essential numbers and key things to do for the ultimate Penang stay
PENANG TOP 10
1. View the whole of Penang and Butterworth from the top of KOMTAR TOWER. Shop and eat at the podium. Central bus terminal, overland buses, island buses and taxi terminal at ground floor. Take the free shuttle "loop" bus from Komtar to Ferry Terminal and stop at the heritage trail stops.
2. Go up to PENANG HILL by the furnicular railway (built by Italian engineers). Bus route No. 1 and change to Penang Hill Bus; or hike up via a jeep track or jungle tracks.
3. Visit KEK LOK SI TEMPLE at Air Itam - the pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Bus route No. 1
4. Walk the HERITAGE TRIAL in downtown Penang (Georgetown) and visit WELD QUAY (Penang Harbour), KHOO KONGSI, SRI MARIAMMAN TEMPLE, KAPITAN KLING MOSQUE, KUAN IM GODDESS OF MERCY TEMPLE, STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY BUILDING, FORT CORNWALLIS, CLOCK TOWER, PENANG MUSEUM, SUPREME COURT, ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, ST. XAVIER'S CHURCH, CHEONG FATT TZE BUILDING, EASTERN & ORIENTAL HOTEL, banks, commercial houses, heritage houses. Free shuttle bus service since July 2001 saves you the trouble of walking.
5. Visit YOUTH PARK and BOTANICAL GARDENS in the morning and evening and join thousands in morning Tai Chi, jogging and leisure exercises (as early as 5am in the morning and 5pm in the evening).
6. Enjoy evening walks and roadside hawker food at GURNEY DRIVE and ESPLANADE and BATU FERRINGHI night market.
7. Take a round island trip and visit the beaches, BUTTERFLY FARM, fruit orchards, traditional villages, SNAKE TEMPLE.
8. Get your medical check-ups (prior appointments needed) at Penang's GLENEAGLES, ISLAND HOSPITAL, SPECIALISTS CENTRE, MUTIARA PANTAI HOSPITAL, ADVENTIST HOSPITAL .... and dental check-ups at the many dental surgeries.
9. Buy your GOLD and PEWTERS at bargain prices at SELANGOR PEWTER and goldsmiths at CAMPBELL STREET MALL and at KOMTAR.
10. Take a trip to the mainland (Butterworth) via Ferry or the Penang Bridge or take a day trip to Pulau Payar Marine Park by LANGKAWI CORAL air-conditioned ferry to a reef platform for scuba diving or snorkelling (coach pick-up from hotel).
USEFUL NUMBERS
1. Foreign Missions: Bangladesh Consulate 261 1196, British Representative 262 5333, Royal Danish Consulate 262 4886, Hon. Consul of Finland 229 4100, French Consulate 262 9707, German Consulate 641 5707, Hungarian Consulate 643 3901, Indonesian Consulate 226 7412, Consulate-General of Japan 226 8222, Netherlands Consulate 261 6471, Royal Norwegian Consulate 242 0144, Russian Consulate 262 2944,Consulate of Sri Lanka 261 3093, Swedish Consulate 248 5433, Royal Thai Consulate-General 226 8029, Turkish Consulate 261 5933
2. Tourism Malaysia 261 9067, Info Centre Penang Airport 643 0501, Penang Tourist Centre 261 6663, Penang Tourist Guide Association 261 4461m, Penang Development Corporation (Tourism Division) 643 0111
3. Tourist Police 261 5522 ext 409, Police & Ambulance 999, Fire Bridage 994, Government Info Centre 261 6677, Immigration Dept 261 5122
4. Gleneagles Medical Centre 227 6111, Island Hospital 228 8222, Lam Wah Ee Hospital 657 1888, Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre 228 8501, Mt. Miriam Hospital 890 7044, Pantai Mutiara Hospital 643 3888, Penang Adventist Hospital 226 1133, Penang General Hospital 229 333, Tanjung Medical Centre 226 2323
5. Mobile Phone Rental 229 1111 ext 286
6. Airport 643 4411, Railway Stations: Penang 261 0290, Butterworth 334 7962, Pg-BW Ferry 331 5780
7. Telecoms Operator 102, Enquiries 103, Telegram 104, International Operator 108
8. Others: AAM 227 6051
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