George Town Walking Tours are an educational and informative way to explore George Town, a Historic City of the Straits of Malacca, and new Unesco World Heritage Site. Please feel free to print out these walking tours and use them. They help you get to know the many Penang's Tourist Attractions in an organized way. You can explore George Town at your own time and pace, and come out of it with an absorbing experience.
If you plan to walk the streets in George Town, remember to bring along a hat or umbrella. The sun can be quite intense. And if not, it might rain. It would be a good idea also to bring along drinking water, and apply a generous amount of sunblock lotion. Best time to explore George Town is on the morning of weekends, when the city is practically deserted. You then have the streets to yourself. That is the best time for you to explore the streets and see them up close.
The free walking tours are designed for your to get to know a few streets at a time. Go through them, and decide which one you'd like to try. Feel free to mix and match according to your own interest - they are just a guide. And remember to enjoy yourself!
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Explore two significant streets that showcase the development of the early communities in George Town.
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Explore the commercial district of George Town starting from the Light Street roundabout to the Chulia Street junction and back.
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Explore the northern waterfront of George Town, passing some of the oldest colonial administrative buildings of the city.
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