthusiasts to show their skills and expertise of fl ying a kite respectively. If you want to make a change, take some time to get the experience of fl ying a kite on the beach.

Melaka Tengah

Jalan Klebang Besar Tanjung Kling, Melaka 76400.

Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia06 -232 00338.30am - 5.30pmwww.butterfl yreptile.com


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The Botanical Garden or formerly called the Hutan Rekreasi Ayer Keroh is surrounded by a woodland containing over 300 species of one-of-a-kind fauna and fl ora. A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and fl owering plants, are grown and shown for the purposes of education and learning, research, and preservation. Botanical gardens that specialize in trees are often referred to as arboretums.

Recreation Melaka Tengah

Botanical Garden

If you feel not in the mood for jogging or your kid doesn’t want to walk far enough, your trip at Melaka Botanical Garden can be done with a buggy car.

For some more action, you can enjoy the Canopy walk. With this walk you can see something more from the Botanical gardens on a higher level.

Lebuh Ayer Keroh,Melaka, Malaysia 06 - 232 7880www.kmb.com.my

Melaka Zoo & Night Safari

Melaka Zoo & Night Safari is situated in Ayer Keroh, a well-known tourism destination in Melaka. It is the second largest zoo in Malaysia with the built up size at 21.2 acres. The major attractions are the Malayan Tigers, Serow and Malayan Gaur.

Hang Tuah Jaya, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka1300-22-3000 / 06-2324054Day Zoo: 9 am - 6 pm (Daily) Night Zoo: 8.00 pm - 10.30 pm (Fri, Sat, School Holiday & Eve of Public Holiday)www.melakazoo.com


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For the fi rst time ever in Melaka, Wildlife Theatre presents adorable sea lions, colourful soaring birds, fascinating reptiles and a mysterious tribe from the tropical rainforests of Borneo. You can meet the intelligent South American sea lions as they dazzle and charm you with their exuberant liveliness and enthusiasm. The cultural splendour of the native Borneo tribe will tantalize your appetite with their pulsating jungle rhythms and journey into their life, the grandiose rainforest of East Malaysia. Be fascinated with the perplexing wildlife friends which will surprise you when you least expect them to!

Melaka Tourism Monorail

Wildlife Theatre Melaka

The monorail is a great way to see a little bit more of the city that you may not have already visited, and can also boast a unique perspective that you may not get from simply travelling in a taxi or on a bus. The route of Monorail Melaka stretches from the Hang Jebat station, which is at Taman Rempah, and follows the course of the river until it reaches the Hang Tuah station near Jalan Bunga Raya. The ride itself takes about twenty minutes, and gives people a good look at the river and the areas of the city near the water.

Jalan Mutahir, 75300 Melaka06- 2814322 / 2306- 28143254.00 pm - 11.30 pmAdult : RM10, Child: RM5 N 2.207864, E 102.251778GPS


Lot 101, Kawasan Bandar XLII, Daerah Melaka Tengah, Pulau Melaka, Melaka.016 - 661 2268 / 2998Adult – RM20Child & Senior Citizen – RM15Show time:Sat, Sun, School & Public Holiday : 3pm & [email protected]

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Melaka Bird Park is the fi rst open aviary bird park in Melaka. Be welcomed by the chirping lovebirds as you walk through the open aviary. Aside from the free fl ying birds, giant aviary and canopy walk, Melaka Bird Park off ers beautiful and natural surroundings of the Ayer Keroh rainforest, a perfect place to relax and unwind. New Attractions: Bird Feeding Waterfall Aviary Cockatoo Kopitiam

Bird Feeding Waterfall Aviary Cockatoo Kopitiam

Melaka Planetarium Adventure Science Centre, Kompleks MITC, Hang Tuah Jaya, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.06 -232 2424 9.15 am - 6 pmwww.melakaplanetarium.com

Taman Botanikal, Lebuh Ayer Keroh, Hang Tuah Jaya,75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.06 -233 03339am - 6pm (Daily)

Melaka Tengah

Melaka Wonderland

Melaka Planetarium

Melaka Bird Park

Lot PT 17178, Lebuh Ayer Keroh, Hang Tuah Jaya, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia. 06 -231 3333 / 06 -231 [email protected]

Melaka Wonderland Theme Park & Resort located in Ayer Keroh Melaka. This unique water theme park surrounded by 360 hectares of natural forests features attractions from high speed water slides, Dinosaur Park, Paintball, Personal Transporter, Arcade, and Fun Fair to excite you! It would be a great place to chill on a hot and sticky day in Melaka.

Movies :Cosmic Collisions (20 min)Two Small Pieces of Glass (30 min)Universe (25 min)


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Taman Botanikal, Lebuh Ayer Keroh, Hang Tuah Jaya,75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.06 -233 03339am - 6pm (Daily)

Coral Wonderland MelakaCoral Wonderland Melaka is fi rst Coral Park in Malaysia. It is located at 4th fl oor of Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, right in the heart of the historical city of Melaka, UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Malaysia. It is the most touchable aquarium in Malaysia with the longest touch pool in Asia where you can feel the skin of star fi sh, sea cucumber, sea urchin, bamboo shark and even the Stingless Jellyfi sh, before continuing to the enchantment of animals from various depths and ocean regions around the world. A few hours spent at the Coral Wonderland will be as educational as it is fun and memorable.

4th Floor, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Melaka.06-2829966 06-281996610:30 am – 9:00 pm (Monday to Friday)10:30 am – 9:30 pm (Weekend, Public & School Holidays)www.coralwonderland.com.my



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Ayer Keroh, Melaka (approximately 15 minutes from the Ayer Keroh exit toll) +606 231 3333www.melakawonderland.com

Tanjung Tuan or Cape Rachado (as named by the Portuguese, means Broken Cape) is an exclave of the state of Melaka, Malaysia. It is a cape with a lighthouse facing the Strait of Melaka. In 1921, the area was gazetted as a permanent forest reserve with 809,700 square metres under the name of Hutan Rekreasi Tanjung Tuan. However, in 1969 an area of 161,900 square metres was degazetted from the permanent forest reserve status for the purpose of public use. The remaining of the 607,000 square metres of the Cape Rachado forest reserves was gazetted as a wildlife sanctuary under the jurisdiction of PERHILITAN (forestry and wildlife protection department) under the Birds and Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1955 (Ordinan Perlindungan Binatang-Binatang Liar dan Burung-Burung, 1955).

Hutan Rekreasi Tanjung Tuan

Tanjung Tuan, Melaka 06 -23278807am-6pmN 2.41232948, E 101.8559954

Recreation Alor Gajah

Turtle Management CentrePadang Kemunting Turtle Management Centre was established in 1990 and is managed by the Department of Fisheries Melaka. Padang Kemunting Turtle Management Centre was set up as an eff ort towards turtle conservation and to monitor the landing of turtles in the Melaka beach. Padang Kemunting Turtle Management Centre houses an exhibition gallery and an audiovisual room. Padang Kemunting Turtle Management Centre now serves as a hatchery and also an information centre to raise awareness among the general public. As their numbers have been declining, Padang Kemunting Turtle Management Centre together with World Wildlife Federation undertakes great eff ort to save these turtles from extinction.

Pusat Konservasi dan Penerangan Penyu, Pantai Padang Kemunting,78300 Masjid Tanah, Melaka06 -384675410.00 am - 4.00 pm (Tues - Sun)

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Tanjung Bidara BeachAbout 20km north-west of Melaka on the way to Port Dickson, there’s Tanjung Bidara which possesses pleasant sandy beaches. It is a magnifi cent sweep of the state’s coastline, and its beach is very popular among locals as well as foreigners. The main beach is at the Tanjung Bidara Beach Resort, where there are also food stalls.

Tanjung Bidara78300 Kampung Alor Gajah

A heaven of sun, sea and sand, Pengkalan Balak Beach is a paradise to beach lovers. The cool, clean and inviting waters make swimming a favorite of visitors. This is an ideal place for those seeking a quiet and pristine place to relax. It has a fi shing village and is known for Ikan Bakar(grilled fi sh). Near the beach is a turtle hatchery. This place off ers a closer look into the hawksbill turtles' breeding habit.

Pengkalan Balak Beach

RecreationAlor Gajah

Sungai Udang Recreational ForestSungai Udang Recreational Forest covering 335 hectares is part of Forest Reserve initiatives. Belong to lowland careen forest types; it is rich in variety of fl ora and fauna as well as suitable for outdoor recreational activities such as bird watching, camping and across trails. Lovely forest atmosphere is also ideal for leisurely activities and family picnics. The recreational area is more focused on the core activities. The vicinity of the entrance of the administrative center are well equipped with food stalls and parking areas and recreational facilities such as fi shing areas, children’s area and a lounge as well as the herb trail for visitors. Zone 2 is a camping zone. It is suitable for group activities such as school, institutions, and so forth. These activities focus area allows visitors to stay overnight.

Sungai Udang, Melaka06 - 2327880www.kmb.com.myN 2.18’2.966, E 102.7’53.806

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Jasin Hot SpringHot spring is one of Melaka’s tourist attractions. For over 125 years, this hot springs has been visited by thousands of people each year for recreational and healing purposes. The compound is about 3 acres with several swimming pools fi lled with 30 to 40 degree water from the hotsprings which are catered for adults and children. You and your family will enjoy the hot spring bath in Melaka.

Kolam Air Panas Bemban, Jasin Melaka.06 -52103699am - 12am (Tues-Sun, Public& School Holiday)3pm - 12am (Monday)Adult RM5.00 ,Children RM 2.00 Weekends & Public Holiday -Adult RM6.00 ,Child RM 3.00N2.290575, E102.375176GPS

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Laman Tiga Budaya

Laman Tiga Budaya located in Jasin inland area called Asahan, which is about 27 km from Jasin town and 40 km from Melaka town. Given the name of Laman Tiga Budaya, it also means ‘3 cultures’ as it is located in the middle of 3 states of Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor. Asahan also inhabited the forest reserve and also houses Asahan waterfall. Laman Tiga Budaya built by local authorities consists of a theme park, jungle trekking, mountain climbing and hiking near the waterfall. During weekends it would be a local community’s park facilitate both local and travellers.

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Asahan Waterfall It’s no surprise then that the waterfalls that make our “best” list have one thing in common – they are harder to get to! Asahan Waterfalls is an ideal recreation area for family. The lower waterfall with its big swimming hole is great for a refreshing splash. Recreational areas are well-equipped with infrastructure facilities including accommodation. Among the main attractions of this recreation center are the vibrant and fresh rivers and waterfalls. Visitors can perform various activities such as camping, jungle trekking, bathing, ‘bird watching’, seminars and motivational camps. In addition to activities, the visitors have the opportunity to see various types and species of fl ora and fauna including wild orchids and natural forests certainly beautiful and interesting.

Asahan Waterfalls is an ideal recreation area for family. The lower waterfall with its big swimming hole is great for a refreshing splash. Recreational areas are well-equipped with infrastructure facilities including accommodation. Among the main attractions of this recreation center are the vibrant and fresh rivers and waterfalls. Visitors can perform various activities such as camping, jungle trekking, bathing, ‘bird watching’, seminars and motivational camps. In addition to activities, the visitors have the opportunity to see various types and species of fl ora and fauna including wild orchids and natural forests certainly beautiful and interesting.

RecreationJasin

Old Melaka Heritage Tour

You can start the tour from TIC (Tourist Information Centre) at Jalan Kota from 9.30am and 12.00 pm on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For registration you can call 06-2814226 (Melaka Museums Corporation) or 06-2836230 (Tourist Information Centre Jalan Kota).

The Old Melaka Heritage Tour has been specially brought for you by Melaka Museum Corporation. This tour will bring you to discover 11 historical sites within 2 ½ hours by walking along the cultural and historical buildings that make Melaka great.


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Melaka InternationalMotorsport Circuit (MIMC)Located just after the Ayer Keroh Toll exit, is Melaka International Motorsport Circuit. This is Malaysia’s fi rst international drift circuit. This is also Malaysia’s second international standard-status drift circuit after the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang. It is the largest International Circuit for Go-Kart in South East Asia, having the longest track measuring 1.6 km in length. There is a two-tier grandstand that is able to accommodate up to 800 visitors at one time. Melaka International Motorsport Circuit is completed with facilities such as parking bays, offi ce, ticketing booth, operation rooms, and pit-stops for each racing team.

Melaka International Bowling Centre (MIBC)Located near the MITC roundabout is Melaka International Bowling Centre. This is a 2 storey complex with a built up area of more than 10,000 square metres. The Melaka International Bowling Center offi cially opened in August 2009 and offi ciated by the Chief Minister of Melaka, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam. Melaka International Bowling Centre is the largest bowling centre in Malaysia. It is equipped with 52 bowling lanes. MIBC has been a venue for various international bowling competitions such as 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, International Bowling Competition 2009 and SUKMA XIII 2010.

MITC Bowlplex Sdn Bhd,Jalan Konvensyen Hang Tuah Jaya,75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.06 -2346780/ 678110am-1am (Daily)Adult - RM6.00 per gameChild - RM5.00 per gamewww.mibcbowling.comN 2.272576, E 102.287328GPS

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Lot 6450, Simpang Padang Keladi, Off Lebuh Raya Ayer Keroh, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.06 -55335149am-7pm (Tue-Sun)N 2.293052, E 102.305664

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The Melaka International Trade Centre is a convention centre situated in Ayer Keroh, a small town in the state of Melaka. It is offi cially launched on June 2003 by Mohammad Ali bin Rustam, the Chief Minister of Melaka. With a fl oor size of 13,000 square metres on one storey, M.I.T.C. is one of the most convenient Trade Centre that meets today's international exhibition and modern architecture.

Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC)

Melaka International Trade Centre Level 2, Convention Centre, Jalan Konvensyen, Hang Tuah Jaya, MITC Complex, 75450, Ayer Keroh, Melaka. 06 -233 3330 06 -233 [email protected]

A 5.3 hectares of beautifully landscaped gardens completed with walking tracks, fountains and romantic pergolas, Garden of Thousand Flowers is a perfect spot for quiet stroll, suitable for family recreation activities and for those who are interested in landscape and nursery. Facilities available in this recreation park include surau, toilet, cafe, various benches and rest area. As the name indicates itself, this park shall delight you with loads of beautiful and unique fl ower species. Thousands of fresh breed fl owers can be found here and do take your time to scroll along this park.

Jalan Seri Negeri, 77200 Melaka N 2.266983, E 102.29769GPS

Melaka Tengah

Melaka Tengah

Garden of a Thousand Flowers (Taman Seribu Bunga)

Melaka InternationalMotorsport Circuit (MIMC)

Lot 6450, Simpang Padang Keladi, Off Lebuh Raya Ayer Keroh, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.06 -55335149am-7pm (Tue-Sun)N 2.293052, E 102.305664


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Eye On Melaka

Kg Morten Homestay

Villa Sentosa


Kg Kling Mosque

Jonker Bird House

The Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum

Kg Hulu Mosque

PortugueseSettlement

SriPoyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple

St Francis Xavier’s Church

Poh San Teng Temple

Hang Li Poh’s Well (The King’s Well)

Melaka River Cruise (River Mouth Jetty)

Maritime Museum

Melaka Duck Tours

The Stadthuys

Replica of Melaka’s Sultanate Palace

Porta de Santiago

St Paul’s Church

Taming Sari Tower

St John’s Fort

Marina Melaka

Wildlife Theater Melaka

Melaka Straits Mosque

Melaka River Cruise (Spice Garden Jetty)

St Peter’s Church

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Eye On Melaka

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Jonker Bird House

The Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum

Kg Hulu Mosque

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SriPoyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple

St Francis Xavier’s Church

Poh San Teng Temple

Hang Li Poh’s Well (The King’s Well)

Melaka River Cruise (River Mouth Jetty)

Maritime Museum

Melaka Duck Tours

The Stadthuys

Replica of Melaka’s Sultanate Palace

Porta de Santiago

St Paul’s Church

Taming Sari Tower

St John’s Fort

Marina Melaka

Wildlife Theater Melaka

Melaka Straits Mosque

Melaka River Cruise (Spice Garden Jetty)

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Operation hours: Mon- Thu (9.00 am - 5.30 pm)Fri - Sun & Public Holiday (9.00 am - 6.00 pm)

Journey Through Malaysia and Her Culture...

Culture Show TimeMorning Session 11.00 am Afternoon Session 2.00 pmEvening Session 4.00 pm

For enquiries: Lebuh Ayer Keroh, 75450, Melaka.

06-2349988/89 06-2349889

[email protected]

Welcome to a park where every expression has colour. Where every walk is an unforgettable memory.

A park where a tradition blends with modernity to create a present that is at once evocative,

charming and magical. Come, celebrate life.Experience at

MINI MALAYSIA & ASEAN CULTURAL PARK Ayer Keroh Melaka.

DT 427, Taman Rama-Rama, Ayer Keroh, 75450 Hang Tuah Jaya, Melaka06-233 08879am - 6pm (Daily)Free [email protected]

DT 427, Taman Rama-Rama,

Lot 2727 & 2729, Kampung Padang Keladi, Mukim Durian Tunggal, 76100 Melaka.06 -5533957 / [email protected]

The World’s Bee Museum

Serama ParkFirst World Serama Chicken (World’s Smallest Chicken & Chicken species worldwide) will be display in the World Serama Park, Ayer Keroh, Melaka.

Agro Tourism

Melaka Tropical Fruit Farm

The Melaka Tropical Fruit Farm is a perfect place to unwind and become one with nature. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience for themselves the cool and serene surroundings at the farm. Apart from having the opportunity to savour fresh tropical fruits, visitors will be able to learn more about these fruit trees which many have not seen before, for example, Melaka Fruit Tree. The attractions at the farm are the mini zoo, accommodations, fi shing and some team building activities like fl ying fox, paintball, jungle trekking, rafting, canoeing and others.

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Ong Super Trading S/B who operates the museum is well known in Melaka for its research and development of bee farms. Being part of Bee family, International Bee Museum does not only work as research and development but also a learning hub for visitors, as the owner will personally tour the visitors, spreading the knowledge of Bees. You will be surprised to discover details about the many species of bees that exist in our world, its lifestyle and behaviour. Here you will learn how bees are bred for honey.

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Melaka Tropical Fruit Farm Sdn BhdPusat Latihan Pertanian Sg. Udang76300 Sg.Udang Melaka06-351691606-3510130www.melakatropical.commtff [email protected]


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Batu Lebah Hill Recreational Park

Agro Tourism

Bukit Batu Lebah or also known as Bee Hives Hill is located in the forest reserved of Bukit Senggeh in Jasin district. It is situated about 20KM from a small town named Selandar. Bukit Batu Lebah is about 500 to 600 meter from the sea level, famous for its wide range of big rocks formation. Local people called it Bee Hives Hill because once there where many bee hives along the caves and rocks. You can fi nd rocks similar to a snake heads, ship and many small caves Pejabat Hutan Negeri Melaka. If you are adventurous, you can enjoy some hiking here. If not, it is also suitable for the beginner hikers.

Ayer Keroh/ Melaka Tengah

Operation hours: Mon- Thu (9.00 am - 5.30 pm)Fri - Sun & Public Holiday (9.00 am - 6.00 pm)

Journey Through Malaysia and Her Culture...

Culture Show TimeMorning Session 11.00 am Afternoon Session 2.00 pmEvening Session 4.00 pm

For enquiries: Lebuh Ayer Keroh, 75450, Melaka.

06-2349988/89 06-2349889

[email protected]

Welcome to a park where every expression has colour. Where every walk is an unforgettable memory.

A park where a tradition blends with modernity to create a present that is at once evocative,

charming and magical. Come, celebrate life.Experience at

MINI MALAYSIA & ASEAN CULTURAL PARK Ayer Keroh Melaka.

Kumpulan Melaka Berhad.06 - 2327880 www.kmb.com.myN 2.24’2.596 ,E 102.25’36.58

DT 427, Taman Rama-Rama, Ayer Keroh, 75450 Hang Tuah Jaya, Melaka06-233 08879am - 6pm (Daily)Free [email protected]

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Melaka is one of Malaysia’s most unassuming states with a good blend of historic attractions and great food. Melaka is the third smallest Malaysian state after Perlis and Penang. It is located 150 km south of Kuala Lumpur, exactly located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsular, next to the Straits of Melaka. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and Johor to the south. This historical city centre has been listed as a UNESCO world heritage city since 2007. With its appealing and assorted blend of cultural, multicultural heritage, rich trading history and natural attractions, there are some key sights you should not miss out when visiting the state.

Walk Around Melaka

Stadthuys Complex Melaka

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Walking through Melaka, it is really good to start from the beginning of the heritage city building if you want to see all the key sights. When you begin walking here, you can see the St. Francis Xavier Church on your left side. The St. Francis Xavier Church was built in 1856 in honour of St. Francis Xavier, a prominent 16th-century Catholic missionary. This twin-spired neo-gothic structure was built on the site of an old Portuguese church. This is very big impressive church between this small street with old houses and small old shops. When you walk further along this small street,you will see the old and authentic houses and shops built by the Dutch, just by looking around you.

Melaka River is just right behind these buildings. This river flows across the middle of Melaka town. It was once an important trade route during the heyday of Melaka sultanate in the 15th century. It has lost its function nowadays and become a tourist attraction. While walking along the river you can see the tourist boats and you can enjoy the relaxing and serene atmosphere.

On the bridge, on your left side, you will see the Dutch Square with the Dutch Stadthuys, Christ Church, Victoria Fountain and a windmill. All of these sights were built by the Dutch, except for the Victoria fountain, which was built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. This fountain is probably one of the last traces of the British colonial era in Malaysia and it symbolizes the glorious days of the British colonization in Malaysia in the yesteryears. The four- sailed windmill instead was built to mark the Dutch occupation in Melaka.

Windmill Christ Church

Melaka River Cruise Victoria Fountain


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Most of the trishaws are equipped with an audio player to play popular songs or music of the passenger’s mother tongue. In Malaysia, there are only 2 states known with trishaws aimed as tourism service which are Penang and Melaka. However, the trishaws in Melaka are still crowned as the best looking in the region and sitting on Melaka trishaw for a sightseeing tour is defi nitely a good experience. As you pass a landmark while riding the trishaw, the driver will act as a guide and enlighten you with any necessary information regarding the landmark that you see.You will view the Portuguese port, Porta de Santiago when you walk back from the Dutch Square. It is among the oldest surviving European architectural remains in Asia. The Porta de Santiago, a small gate house, is the only remaining part of the fortress still standing. Albuquerque had the fortress built around a natural hill near the sea because he believed that Melaka would become an important port linking Portugal to the Spice Route in China.

TrishawAround this Dutch square, you could fi nd something that is typical to Melaka; the trishaw. You will be fascinated to see all the colourful decorated trishaws with fl owers, dolls, fl ags and lights. In olden days, before the rolling of industrialization age in Malaysia, trishaw was used as one of the main public transportation modes by residents in Melaka. Due to the modernization of lifestyle and popularization of other effi cient transportation alternatives, trishaw has eventually been phased out from daily life of local residents. Most of the trishaws in Melaka are mounted with the seat cabin side-by-side. The places where you can easily fi nd trishaw services are Porta de Santiago and Equatorial Hotel Melaka.

region and sitting on Melaka trishaw for a sightseeing tour is defi nitely a good experience. As you pass a

from the Dutch Square. It is among the oldest

Trishaw at night

Trishaw at day


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Trishaw at day

Melakafrom the Top

Located in a popular district of Bandar Hilir along Jalan Merdeka, only 3 minutes of walking distance from Mahkota Parade Shopping Complex and Dataran Pahlawan Megamall, there is a tower known as Menara Taming Sari. It is named after the Taming Sari keris, a mythical weapon said to possess mystical powers belonging to the legendary Malay warrior, Hang Tuah. The structure of the tower follows the shape of the keris, with the peak of the tower resembling its hilt.

From a height of 80 metres, the ride offers you a spectacular and panoramic view of Melaka UNESCO World Heritage City with a host of interesting sights such as St.Paul’s Hill, Independence Memorial Building, Samudra Museum and the ship, Flor De La Mar, DataranPahlawan, PulauSelat Mosque, PulauBesar and the Straits of Melaka. From here, you will be able to picturehow fast and rapid has Melaka developed and still developing. Measuring 110 metres in height, its revolving structure offers a 360-degree panoramic view of Melaka town and beyond. The structure of Menara Taming Sari is reportedly strong enough to withstand earthquakes measuring up to 10 Richter scale.


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The Melaka River . . . . . .Venice Of The East

From its role as a meeting point between the East and West in the 16th century, the Melaka River has morphed into a tourism destination today. Both locals and foreigners come to soak in its history from the diverse architecture found along its banks.

There are old churches, mosques, bridges, clan houses, warehouses, temples and villages that have withstood the test of time. Twenty years ago, Melaka River was small and murky, with fi shing boats crowding the river mouth. It was hard to imagine that this is the same river that attracted the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British to build a port and fortress here.

Today, we see it as a modern waterfront with gardens, a fort, a fountain, performance stages, breezy walkways and a large water wheel.

The Melaka River with its cruise is the biggest surprise. The muddy, murky water is now quite clear, with a hintof emerald green. Clean embankments on both sides stretch for several kilometres. The river has also been widened and a mechanical device has been installed to control the depth of the water. The idea is to make the river completely pollution-free, while developing exquisite gardens on its banks, and pacing the pedestrian pathways to perfection.


85Passengers on the Melaka River cruise get a feel of the multi-cultural and historical fabric of the country. One can even see the Melaka tree, which Parameswarawas resting under when he became inspired by the sight of a mouse deer kicking his dog, and decided to name the place Melaka.

The 26 fibre-glass boats are named after historic figures such as Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Munshi Abdullah and Tun Perak. Passengers are also serenaded with traditional songs such as dondang sayang. There are two types of cruises; one offers recorded commentaries and the other has a tour guide on board. The approximate touring time for Melaka River Cruise is about 45 minutes (9KM) from the Quayside Heritage Centre to Taman Rempah, Pengkalan Rama. The boats are available daily at every thirty minute intervalof the following times: 9.30pm to 5pm and 6pm to midnight.

A must-see on the cruise is Kampung Morten, a living museum showcasing a village that has been around for hundreds of years. There are private museums here where one can get a deeper understanding of the local Malay culture including their costumes and crafts like embroidery work. The houses are fine examples of Malay architecture, with sweeping staircases in the centre and a veranda where family members sit in the evenings to enjoy the air. You can also see the replica of a pirate ship, the Eye On Malaysia Ferris wheel, the abandoned Cathay cinema as well as the old express bus terminal. There is also a replica of a royal water wheel and a fort, complete with cannons around the walls. The cruise boat passes under many bridges that had important functions in the old days. The Tan Kim Seng Bridge marks the strategic place captured by the Portuguese in 1511 when they wanted to occupy Melaka. The other bridges are Chan Koon Cheng Bridge, Ghost Bridge of Melaka, Old Market Bridge and Hang Tuah Bridge.


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Jonker Walkat Night

If you are going back to Tan Kim Seng Bridge from Menara Taming Sari, you will pass by Jonker Street;one of the “must-go” places in Melaka. On Friday and Saturday nights, Jalan Hang Jebat is closed for traffi c and turned into the Jonker Walk Night Market. Don’t forget to try the Famosa Chicken Rice Ball once you are here. This place comes alive at night when the seafood restaurants open and people fl ock here for an al fresco dinner. During weekends, the common entertainment here includes Portuguese music and dancing on the outdoor stage. Just kick back, relax and enjoy the delicious seafood with the sunset.

Tourist night markets were set up about three decades ago as an alternative for small-time traders to sell their goods in the evening. They have become a very prominent feature of Malaysian shopping. Jonker Walk is popular for its weekend night market stalls, which attracts tourists and local people alike to spend their weekend nights there. If you are planning to spend an hour there before hopping to another major attraction, think twice as it is not an ordinary ‘street’. One can spend a whole day there just to check out the attractive shops along the street.

This is the place where you can fi nd shops selling unique antique, carved woodenstatues, interior and household products, fashionable clothes and colourful accessories. The antique stores here display artefacts from various areas of the colonial rule- British, Dutch and Portuguese. If you have enough time to head through the street and you have good eyes for hunting and bargaining for unique and worthy antique furniture, money notes, coins, lamps, beds, cast iron and other priceless Buddha effi gies, then this is the place to be. Promised to get some nice souvenirs of Melaka for friends? Here is the best place to source some unique souvenirs without having to burn a hole in your pocket.

Jonker Walk at night

Front view of Jonker Walk


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One of the many reasons why Malaysia is such a unique country is because of the existence of cultural diversity formed by the country’s people of different races. These unique cultural practices give a more in-depth insight for tourists and locals to get to know more about the races found here in Malaysia. Melaka with its cultural diversity is an artist in its soul. We are all created to create something new and inspiring; something that will change us, and change the world, make it better and reveal its true sense and meaning.

Beauty Of Art

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Performing Art was originally used to describe any live artistic event that included poets, musicians, fi lm makers, etc. - in addition to visual artists. If you weren’t around during the 1960’s, you missed a vast array of “Happenings,” “Events” and Fluxus “concerts,” to name just a few of the descriptive words that were used. By 1970, Performance Art was a global term, and its defi nition a bit more specifi c.

“Performance Art” meant that it was live, and it was art, not theatre. Performance Art also meant that it was art that could not be bought, sold or traded as a commodity. Actually, the latter sentence is of major importance. Performance artists saw (and see) the movement as a means of taking their art directly to a public forum, thus completely eliminating the need for galleries, agents, brokers, tax accountants and any other aspect of capitalism. It’s a sort of social commentary on the purity of art. Since Performance Art is live, no two performances are ever exactly the same. Additionally, the 1989’s saw the rise of the autobiography being incorporated into a performance piece and so the Bridged Seni Cultural Tripe was established. This kind of story-telling is much more entertaining to most people. The autobiographical pieces are also a great platform for presenting one’s views on social causes or issues. Performance Art may be entertaining, amusing, shocking or horrifying. No matter which adjective applies, it is meant to be memorable.

The defi nition of fi ne art is “a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifi cally, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolour, graphics, and architecture. Historically, the fi ve greater fi ne arts were painting, sculpture, architecture, music and poetry, with minor arts including drama and dancing. Today, the fi ne arts commonly include the visual art and performing art forms, such as painting, sculpture, collage, assemblage, installation, calligraphy, music, dance, theatre, architecture, fi lm, photography, conceptual art and printmaking. The term is still often used outside of the arts to denote when someone has perfected an activity to a very high level of theskill. Metaphorically, one might say that ‘they have master dancing to the level of a ‘fi ne art’.

Performance Art

Fine Art

Performance ArtPerformance Art

of a ‘fi ne art’.


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Wayang Peranakan was only performed and became a staple of Peranakan culture in the 1910's. This was a period when Peranakans were exposed to the movies of Hollywood and wanted to have their own theatre fi asco with Peranakan elements. As women were not allowed out of the house as it was considered a taboo for women to be seen on stage, men instead played the roles of women in a kind of gender reversal role. Until this very day plays in Peranakan Wayang still retain this old tradition though women are now allowed on stage to perform roles. However the role of the family matriarch is always and mostly given to a man.

Wayang PeranakanWayang Peranakan was only performed and became a staple of Peranakan culture in the 1910's. This was a period when Peranakans were exposed to the movies of Hollywood and wanted to have their own theatre fi asco with to have their own theatre fi asco with Peranakan elements. As women were not allowed out of the house as it was considered a taboo for women to be seen on stage, men instead played the roles of women in a kind of gender reversal role. Until this very day plays in Peranakan Wayang still retain this old tradition though women are now

Wayang PeranakanWayang Peranakan

Joget is a traditional Malay dance that originated in Melaka. One of the most popular types of Joget is called “Joget Lambak” and usually performed by a large crowd together in social functions. It was infl uenced by the Portuguese dance of Branyo which is believed to have been spread to Melaka during the spice trade. In Melaka, it is better known as ‘Cha Kun Chak’. The dance is one of the most popular folk dances in Malaysia and normally performed by couples in cultural festivals, weddings and other social functions. Joget is a great example how elements from various cultures can merge into one single form.

Joget Lambak

Serampang LautThis dance involves coordination between the hands and feet as well as between both male and female. The basic hand movement is called an ‘incomplete fi st’ where the tips of the thumb and forefi nger on both hands touch each other and the remaining fi ngers are curled in. The female dancers keep their elbows low to portray elegance while the male dancers keep them high as a symbol of strength.

BranyoBranyo has been an integral part of the Melakian Portuguese festival of Introdu since the early 16th century. This dance is mainly favored by the older generation of the Portuguese descendants. The male dancers wear costume known as ‘Sanian‘ while the female dancers wear ‘Sarung Kebaya’. Musical instruments used are only rebana and violin. The beat and rhythm of the dance is similar to 'joget' (the Malay dance arts). This dance was developed within the Portuguese settlement in Melaka some 500 years ago.

DondangSayang literally is a form of singing poems, an art accompanied by its own unique orchestra, originated in Melaka sometime in the 15th century, infl uenced by traditional Portuguese folk music. A typical group is made up of 4 musicians who perform on the violin, 2 rebana and a gong or tetawak. The chief musician is usually the violinist who plays a primary role in dondangsayang, providing a counter melody to the vocal melody. Musicians may switch instruments in between performances, but the violinist seldom does, although this is permitted. If there are musicians to spare, up to 5 rebana may be used. Sometimes, the rebana may be substituted with the tambourine and barrel drum or even the kompang.


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Handicrafts have been around since man’s earliest days in accordance with the prevailing environmental conditions. The fi rst examples were necessities such as protection or coverings. Handicrafts were later improved and adapted according to environmental conditions, eventually becoming “traditional” and accepted as an art that refl ects the artistic sense, feelings and cultural characteristics of a society. Traditional Melaka’s handicraft can be classifi ed in few cultures such as Malay, Chinese, Indian, Portuguese, Chitty and Baba Nyonya. Architecture, whose origins lie in a need to provide permanent shelter, has also changed and adapted in accordance with local environmental conditions. This development led to wood carving gaining its unique characteristics during the western conquered period. Arts and Crafts objects were simple in form, without superfl uous or excessive decoration, and how they were constructed was often still visible. They tended to emphasize the qualities of the materials used (“truth to material”). They often had patterns inspired by British fl ora and fauna and used the vernacular, or domestic, traditions of the British countryside.

Traditional Art & Crafts

GasingGasing or Tops Spinning is a traditional game popular among Malay (Native people). It is largely played by the villagers in Melaka. Each season after the rice harvest, several villagers will come together to challenge each other in an ultimate test of skill. The villagers believe that the spinning tops would help bring good harvest. Both adults and children can play the game, but bigger or giant top spinning is more of a game for adults than children. The ones used by adults are much bigger in size and can spin for a period of time whereas the ones played by kids are much smaller. Gasing Melaka known as Gasing Jantung and Gasing Berembang.

Rebana is a Malay tambourine that is used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. The sound of Rebana often accompanies Islamic ritual such as the Zikir.

Kompang / GendangKompang / GendangKompang / GendangClayOperating a ceramic shop is yet to be another labour of love art when craftsmen produce clays souvenirs. In Melaka, located in the heritage town ensconced a little clay man house producing fi ne clay pieces such as lamps, tea cups, kettles, fl ower vases, miniature traditional houses, incense burners and many other types of clay art. The intense labour well described on the carved designs with variety of unique shapes and motifs including apple resemblance art, pumpkins and even butternut squashes. Besides souvenirs, many off er ‘clay-making’ classes at a reasonable fee.


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Beaded Shoes

Bound Feet Shoes

Rattan & Mengkuang Weaving Products

Nyonya Beaded Shoe is an artistic hand craft and heritage of the Baba Nyonya culture rooted in Melaka in the 20th century. Vintage kasut manik are intricate with fi ne stitches as a testimony to the fi ne workmanship of yesteryears. The intricacy and fi ne workmanship of a pair of beaded slipper is also a hallmark of highly accomplished Peranakan women, also known as Nyonyas, whose skills in embroidery and beadwork are highly valued. The beaded slippers were worn by both the Peranakan males (Baba) and females (Nyonya) and were popular in the 1930’s.

The practice of foot binding began in the tenth century by parents who wanted their daughters to get noticed by wealthy men of higher social status. For them, this is a ticket for a better life because having tiny feet for women signifi ed beauty. Foot binding usually began at age four. A ten-foot-long, two-inch bandage was wrapped around the toes to force them in against the sole. Each day the bandage was tightened until the foot was folded under with only the big toe sticking out, a shape called the “Golden Lotus” because it resembled a lotus pod with the petals removed.

Looking at the materials and shapes of the woven products, initially the craft is created with emphasis on usage more than anything else. As skills developed, this concept has changed, especially the art of weaving mats, where several types of kelarai are made into decorative pieces. Skill is needed to make kelarai and the experts in this art have begun to realize the concept of beauty and aesthetics. Kelarai or ragi are named and shaped after fl owers, bamboo as well as other rural elements or pursuits.

Bound Feet Shoes

A clog is a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood. Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries. Traditional clogs were often worn in heavy labour. Today they remain in use as protective clothing in agriculture and in some factories and mines.


92 Wooden Water BucketHandmade wooden water bucket has been in the country for many years. Most craftsmen started it as a leisure hobby but due to high demand in recent days, it had to be a day to day routine for these craftsmen to produce a few daily. Making wooden barrels is a painstaking, labour intensive task. Most craftsmen could only make a barrel a day, for which they sell at around RM90 per bucket. All barrels are made of high quality woods which are made for long-lasting usage and can be kept for good for years!

Stone Stamps CarvingThis is a piece of personalized art with name engraved for lifetime in Chinese character translation. It also served as an ancient documentation seal. It is important in business in China (often required for signing offi cial documents). Variations of stones are available for personal preference from plain stone to fancier stone with motifs of dragon, tigers and other warrior animals in Chinese tradition. At a decent price, a piece of art on your own is worth as souvenirs for own self.

LanternsLanterns may also be used for signalling, as 'torches', or as general light sources outdoors during the ancient days. The term "lantern" is also used more generically to mean a 'light source' or the enclosure for a light source. The simplest technology used is the candle lantern. Candles give only a weak light, and must be protected from wind to prevent fl ickering or complete extinguishment. A typical candle lantern is a metal box or cylinder with glass or mica side panels and an opening or ventilated cover on the top.

LanternsLanternsLanterns may also be used for signalling, as 'torches', or as general light sources outdoors during the light sources outdoors during the ancient days. The term "lantern" is also used more generically to mean a 'light source' or the enclosure for a light source. The simplest technology used is the candle lantern. Candles give only a weak light, and must be protected from wind to prevent fl ickering or complete extinguishment. A typical candle lantern is a metal box or cylinder with glass or mica side panels and an opening or ventilated cover on and an opening or ventilated cover on the top.the top.


93Copper / PewterIron & Steel SmithPewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally 85–99% tin, with the remainder consisting of copper, antimony, bismuth and sometimes, less commonly today, lead. Silver is also sometimes used. Copper and antimony act as hardeners while lead is common in the lower grades of pewter, which has a bluish tint. Melaka pewter craftsmen only made pewter in small scale and concentrating on traditional motif in term of pewter design. Melaka made pewter can be found in many tourist spots such as Banda Hilir, Stadhuys Complex, Melaka Sentral and Dataran Pahlawan.

Iron is one of the most useful metals ever discovered, but it is also one of the diffi cult metals to understand in history, especially in medieval history. Iron comes in several forms, and the complication involved in producing each of them fosters further confusion. However, these are just subsidiary as the handmade iron and steel household still remain inherited by generation. Despite the demand of these items decreasing due to the presence of plastic wares and modern appliances, these handmade steel products still remain in better quality with longer lifespan.

Malay Sandals (Capal)These sandals come in diff erent shapes and sizes for all and are often worn by the Malay men to complete their traditional Malay attire called Baju Melayu. Common classical Malay attire for men consists of a baju (shirt) or tekua (a type of a long sleeve shirt), baju rompi (vest), kancing (button), a small leg celana (trousers), a sarong worn around the waist, capal (sandal), and a tanjak or tengkolok (headgear).Baju Melayu is commonly worn during special celebrations or occasions such as weddings and prayers.

Wooden Carving

Kampong Morten is a well-known place housing professional wood carvers in Melaka. Besides producing traditional Malay decorative fi ne wood items, they also produce wooden sheaths for keris. A keris can be divided into three parts: bilah (blade), hulu (hilt), and warangka (sheath). These parts of the keris are objects of art, often carved in meticulous detail and made from various materials, metal, precious or rare types of wood, or gold or ivory. Wood carving often needs professional skill to produce a high quality carving and most are sold at higher price.


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Outdoor recreation or outdoor activity is a leisure pursuit engaged in the outdoors, especially in (but not limited to) natural or semi-natural settings out of town. The two primary purposes for outdoor recreation are bene� cial use and pleasurable appreciation.

Pleasurable appreciation encourages experiences of being “let in on nature’s show”. Enhancement of inner perceptual and/or spiritual life may be experienced through outdoor and outdoor-related activities such as nature study, aesthetic contemplation, meditation, painting, photography, archaeological or historical research, and indigenous culture among others. These activities may also be physically rewarding. Many people in modern civilizations believe that the value of nature is found only in its “utilitarian value” (bene� cial use). They would discount the inner perceptual and/or spiritual bene� ts of the “intrinsic value of nature” that may be experienced during pleasurable appreciation.

Outdoor activities may also be pursued for the purposes of � nding peace in nature, enjoying life, and relaxing. They are alternatives to expensive forms of tourism. Outdoor activities are also frequently used as a medium in education and teambuilding.

Outdoor Activities

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95Outdoor ActivitiesGol� ng holidays are becoming more and more popular among tourists and even locals! Many people now take advantage of their breaks abroad to play golf in the sun. Youcan choose a destination for the golf course from a selection of choices, exclusively for your gol� ng needs. They o� er the visiting golfer a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a relaxed round of golf in friendly surroundings. They have excellent clubhouses too which will de� nitely beworth the visit!

Gol� ng

A’Famosa Golf ResortJalan Kemus, Simpang Empat 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka06-5520888www.afamosa.com

Orna Golf Country ResortBatu 16, Jalan Gapam, Ladang Ga-pam, Bemban 77200 Jasin, [email protected]

km14.5, Jalan Ayer Keroh, 75750 Melaka06-2332000 / 06-2332011

Ayer Keroh Country Club

For a highly challenging round of golf amidst shimmering lakes and

natural surroundings.

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Tiara Melaka Golf & Country Club, Jalan Gapam, Bukit Katil, P.O. Box 473, 75760 Melaka.06-2311111 (General) 06-2312366 (Gol�ng)[email protected]

Tiara Melaka Golf & Country Club


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Bullock Cart was one of the earliest forms of transportation in the country when there were no motor vehicles at that time. People used bullock cart as a mode of travelling and transporting goods. Traditionally, bulk quantities of agricultural products like paddy and straw were transported using bullock carts. Evidenced from a woven roof, it is believed that bullock carts were said to have been introduced by Indian traders during the Melaka Sultanate.

Klebang Beach o� ers a vast sandy area for people to sun themselves. There is very little shade here, and so it is advisable to bring a parasol or other form of shades, or perhaps apply some sunblock lotion. The authorities over recent years attempted to plant some pine trees to create a more shaded area, but this will take a few years to develop naturally. Whilst all the major beach type activities are possible here, one extremely popular activity at Klebang Beach is kite � ying. People of all ages love � ying kites both big and small; it is just the perfect place to catch the breeze.

Lebuh Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka012-7653341 / 014-2669589RM 10 (per ride) N 2.278411, E 102.299071

GPS

RM

Klebang Beach5pm-7pm

Bullock Cart Pantai Klebang Kites Flying

06-554958424 HoursAdult: RM5, Children: RM3

Gadek Hot Spring Alor GajahGadek Hot Spring is located in KampungGanun, in the district of Alor Gajah, approximately 30km from the Melaka town. Surrounded by coconut and palm trees, it is a place where you can chill and relax in the hot spring pool.


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Klebang Beach5pm-7pm

06-554958424 HoursAdult: RM5, Children: RM3

Seaferer Explorer Watersport

Recreational team building is ‘mild’ form of team building. Its focus is general in nature such as building or strengthening employee rapport and improving team communication. It can be a substitute for sta� retreat and performance incentive. Team building has been de� ned and viewed from many di� erent perspectives by theoretical gurus. Some simply de� ne it as “a facilitated intervention that enhances organizational e� ectiveness and goals through the enhancement of individual role clarity and teaming skills.” This means that it involves any form of facilitated activity that requires the members to perform cohesively with one another. Tasik Ayer Keroh, which is operated by REDTMA is easily accessible after Ayer Keroh toll exit. It facilitates rock climbing, Kayaking, Flying Fox, Jungle Trekking, River crossing, Paintball, Zorball and even night activities are available.

Jalan Tasik Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka.06-2327685

Ayer Keroh Lake

Seafarer newly launched Marine Tourism & Water Sports Youth Programme is designed for all walks of life. The vision is to clearly streamline and educate the youth and to also promote Melaka Heritage Marine Tourism Sector especially with its natural and spiritual Historical Island (more than 9 islands). Seafarer also conducts Kayak Classes to promote activities such as Island Hopping, Coastal Cruise, Sunset Cruise and Eco Tour Cruise. For those interested in Sports Fishing, Seafarer o� ers attractive packages such as Coastal, Island, Trolling and also Night Fishing. During the evenings, enjoy the pleasure of Windsur� ng, Jetskiing, Waterskiing or Kneeboarding for those who seek some action. A BBQ dinner will be prepared for those who wish to dine by the sea.

1320-C, Klebang Besar 75200 Melaka06-3153396www.explorer.com.my


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Team BuildingTeam building exercises help build trust, teamwork, and leadership, and can even overcome fears. There is no better way to instill these values thanbeing at these places. The professionally trained team building facilitators can organize activities for any group size.

Saujana Asahan training centre aids team building, motivational courses and seminars as well as outdoor and indoor activities. A scenic nature free from city hassles is ade� nite � rst choice for motivational activities for team building. It comes with accommodation, a small-sized ballroom and a � eld that is fair enough to accommodate up to 500 people at one time. Packages such as Jungle Trekking, Flying Fox, Obstacle Challenge Courses and Jungle Survival are available to both cater groups and individuals.

This camp is located on about 30acres land and surrounded with full of green farming environment, clean and cosy form with the location that is suitable for activities such as � tness, camp, motivation camp and identity formation. The primary of Institut Skill-Tech has prepared training for such activities.

Saujana Asahan

Institut Skill-Tech

Lot 453, Batu 13, Jalan Tebong Machap, Durian Tunggal, 76100 Melaka.019-919 862306-553 [email protected]

Majlis Sukan Negara MalaysiaSaujana Asahan,Jalan Kolam Air77100 Asahan, Melaka06 – 523 5849 / 06 – 523 5048http://[email protected]


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Melaka is a food paradise where tourists can enjoy eating abso-lutely a compact mouth watering food for 24 hours. It would, abso-lutely bring you an extraordinary traveling experience that you will never forget. Treasure the food that you don’t really often hear about in Melaka which has been proven the most popular food in town.

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Chia Yean Coff ee Shop is the epitome of an old-styled coff ee shop with its typical standard setting of plastic tables and cubicles. To prepare this dish, Duck Noodles, the duck is double-boiled in a huge cooker. The double-boiling method ensures no water loss, and also locks in the essence of the ingredients.

Chia Yean Coff ee

Subaidah Restaurant

8AM - 9AM

24 HOURS

Restoran Subaidah that started in 1988 became the successful catalystof the shareholdings and havecaptured the market of people thatenjoy ‘Kandar’ style food & beverage.Open 24 hours, here you can enjoyMalaysia national food all day long!

Must Try : Duck Mee

Must Try: Nasi Lemak, Roti Canai, Maggi Goreng, Nasi Goreng Kampung & Teh Tarik

GPS

No. 651, Taman Bukit Melaka Bukit Beruang,75450 Melaka.016-289 3287N2 14.779 E102 16.48

Melaka International Trade Centre (Behind McDonalds)

Nasi Lemak, considered as a national dish. Its name in Malay literally means “fatty rice”, but but it also means “rich” or “creamy”. The name is derived from the cooking process whereby rice is soaked in coconut cream and then the mixture steamed.

Lereh area (Near Sekolah Kebangsaan Lereh)

8AM - 10AMNasi lemak Kukus

10AM - 12PMChop Chung Wah Chicken Rice Ball

The chicken rice is served as rice balls rather than a bowl of rice, commonly known as Chicken rice balls. Steamed rice is shaped into golf ball-size and served alongside with the chopped chicken

GPS

Jalan Jonker (Opposite San Shu Gong)10am - 3pmN2 11.696, E102 14.909


10110110112PM - 1PM

In Chinese it is called the ‘Ong Lai’ and in Chinese tradition, it is bound to have pineapple tarts during festive season.

This isn’t exactly a stall which you can go whenever you want as it only opens on Saturday and Sunday 12 noon until sold out. 2 days in a week and 4 hours of opening is critical to plan in advance. The Coconut Santan is so rich with Gula Melaka fragrant as its taste is like heaven on earth.

Aunty Koh’s Cendol

GPS

Bukit Rambai12pm - Cendol fi nished (Sat & Sun only)N2 14.804 E102 11.516

Must Try: Chicken Tempura, Lemak Prawns & Ginger Venison

11AM - 10PM

No 60 & 62 Taman Melaka Raya I, Jalan Melaka Raya 25, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia06- 2814848

Seroni Nyonya

11AM- 5PM

29, Jalan Hang Lekir, 75200 Melaka (Jonker Street)+606-2812023

Must Try: Pineapple TartJonker Nyonya Enterprise

Malaysian food is as rich as its history. During our exploration of the heritagesites in Melaka, we got a chance to experience Peranakan Cuisine where it originated from Melaka. Recipes dating as far back as the 15th century still exist, evolving to what is now known as Nyonya Cuisine. In a restaurant tucked beside the hidden side street of Taman Melaka Raya, we found Seroni Nyonya Cuisine Restaurant.

Lois Beef Kut Teh

Despite being labelled as Beef Kut Teh, fi rst timers might be disappointed with its taste as it lacks herbal goodness in it. Nevertheless, the distinctive hot peppery taste of the sourness will grow after a couple sips thereafter.

Must Try: Beef Kut Teh

Jalan Permai 2, Taman Perkota, 75350 Melaka10.30am to 2pm then6pm to 10pm

1PM - 2PM


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Asam Pedas, or literally “sour spicy,” is a classic Malaysian dish commonly found in Melaka. Everyone has their own interpretation for this favorite dish and there are endless adaptations; to say, it’s sour, very hot and tastes extraordinary and satisfying. If you are a fan of traditional sweet tooth, this place is for both the Asam Pedas and Traditional Malays Kuih.

Must Try: Asam Pedas Ikan Pari, Kuih-Muih

12PM - 4PMAsam Pedas Pak Man /Perhentian Kuih Kampung

In front of Ujong Pasir Police Station 016-6700889

Umbai is a town between the Jasin-Central Melaka borders. The famous Umbai’s Medan Ikan Bakar is located at Umbai Beach. Spoilt with choices as there are many shops available. Follow your intuition and choose one. Most stalls serves decent grilled fi sh.

5PM - LATE

Ikan Bakar Parameswara, Medan Ikan Bakar, Pangkalan Pernu, Umbai 75460 N2.15608, E102.33625GPS

Must Try: Grilled Fish

Umbai Ikan Bakar

When it comes to Melaka‘s Satay Celup, Capitol‘s popularity supersedes the rest. And with that reputation, you are sure to have a fair share of lovers and haters. With layman descriptions in Malaysian’s context, satay celup is served and eaten like lok-lok and steamboat, except the main diff erence in sauce. Instead of a boiling pot of soup, satay celup is cooked by dipping or dunking sticks of raw foods into boiling pot of aromatically rich and spicy peanut sauce. Enjoy!

5PM - LATERestoran Capitol Satay

Must Try: Satay Celup 41, Lorong Bukit Cina, 75100, Melaka RayaN2 11.710 E102 15.137GPS

When it comes to Melaka‘s Satay Celup,

Onde Onde, pronounced as ‘onn-dayonn-day’ or also known as Buah Melaka by the Peranakans, originates from the state of Melaka. These sweet balls of treat is one of the many Peranakan desserts and very popular with the locals. It has soft dough coated with lightly salted grated coconut and fi lled with naturalfl avours of Gula Melaka as the fi lling.

Jonker Street Onde Onde8PM - 10PM

Durian Puff Freshly baked Durian Puff s oozing from within is made from King of Fruits Durian and it is the highlight of the place and you shall not miss.


103Eating OutIntroduction

Melaka o� ers some terri� c food - visitors are indeed spoilt for choices as a veritable feast unfolds before them, be it traditional Malay, Thai, Indian, Chinese, Portuguese or west-ern cuisine. Whatever its origin, the food in Melaka is always zesty, spicy and pungent. There is so much to savour that many people come spe-cially for its diverse and delicious cui-sine. From up market restaurants to roadside stalls, Melaka gives you the gourmet true satisfaction. There’s a few selections of restaurants where you can enjoy a � ne meal in Melaka!

Bon appetit !!

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Kedai Hassan Mee Rebus

Stall No.10/ Gerai No.10

Asam Pedas Melinja Kampung Musai

Kafe Rumah Melaka

Stall No.10/ Gerai No.10

Restoran Tiga Lima

G-22, Jalan OM 5,Plaza Mahkota75000 Melaka.012 – 268 6554

Must Eat! Curry Fish Head

Restoran Kari Kepala Ikan SemabokMust Eat! Curry Fish Head

Pusat Promosi Perabot & Perkayuan Negeri Melaka Lot 232 – 234, Jalan Tun Kudu,Bukit Katil 75450 Melaka8 am – 7 pm (Closed on Sunday)[email protected]

691-1, Batu 2.S, Solok Selekoh, Padang Temu, 75050 Melaka019 -654569110am - 3pm (Closed on Fri)

Must Eat! Mee Rebus

Medan Selera Bukit Beruang.Taman Bukit Melaka, Bukit Beruang, 75450 Melaka

Must Eat! Nasi Lemak

2, Jalan Malinja 3, Kg Musai, 75100 Melaka6pm-1am (Daily)

Must Eat! Asam Pedas

Malay Food

Pdg-01, Pandan Point Taman Sri Pandan Lorong Pandan 75250 ,Melaka. 06 -2838614 11am-7pm (Daily)


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Kingtu Restaurant

Sin Kuay Teochew Porridge

Hoe Kee Chicken Rice Ball4, 6 & 8, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka06-2834751

Low Yong Moh Restaurant

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Satay Celup

Teochew Porridge

Low Yong Moh RestaurantMust Eat! Dim Sum

Lim Tian Puan Restaurant

Long Feng Chinese Restaurant

Must Eat!

No. 251, Jalan Tun Sri Lanang, 75100 Melaka06 -2822737

Fried Glass Noodles

Must Eat! Dim Sum

19-A, Jalan Jawa, 75000 Melaka 06 -2812646 10.30am-4.30pm (Closed on Sun)

9, Jalan CU 4, Taman Cheng Utama, 75250 Melaka 012-60688056.30pm-12am (Closed on Mon & Tues)

32 Jalan Harmoni, 75000 Melaka 06 -28212355am-1pm (Closed on Tue)

Ramada Plaza Hotel, Jalan Bendahara, 75100 Melaka.06 -2848888 11am-1pm (Mon-Sat)8am-2pm (Sun)

Chinese Food

Pusat Promosi Perabot & Perkayuan Negeri Melaka Lot 232 – 234, Jalan Tun Kudu,Bukit Katil 75450 Melaka8 am – 7 pm (Closed on Sunday)[email protected]


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Nilla Chettinar Restaurant

Restaurant Chelvis Curry House

Restaurant Vazhai Elai

Restoran Veni

No. 3, Jalan Temenggong, 75100 Melaka06 -28192237am-10pm (Daily)

Selvam Restaurant

Bonani Restaurant

757-N, Taman Kerjasama, Bukit Beruang, 75450 Melaka 06 -2324305 7am-10pm (Daily)

52, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 75100 Melaka 06 -2867506 9am-10pm (Daily)

Curry Mutton

No. 347, Taman Melaka Raya, 75100 Melaka06 -2820340

Roti Canai

Banana Leaf Nasi Lemak

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

34, Jalan Temenggong, 75100 Melaka06 -28495706.30am-9.30pm (Daily)

36, Jalan Munshi Abdullah 75100 Melaka 06 -2831607 7am-10pm (Daily)

Indian Food


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No.6, Jalan Merdeka, Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka06-2817054

Petai Sambal Udang

Bibik Ong Tricycle Stall

Nancy’s Kitchen

Nyonya Makko

Seroni Baba House

Restaurant Cottage Spices

Banya Restaurant

Bibik Neo

7, Jalan Hang Lekir, O� Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 75200 Melaka06-2836099

Nyonya Popiah

123, Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka06 -2840737

Lemak Nenas Udang

Jalan Low Hee Kong & Jalan Ujong Pasir.( Outside Garden Ice Café )

Nyonya Kuih

Pai Tee

Asam Prawn

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Nancy’s KitchenMust Eat!

Must Eat!

G26, Jalan PM5, Plaza Mahkota, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka06-2835040 12pm-9pm (Closed on Tue)

154 Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka 06-2828297 11am-10pm (Closed on Thu)

Jalan TMR 25, Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka.06 -2814848 11.30am-2.30pm / 5.30pm - 9.30pm (Daily)

Baba&Nyonya Food

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Eleven Bistro Restaurant9 & 11 Jalan Hang Lekir, 75200 Melaka 06-2820011 10.30am-11.45pm

Sea Terrace

Restoran De Lisbon

Restaurant Straits Settlement

Papa Joe Restaurant

San Pedro Restaurant

Stall 1, Medan Selera Portuguese Settlement, Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka.012-6815519

18C, Portuguese Square, Kampung Portugis, 75050 Melaka.017-2445180

Salt Burst Crab

Devil’s Curry

4, D’Aranjo Road Portuguese Settlement, Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka.06 -2842170

Honey Fried Chicken

18/ B, Lot 2, Medan Portu-guese, Kampung Portuguese, 75050 Melaka.019-6284758 / 06 -2843276

Otak-otak

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

No.1 Medan Portugis, Ujong Pasir 75050 Melaka06-2848067 6pm-1am (Daily)

Portuguese Food


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34, 36, 38 & 40, Jalan Merdeka, Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka,Bandar Hilir, 7500006-281 9746

UB-100, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Bandar Hilir, Melaka.06 -2813818

Kam Heong Crabs

Simply Fish

Seri Muara Alai Nasir Ikan Bakar

88 Sea Front Restaurant

Restoran New Lagoon

Paci� c Seafood Village

Seafood Platter

Km 8, Alai, 75460 Melaka.012 -2725310

Ikan Bakar/Clams

Portuguese Settlement,Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka.019-259991 / 06 -2634612

Steamed Lala (clams) with garlic and chili padi

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Jalan Melaka Raya1, Melaka Town, 75200 Melaka. 016 -63313736pm-Late (Daily)

Zhong Hua Shark’s Fin Seafood Restaurant

Jalan Kesidang, No. 21-25, Melaka, Malaysia 06 -337 3312

Seafood

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Zheng He Tea House

17 Jalan Harmoni 75200 Melaka016-7851958 / 016-764058810am-10pm (Mon-Sat)10am-6pm (Sun)

TeaMust Eat!

Durian Pu�

Nyonya Desserts

Must Eat!

Must Eat!

Nadeje Patisserie Cafe

Uncle Keong Delicacies

Pooh Keon

G-23 &25, Jln PM4, Plaza Mahkota, 75000 Melaka.06 -283 8750

Madam Goh Nyonya Pineapple Tarts House

Tan Kim Hock

Taste Better

101 Jalan tokong 75200 Melaka 012-6138932 / 012-22923789am-5pm (Mon-Thu)9am-11pm (Fri-Sun)

85,87 & 86 Jalan Bendahara 75100 Melaka 06-28127639am-8pm (Daily)

Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka. 10am-6pm (Daily)

81, Jalan Tokong, 75200 Melaka 012-6134338 / 012-35315779am-10pm (Daily)

Lot BE03 & BE031, Dataran Pahlawan Megamall, 75000 Melaka 06-2821313 10am-10pm (Daily)

Bird’s Nest Soup

Pineapple Tarts

Dodol

Must Eat!

Pineapple Tarts HouseMust Eat!

Must Eat!

Delicatesse


111Shop in Style

Melaka is most famous for its sale of antiques when it comes to shop-ping. However, there is a � ne balance with modern shopping malls. Besides, designer brands, handicrafts and cultural souvenirs are also found in abundance, so you'll always have something to bring home for remembrance. Aside from the merchandise at mega shopping malls like Mahkota Parade and Dataran Pahlawan where prices are � xed, it’s time to walk out to Jonker Walk for more bargains.

Browsing through Melaka’s diverse blend of shopping venues is somewhat of an exhausting activity. However if you’ve got a yen to pick up some truly authentic Melaka souvenirs, this tiny town is the best place to do it. Some of the items you can get here include Nyonya ‘wooden clogs’, bound feet shoes, handmade tiles, charms, crystals, antiques and many others handicrafts.

The historical city o� ers not only history but all day long shopping experience!

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Melaka Mall

Hatten Square ShoppesDataran Pahlawan

Mahkota Parade

Hatten Square Shoppes

Shopping Malls

Tesco Melaka

Jaya Jusco Melaka

Melaka Fashion City

AEON Melaka

F3-96, Hatten Square, Jalan Merdeka, Bandar Hilir,75000 Melaka.06-282 4088 /06 -282 1828 [email protected]

Kompleks Melaka Mall Lebuh Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka10am - 10pm

Lot 4991 Mukim Bukit Baru, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka06- 2324899

Lot B02 Mahkota Parade, No.1, Jalan Merdeka 75000 Melaka06 -282 6151

Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Peringgit, 75400 Melaka06 -2324899aeonretail.com.my

No. 1 Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Peringgit, 75400 Melaka06 -2882000 www.tesco.com

Jalan Lingkaran Mitc75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.2°16’5”N 102°17’28”EGPS

Mydin Hypermarket MelakaNo.12, Mydin Mall MITC, Hang Tuah Jaya Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka06-23130079.00am - 11.00pm (Mon to Fri)8.30am - 11.00pm (Sat & Sun & Public Holiday)

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55, Jalan Tokong, Melaka.06 -286783510am - 5pm

63, Jalan Tokong, 75200 Melaka06 -292681210am - 5pm (Daily)

TS Lim Beaded Shoes

Hang Tuah Handicraft66, Jalan Hang Jebat,Melaka.06 -2829755

Harmony Street

Medan Samudera Souvenir Centre

Jonker Gallery

Antiques Art Souvenir House

World of Antique

Malaqa House

Antique Shopping

Jalan Merdeka, Melaka.

11, 20, 51, Jalan Hang Jebat , 27/29B, Jalan Hang Kasturi, 64 Jalan Tokong, 75200 Melaka.06 -2869840

36 & 38, Jalan Hang Jebat,75200 Melaka06 -2840128

40 & 109, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka.06 -2818404

15, Jalan Tukang Emas, 75200 Melaka. (Paralel street to Jonker Walk)06 -2826773/ 012 278839312noon - 6pm

70 Jalan Tun Cheng Lock06 -2814770

Jing Ying Crystal & Souvenir

TS Lim Beaded Shoes

Medan Samudera

Heritage Gallery Zon C, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, 7500 Melaka.10am – 10pmN2.190064 E102.250426GPS

No.12, Mydin Mall MITC, Hang Tuah Jaya Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka06-23130079.00am - 11.00pm (Mon to Fri)8.30am - 11.00pm (Sat & Sun & Public Holiday)

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4pm - 12 midnight

Tanjung Kling (Spring Garden)Musai (Sri Siantan)Rumah Awam Tangga BatuTelok Mas

Taman Sinn Ujong PasirTaman Tanjung Minyak SetiaKampung Lapan, TengkeraKampung GelamTaman Sri DuyongPantai PeringgitTaman Bertam JayaBukit Terendak, SG. Udang

Plaza Sg. Udang (Taman Keris Mas)Taman Peringgit JayaSemabokTaman Rambai Utama

Tampoi KrubongTaman Harta Pertama, Bukit BaruRumah Awam Ayer MolekTaman Peruna, Sg. UdangTaman Desa MolekTaman Datin Fatimah, Bukit Rambai

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Taman Bukit SerinditTaman Sri Telok MasTaman Rambai Jaya

Taman Kota LaksamanaPlaza Sg Udang (Bt.13 Sg. Udang)Paya IkanTaman MGBM, BachangTaman Cheng Perdana

Rumah Awam Bandar HilirPantai Jaring

Jonker Walk (Tourist Night Market)Pahlawan Walk (Tourist Night Market)

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Friday, Saturday ,Sunday

Melaka Night Market

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115115115Night Life

Nightlife in Melaka town is varied. It’s nightlife is an exploration of excitement. When the sun goes down, most of the restaurants remain open but the pubs, clubs and discos take pre-cedence. Those after more feisty entertain-ment, at the clubs and pubs, need to head to Melaka Raya. Tourists can choose to spend their time at the hotel bars which are decided-ly classy albeit moderately quiet or the visitors can choose to hang around the city centre to find a club which suits your taste.Besides being overwhelmed by the history, di-verse cultures and valuable heritage in Melaka as visitors could find that Melaka town as a never sleep city.

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Bay Lounge

Far East Café

Portuguese Square (Mini Lisbon)

Arena ( The Jetty)

Aloha Dance Club & Bistro Melaka

Jalan D’Albuquerque, 75050 Melaka06-283653824 hours

Mahkota Hotel Melaka No. 16, Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000 Melaka06-2812828 (ext. 5108)3pm– 1am (weekdays)12noon – 1pm (Sat, Sun & Public Holidays)www.mahkotahotel.com.my

12-A, Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000 Melaka. 016 -675 20006pm – 2am

1, Jalan Melaka Raya 8, Taman Melaka Raya, 75000, Melaka06 -288 1686 06 -288 16809pm – 2am (Daily)

19, Jalan Hang Lekir, 75200. 06 -286 3853 / 012 696 6277 11pm – late

Pub & CafeWings Musicafe Melaka

No 45, 47 & 49, Jln Melaka Raya 29,Tmn Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka.06-2862005 / 012-60775026.30pm – 1.30am (Daily)


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Jalan D’Albuquerque, 75050 Melaka06-283653824 hours

Mahkota Hotel Melaka No. 16, Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000 Melaka06-2812828 (ext. 5108)3pm– 1am (weekdays)12noon – 1pm (Sat, Sun & Public Holidays)www.mahkotahotel.com.my


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11, Jalan Hang Kasturi, 75250 Melaka06-2922960Mon - Wed: 12 pm - 11 pmFri: 12 pm - 12 amSat: 8:30 am - 12 amSun: 8:30 am - 11 pm

Jalan Bendahara Renaissance Melaka Hotel 75720 Melaka. 06 -284 8888 06 -284 9269

Casa del Rio, Melaka, 88, Jalan Kota Laksamana, 75200 Melaka+60 6 289 6888

Jalan Malinja, No. 1, Straits Meridian Hotel, 75150 Melaka 06 -284 116606 -283 0030

Epicureo

Movida

Calanthe Art Café

Café 1511

Mixx Club

GoGo KTV – The Jetty

Unit G-012, G-013 & G-013a, Ground Floor,Hatten Square, Jalan Merdeka,75000 Bandar Hilir, Melaka.06-292 128206-292 1281

LotS19, Second Floor, Mahkota Parade 75000 Melaka.016-6235577 / 016-6215577

12-A, Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000 Melaka06-28817883pm - 2am (Mon - Thu)1pm - 2 am (Fri - Sun)

Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Melaka06 -286 0150http://www.cafe1511.com

31, Jalan Hang Lekir, 75200 Melaka. (near to Jonker Street)016 -354 2223

Batavia Café Lounge

Famosa Lounge

Geographer Café 83, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka06-281681310am– 1am (Mon – Sat)8am – 1am (Sunday)

F2-003, F003A, F2-005, F2-006, Hatten Square, Jalan Merdeka, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka.016-6330626, 016-677080011am – 2am (Daily)

Ringo’s Classic Café

No 57/63, Jalan Melaka Raya 24, Taman Melaka Raya, 75000, Melaka.06-281830106-2818308

Golden Famosa Club


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LotS19, Second Floor, Mahkota Parade 75000 Melaka.016-6235577 / 016-6215577

Spa & Massage

188 Jalan Bunga Raya75100 Melaka, Malaysia06 -289 [email protected]

No 25-1, Jalan KF4, Kota Fesyen, Lingkaran MITC,75450, Hang Tuah Jaya, Melaka06 -231 1080 / 019-326 3108

Casa del Rio Malacca88 Jalan Kota Laksamana 75200 Melaka06 -289 6888www.casadelrio-melaka.com

The Majestic Malacca Spa Village

Tropical Massage & Beauty Service

Sutra Maya Spa

Satkara Spa

Lamour Heritage Hotel Grand Continental Melaka

Sutra Maya Spa

The Majestic Malacca

Taman Melaka Raya,75000 Melaka.012 -215 9554

37, Jln Kota Laksamana 2/17 Taman Kota Laksamana Seksyen 2, 75050 Melaka.06 -284 7757www.lebainspa.com.my

No. 20, Jalan Tun Sri Lanang,75100 Melaka, Malaysia06 -2840 08824 hours www.ghihotels.com.my

Jalan PM 8, Plaza Mahkota, 75000 Melaka.06 -2816666 06 -2864931

Lot 2940, Jalan Ayer keroh, off Jalan Plaza Tol, 75450 Melaka. (Beside Taman Rama-Rama)06-289 339911am - 11pmwww.phileahotel.com.my

Hotel Seri Costa (Costa Spa)

Philea Resort & Spa


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Casa Del Rio Melaka HotelRamada Plaza

Philea Resort & Spa Melaka

5 Stars Hotel

Lot 2940, Jalan Ayer Keroh Jalan Plaza Tol, 75450, Ayer Keroh, Melaka 06-289 3399 www.phileahotel.com.my

Tasik Utama, Ayer Keroh, Melaka 06-233 1555 6062327999

88 Jalan Kota Laksamana ,Melaka, 75200 06 -289 6888/ 06 -289 [email protected]

Jalan Bendahara, 75100 Melaka06 -284888806 -2849269

Introduction

Whether it is for business or for leisure, Melaka has a wide choice on hotels, resorts or home stays. Experience elegance and relax in one of the extravagant hotels we have listed down for you. Mean-while, business travelers will ben-efi t from our one page spread 5 star hotels, for their next success-ful meeting, but still surrounded by major tourist attractions. For those who have more time than money can get a good night’s sleep without spending extra ringgits. Also in this accommoda-tion section you can fi nd a one page spread with resorts, for the ones who would like to relax dur-ing their stay in Melaka.

Accommodation

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88 Jalan Kota Laksamana ,Melaka, 75200 06 -289 6888/ 06 -289 6999 [email protected]

Holiday Inn MelakaJalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000 Melaka 06 -2859000 06 -2859111 [email protected] www.melaka.holidayinn.com

Avillion Legacy

Mahkota Hotel Melaka

A Famosa Resort

4 Stars Hotel

Jalan Kemus, Simpang Empat, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia.06-552088806-5520835 [email protected] www.afamosa.com

16, Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000 Melaka.06 -2812828 06 -2812323 [email protected] www.mahkota.com.my

146 Jalan Hang Tuah, 75300 Melaka 06 -2816868 06 -2819898 [email protected] www.avillionlegacymelaka.com

Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka, Malaysia 06 -2828333 06 -2861261 [email protected] www.equatorial.com

Hotel Equatorial

Bayview Hotel Melaka

188 Jalan Bunga Raya 75100 Melaka Melaka06 -2839888 03 -2164 0632 [email protected]

Whether it is for business or for leisure, Melaka has a wide choice on hotels, resorts or home stays. Experience elegance and relax in one of the extravagant hotels we have listed down for you. Mean-while, business travelers will ben-efit from our one page spread 5 star hotels, for their next success-ful meeting, but still surrounded by major tourist attractions. For those who have more time than money can get a good night’s sleep without spending extra ringgits. Also in this accommoda-tion section you can find a one page spread with resorts, for the ones who would like to relax dur-ing their stay in Melaka.


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No. 20, Jalan Tun Sri Lanang 06 -2840088 06 -2848125 [email protected] www.ghihotels.com.my

138, Jalan Bendahara, 75100 Melaka, Malaysia 06 -2825555 06 -2827777 [email protected] www.hotelorkidmelaka.com

118, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia 06 -2825588 06 -2815588 [email protected] www.hotelpuri.com

27, Jalan Kota, 75000 Melaka 06 -2833232 06 -2863236 [email protected] www.aldyhotel.com.my

123, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 75100 Melaka, Malaysia 06 -2840777 06 -2838989 [email protected] www.theemperorhotel.com

No. 30, Lebuh Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia 06 -2313899 06 -2313803 [email protected] www.kingshotel.com.my

Hotel Puri

Hotel Sentral Melaka

Aldy Hotel

The Emperor

Kings Hotel

Hotel Orkid

3 Stars Hotel


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138, Jalan Bendahara, 75100 Melaka, Malaysia 06 -2825555 06 -2827777 [email protected] www.hotelorkidmelaka.com

118, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia 06 -2825588 06 -2815588 [email protected] www.hotelpuri.com

Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka06 -2328000 06 -2327541 [email protected] www.dvillage.com.my

9KM, Jalan Tanjung Kling, 76400 Melaka.06 -315 3121 06 -3152088www.shahsresorts.com

Bayou Lagoon park Resort, Jalan Wakaf Utama, Bukit Katil, 75450, Melaka03 -3343 5885www.bayoulagoon.com.my

Lorong Haji Abdullah, Kampung Balik Batu, Tanjong Bidara, Melaka.06 -384 7587

Tanjung Bidara, Masjid Tanah, Melaka06 -281 7388

Samudera Bidara Resort

Ismah Beach Resort

Damar Suria Resort

Shah’s Beach Resort Bayou Lagoon Park Resort

Klebang Beach Resort

Resort

Lot 3412, KM34 Pantai Padang Kemunting, 78300 Masjid Tanah, Melaka06 -384814106 -3848140www.dnelayanresort.com

Lot 1948, Jalan Pantai Teluk Gong, Kuala Sg Baru, 78300 Masjid Tanah, Melaka 06 -3842255 / 013-3652207 [email protected] www.damarsuriaresort.com.my

92,KM9, Batang Tiga Tanjung Kling 76400 Melaka. 6063155888 06 -3151713

Bayou Lagoon Park Resort

Tanjung Bidara Beach Resort

Ayer Keroh d’Village Resort Melaka


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396, SCS Building, Jalan Semabok, 75050 Melaka, Malaysia 06 -2838877 06 -2837299 [email protected] www.semabokinn.com

108, Jalan Bunga Raya, 75100 Melaka 06 -2821113 06 -2819122 [email protected] www.mimosahotel.com

201, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 75100 Melaka 06 -2825355

G-26, Jalan PM 13, Plaza Mahkota, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka 06 -282 4343 [email protected] syazmeridienhotel.com.my

303, Jalan Gajah Berang, 75200 Melaka 06 -2811666 06 -2811668 [email protected] www.selectstar.com.my

148, Jalan Bunga Raya, 75100 Melaka 06 -2813636 06 -2816622 [email protected] www.aldyhotel.com.my

39-47, Jalan TMR 24, Taman Melaka Raya, 75200 Melaka.06 -2811188 06 -2811187 [email protected] www.queensparkhotel.com.my

82 -86A & B, Jalan Tokong, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia 06 -282 5151 06 -282 [email protected]

Jonker Boutique Hotel

Queenspark Hotel

Semabok Inn Venus Boutique Hotel

Mimosa Hotel Melaka

SelectStar Hotel

SHT Palace Hotel

Boutique / Budget HotelNo. 18, Jalan PM 6, Plaza Mahkota, 75000 Melaka .06 -2868111 06 [email protected] http://www.venushotel.com.my

Aldy Thoo Chinatown Melaka

Syaz Meridien Hotel


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4926, Tingkat 1,Bangunan Mara, Jalan Besar,78300 Masjid Tanah, Melaka. 013 - 613 8821 (Mohd Yusof Saleh)014 - 266 8821 [email protected]

KM32, Jalan Parit Penghulu, 77400 Sungai Rambai, Melaka 019-6442380 06 -2658050

G-26, Jalan PM 13, Plaza Mahkota, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka 06 -282 4343 [email protected] syazmeridienhotel.com.my

303, Jalan Gajah Berang, 75200 Melaka 06 -2811666 06 -2811668 [email protected] www.selectstar.com.my

39-47, Jalan TMR 24, Taman Melaka Raya, 75200 Melaka.06 -2811188 06 -2811187 [email protected] www.queensparkhotel.com.my

No. 18, Jalan PM 6, Plaza Mahkota, 75000 Melaka .06 -2868111 06 [email protected] http://www.venushotel.com.my

KM7.6, Jalan Hj Said, Kg Alai,75460 Melaka 019- 6666649/ 016- 6666649 06 -2847130

287B Rumah Awam Banda Hilir012-2290848 / 06 -2839400

KM 16, Kg Seberang Anak Air, Tiang Dua, 75460 Melaka.012-6697269

Batu 19.5, Jalan Sek Lama, Ayer Limau, 78300, Masjid Bana, Melaka.017-3565750 [email protected]

Kampung Ayer LimauHomestay

Parit Penghulu Homestay

Alai Homestay

Kampung MortenHomestay

Pulai Homestay

Seri Tanjung Homestay

JA 5395, KM16, Kampung Pulai, Jalan Besar Muar- Melaka, 77300 Merlimau, Melaka 017-6832162 06 -2616330

Homestay

Tambak Paya Homestay

91, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (Heeren St.), 75200 Melaka. 06 -2810088 06 -2824888 [email protected]

Courtyard @ Heeren Boutique Hotel

156 Jalan Merdeka Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka.06 -2815511 06 -284 2581 [email protected] www.fenixinn.com

Lot 232, Jalan Temenggong, Melaka 75100, Malaysia 06 -283 1188 www.thesterling.my

The Sterling

Fenix Inn

Boutique / Budget Hotel


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Credit Cards

Public Transportation Emergency Line

Car Rentals

By Road

By Rail

Sentral: 6062881323Melaka Sentral Bus Station Tel: 06-2843600Bus Service:Old Railway Station, Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-2272 1586 / 3634

606282495860623191356062854114

KTM Intercity ServicesKeretapi Tanah MelayuTampin StationTel: 6064411034KL Call Centre: 60322671200

Police TouristFire DepartmentImigration

ICQS Complex, Muara Sungai Melaka, Jalan Kota Laksamana,Taman Kota Laksamana, 75200 Melaka.Tel: 06- 2923320Fax: 06-2834855

Anna Rent A CarTel: +6062835626

Avis Rent A CarTel: +6062846710

Hawk Rent A CarTel: +6062837878

Shamus Car RentalTel: +6062817710

Auto Route Travel

Tel: +6062823776

Interstate Coaches

Melaka – K.L. ExpressTel:+ 6062822503, Tel 603 238 1578

Metrobus ExpressTel: +6062823636Tel: +60320311154

Jebat Express:Tel: +6062849940Tel: +6032380202

Transnasional ExpressTel:+ 6062820687Tel: +60320782563

Melaka – Ipoh - Butterworth – PenangS.E. ExpressTel: +6062824327

American ExpressDiner’s ClubVisa InternationalMasterCard International

+603-2050 0000+603-2730 3388+603-2096 1779

1-800-80-4594

EssEntIaL InfoRmatIon

By sea

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Government organization

Banks

mobile service Provider

Melaka – Johor Bahru – SingaporeMelaka – Singapore ExpressTel: +6062824470 Tel: +60622935915

Melaka- Kuantan – Dungun – Kota Bharu – Kuala Tereng-ganuCepat ExpressTel: +6062843600

SKA ExpressTel: +6062814307

Maxis Communicationswww.maxis.com.my

+603-7492 2123

Digi Telecommunicationswww.digi.com.my

+603-5721 1800

Celcomwww.celcom.com.my

+603-3630 8888

U Mobilewww.u.com.my

+603-2117 9888

TMNet Streamyxwww.tm.net.my

1300-88-9515

Jaringwww.jaring.com.my

+603-8991 7080

Airzedwww.airzed.com

+603-6203 5181

TIMEdotNet Berhadwww.time.net.my

+603-2710 6200

EON Bank Bhd+606-282 7088Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd+606-284 7654

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd+606-281 0753Maybank+606-232 7888

Hong Leong Bank Bhd+606-284 2311

CIMB Bank Bhd+606-284 8960

Public Bank Bhd+606-232 7208

HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd+606-280 8500

RHB Bank Bhd+606-284 0473

United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd+606-283 8841

The Governor’s OfficeJalan Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh 75450 MelakaTel: 6062333333

State SecretaryBlock Temenggong Level 4, Seri NegeriTel: 6062328100

Internal Audit & Public Complaint DivisionNo. 12-1 & 14-1, TU 2, Taman Tasek Utama, Ayer Keroh, 75450 MelakaTel: 6062331240

Melaka Education FundLevel 3, Block Laksamana, Seri NegeriTel: 6062307239

Ministry of Tourism MalaysiaAras 1,Kompleks Kementerian Pelancongan,Lebuh Ayer Keroh,75450 Melaka.Tel: 06-231 8200

Melaka Immigration office2Nd Floor, Bangunan Persekutuan,jalan Hang Tuah, Melaka6062824955

Ministry of Foreign AffairsWisma Putra, No. 1, Jalan Wisma Putra, Precint 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62602, Putrajaya, Wilayah Perekutuan Putrajaya 03-8887 4000

airlines

Malaysia AirlineFireflyAir Asia

Sky Park SubangJapan Airlines

Korean AirlinesSingapore AirlinesCathay PacificThai AirwaysGaruda IndonesiaChina AirlinesBritish AirwaysAir IndiaEmiratesRoyal Brunei

1300-88-3000+603-7845 4543

1-300-88-9933+603-8775 4000+603-7845 1717

1-800-81-33661-800-81-3333

+603-2144 0200+603-2692 3122+603-2978 3377+603-2091 2900+603-2162 2811+603-2142 7344+603-2167 6006+603-2142 0166+603-2072 5288+603-2070 6628


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Putra Specialist Hospital (Melaka) Sdn. Bhd.169, Jalan Bendahara, 75100 Melaka, Malaysia.Tel : 06-283 5888 Fax : 06-281 0518

Mahkota Medical CentreJalan Merdeke, 75000 MelakaTel: +6062813333

Hospital Pantai Ayer KerohNo. 2418-1, KM8, Lebuh Ayer Keroh, 75450 MelakaTel: +6062319999

Travel & Accomodation Association

Malaysian Association of Hotelswww.hotels.org.my

Malaysia Budget Hotel Association www.budgethotel.org.my

Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents www.matta.org.my

+603-4251 8477

+603-2141 2313

+603-9287 6881

Government Hospitals

Food DeliveryPrivate Hospitals

Hospital MelakaJalan Mufti Haji Kalil, 75400 MelakaTel:+ 6062822344

Hospital JasinJalan Jasin, Jasin, 77000 MelakaTel: +6065294636

Hospital Alor GajahJalan ALor Gajah, Alor Gajah, 78000 MelakaTel: +6065562333

Nando’s: +606-232 6555

MC Donalds 1300-13-1300

Domino’s Pizza 1-300-888-333

Kenny Rogers 1-300-88-8878

Pizza Hut 1-300-88-2525

Health Office Jasin Jasin, 77000 Melaka +6065292333

Pharmaceutical Enforcement UnitMelaka State Health Department, Jalan Mufti Hj. Khalil75760 Melaka+6062844630

Tourist Information Centre

TIC Tourist Malaysia Melaka, Bangunan Surau Warisan Dunia,Jalan Kota , 75000 Melaka, Malaysia.Tel: 06- 2836220

Tourist Information Center Ayer KerohLebuh Ayer Keroh, 75450 MelakaTel: 06-2324688

Melaka SentralTel: 06-2881340

Information Counters at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)

The Main Terminal Building (MTB)The Contact Pier (CP)The Satellite Building (SAT)

+603-8776 4386+603-8776 0259+603-8776 2454


Documents

Melaka Guidebook