TRAVEL GUIDE FOR YOU - MELAKA EDITION!

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    Malacca is the historical state of Malaysia, rich with heritage buildings, ancient landmarks and colonial structures. It was here that colonial forces first made contact with Malaysia, which eventually shaped the country into its current economic and political system. Today, in Malacca, you can still see the imprints of British, Dutch and Portuguese forces left behind in forts, museums, churches and towers. Visit Malacca for the cultural experience of a lifetime.

I assure you that will regret it if you don't have a night walk at Jonker Street. The weekend night market runs every Friday to Sunday (albeit in a slightly reduced form on Sunday) from the river to the far end of Jonker Street. We highly recommend you try to coincide your stay in Melaka during a weekend as it is hands down one of the best night markets we went to in the whole of Asia. The range of products was varied (so not just your usual tourist tat) plus the food options available were fantastic and very cheap.#





    A Melaka River Cruise is a great and relaxing way to see many beautiful historical buildings and interesting sights in the old town. The round trip with commentary takes 45 minutes and the boat trips run daily from 9am to 11.30pm. The ticketing counter is located next to the tourist information centre opposite the Red Square buildings – prices for a couple are RM45.



We love a good observation deck here at CK Travels and there are 2 different spots in the city to view Melaka from above.




The first viewing deck was the Melaka Skydeck @ Hatten City – we weren’t particularly impressed by the set-up and we were the only visitors at the time. In fact, the entrance is in a nearby abandoned mall and it looks like this is another tourist attraction that has never quite taken off (we saw a lot of this across Malaysia).




The second viewing deck is the Taming Sari Revolving Tower which has awesome 360 degree views of the city. The views here are much better than the Melaka Skydeck as it is located in the city centre.




    Visitors can also get cultural at Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum. This is in fact a recreation of Sultan Mansur Shah’s 15th-century palace, built in 1985 using traditional construction techniques and materials. The painstaking palace recreation contains over 1,300 artefacts, prints and photographs detailing the Malacca Malay Sultanate’s history (plus lots of rather creepy looking mannequin dummies, which we found rather off-putting!). Also make sure you check out the gardens before you leave as these were equally as impressive.







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