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Penang is a vibrant island where cultural heritage and cosmopolitan structures go hand-in-hand, and discovering its many sights and sounds within 24 hours can be a challenging yet fulfilling experience. When it comes to accommodation, Penang caters to any budget and style, where you can enjoy a good night’s rest in quaint heritage hotels, guesthouses and hostels, or do it in style at a top five-star resort.

Perfect for when you only have a day in Penang, we’ve compiled a helpful mini guide that includes a visit to Georgetown, a pedestrian-friendly district that’s filled with ornate temples, colonial buildings and colourful street art, followed by Gurney Drive, which hosts massive shopping malls and a myriad of local delicacies – the place to be for unapologetic food lovers.

Kick-start your day in Penang by exploring Georgetown’s Lebuh Armenian, Love Lane and Lebuh Muntri heritage streets – on foot or trishaw. Here you’ll find plenty of well-preserved temples and museums with vibrant artwork by Lithuanian artist, Ernest Zacharevi, adorning the narrow walkways.

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008, standout attractions in Georgetown include the blue-hued Penang Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Peranakan Museum, Kuan Yin Temple, Khoo Kongsi clan house and Kapitan Keling Mosque. Lastly, make your way to the Clan Jetties, which is a series of six wooden jetties that are more than 100 years old. Do note however, that people still live in this water village so be mindful when you take pictures.

Penang Khoo Kongsi

A kongsi is a building in which Chinese families of the same surname gather to worship their ancestors. Read More...

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

The house is open for visitors to learn more about Cheong's history through antiques and paraphernalia displayed in the Read More...

Kapitan Keling Mosque

Situated along Pitt Street, the Kapitan Keling Mosque is Penang’s first-ever mosque built in the 19th century, which is Read More...

Spending the Afternoon in Penang

No trip to Penang is complete without sampling its diverse range of dessert offerings, all of which are best enjoyed during the scorching afternoon. Definite must-tries include the smooth and creamy cendol at Penang Road’s Famous Teochew Chendul, Kafe Kek Seng’s ais kacang, and apom balik at Apong Guan, Burma Road.

Georgetown is also the place to visit remnants of colonial structures such as Malaysia’s largest standing fort, Fort Cornwallis and the Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower, both of which are well preserved relics from the British colonial era. To reach these historical landmarks, it is a 15-minute walk from the Penang Clan Jetties.

The Queen Victoria Memorial

One of the most recognisable icons in Penang, was commissioned by a local millionaire, Cheah Chen Eok, to commemorate Read More...

Clan Jetties

Consisting of a row of wooden houses on stilts along a planked walkway built over the water, The Clan Jetties are Read More...

5 Best Desserts in Penang

Perfect for any unapologetic sweet tooth, check out our handpicked selection of the five must-try desserts in Penang... Read More...

Spending the Evening in Penang

After a day of sightseeing in Georgetown, take a 10-minute taxi ride to Gurney Drive’s most popular shopping malls, namely Gurney Paragon Mall and Gurney Plaza. Set along Persiaran Gurney, the former is a seafront complex that houses more than 40 fashion boutiques and 30 restaurants while the latter houses the Golden Screen Cinemas Cineplex and 380 stores with upmarket brands such as Versace, Fossil, and Coach.

Gurney Drive is also the place to get you fill of fresh seafood and hawker cuisine in Penang, so make sure you head to Gurney Drive Hawker Centre (next to Gurney Plaza) for dinner. Open from evening till late, this al fresco food court houses numerous stalls selling char kuey teow (stir-fried rice noodles), curry mee, assam laksa (noodles in a fish-based sour broth), and rojak (a fruit and vegetable salad dish).

Gurney Plaza Shopping Mall

Gurney Plaza is Gurney Drive’s premier shopping mall, with over 400 retail outlets on 7 levels of space including a Read More...

Gurney Paragon Mall

Set along Persiaran Gurney and incorporating a heritage building into its design, the seafront Gurney Paragon Mall is Read More...

Gurney Drive Restaurants

Gurney Drive is most well-known for its food courts and hawker stalls that open well into the night. But look closer and Read More...

Spending the Night in Penang

The best way to end your one-day excursion in Penang is by partying the night away with the locals and fellow travellers. Penang Upper Road is hailed as the centre of Georgetown’s nightlife, where rows of pubs and nightclubs come alive with vibrant lights, burlesque shows, and resident DJs spinning dance-worthy tunes until the hours of morning.