Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia is widely known as “KL”. This beautiful place mainly includes the Chinese, Tamil, Malay as well as native inhabitants. KL is spread over in the area of 200 sq. kms and is the most populous city of Malaysia. In this city tourism is the main focus and there are many places to see for the visitors. Here you can visit to temples, mosques as well as parks, shopping and many more. Local markets and street food is also very popular in Kuala Lumpur. Therefore, here we are telling you about the things to do in Kuala Lumpur.
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1. Visit to Petronas
Towers
The
Petronas Towers, counted amongst the most iconic sights in the world. Your
visit to KL is totally incomplete without a snap of you standing in front to
these magnificent twin towers and then enjoying in the adjoining park, with its
multicolored fountains. Every floor in Petronas Tower follows the forms Islamic
geometry by linking the two squares for creating an eight-pointed star. To
visit here buying ticket is an ideal option or you can also but in-person. Moreover, travelers walk also on the sky
bridge of these towers and enjoy the wonderful views that stretch across the
city of KL.
2. Batu Caves
The
Batu Caves is one of the the very popular tourist attraction in Malaysia. It is
situated approx ten kilometers north of the city and can be you can reach there
with a half-hour ride on the KRM Komuter train. In Batu Caves there is giant gold
statue of Lord Muruga and you have to climb the vertical 272 steps for reaching
to the top of limestone hill. But when you visit to this place keep your
belongings carefully with you as there are many monkeys and can snatch the
things from you.
3. Try some local flavor
with Nasi Kandar
In
KL, Nasi Kandar means “mixed rice” and you can say that it is a foundation of
the Malaysian cuisines. The rice is given to you in a plate and then you have
to select from the variety of toppings as well as sauces to accompany it. It is
basically based on the Tamil dish and you will find in it chili and curry
powder in it at high quantity. In addition to this, the general Nasi Kandar dish
includes the seafood or curries meat as well as asian cabbage or okra.
4. Visit to Petaling
Street/China Town
We
are sure that you definitely had heard about the China Town and Petaling Street
in Kuala Lumpur. There is lot of things to do like shopping, eating as well as
to see the elaborate architecture of Chinese shophouses. You can also touch up
you bargaining skill here and the street is well known as the shopper’s dream
as there are various stalls where you can buy clothes, shoes and many more
things at reasonable price.
5. Explore food bazars
during Ramadan
The
month of Ramadan is near so it will be the time for you to enjoy the food scene
of KL streets because the variety of various dished increases during this
month. You can try here many dishes of Malaysia along the street side and you
can also go to nearby markets such as Subang's SS18, Kampung Baru and TTDI. These
all markets have their own famous dishes, hence you should definitely try the
mouthwatering Malaysian dishes.
6. Head to a food heaven at Jalan Alor Street
It
is a very well known place in Kuala Lumpur for eating and is said to be as the ‘food
heaven’. When the sun begins to set this street changes its appearance totally
and becomes a hive of culinary activities. Furthermore, in evening this street
transforms into a continuous open air restaurant.
7. Slow down at Kuala
Lumpur Butterfly Park
For
an unusual day out head to KL Butterfly Park and wonder at the 100s of diverse
colorful butterflies in residence, in fact more than 120 species. The park is
modeled on a jungle forest experience as well as there are ponds, footpaths, gazebos,
walkways and plenty of local flora and fauna. Moreover, you can walk at free
time through the gardens also in the park, while butterflies flicker around you.
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