Boats with people navigate river traversing Malacca city in Malaysia

It's time to turn your ideas into a tailor-made trip to Malaysia

Standing on the shores of the Strait of Malacca, the main artery of the spice trade between India and the South Pacific, Malaysia has been buffeted by cultural crosswinds since antiquity.

Over the centuries, Chinese settlers, Sumatran empires, Islamic sultanates and a string of European colonies have all left their mark on the peninsula’s indigenous culture. This tangled skein of history is apparent today in the jumble of mosques, temples, and colonial buildings of its World Heritage ports — but Malaysia isn’t all about the past.

Malaysia is a taste of a very different sort of Southeast Asia: one where you can go from unspoilt beaches by glittering seas to 130-million-year-old rainforest on smooth, paved roads, stopping in rural towns and villages where even the farmers speak English. It’s one where you can see hipster street art at a colonial port, or get a drip coffee in a little mining town in the mountains — and where the cities are among the most modern and connected in the world. This is Southeast Asia for the future, with all the best bits of the past.

Our favourite routes

Malaysia itineraries featuring the places and experiences we love most

From A$5,099
Classic
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Culture & History
Relaxation
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Balancing city with rainforest, beach and rural life, this is a classic introduction to the absolute highlights of Peninsular Malaysia.

From A$4,524
Family
Active
Culture
Relaxation
Scenery

Hands-on culture, outdoors exploration, and plenty of built-in downtime — this is a Malaysian adventure for all ages.

From A$4,343
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Classic
Adventure
Culture
Relaxation
Scenery

Mix buzzing cities, tropical jungles and pristine beaches on this journey through the cultural and natural wonders of Northern Malaysia.

Our favourite guided tours and excursions

No matter where you travel, it’s the people who really make it special. That’s what these experiences are all about. Whether it's the Peranakan cook who’ll teach you Chinese-Malay fusion cuisine in Penang, or the jungle guide who’ll take you in search of hornbills and corpse flowers in the Belum Rainforest – these in-depth, hands-on experiences will introduce you to our favourite aspects of Malaysia.

Temple in Malaysia

Why book with InsideAsia?

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From your first call until you arrive home, we’re there whenever you want us — and never when you don’t.

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We care about making the right choices

Which is why all our trips are carbon-negative and bring real benefits to communities across Asia.

The InsideAsia team in Bristol

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