HarbourFront Centre

You will get to visit 3 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand) during this 2-day fully-guided tour. Begin with an early morning pickup at your Singapore hotel. Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby to to Singapore Harbourfront Centre Ferry Terminal for your high-speed public ferry to the Indonesian town of Batam. Relax in cool air-conditioned comfort during the 1-hour journey across the Singapore/Indonesia border. En-route, your professional English-speaking guide (licensed with university qualifications) will point out notable landmarks along the Straits Of Singapore while enjoying a complimentary packed breakfast box.

Pura Agung Amerta Buana

Upon arrival in Batam, your guide will escort you through the Indonesian customs. After clearing customs, relax into the leather seats of your private, air-conditioned vehicle and enjoy a 20-minute drive to Pura Agung Amerta Buana temple. Established in 1999, Pura Agung Amerta Buana is a Hindu temple adopting a mixture of classical and modern Balinese architecture. Inside the temple stands the highest Padmasana in Indonesia, at an impressive height of 18 meters. The Padnasama is a lotus-like pagoda shrine dedicated to their Supreme God.

Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya Temple

Next, you will stop by to visit the Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya Temple. This temple is the largest Chinese temple in Indonesia, situated on a hill called Lucky Hill. The temple is dedicated to the Maitreya, who is the future Buddha who will achieve complete enlightenment, Maitreya can also be seen at the most centre of the temple plated in gold standing at 5m high.

Batam Center

From a vantage point at Batam Center, you can see the Welcome to Batam monument and Grand Mosque of Batam, which is a piece of modern architecture seemingly ahead of time in this laid-back developing Indonesian town. The Grand Mosque of Batam is the largest mosque in Batam, it can accommodate 3500 people in the prayer hall, the whole mosque can accommodate 15000 people. It has the highest minaret in Batam which stands at 66 meters.

Batam Layer Cakes

Next, you will get to make a quick stop at a local bakery to sample and take home famous Indonesian layer cakes, also affectionately known to the locals as Kueh Lapis. Kueh Lapis is not difficult to make, but it requires time and a lot of patience. The bakers hover next to the oven for a couple of hours grilling each layer of batter. Kueh Lapis is typically served in small, thin, rich and fragrant slices.

Taman Rajawali Bandara Hang Nadim

Located near the airport is the Garuda Park (Taman Rajawali). Built in 2017, this park features a monument with a statue of the Garuda, often used to represent Indonesia, much like the Bald Eagle in the United States. The Garuda symbolises the virtue of knowledge, power, bravery, loyalty, and discipline.

Masjid Tanwirun Naja (Masjid Tanjak)

From the Garuda Park, you will have a vantage view of the Tanjak Mosque. The mosque is built in Tanjak Melayu architecture and features a minaret of 45 meters. The exterior is made of modern aluminum composite panels.

Hang Nadim International Airport

You will then head over to Batam International Airport to board a 1-hour Airbus ATR flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Upon clearing immigration in Kuala Lumpur, your guide will escort you to your private, air-conditioned vehicle for a tour around Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.

Batu Caves

Your first stop in Kuala Lumpur will be Batu Caves. The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old. Batu Caves was founded by K. Thamboosamy Pillai, an Indian trader in 1891, as a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Murugan. A 42.7-metre high gold-painted statue of Lord Murugan was unveiled in January 2006, having taken 3 years to construct. It is the tallest Lord Murugan statue in the world.

Istana Negara

30 minutes drive from Batu Caves is the Istana Negara (National Palace). It is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the monarch of Malaysia. The palace complex has an area of 97.65 hectares, 22 domes, and is split into three main portions: the Formal Component, Royal Component and Administration Component.

Dataran Merdeka

Located near the National Palace is the Independence Square (Merdeka Square). This is the historical place where the Union flag was lowered and the national flag was raised for the very first time at the struck of midnight of 31st August 1957.

Sultan Abdul Samad Building

From the Independence Square, you will have a vantage view of the Sultan Abdul Samad building, which is among Kuala Lumpur’s earliest Moorish-style buildings. It was built in 1897 and was named after the reigning sultan of Selangor at the time. The distinguished landmark originally served as the offices for the colonial British administration and the superior courts of Malaysia.

Royal Selangor Club

From the Independence Square, you will have a vantage view of the Royal Selangor Club. The club was founded in 1884 and originally served as a meeting place for high ranked and educated members of the British colonial society. Selangor is the name of the state in which the capital - Kuala Lumpur is located.

Dayabumi Complex

From the Independence Square, you will have a vantage view of Dayabumi Complex. Built in 1984, it was one of the city’s earliest skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur to incorporate principles of Islamic design into its architecture.

Petronas Twin Towers

Next, your guide will bring you to the Petronas Twin Towers. The Petronas Twin Towers are currently the world’s tallest twin structures. The 88-storey buildings are joined at the 41st and 42nd floors by a 58m double-deck Sky Bridge. You will get to visit the Sky Bridge on the 41st floor, as well as the Observation Deck on the 86th floor.

In the evening, you will stop for dinner at Din Tai Fung - a famous Chinese eatery (former 1 Michelin star), before being brought to the local 5-star Pullman Hotel for a 8-hour overnight stay. Feel free to utilise the hotel pool before retiring for the night.

Begin with an early morning pickup on day 2 at the Pullman Hotel. 2 of our trained staff (1 licensed guide and 1 separate driver) will meet you at the hotel driveway to check your documents before chauffeuring you towards Thailand. About 5 hours from Kuala Lumpur, you will arrive in Betong - the southern-most district of Thailand. Be assured that you are in good hands as your guide escorts you through immigration with all the border paperwork settled for you.

Piyamit Tunnels

The 1st stop in Thailand will be the Piyamit Communist Hideout Tunnels, which were used to hide from airstrikes and store supplies for members of the now-defunct Communist Party of Malaya. It was dug into a hill by 40-50 people, who spent only three months completing the task in 1976. The tunnel network stretches about 1000 meters, and could accommodate 200 insurgents. The system, at present, has six entrances, reduced from nine in the past. Inside the tunnels are rooms for radio communications, work stations, storage and sleeping quarters.

Piyamit Millennium Tree

Located near the Piyamit Tunnels is a famous 1000-year-old tree.

The Aiyerweng Skywalk is the longest skywalk in South-east Asia. Stretched over a forested valley, the 61-meter skywalk stands proudly above a sea of mist at an altitude of 600 meters.

30 minutes drive from the Piyamit Tunnels, you will find the largest mailbox in Thailand, standing at 9m tall. The mailbox was originally built in 1924 as a communications centre for locals. It once had a radio with loudspeakers on top of it, along with a slot for mail below it.

Located 5 minutes from the largest mailbox in Thailand is the famous Wat Phuttha Thiwat Temple, which sits atop a small hill with marvelous views of the whole town. You can find a 40-meter high bronze Buddha statue at this temple. Statues of Buddha can be found all around Thailand which is a predominantly Buddhist country.

Betong Clock Tower

Located just 750 meters from the Wat Phuttha Thiwat Temple is the iconic Betong Clock Tower, situated at the roundabout at the town centre. The tower is made of marble and acts as an orientation marker for many first-time visitors to the town.

Betong Mongkollit Tunnel

Connecting the Betong Clock Tower area and a nearby suburb is the Betong Mongkollit Tunnel. The tunnel is 268 meters long and is first and largest road tunnel in Thailand. You will enjoy a 1-hour traditional Thai oil massage at a licensed massage centre located within the suburbs.

After the 1-hour massage, you will then head back west towards Penang. You will stop for a photostop and brief dinner at the famous Clan Jetties of Penang, about 2 hours from the Malaysia-Thailand border. The clan jetties are complete villages on stilts above the water where Chinese clans live. In the 19th century, many Chinese immigrants came to Malaysia for work, and they formed these clans so that they could support one another to survive in their new environment.

Jubilee Clock Tower

This is a Moorish-style clocktower located at Georgetown in Penang. Built to commemorate Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, the tower is sixty feet tall, one foot for each year of Victoria's reign. A corner of the wall surrounding Fort Cornwallis is situated behind the tower.

Singapore

At night on day 2, you will be brought to Penang International Airport to board a 1-hour Airbus A320 flight to the Singapore border. Depending on traffic conditions, you will arrive at Singapore at around midnight where you will be provided with a free hotel dropoff.