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Things to Do in Penang

8 activities and experiences for backpackers.

All (8)Culture (2)Food & Drink (2)Nature (1)Tours (3)

Culture

Explore Kek Lok Si Temple

Explore Kek Lok Si Temple — the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia

Free

Visit the Khoo Kongsi clan house

Visit the Khoo Kongsi clan house — one of the finest Chinese clan temples outside China

Free

Food & Drink

Browse the hawker stalls at Gurney Drive or New Lane night market

Browse the hawker stalls at Gurney Drive or New Lane night market

Free

Eat your way through Georgetown: char kway teow at Lorong Selamat, assam laksa at Air Itam, cendol at Penang Road

Eat your way through Georgetown: char kway teow at Lorong Selamat, assam laksa at Air Itam, cendol at Penang Road

Free

Nature

Walk the street art trail

Walk the street art trail — Ernest Zacharevic's murals and the steel-rod caricature installations

Free

Tours

Banana leaf rice lunch in Little India

Banana leaf rice lunch in Little India (RM 8–12 / $2–3)

from $2

Ride the funicular to Penang Hill for panoramic views

Ride the funicular to Penang Hill for panoramic views (RM 30 / $7)

from $7

Visit the clan jetties, especially Chew Jetty

Visit the clan jetties, especially Chew Jetty (free, still inhabited stilt village)

Free