Tour Package for 3D2N

世界文化遗产之旅 ~ 槟城乔治市

Visit to 5 places registered under 'UNESCO World Heritage' and Penang Special places Tour Package for 3D2N stay in New Jetty Homestay. Minimum order for 6 Paxs.

Price : Non Peak - RM295.00 per Pax / Peak - RM335.00 per Pax ( 2-3 persons per room )
( offer price for more than 10 Paxs )

Open booking started on 16th November 2011
Kindly contact : Julia Ng ( 012-9952418 ) Email : juliayp1116@gmail.com

Pick up from Penang International Airport to New Jetty Homestay ( Time : 08.00am - 14.00pm )

Tentative Itinerary

Day 1

08:00-14.00 ~ Free & Easy ( welcome drinks provided )
14:00-15:30 ~ Peranakan House ( Baba & Nyonya Museum )
15:30-16:00 ~ Blue Mansion
16:00-16:30 ~ Khoo Kongsi
16:30-17:00 ~ 120 Armenian Street
17:00-18:00 ~ Trishaw Ride tour of the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site
18:00-19:00 ~ Free & Easy
19:00-21:00 ~ Dinner @ Free & Easy Gurney Drive Food Street
21:00- ~ Stay @ New Jetty Homestay

Day 2

08:00-10:00 ~ Breakfast @ New Jetty Homestay
10:00-12:00 ~ Kek Lok Si Temple
12:00-13:00 ~ Lunch @ Free & Easy Air Itam Famous Laksa
13:00-15:00 ~ Toy Museum Penang
15:00-16:30 ~ Tropical Spice Garden
16:30-17:30 ~ Butterfly Farm
17:30-18:00 ~ Back to New Jetty Homestay
18:00-19:00 ~ Free & Easy
19:00-21:00 ~ Dinner @ New Jetty Homestay ( Homemade Steamboat )
21:00- ~ Stay @ New Jetty Homestay

Day 3 ( Farewell )

08:00-10:00 ~ Breakfast @ New Jetty Homestay
10:00-12:00 ~ Ferry Ride ( View seeing )
12:00- ~ Departure ( New Jetty Homestay to Penang International Airport )

Toy Museum -
The Penang Toy Museum in Tanjung Bunga is no kid’s play! With more than 100,000 toys, dolls, models and other fun collectibles, it is the largest museum of its kind anywhere in the world and the first in Asia. Featuring life-size models of super heroes to tiny action figures, this is one playground both kids and adults won’t want to miss!


















Kek Lok Si Temple -
Construction for the temple started in 1890 and to date, is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia. Known as the Temple of Supreme Bliss, Kek Lok Si ranks as among the best known temples in the region. Overlooking the town of Air Itam, the best time to visit Kek Lok Si is during Chinese New Year because thousands of lights are switched on to mark the celebration, transforming the place of worship into a brightly-lit fairyland at night.


















Tropical Spice Garden -
(it’s the only spice garden in South East Asia)
Having the distinction as being South East Asia’s only dedicated spice sanctuary, the Tropical Spice Garden in Teluk Bahang is indeed paradise on earth. Nestled among lush green foliage, exotic ferns and flowering plants, the garden’s café overlooks the pristine blue sea and is the ideal setting for an afternoon drink. Spread over a sprawling 3.2ha, the garden boasts of more than 500 varieties of flora from Malaysia and other regions.Oh, and the souvenir shop is a one-of-a-kind boutique that carries some very interesting items made from the most popular local spices!

















Butterfly Farm -
This tropical butterfly farm in Teluk Bahang is so famous that it was visited by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife when they came to Penang for a private holiday in 2008. A live museum with winged beauties fluttering about as well as a breeding research centre, the farm is an eco-tourism gem indeed.

















Reclining Buddha -
Located in the quaint Pulau Tikus town, Wat Chayamangkalaram was built in 1845 by a Thai Buddhist monk. It houses a 33-meter gold-plated reclining Buddha that attracts devotees from all over the world (especially during the Sonkran and the Loy Krathong festivals). Dragons, mythical serpents, elaborately decorated shrines and Buddha statues of all shapes and sizes dot the temple grounds.
A small Malaysian-Thai community lives around this temple. Right opposite Wat Chayamangkalaram is the Dharmikarama Burmese Temple.

















- Posted by Julia Ng

Location:Mixed Surname Jetty, Penang

Tour Package for 2D1N

世界文化遗产之旅 ~ 槟城乔治市

Visit to 5 places registered under 'UNESCO World Heritage' Tour Package for 2D1N stay in New Jetty Homestay. Minimum order for 6 Paxs.

Price : Non Peak - RM175.00 per Pax / Peak - RM215.00 per Pax ( 2-3 persons per room )
( offer price for more than 10 Paxs )

Open booking started on 16th November 2011
Kindly contact : Julia Ng ( 012-9952418 ) Email : juliayp1116@gmail.com

Pick up from Penang International Airport to New Jetty Homestay ( Time : 08.00am - 14.00pm )

Tentative Itinerary

Day 1

08:00-14.00 ~ Free & Easy ( welcome drinks provided )
14:00-15:30 ~ Peranakan House ( Baba & Nyonya Museum - RM10 for ticket per entry )
15:30-16:00 ~ Blue Mansion
16:00-16:30 ~ Khoo Kongsi
16:30-17:00 ~ 120 Armenian Street
17:00-18:00 ~ Trishaw Ride tour of the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site
18:00-19:00 ~ Free & Easy
19:00-21:00 ~ Dinner @ Free & Easy Gurney Drive Food Street
21:00- ~ Stay @ New Jetty Homestay

Day 2 ( Farewell )

08:00-10:00 ~ Breakfast @ New Jetty Homestay
10:00-12:00 ~ Ferry Ride ( View Seeing )
12:00- ~ Departure ( New Jetty Homestay to Penang International Airport )

Khoo Kongsi















Peranakan House ( Baba & Nyonya Museum )














120 Armenian Street














Trishaw Ride















Blue Mansion














Ferry Ride














- Posted by Julia Ng

Location:Mixed Surname Jetty, Penang

Penang clan jetties

The clan jetties located at Weld Quay, just by the ferry terminal, are arguably Georgetown's most unique attraction. The jetties that survive today were once part of a much larger network of villages built entirely on stilts that extend as far as 20 metres into the sea. Each of the jetties were associated to a particular Chinese clan and were named after their shared surname, with the exception of the Mixed Surname Jetty, which as the name suggests, comprises of residents with different surnames.

While the houses that make up these jetties might not be impressive mansions of note, they offer a glimpse into a vastly different lifestyle that has evolved since the settlement of Penang. The jetties growth closely mirrored the development of Georgetown, in particular, the harbour. Most of its original inhabitants worked as labourers, and were vital in the loading and unloading of cargo at the docks of Weld Quay. The jetties originally served as docks for boats and other sea vessels, but as time passed, simple buildings were added to the jetties, allowing the workers, who were mainly Chinese immigrants, to stay near their place of work. These dwellings were simple and humble, as their inhabitants were not rich, but merely workers trying to eke out a decent living in a far away land. Those who achieved a measure of success and wealth decided to settle down, bringing over their families from China. Migrations such as these were the early foundations of the clan jetties communities.

Control over the jetties was vital to these workers, as the boats and ships that docked there provided their income. Workers would band together, usually relying on their kinsmen, and vie for control of the jetties. In time, the jetties fell under the control of certain clans, and became identified with them. Today, seven out of the eight remaining clan jetties are associated to a particular Chinese clan, namely Lim Jetty, Chew Jetty, Tan Jetty, Lee Jetty, Yeoh Jetty, Koay Jetty. The Koay and Lee Jetties, along with the non clan associated Mixed Surname Jetty, can be considered recent additions, having been built in the 1950s and 1960s. Some of the older jetties were demolished as part of the development of the harbour area in the 20th century.

Development, especially during the middle of the 20th century, greatly affected the lifestyle of the clan jetties. In addition to the physical demolition of several jetties for the ferry terminal and other harbour facilities, economic and political changes such as the revocation of Penang's free port status, and a more organised port administration culminated in the shutting down of all cargo handling activities in the clan jetties. In the years that followed, the close knit communities began to dwindle as more inhabitants sought work opportunities elsewhere.

Georgetown's UNESCO Heritage City listing in 2008 has rekindled interest in the clan jetties. Today, the Chew Jetty and Mixed Surname Jetty offers certain homestay packages for visitors who want to experience life on the sea, and other jetties are open to visitors who want to explore their unique surroundings. While most of the other jetties have undergone changes in terms of its inhabitants, the Chew Jetty community has managed to retain much of its social fabric. This is most evident during its communal celebration of Chinese festivals, especially on the Ninth Day of Chinese New Year, when the Hokkien community offer prayers to the Jade Emperor. This particular event has become part of Penang's tourism calendar and is touted as an authentic cultural experience. The truth, perhaps, is much more simple, it is just how a community comes together in thanksgiving to mark the passing of another year.


- Posted by Julia Ng from her iPad

Location:Weld Quay, Penang

Welcome to Georgetown, Penang.

Welcome to George Town, Penang

“… A unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia.” - UNESCO

About the Award

On 7th July, 2007, George Town’s rich living heritage, culture and history was officially recognised when the World Heritage Committee in Quebec City, Canada, officially inscribed the city as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Jointly listed with Melaka, George Town was acknowledged as having developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca.

The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the town with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible. Featuring residential and commercial buildings, George Town represents the British era from the end of the 18th century.

Citing “outstanding universal values” as the reasons

for the inscription, UNESCO acknowledged the city as:

• A remarkable example of historic colonial towns on the Straits of Malacca that demonstrate a succession of historical and cultural influences arising from their former function as trading ports linking East and West

• The most complete surviving historic city centre on the Straits of Malacca with a multi-cultural living heritage originating from the trade routes from Great Britain and Europe through the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and the Malay Archipelago to China

• An exceptional example of multi-cultural trading towns in East and Southeast Asia, forged from the mercantile and exchanges of Malay, Chinese, and Indian cultures and three successive European colonial powers for almost 500 years, each with its imprints on the architecture and urban form, technology and monumental art

• A living testimony to the multi-cultural heritage and tradition of Asia, and European
colonial influences

• A reflection of a mixture of influences which have created a unique architechture,
culture and townscape



- Posted by Julia Ng from her iPad

Location:Penang