Private Tour
Private Half-Day Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si Temple Tour
Overview
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4 hours
Mobile ticket
Enjoy the bird’s eye view of beautiful George Town and experience the unique funicular train ride to Penang Hill. Visit to Penang notable landmark, Kek Lok Si Temple to see world largest bronze Kuan Yin statue and take some beautiful photos. Try delicious and famous Penang Assam Laksa before heading to Pulau Tikus for temples tours. You will visit Reclining Buddha Temple, Burmese Temple and Guardian of the World before head back to your hotel safely.
Additional Info
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A discount price is available for children
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Meet a driver at your hotel in the George Town area, then travel to the base of Penang Hill in a private, climate-controlled vehicle. Upon arrival, continue to the top on a funicular train, earning a spectacular, bird's-eye view of Penang Island. Next, head to Kek Lok Si Temple, a beautiful Buddhist temple that's among the largest in Southeast Asia. See the towering statue of Kuan Yin, and learn to distinguish the three architectural styles on the seven-story pagoda: you'll find Chinese, Burmese, and Thai. Pause at the Liberation Pool to count the turtles, and if time permits, you can stop for a snack at one of the nearby hawker stalls. Following your time at Kek Lok Si Temple, continue to Pulau Tikus to visit the Reclining Buddha Temple, or Wat Chaiyamangkalaram, and the Burmese Temple, or Dharmikarama Temple. See the world's third-longest reclining Buddha statue, and discover the differences between Chinese and Siamese temple dragons. Check out the Guardian of the World, or Panca Rupa, then throw a few good luck coins in the Fountain of Life. This half-day tour concludes with return transfer to George Town, and drop-off at your original departure point.
What‘s Included
Sightseeing as per itinerary
Experienced English Speaking Driver Guide
Round trip transportation by Car/ Minivan
Food and drinks
Personal expenses
Gratuities
Pickup points
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Options
Private Half-Day Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si Temple Tour
Option 1: This is the tour option departing 9am.
Pickup included
Reviews
30 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Half day tour to Penang Hill
Torben R,,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A half day tour to the Chinese temple Kek Lok Si and Penang Hill. Pick up at our hotel in GeorgeTown. On the way out three short stops were added to the tour: # 1. A batik shop # 2. A coffee and chocolate shop # 3. A mosque A ride on the funicular railway to the top of Penang Hill. Return to George Town and drop off at our hotel. We had a good experience.
Amazing
U5632HKahmedi,,Jan 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Carol Has taken us around and was a great guide.Adjusted the tour experience according to our needs as we have young kids.Made the experience smooth and enjoyable.
Carol Lee is a great guide and helped us have a great memorable tour
Akshat T,,Jan 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Carol Lee is a very professional guide. She went above and beyond to make sure we had a memorable experience and tour. We recommend this tour to anybody who wants to see Penang Hill and temple.
Excellent service by Yasin. Thumb up!
BoonSeng A,,Jan 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Driver & guide Yasin was experienced & gave us the best advise how to maximise our short shore excursion to cover a few places
Great driver
simonlN6514VV,,Jan 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We really appreciated Sam, our driver, and Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si are both worth visiting. I hadn't been to Penang Hill for many years and found it a bit much, to be honest. The views are great but there can be masses of people and there wasn't much else to get excited about. Nice walks, true, but the signage is pretty poor and the information centre wasn't particularly informative.
Extremely disappointed....
lynnea457,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00We didn't take this trip as we were left stranded near a hotel that we had taken a Grab to as they couldn't find our hotel on their listings!! We were supposed to meet up with the driver!! After waiting half an hour and no driver we approached the hotel and they were kind enough to call some telephone numbers on the brochure....after several tries someone called Vejay called me and said he would pick us up at 10:30...go figure!!) We decided not to wait for Vejay as he was apparently in another state...thankfully the hotel helped us find our way back to our hotel and we will be forever grateful to them...although this is not TripAdvisors fault they should be very careful who they choose as their 3rd party provider...please check your tour information very carefully as this could have ended in disaster instead we have made a great friend if we EVER visit Peneang again....Do not Use MAM as your 3td party choice...
Day in penang with Viator
Walter R,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00We got a driver instead of a guide as marketed by Viator. The driver was great and fun . We are disappointed about Viator.
This was a great tour! We...
Mary P,,Dec 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a great tour! We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the top of Penang Hill even though it was in the clouds and there was no view. Our guide, Carol, was excellent. She gave us an overview of the history and culture of the area as we drove and pointed out landmarks. She walked with us through the Kek See Lok temple pointing out various architectural details and the various alterations done over the years as well as the customs. On our way back to the hotel, Carol gave us a quick tour of the city again pointing out significant features. She was a wonderful guide!!
Guide was nice, gave us...
Michael A,,Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00Guide was nice, took us water and snacks. Unfortunately, he was more of a taxi driver than a tour guide. He got out of the car and let us go around ourselves. We could easily have done that ourselves at the price. Penang Hill we didn't do because it would be 2h to queue and we would have to book extra FastLane. Because it was foggy, it didn't pay off
Very helpful guide
Charles B,,Jun 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00A very interesting tour, which gets you around Georgetown to see two of the key historic sites. Mohamed, our guide was very helpful and informative. A very pleasant person, who told us about the history of Georgetown as we travelled. Communication throughout was excellent.
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