City on an Island
General Facts
Population: 700.000, 2.4 Mio in Metro
Founded: 1786, UNESCO since 2008
Arrival:
- PEN by air, served by several airlines
- Train to Butterworth station on the mainland close to the ferry terminal that connects to Penang Island
- Busses from all directions as Penang is connected with 2 bridges to the mainland
- Some ferry services the mainland and from/to Langkawi Island
Location: North-West Malaysia, not far from the Thai-Border
Weather: Tropical rainforest climate, average temperature is 27°C, daytime 32°C and nighttime 23°C all year long, raining season is August to October
Worldtrip Berlin Tip: Rent a scooter and explore the full island
My personal experience
We came to Penang from the Cameron Highlands with our group of 5 guys. I must admit that we it was a time of my trip, when we just followed the road 100% by instinct, so we had the idea will to do another island and see some ocean and beaches again after all the inland places in Malaysia and expected Penang to be a small town on a quiet island as we just didn’t inform us at all. The moment we crossed the bridge and saw the skyline was a game changer.
All in all, we took it super easy and preferred to enjoy the time with some beers in the pubs around, so I don’t have that much information this time to share. Also, the weather was pretty rainy the most of the time.
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At least we were one day super lucky with the weather, so we took the local bus to Batu Ferringhi on the northern side of the Island for some swimming.
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I think the nice part of being in George Town is the part I missed this time, and this would be my reason to come back: Exploring more of Penang on a Scooter, so my Worldtrip Berlin Tip is exactly what I want myself to do next time when I am in Penang – hopefully. Two guys of small travel-group did it and had an amazing time of the beaten tracks of Penang!
Edit 2018: Check out the 2018 Penang report.
Please share your experiences, tips and tricks about Penang in the comment section to help others!
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