TRAVEL ACCOMODATIONS: Where We Will Be Staying

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ASIA 2018 TRAN FAMILY VACATION ITINERARY

JULY 5 – AUGUST 1, 2018


TEMPLE: Cover legs and shoulders
TRAVEL ACCOMODATIONS: Where we will be staying
Transportation: How we will get there

JULY 6: TRAVEL TO SINGAPORE (plane to Beijing 12:40 PM – 2:30 PM +1 DAY, plane to


Singapore 3:35 PM – 9:40 PM)
LAI MING HOTEL COSMOLAND 424 GEYLANG ROAD, SINGAPORE 389395

JULY 7: SINGAPORE (EZLink bus card)


THE HIVE HOTEL 624 SERANGOON ROAD, SINGAPORE 218223
 Gardens by the Bay (day and night)
 Merlion Park
 Orchard Road
 Lau Pa Sat Hawker Center
 Chinatown and Sri Mariamman Temple
JULY 8: SINGAPORE
 Sentosa Island Resorts World – free shuttle by universal studios at hotels along marina
area or orchard road
 Kusu Island Temple and St. John’s Island?
 ION Orchard shopping mall – 56th floor for views
 Singapore Art Museum
 Sultan Mosque
 Haji Lane in Kampong Glam neighborhood
 Esplanade – cultural performances at night
 Marina Bay Sands Rooftop Bar ($20 entry voucher redeemable on food and drinks)
 Clarke Quay at night (river front)

JULY 9: TRAVEL TO MELAKA (Queen St. Bus Terminal, Singapore to Casa del Rio bus
terminal, Melaka) – 4 hours
AIRBNB: 82-1, JALAN KAMPUNG PANTAI, MALACCA, MALACCA 75200,
MALAYSIA
 Jonker Street: closed Monday evenings
 Kaya Kaya – local egg jam
 Bikini toppings: durian coffee
 River cruise
JULY 10: MELAKA
 Huskitory: closes at 8 PM
 Stadthuys: 9 AM – 5:30 PM
 St. Paul's Hill / Church
 Jonker Street
 Shopping: Dataran Pahlawan and Mahkota Parade
 Melaka riverside
 Cheng Hoon Teng Temple
JULY 11: TRAVEL TO KUALA LUMPUR (Bus leaves every 30 minutes: Melaka Sentral Bus
Terminal, Melaka to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, Kuala Lumpur. Walk to Bandar Tasik
Selatan, board SPL towards Sentul Timur, get off at Plaza Rakyat)
HOTEL GEO NO 7, JALAN HANG KASTURI, CHINATOWN, KUALA LUMPUR,
MALAYSIA 50050
MyRapid Card
GOKL City Bus: free bus loops: KLCC, KL Tower, KL Sentral, the National Museum and Merdeka
Square – PINK BUS!
Buses are very cheap: $0.30 - $1 per ride
 Petronas Towers at night
 Bukit Bintang – FOOD and SHOPPING
 Petaling street, Chinatown
 Buy bus tickets to Cameron Highlands
JULY 12: KUALA LUMPUR
 Batu Caves
 Istana Negara
 Thean Hou Temple
 Central Market and Merdeka Square
 Little India, Brickfield
 Kampung Baru: Muslim area
 National Mosque
 KL Towers
 Heli Lounge rooftop bar: across from KL tower: 6 pm – 9 pm free access

JULY 13: TRAVEL TO CAMERON HIGHLANDS (Buy bus tickets at Pudu Sentral /
Puduraya to Cameron Highlands, or Tanah Rata bus terminal. Some buses stop at Bidor and
Tapah, two small towns at the foot of the mountain) – 3H 30 MIN.
AIRBNB: SOMERSQUARE APARTMENT, JALAN GOLDEN HILL 9, TANAH RATA,
CAMERON HIGHLANDS, MALAYSIA, 39000
AGODA
 Buy bus tickets back to Penang: very limited
daily trip (morning 8-9 AM, afternoon 2:30 PM)
JULY 14: CAMERON HIGHLANDS
 Mossy Forest
 Boh Tea Estate
 Bharat Tea Plantation
 Sungai Palas Boh Tea Estate
 Kea Farm
 Agro park (English, herb, orchid, rose gardens)
 Butterfly / insect farm
 Bee and strawberry farm
 Lavender garden
 Gunung Jerai (peak)
 Sam Poh Chinese Buddhist Temple
 Tanah Rata town and Jalan Besar street
 Night market at Brinchang

JULY 15: TRAVEL TO PENANG (Tanah Rata bus terminal to Sungai Nibong Bus terminal) 3
HOURS
AIRBNB: PERSIARAN GURNEY MANSION ONE, GEORGETOWN, PULAU PINANG
10050, MALAYSIA
JULY 16: PENANG
 Chowrasta Bazaar (wet market) – early morning cheap food
 Georgetown
 FREE SHUTTLE: Menara Komtar (the center) every 12 minutes to all
Georgetown locations: Khoo Kongsi temple, Goddess of Mercy Temple, Kapitan
Keling Mosque, Little India, Sri mahariamman Temple, Weld Quay on Jetty, Red
Garden Food Paradise,
 Kek lok si temple – near Georgetown
 Armenian street
 Penang Hill
 Hawker Center: Gurney Drive, Safari
 Tropical Spice Garden
JULY 17: TRAVEL TO LANGKAWI (plane to Langkawi 4 PM – 4:35 PM)
AIRBNB: NO ADDRESS
JULY 18-19: LANGKAWI (rent a car)
 Crocodile Adventureland
 Dayang Bunting Geopark and freshwater lake
 Dataran Lang / Eagle Square
 Mangrove Tour
 Eagle feeding and watching on Pulau singa besar island
 Kilim Karst geoforest park - #1 ATTRACTION
 Hole in the Wall: floating restaurant and fish farm inside geoforest park
 Skytrex: jungle adventure park
 SkyBridge and Langkawi Cable Car at Mat Chinchang Hill
 Oriental Village, Mardi Fruit Farm, and 3D Art in Paradise Museum (9 AM – 10 PM)
 Telaga tujuh waterfalls
 Pantai Cenang outdoor rice paddies
 Beaches: Tanjung Rhu (most picturesque), Pantai Cenang (most popular, sunsets)
 Night Market
 Tuesday at Kedawang, Wednesday at Kuah Town, Thursday in Pantai Cenang

JULY 20: TRAVEL TO KRABI (plane to Kuala Lumpur 8:55 AM – 10:05 AM; plane to Krabi
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM)
AO NANG PARADISE RESORT 25/18 MOO 2, MUANG, AO NANG, KRABI,
THAILAND
 Muay Thai fight
 Andamana Beach Club
 Nightlife: Ao Nang Centre Point, Amy’s Bar, Roots Rock Reggae Bar
 Emerald Pool (Sa Morakot)
 Shopping not that great, very tourist prices
 Krabi weekend night markets: maharat road, pak nam subdistrict in Krabi town
JULY 21: KRABI
 4 island boat tour
 Pranang cave (Railay Peninsula)
 Night plankton
JULY 22: KRABI
 Hong Island boat tour

JULY 23: TRAVEL TO PHUKET (Private taxi)


EXPAT HOTEL PATONG CENTER 184/24 PHANG MUANG SAI KOR ROAD,
PATONG, PHUKET, THAILAND 83150
 Tiger cave temple
 Big Buddha
 Soi Bangla (main strip) and Patong night market
JULY 24: PHUKET
 Phang Nga White water rafting, ATV, elephant ride and bath, flying fox, water fall,
monkey cave: 7:30 AM – 5 PM
 Patong night market dinner

JULY 25: TRAVEL TO PATTAYA (Plane to Bangkok 11:55 AM – 1:10 PM, then bus to
Pattaya 2 hours)
GRAND BELLA HOTEL 336/20 M.9 NONGPRUE, BANGLAMUNG, CENTRAL
PATTAYA, PATTAYA, THAILAND, 20150
 Alcazar Cabaret show at 6 PM
 Walking street
JULY 26: PATTAYA (all day taxi rented)
 Sriracha zoo
 Nongnooch garden
 Khao chi chan
 Big Buddha 7 AM to 8:30 PM hours
 Art in Paradise
 Beach road

JULY 27: TRAVEL TO BANGKOK (bus 2 hours)


SKY HOTEL 222 RATCHAPRAROP ROAD, RATCHATHEWI,
PRATUNAM, BANGKOK, THAILAND 10400
 Sanctuary of Truth at 8 AM (Songtaew 10 baht per ride)
JULY 28: BANGKOK
 Floating market tour - all day
 Khao San Night Market
 Siam night market
JULY 29: BANGKOK
 Grand Palace and Temple of Emerald Buddha
 Temple of Reclining Buddha
 Chao phraya express boat or tuk tuk to wat arun and Thonburi town
 Chatuchak weekend market! Largest weekend market!
JULY 30: BANGKOK and TRAVEL BACK HOME (plane at midnight)
 Experience taking the skytrain BTS (one of the best activities according to tripadvisor?)
 THAI MASSAGE!!!! BEAUTY TODAY!!!
 Siam shopping mall center

FLIGHT DEPARTS BANGKOK TO BEIJING 1:00 AM – 6:20 AM (4H 20 MIN). FLIGHT


DEPARTS BEIJING TO NEWARK 9:55 AM – 10:40 AM (12H 45 MIN)

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