Episode 4: Your Perfect First Trip Malaysia Itinerary PART 1

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Planning your first trip to Malaysia and wondering what you should do? Or maybe you’re planning your second, third or fourth trip and wondering if you’ve missed anything you shouldn’t have?

Don’t worry, I have you covered!

In today’s episode, we’re discussing your perfect first trip itinerary.  We’re going into detail of the places you’ll go, how many days to spend at each place you should stop, where to stay, what to do, everything.

Traders Hotel KL Views from my Tower View Room at night
Night time views of the Petronas Twin Towers from my hotel room at KL Traders

This itinerary will give you a great overview of peninsula Malaysia with all the things you’ve probably pictured and heard about before.

However, because there is so much to share in this itinerary, we’re doing this over two parts. This is the first one.

By the end of this episode, you’ll have your perfect itinerary for your first week in Malaysia.

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Want some help planning your trip to Malaysia? Click here to download your free Malaysia Trip Planning checklistWe’ll help you get ready for your trip! 

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Here’s an overview of what we talked about today:

  • What I consider great options for a first time trip to Malaysia
  • The first week of your two week itinerary
  • How to get to Melaka
  • Where to stay in Melaka
  • What to do with two night in Melaka
  • How to get to Kuala Lumpur
  • Where to stay in KL
  • What to do with three night in KL
  • How to get to Cameron Highlands
  • Where to stay in Cameron Highlands
  • What to do with two night in Cameron Highlands
  • A summary of the first week of your first trip itinerary
  • What’s coming up in the second week of your itinerary

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Your Perfect First Trip Malaysia Itinerary PART 1

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Links Mentioned In This Episode

Click here to download your free Malaysia Trip Planning checklistWe’ll help you get ready for your trip! 

You can ask questions about this episode (or anything else) in the Malaysia Travel Planning Facebook group at MalaysiaPlanning.com.

Next episode, I cover the second week of this itinerary. Click here to listen to it now!

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By Sharon Gourlay

Sharon is a certified Malaysia travel expert and can't get enough of travelling and talking about Malaysia since she first visited 21 years ago. She travels around Malaysia multiple times a year both alone and with her kids. She used to call Penang home and especially loves this food paradise. Sharon also has a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies, a Certificate III in International Travel Sales and has been certified by Tourism Malaysia as a Malaysia Travel Expert. Through this site, she'll help you have the perfect trip to this amazing destination.