| Animals | Scenery | Culture | Shopping | Food |
| * | ** | ** | *** | ** |
| Highlights | |
| Taman Negara | national parc in the heart of peninsular Malaysia; althought it is difficult to see animals, there are many options for hiking, boat trips and a visit to an Orang Asli village. |
| Cameron highlands | the centre of Malaysian tea production in a hill station |
| Penang |
the beaches are a bit overrun by the many tourists, but there are interesting Chinese, Hindu, Burmese and Thai temples |
| Restaurants / Hotels | |
| restaurant Taj, Kuala Lumpur |
great Indian restaurant, now a the Crown Princess hotel |
| Tips | |
| shopping | Kuala Lumpur is a paradise for shopping |
| Malaysia airlines | the offer significant reductions for most major hotels through their stopover and citystay programs |
| leeches | be prepared to encounter some leeches in the jungle, but never as much as in Borneo |
| Delifrance | great place for breakfast |