Malacca Day Tour Activity

Discover Malacca with us and explore our Malacca day tour activity, to visit Malaysia rich in British architecture and taste of famous chicken rice balls. We heard a lot of good things coming from our friends who visited the place of Malacca, so after thorough check, we went to Malacca. The fact that it is just a 4-hour drive from Singapore, we are excited to explore the place.

History of Malaka
How To Get To Malaka
Malaka Weather
Transportation
Places That We Have Been
A. Dutch Wind Mill
B. St. Paul’s Hill
C. A Famosa
D. Jonker Street
E. Christ Church
F. Stadthuys
Local Foods We Have Eaten
Final Thoughts
Malacca Day Tour and Itinerary

HISTORY OF MELAKA

Malacca City is located in the southwestern part of Malaysia. It is known to its famous street called-Jonker street a Chinatown main thoroughfare of shops selling antique, souvenir and ts night market. It was founded around 1400 by a former prince from Sumatra (who ended up in Malacca during an escape attempt in that area). Malacca turned out to have a very good strategic position, and not long after the foundation, the influx of merchant ships from India and China started. Before it was a fishing village inhabited by local inhabitants known as Orang Laut and now it is one of the most popular tourist destinations within Malaysia.

HOW TO GET MALACCA

Coach(bus) that depart hourly from Singapore to Malacca is the best way to visit Malacca. On the other hand, private cars are also the efficient way to reach Malacca. We went to Golden Mile Complex on Saturday evening to ride the bus. The bus departs at 10 pm, and we pass Tuas checkpoint for Singapore immigration clearance.

MALACCA' S WEATHER

Malacca’s tropical climate consists of both hot and humid weather condition on almost all year-round. But during the months of May-June, the weather will at its hottest. Apart from this, it is also recommended to visit Malacca during Friday and Saturday nights which the street of Jonker will come alive and will turn into a night market. During this nights, a number of locals and visitor gather to enjoy the taste of local food and shopping.

transportation

It was approximately five (4) hours journey when we arrived at Malaka Sentral Bus Terminal at 2:00 am in the morning, So we decided to rest the night at the hotel since still early morning to explore Malacca. From the bus terminal. we rode a taxi and went to nearby hotels at Jonker street. So we woke up at 7:30 am and went to explore Malacca. Exploring Malacca can be best done by foot, yep walking! And it the cheapest way to discover famous landmarks. If you are tired of walking, local rickshaw or bicycle can be used to explore the city, also you can grab a taxi or hire a private car.

Places that we have been

Most of the famous landmarks of Malacca are just walking distance which is located within the city center where we explored the below places only by foot. We brought an umbrella to cover and shade us from the heat of the sun.

#1 DUTCH WIND MILL

It is Malacca’s iconic square where the color of most of the structures is maroon. It was built during the Dutch colonial period.

#2 St. Paul's HILL

St Paul’s Hill also known as Melaka Hill where the church was build to help spread the Christianity in the region.

#3 A FAMOSA

It is the former Portuguese fortress which was constructed with surrounding Melaka Hill. A Famosa is one of the oldest architectural structures by Dutch era.

#4 Jonker Street

The famous street in Malacca where a night market is held every weekend. A number of crowds visit the place to shop, eat, and walk along the street of Jonker. During daytime, local food shops, and shops are also open to serve visitors.

#5 Christ Church

It is the Angeli-can church, that was built in the 18th century. The church is located in the city center of Malacca, where on the sides are some shops, souvenirs items are available.

#6 Stadthuys

It was a town hall in the early 17th century and now converted to a museum of Malacca history, customs, and traditions.

MALACCA MUST TRY FOODS

FINAL THOUGHTS

It was past 4 pm when we headed to Malacca bus terminal, we hired a local taxi and drove us to the terminal. Our return bus ticket was purchased in advance online, so we just showed the ticket on the bus ticket counter. We departed Malacca at 5 pm in the evening and around 9 pm we reach Singapore.
Malacca was just a short getaway and it was fun and memorable, where a small city packed with historical sites, local food delicacies and probably this trip was more of a sightseeing and strolling around the city. Malacca is a rewarding town to explore for its multicultural heritage.

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