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Malaysia a country with diverse cultures and traditions. Discover the perfect blend of the three oldest civilization – Malay, Chinese and Indian. It is a country that projects a mix of ancient history and the modern world. This country boasts of its colourful festivals, breath taking skyscrapers, charming heritage buildings enchanting islands , beaches and a rainforest that is rich with flora and fauna is over million years old.
Its primal forests, ranging from shoreline mangrove to mountaintop oak contain more than eight hundred different species of trees and a wide diversity of flowers, birds and insects.
This endlessly varied environment also shelters a host of the world's rarest and most remarkable animals: the Sumatran Rhinoceros, the Clouded Leopard and Malaysian Tiger, the Sun Bear, the Monitor Lizard, and the Orang Utan.
Malaysia's forests are also home to Southeast Asia's highest peak, as well as to the world's most extensive and capacious natural caverns.
Besides the many splendid sights in Malaysia's National Parks, visitors can enjoy an exhaustive tour of thrills and spills during their visit--boating through swirling rapids or between emerald green islands, stalking big game and fly-fishing for giant carp, bird-watching, mountain climbing, spelunking, swimming in placid river waters, or camping amidst giant tropical trees.
It would be an impossible task to describe every one of Malaysia's thousands of beautiful beaches. Ranging from the powdery stretches of sand , the black sand beach to the smooth pebble beach, Malaysia's shores offer what one cannot explore in many lifetimes. To add to its beauty most of the beaches merge with the lush green forest .
In addition to the plenitude of beaches, Malaysia possesses over a hundred tropical islands. Many of these are so beautiful as to have entered into legend centuries ago, like the islands of Langkawi remain desert isles, marked , or Pulau Tioman.
Just visiting Malaysia - seeing a few sights, meeting its people, and eating good food - is more than enough to make for an unforgettable trip. Usually, it will be the Malaysians themselves you remember most, their smiles and generosity.
That said, Malaysia has many wonderful destinations to offer, let us now enter into one the most important gateways to this country – Kuala
Lumpur .
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Kuala Lumpur is the capital. It is the largest city and the heart of Malaysian business and culture. This is a modern cosmopolitan city boasting the world’s tallest buildings and architecture.Some of the attractions in Kuala Lumpur are .
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The 88-storey PETRONAS Twin Towers, developed as an integral part of the Kuala Lumpur City (KLCC) project, house PETRONAS’ new corporate headquar- ters. The PETRONAS Twin Towers rise like sentinels in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. It rises to 1,483ft (451.9m) in height.
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Majestically poised at a breathtaking height of 421 metres.
Surrounding the tower is the Bukit Nanas Forest Recreational Park, an area of 11.05 hectares located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur City. It poses as the oldest gazetted forest reserve in the country.
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Located close to the National Masque, the attractions here include space science and astronomy exhibits, a theatre screening 3-Dimensional movies, a viewig gallery and an observatory.
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Located on the fringe of Taman Tasik Perdana(the Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens), top a hill at Jalan Travers, the National Museum is the principal museum in the country.
This palatial building was designed based on classical Malay architecture. It was set up in 1963 to serve as a repository of Malaysia’s rich cultural heritage and as the centre for imparting knowledge on the country’s historical past.
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Facing the Sultan Abdul Samad Building is Dataran Merdeka or Merdeka Square, an immaculately-turfed 8.2 hectare area of historical interest. A 100 metre-high flagpole rising from Merdeka square is the tallest in the world, and marks the spot where the Malayan Flag was hoisted on August 31.1957, signifying the independence of the country from British rule.
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Petaling Street – KL’s very own Chinatown is a hive of sound and activities. Located at the heart of KL’s bustling Chinatown, Petaling Street is the place to head for those who are interested in experiencing excitement of bargaining for their purchases.
Petaling Street is endowed with a distinct character of its own. Its popular night market is a daily feature.
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This busting street is a hub of activity come day or night as some of the city’s best shops and restaurants are located here. The variety of stares here are more than plentiful. From designer clothes and art pieces to high-class cuisine
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Malaysia has many thrilling theme parks and resorts that are filled with excitement, fun and adventure. Thrilling rides, water games and rides will bring out the hero in you.
These places are great for holidays and relaxing too. Some of the commonly visited theme parks are
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This is a highland resort about 51km from Kuala Lumpur and 2000meters above sea level. This is also called the ‘City of entertainment’, where thrill and excitement is at its PEAK. The theme park is divided into an outdoor park and indoor park.
The indoor park has many skill games, computerized and coin operated games.
It has many rides and entertainment for children. If you like to freeze a bit enter the Snow world and enjoy the cold slides.
The outdoor park has many thrilling rides like corkscrew roller-coaster, the 3D flying house, go carting, go-carting , bumping cars, space shot will show you what G force is and numerous rides for children.
This place is also know for its wide range of casino games. If you wish to relax and be entertained choose to stay overnight in some of the hotels in the Genting Highlands.
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Sunway lagoon is a place that will be enjoyed by young and old. There are many water games and thrilling rides that will keep you wet and excited. You can zoom down the water slides, drift on the lazy river or surf in the artificial surf pool. Then test your nerves on the Flying carpet and many exciting rides.
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For a peek at animals that are native to this country, Zoo Negara is the place to visit with its 400 species of mammals, birds and reptiles. There is also an aquarium which houses over 80 species of animals, both marine and freshwater.
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