Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Getting there

Personally I would take the KLIA Transit/Ekspres to and from the airport. It costs more at 55RM as opposed to 15RM for a bus ticket.

I’ve taken both the bus (Aerobus company) and the train. Both are comfortable. The train will be more consistent, whereas with a bus the journey time will vary based on traffic.

• KLIA Transit/Ekspres
• Airport to city center
• Pudu Sentral to KLIA with Star Shuttle (FYI, Star Shuttle was not operating as of June 2022)
• KLIA2 transportation hub

Accommodation

• citizenM Kuala Lumpur Bukit Bintang
  • Fairly upscale. Not as much as a suite from a brand name hotel, but certainly more expensive than the average hotel.

Weather

https://weatherspark.com/y/112784/Average-Weather-in-Krabi-Thailand-Year-Round

Dry season is from December to February.

Guides for hire

I highly recommend MIR Adventures.

Private group rates are 1 pax for 280RM ($90SGD), 2 pax for 188 RM/pax. Open group rates are cheaper, at 150RM/pax, only available on weekends.

Things to do

• Jalan Alor night market. Best if you go in a group and eat at one of the roadside restaurants. There weren’t many street food stalls.
• Sangkaya ice cream at Jalan Alor. I like the coconut and teh tarik flavors.
• 1 Utama. Huge shopping mall. I got lost in there for a bit. I’m not a fan of malls, but if you are then you’ll enjoy this place.
• National Museum of Malaysia. Costs 5RM for foreigners. There’s about 1-2 hours of content there. A little underwhelming, but worth the time on a lazy afternoon.
• Perdana Botanical Garden
• KLCC Park
• BUMP Bouldering
• Camp5 @ 1Utama
• Crackhouse Comedy Club. Headliners are usually on Fridays and weekends. Open mic nights on other days. Check their Facebook page for upcoming events.
• Connaught night market, only on Wednesday.
• Batu Caves. I would deprioritize Batu Caves if you have other things to do in KL. There are lots of tourists around and the caves aren’t that spectacular. Perhaps it was because I visited after climbing Damai Wall nearby; having been at the top of a wall just an hour before, it’s not that interesting to view the same kind of wall from the bottom.