You will be amused to find so many attractive places in Penang that it would rather leave you confused which places you should visit within the short span of time that your trip allows. So here is a list of places that have been sorted for those who want to see the best of Penang within a short span of time. There are many other beautiful places that have been edited out which can be visited for more fun but this list only includes those places which represent the essence of Penang.
So if you ever travel to Penang and don’t visit these places, it would be as close as if you have not seen Penang altogether. Our list includes everything unique and unparallel that Penang offers to its visitors. It is a mix of the cultural, traditional, natural and eclectic combination of modern and interesting sites of Penang. If you wish to take a trip to Penang, you should use these amazing deals at ส่วนลด Airasiago to book your flight tickets cheap and ส่วนลด Expedia to get top hotels at best prices.
Kek Lok Si Temple
This Buddhist temple which is standing at a hilltop in the city Air Itam has the largest temple complex of the region. This temple has an array of beautiful gardens and sacred temples. Inside the temple premises, there is a seven-tiered pagoda that remarks the traditional Chinese, Thai and Burmese styles of architecture in a single structure. You can find a thousand Buddha statues within which are all made up of precious materials. There is a statue of The Laughing Buddha surrounded by the statue of Four Heavenly Kings pointing towards four respective directions as a symbol of the guardian of those directions each.
The Escape Park
This park is called Escape Adventureland and ranks amongst the top of the list in some of the thrilling Park of the world. The experience that you would get at this park is unparallel and astonishing. There are many special kinds of activities that you can rarely get a chance to do, for instance, you can hurl through the open air at dozens of feet above the ground is an experience of a lifetime. You can get the most amazing zip lining here. Some more action packed stuff that this park provides is a free fall from the height of 20 meters or so, inner tube slide which feels safe but chilling at the same time and there are large tree rope swings on offer.
Adventure Zone
This is a theme park that has been developed in such a way that it offers fun-filled experience to people of all ages. There are more than 30 activities that this park offers and they have been categorized into three different zones. There is one region called a special features section which has been specially developed for adults and kids both. It has an Astral Slide and a double drop slide which will surely tempt the children while the 24 ft high slide for thrilling the adults. There is one special region dedicated to kids under the age of 4. You can access the free wifi and enjoy the park’s own cafe. Then you also have the option of enjoying a 15 minutes segway ride.
Gurney Drive
This region is especially a paradise for all the food lovers. There are many food courts and open hawker stalls offering the delightful street foods and cuisines to give a taste of the regional delicacies. You must not miss out on the local cuisines which are popular amongst people such as Penang Laksa, Oh Chien, Nasi Lemak and Bak Kuk Teh. The food stalls over here aligned in a long row one after the other with each having their own specialities. There is also enough for all the shopping lovers too. If you love shopping, the gurney plaza is a really nice place to fulfill your shopping needs.
Snake Temple
This temple which is also called the Temple of Azura was dedicated in memory of the Buddhist Priest named Choo Sor Kong. The temple had a number of snakes and most of them were the venomous pit vipers. Even though the area has now developed a bit, you can still find a number of snakes around the region and on trees. The temple snakes have now been kept in a snake farm which has over 50 different species that are kept for display to the visitors. You can also take pics with few of those snakes if you are brave enough.
