Saudi Gazette

Planning your summer vacation? Are you looking for a city where you can shop until you drop, visit free museums and interact with nature? Then Kuala Lumpur would be a smart place to travel to during this season.

There are several direct flights from Jeddah and Riyadh to the capital of Malaysia during the week on both Malaysia Airlines and Saudi Airlines.

Saudi Gazette recommends five must-visit historical and cultural places in Kuala Lumpur.

The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Visitors will see models of the famous mosques in the world with a short description about the architecture of these buildings. Information about the history of Islam in Malaysia is also presented in the museum. What make this most popular attraction special for its visitor is that there are some entertaining activities during the weekend or mid of the week including, children’s library, storytelling, and arts-and-craft lessons. The museum location is also strategic since it is in the heart of the city and five minutes walking from Royal Malaysia Police Museum that provide you with the history of the police in Malaysia and it is free entry.

Beryl’s Chocolate Kingdom

It is a place where tourists learn how chocolate and coffee came to Malaysia and where both are currently produced. Local chocolate and coffee with different and weird flavors are available in this place and offers a on these products are also there for the place’s visitors. People can get chocolates as souvenirs.

The Royal Museum

It is also named Istana Negara, which was the resident of the King and in 2013 it was open to the public as a museum. It is not allowed to take pictures inside the building. The Palace is so nicely built on a very large piece of land maybe several acres.

Kuala Lumpur Birds Park

The entry fee of the place for adults is around 63 Ram. The visitors will enjoy watching unique kinds of birds in the gardens of the park staying near them. It is said that this park houses more than 3,000 birds representing more than 200 species in an enclosed aviary. Visitors can have ice cream or soft drink during their trip in the park and earn a special experience and enjoy the nature.

Illusion 3D Art Museum

For art lovers, visiting this museum should be a must. The art pieces are very creative and you will be excited to take photos as memories in this place where you feel as if the paintings are real. Some visitors of the place mentioned that they think that the numbers of paintings are few, yet they enjoyed the experience and they liked their pictures and videos at the end of the journey. The ticket price is included with the Augmented Reality experience.