Sunday, April 5, 2009
Below are my researches:
I have discussed with Inb, we will be leaving Spore on 25 Apr morning to Malacca. We will stay overnight in Malacca and move on to Genting (if we have time) by cable car the next morning (26 Apr). After Genting, we will proceed to KL in late afternoon (or evening?) and stay overnight there. We will stay in KL almost the whole day on 27 Apr and back to Spore in the evening.
OK, we can go to Malacca either by coach, train or plane.
1st: Coach
There are 2 choices of coaches: Grassland & 707 Travel.
- Grassland
Date & Time: 25 Apr 2009 & 8am (only 5 seats left, must act fast!)
Price: $30 each
Duration: 4 - 5 hrs (depend on the traffic)
Pick up point: Golden Mile Complex, Beach Road
- 707 Travel
Date & Time: 25 Apr 2009 & 8am
Price: from $17
Duration: 4 - 5 hrs (depend on traffic)
Pick up point: Golden Mile Complex, Beach Road
2nd: Train
Malacca has no railway station of its own and the nearest station is on the main north-south line at Tampin, 38 km north of Malacca.
Duration from Malacca - Tampin by train: ard 5 hrs.
Pick up point: Tanjung Pagar Railway Station
Schedules: 0740, 1530 & 2100.
Then we have to go Malacca either by bus or taxi.
Bus: Tai Lye No.62 (ard 1 hr), I think only few ringgits.
Taxi: RM40 (not sure how long, but of course faster than bus).
3rd: Plane
There's no airport in Malacca. To get to Malacca we have take a flight to KL, then catch a taxi or a bus to Malacca.
I just checked Jetstar price, each person $40 to reach KL airport. But if we want to go Malacca 1st, no point go to KL then take bus or taxi to Malacca then back to KL again right?
So I think take coach is the best choice although it takes abt 4 - 5 hrs to reach Malacca.
OK, now let's talk abt food. :p Malacca is a real heaven for food...
Inb strongly recommended Lok-lok (satay celup). I did reseach on that, found out that Capitol Satay Celup is the best among all.
1. Capitol Satay
According to the reviews, we have to go there at ard 5pm to avoid crowds. It is located behind Public Bank.
They have varieties of food, we have to cook those food on the boiling satay sauce.
Price: RM0.60 - RM0.70 per stick.
2. Antik 88, Jonker Street Durian Chendol
They have varieties of chendol there, so El, you don't have to be afraid that you can only see us eating... LOL...
Not only chendols are served there, they also have Baba & Nyonya food.
3. Chung Wah Chicken Riceball
Chung Wah is a must-eat chicken riceball in Malacca.
Location: Just across the bridge in front of the Dutch Square (Stadhuys, Christ Church), opposite OCBC Bank. It is officially on Lorong Hang Jebat (First Cross Street), but it is at the start of Jonker Street (Jalan Hang Jebat).
Price : RM1.50 per 5 riceballs.
For 2 ppl, it's abt RM 15 (including drinks), for 4 ppl, ard RM30 (including drinks).
OK, now move on to hotel. I found this hotel while doing research on Malacca.
Puri Melaka Hotel
Price: For standard room, RM120++ per night (the cheapest so far).
Very nyonya type of hotel, haha...
Inb, we can have spa there too...
Check out this website for the prices:
http://hotelpuri.com/spa/menu001.htm
So, are we going Genting anyway? If we still going, we may want to consider cable car. We can take cable car @ Genting Skyway Station at Gohtong Jaya. I don't know where is it, have to do research. It takes only abt 11 mins to reach Genting.
Fare: RM4.00 one way, RM7.00 return.
Operation Hours: Sunday - Friday: 7.30am - 11.00pm, Saturday: 7.30am - 12.00 midnight.
If no, we can take bus from Perhentian Bas Express, Jalan Tun Ali (Malacca) to Puduraya Bus Station (KL).
1. Transnasional Coach Services
Time: 530am - 8pm (1 hr interval). Price: RM10.50, Travel time: 2 hrs to reach KL.
2. Delima Ekspres Sdn Bhd
Time: 7am - 7pm (1 hr interval). Price: RM9.50, Travel time: 2 hrs to reach KL.
3. Metro Ekspres
Time: Mon - Thur = 9am - 545pm, Sun = 9am, 2pm, 6.30pm. Price: RM9.60. Travel time: 2 hrs to reach KL.
I think we can go Genting 1st before KL, coz what we can do in KL are mostly shopping... hehe... I'd like to go casino for 'sight-seeing', lolx...
What do you all think abt all above? I spent almost 1 day worx... Don't say that I am not sincere enough. Hehe... :p
For return back to Spore, we can take Jetstar. Departure time: 920pm from KL airport & reach Spore at 1025pm. Price: RM68 per person.
Dandelion 蒲公英
enjoy!!![
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