Street art, temples and Asia's best 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 Penang

Best months: January, February, March, April and December.

What to see in Penang

1. Street art de George Town (Armenian St)
   Armenian Street is where street art settled into the shophouses of the heritage-listed old town.
2. Kek Lok Si
   This Buddhist temple climbs the hillside above Air Itam, with wide views over George Town and the sea.
3. Penang Hill
   Just a few kilometres from George Town, this hill brings cooler air and a wide view over the city, the strait and the mainland.
4. Khoo Kongsi
   This is the largest Hokkien clanhouse in Malaysia, and one of the most finely detailed.
5. Cheong Fatt Tze (Blue Mansion)
   This former home of a wealthy Hakka merchant, instantly recognisable by its indigo walls, is one of the best preserved examples of Chinese diaspora architecture in George Town.
6. Clan Jetties
   These wooden villages built on stilts over the water along Weld Quay are still home to families of Chinese clans, and they contrast sharply with the historic centre of George Town just behind them.
7. Gurney Drive Hawker Centre
   This street-food centre runs along the seafront of George Town, away from the historic core.
8. Batu Ferringhi
   Batu Ferringhi is Penang Island's main beach, about 11 km from central George Town, with a long stretch of sand facing the Strait of Malacca.

A sample itinerary for Penang, 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 €60 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 Penang itinerary, hour by hour

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