8-Hour Bujang Valley Tour from Georgetown with Sungai Batu
About This Tour
Explore Bujang Valley, the oldest civilisation in South East Asia, predating Angkor Wat and Borobudur. This ancient coastal hub once served as a cosmopolitan tr...
Duration: 8 Hours · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Moderate · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Penang, George Town · Languages: English, Malay
Know before you go: Minimum: 2 pax
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What's Included
- Transportation
- Mineral water
- Lunch
- Local guide
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Bujang Valley Archaeology, Sungai Batu and Mangrove Visit
0800 hours - Pick up from hotels around the Georgetown area. 0800 hours - Pick up from hotels around the Georgetown area. 0830 hours - Depart for Bujang Valley. The journey takes about 1.5 hours. 0830 hours - Depart for Bujang Valley. The journey takes about 1.5 hours. 1000 hours - Visit the archaeological museums and the remnants of the Chandi, ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple structures built between the 5th and 10th centuries as Buddhist stupas, and later between the 11th and 14th centuries as Hindu shrines. 1000 hours - Visit the archaeological museums and the remnants of the Chandi, ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple structures built between the 5th and 10th centuries as Buddhist stupas, and later between the 11th and 14th centuries as Hindu shrines. 1130 hours - Visit the Sungai Batu archaeological site, a highly structured industrial hub for iron smelting and production. Dozens of clay-brick smelting workshops and earthen kilns were found here. River jetties and administrative port buildings were also discovered, indicating that this was once an important trading hub. 1130 hours - Visit the Sungai Batu archaeological site, a highly structured industrial hub for iron smelting and production. Dozens of clay-brick smelting workshops and earthen kilns were found here. River jetties and administrative port buildings were also discovered, indicating that this was once an important trading hub. 1245 hours - Depart for lunch. 1245 hours - Depart for lunch. 1415 hours - Depart for a short visit to the nearby mangrove swamp. 1415 hours - Depart for a short visit to the nearby mangrove swamp. 1530 hours - Depart back to Penang Island. 1530 hours - Depart back to Penang Island.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Hotels around Georgetown area · Tour start: Georgetown, Penang — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
