Explore the Gamma City

Kuala Lumpur is the modern political, economic and cultural capital of Malaysia

. It is a large city and is fast growing in terms of population and GDP. This busy metropolis is visited by many every year for business and leisure. The train and Monorail are the best ways to travel. If you're going to use public transport find a hotel close to a station. Excitehotels.com gives you the option of choosing a hotel as per your budget in the location that you want.

The best way to go around and see the key sights in Kuala Lumpur is to use the Hop On Hop Off tourist buses. There are 22 stops on this fixed route and it touches on all the normal tourist destinations. The bus takes around an hour full circle, if you don't get off. Most of the main tourist attractions like the Petronas Towers, Independence Square and the mosques are the major man-made monuments at various points in Malaysia's past. Just outside the city limits is a world-class amusement park which is an excellent place to spend the day for the whole family.

Discover Varied Cultures

To the northeast of Central Kuala Lumpur is an area called the Golden Triangle. This is an upmarket area and is home to many luxury hotels in Kuala Lumpur and premium shopping malls. For more affordable and traditional shopping, head for the Tunku Abdul Rahman area, especially during festival season. The Korean community has created a small Little Korea in the Ampang suburbs while the Little India in Brickfields is the place to head for a taste of Indian lifestyle with its exotic saris and curry restaurants.

To the north of Kuala Lumpur, are some key attractions. The Batu Caves are a fascinating venture just outside the city limits. The caves have shrines and the annual procession from the Murugan temple, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, to the Batu caves is an important event amongst the Hindu community.

You can get an impromptu history lesson if you take the Kuala Lumpur historic tour. This walk takes you through Kuala Lumpur beginnings as a one-horse tin mining town through to it's emergence as a metropolis.

Kuala Lumpur, as befitting its status of a global city has many watering holes to while your evenings away. It also has a thriving nightlife for those who want it.

Excitehotels.com offers Great Hotel Accommodations in Kuala Lumpur

Explore the Gamma City

By: John Nathaniel

POST COMMENT

Good Assistant-Cleveland CG4 Irons PSoC 5 as a Magnetic Card Reader Will You Choose A Leather Bag Congradulaton For Clijsters Wins U.s. Open No Forever The Real Disadvantage Of Lithium Battery Is Higher Than The Specified Operating Temperature Электронная Подпись My Personal Closet Watch Partizan vs Arsenal Uefa Champion League Live On 28 sep 2010 Party Wear Olive Green Organza Saree Why ski Zermatt? Reasons Why You Need To Renew Your Green Card Relinquish the Harmful Habits