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Friendly and intimate...

Friendly and intimate guiding to appreciate the secrets of the place, wonderful cultural tour of Penang.

Just very okay

Guide was super friendly and professional, but the tour didn't stop every at every advertised location was visited and would have preferred to skip the shopping destination. Went on another tour the same day and got more description for the same stops. Bit too pricey for what it is..

A wonderful historic UNESCO World Heritage Site

We enlisted a local tour operator to show us this wonderful, historical UNESCO World Heritage Site. In no particular order we saw Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower, Fort Cornwallis, Chew Jetty, Armenian Street, Kapitan Keeling Mosque, Little India, Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Goddess of Mercy Temple, St. George Anglican Church and Khoo Kongsi. The local street art was also visited including: "little children on a bicycle" and "flying Butterfly Cat". Great guide who also gave us tips on the street food and the brest places to shop..

Curate’s egg

OK early on, but (I) we had to press the guide to visit all the listed venues (he appeared keen to get home!), and (ii) we were taken to 2 (unwanted) commercial outlet stores..

Very knowledgeable!

Mohammed was very friendly. Great English. Unfortunately we all felt like he was rushing to finish. 3 hrs of tour was completed in 2 hours..

Great way to experience and learn about Penang!

The tour with Khoo Bee Lean was great! We learnt a lot about the origins of Penang, including the British settlement, and we also learnt a lot about the Chinese clan family system. It was also great to hear the perspective of a local on Penang’s past and current direction. It was a great way to see and contextualise Penang and we would definitely recommend to anyone visiting!.

Good tour

Good commentary about the history of Penang and the Guide was very good and talkative. We enjoyed the walk very much. Would highly recommend the tour.

Complete scam

I booked this tour, no one picked me up. The help telephone no indicated for help does not work. No explanation, no service. THIS IS A RIP OFF SAVE YOUR MONEY.

Tour of Georgetown

It was an exciting trip with Ang as guide. He had a great knowledge of the city and could tell the background, past and present of Clans, Jetty and temples at each place. The trip can be recommended..

Awesome

Ang Chin Boom was our guide for the day and he was very kind and knowledgeable, he was very accommodating and made our trip awesome, we highly recommend him.

Great guide but average tour

Mohammed was a really good guide - 5 stars for him. Unfortunately, the tour he was assigned to give was not what we expected or wanted. The walking tour was only the 1st half of the tour. The other half was being driven outside of Georgetown to the shops that sell only to tourists where we felt pressured to buy things - batik, white coffee, chocolate and finally... amber (that we didn't buy). It's too bad because the walking tour was interesting. We enjoyed walking out onto the jetty and seeing some of the street art..

Georgetown historical tour

Our guide-Happy Goh- was truly fabulous, she took us all around Georgetown and we saw all the temples and clan houses and other historic buildings She also gave us many tips and recommendations for places to eat and things to do in Georgetown.

Penang history through the eyes of a local

Our tour guide Ang was our tour guide for the Penang Heritage Walking tour. He showed us Penang through the eyes of a local with great experience about what Penang had to offer from a historical perspective. I would certainly recommend to book Ang for this tour to learn more about beautiful Penang.

Excellent Ang. Knowledgeable guide to this very well kept UNESCO location. From the Chinese clan dynasties to street art

Excellent guide, multicultural experience: history, religion, street art. Great explanation of the Chinese clan system and trading houses and jetties, the British influence and legacy, the preservation of buildings and artefacts of heritage value. Well paced, around 11,000 steps over 3 hours..

Nice guide but average experience

The guide was very nice but the tour was sub-par. There was no narrative provided in the tour and very little context was shared in framing the historical spots we visited. It felt like the guide was mostly pointing out random facts at random spots in the city.

Little of real interest here

There is little to see here. Our travel consultant said this would likely be a dud because cruise ships use this stop to resupply. Went through their z Chinatown which is identical to all Chinatowns you’ve ever seen. The street food did not look appetizing and I would never take a chance on risking sickness. Again, a big waste of time. Don’t bother..

A guide to seeing, leaning and understanding

I loved the experience of seeing George Town while learning about its diverse community and remarkable history. For me having na guide made all the difference as I heard stories about place as ai was seeing them and had an opportunity to ask questions. I particularly liked seeing the mosques during Ramadan and hearing about Penang Chinese customs while in secret society locales and magnificent homes. Muhammad was a superb guide..

Private George Town UNESCO Heritage Walking Tour

Terrific experience with our guide. He arrived at the hotel to meet us early. He showed us historical sites and explained the history behind what we were seeing. He was generous with his time and interesting to be with. He changed track and moved from walking to driving when one of us experiences some difficulties with the heat. I highly recommend this walking tour..

Penang Heritage Experience

We enjoyed learning about the history and culture of Penang. Our guide , James, was very knowledgeable and interesting . He tailored the tour to our needs and was willing to add some extra time. He also included a local food stop that was much appreciated..