Tourism in Malaysia

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Malaysia is a country in South-East Asia, located partly on a peninsula of the Asian mainland and partly on the northern third of the island of Borneo. West (peninsular) Malaysia shares a border with Thailand, is connected by a causeway and a bridge (the 'second link') to the island state of Singapore, and has coastlines on the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca. East Malaysia (Borneo) shares borders with Brunei and Indonesia.

The government agency in charge of promoting tourism in Malaysia is Tourism Malaysia or the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB)[1].

Contents 1 Destinations 1.1 Cities 1.2 Islands 1.3 National parks and nature reserves 2 References 3 See also

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Cities

• Kuala Lumpur - the capital
• George Town - the cultural and cuisine capital of Penang
• Ipoh - capital of Perak, famous for its Chinese food, tin mines and limestone mountains and caves
• Johor Bahru - capital of Johor, and gateway to Singapore
• Kota Kinabalu - capital of Sabah, and the largest city in East Malaysia
• Kelantan
• Kuantan - capital of Pahang, noted for its many beaches
• Kuching - capital of Sarawak, Kuching sounds like Kucing, which is Malay for 'cat'
• Malacca - the historical city of Malaysia
• Putrajaya - the administrative centre of Malaysia, known for its lavish buildings, bridges and man-made lakes
• Petaling Jaya - is a satellite city in the state of Selangor

[edit] Islands

• Labuan - offshore finance centre off the coast of East Malaysia, Borneo
• Langkawi - newly developed West Coast island home to some of Malaysia's most opulent resorts and the Pulau Paya Marine Park
• Pangkor - fishing community and less well-known tourist destination off the west coast
• Penang - former British colony known as the "Pearl of the Orient", and bustling island city with excellent cuisine
• Perhentian Islands - glittering jewels off the East Coast still undiscovered by mass tourism
• Redang Island - popular destination for scuba divers
• Sipadan Island - remote scuba diving paraside at the easternmost tip of Malaysia
• Tenggol Island
• Tioman Island - once nominated one of the most beautiful islands in the world
• Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park

[edit] National parks and nature reserves

• Bako National Park, Sarawak - famed for its wildlife, especially bearded pigs and proboscis monkeys
• Batang Ai National Park, Sarawak - the Iban heartland
• Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
• Gunung Gading National Park, Sarawak - home of the parasitic flower Rafflesia
• Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak - fantastic limestone caves and karst formations
• Kinabalu National Park, Sabah - home of 4100 metre peak Mount Kinabalu, the tallest mountain in South-East Asia
• Kubah National Park, Sarawak - home of the orang-utan and many other species of wildlife
• Taman Negara National Park - the self-proclaimed World's Oldest Rainforest, spanning Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu

[edit] References

• Malaysia travel guide from Wikitravel
• Tourism Malaysia
• Malaysia Travel Guide

[edit] See also

• Visit Malaysia Year 2007