Petronas Towers and multicultural street food. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Kuala Lumpur

Best months: May, June, July, August and September.

What to see in Kuala Lumpur

1. Tours Petronas & KLCC
   The two glass and steel towers, whose floor plan draws on Islamic geometric patterns, rise above Kuala Lumpur and have become its most recognisable image.
2. Grottes de Batu
   A huge limestone cave turned into a Hindu shrine, reached by a rainbow-colored staircase beneath a towering golden statue.
3. Merdeka Square & Sultan Abdul Samad
   This is where the Malaysian flag was first raised at independence, and the square still carries that sense of national memory.
4. Central Market
   This pale blue art deco market hall is one of the most recognisable buildings in central Kuala Lumpur.
5. Jalan Alor
   This Bukit Bintang street comes alive at nightfall, when tables spill onto the road and grill smoke mixes with the noise of conversation.
6. KL Tower
   At 421 metres, the tower puts the whole city in front of you, with the Petronas Twin Towers in the distance, a view you simply cannot get from beside them.
7. Thean Hou Temple
   Set on the hill of Robson Heights, this large Hainanese temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu combines tiled roofs, red pillars and stacked terraces.
8. Bukit Bintang
   Bukit Bintang is where Kuala Lumpur feels most alive: big air-conditioned malls, streets of bars and street food, and locals and travellers mixing late into the evening.

A sample itinerary for Kuala Lumpur, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €69 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Kuala Lumpur itinerary, hour by hour

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