Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Country guide · South-East Asia

Malaysia

19 places across 6 regions, how to get there, the entry rules for your passport, and day-by-day plans priced in your currency.

Kuala Lumpur
  • Trip from ₹77,988 per person · 5 days from Delhi in Nov, for two at mid-range ·
  • Visa-free on an Indian passport, up to 30 days · no visa fee (other passports below)
  • Best Apr–Sep · month by month
Plan 5 days in Malaysia

Classic routes

Flying in

Flights from India

  • Kuala Lumpur (KUL) · from 8 Indian cities, from ₹9,500 one way
  • Penang (George Town) (PEN) · from 1 Indian city, from ₹10,000 one way

Entry rules

No visa needed for up to 30 days

In the 3 days before you land, fill in the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) at imigresen-online.imi.gov.my. It is free (sites that charge are not official); keep the confirmation email. One card per traveller, children included.

Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.

🏝️ Penang, Langkawi & Perak

The north-west: George Town's street art, clan houses, Little India and hawker food on Penang island; the beaches, cable car and mangroves of duty-free Langkawi; and Ipoh's cave temples and old town, two hours from KL by train.

🌿 Highlands & Rainforest

The cool hills and the old forest of the interior: tea estates, strawberry farms and mossy forest trails in the Cameron Highlands at about 1,500 m, and Taman Negara, one of the oldest rainforests on Earth, with its canopy walkway and river boats at Kuala Tahan.

🐠 East Coast & Islands

The Malay heartland on the South China Sea: Kota Bharu's markets and crafts, Kuala Terengganu's Crystal Mosque, and the clear-water islands of Perhentian, Redang and Tioman. The islands' season is March to October; the north-east monsoon shuts most of them from November to February.

🏙️ Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Johor

The capital and the west coast south of it: the Petronas Towers, Batu Caves and the food of Brickfields and Jalan Alor in Kuala Lumpur; Melaka's Dutch square, Peranakan houses and Jonker Street; and Johor Bahru on the causeway to Singapore. Almost every flight from India lands at KLIA.

🦇 Sarawak (Borneo)

West Borneo: Kuching's riverfront, Dayak longhouse culture and the orangutans of Semenggoh and proboscis monkeys of Bako nearby, and Gunung Mulu National Park, reached only by air, with some of the largest caves on Earth and the limestone Pinnacles.

🦧 Sabah (Borneo)

North Borneo, a flight of about 2 h 45 from Kuala Lumpur: Kota Kinabalu's islands and sunsets, Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m) and its national park, the orangutans of Sepilok and the Kinabatangan river near Sandakan, and the reefs of Sipadan and Mabul off Semporna.

Plan 5 days in Malaysia

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