The guide provided the history of the area but little enthusiasm. Really just a driver.The tour should leave earlier to avoud peak hour traffic.Lunch was terrible, just generic sweet and sour chinese food. We all wanted local authentic! Everything before lunch waste of time. 1hour in the old area.
Review by: saraho, May 2018
Great day trip to Malacca. Comfortable van, good driver and tour guide. You see all the key sights and have an amazing local lunch during your visit.
Review by: Kevin K, March 2018
Would not pick me up at the hotel I had on my voucher. Hilton KL. Had to take a taxi on a different tour I took with the same group a day earlier. Decided not worth the effort of getting another taxi for this tour in rush hour traffic. Just didn't go. Wrote the cost off as a learning experience.
Review by: Sik Kwan L, March 2018
The tour guide was not a good history teller.
Review by: Kamlesh G, February 2018
Overall reasonably satisfied However was tardy we wre asked to be ready and down in the lobby at 0830 hours sharp, and we were down 10 minutes before the time, but the driver arrived late by 50 minutes and not a word of apology. And we were the first that he picked up!_br/_ The trip in Malacca was rushed and we were not given to ourselves even a moment. We had to trot along with the guide . Barely had a minute to buy some water.
Review by: Snigdha P, January 2018
excellent trip, informative driver, I would recommend at least a night stay in Malacca to savor the place, however the day trip is really good for travelers who want to explore Malacca and are short on time. My recommendation would be that for lunch go to a local food place rather than a Chinese restaurant-which is part of the pacakage, please ask the driver- who would be more than willing to supply you with the information -
Review by: Amanda D, January 2018
We were disappointed in this trip. It took a long time to drive to Malacca and were saw only a few of the sights when we got there. One museum they took us to we had to pay extra to see and if we didn't we were told to wait outside the building for the others. Those who couldn't afford it this should have been clearly stated prior to the trip had to stand in the sun very hot! as the staff of the museum inside the air conditioned waiting room said we are not a holding place and ushered us out. Also Jonkers st is worth a look at and we were not taken there at all. We were walked past three temples and were told that they were not open. I felt this trip was a lot of money spent on very little.
Review by: Jill S, January 2018
Excellent tour great lunch
Review by: Hector M, December 2017
Everything was very good, our guide Heme offered excellent explanations and made the tour enjoyable. the only thing that was not to our liking was the food, I think they should give more options since they all made our stomach upset, making the trip not so pleasant. Please, more attention to that.
Review by: Connor K, December 2017
The tour guide David was a real highlight of my trip. Extremely informative and very funny - highly recommended trip, but be aware that its a very busy place full of bus groups
Review by: Erik B, November 2017
The tour guide was energetic and lovely, he made an effort to engage with the historical and cultural elements of Maleka so I would recommend this tour based on the tour guide alone. The restaurant serving lunch left a lot to be desired, however. It felt rushed and options were poorly explained and they seemed happy to see us gone. The pick-up communication on behalf of the company cannot be faulted. One word of advice is if you want to enter the religious sites catholic church in particular please be sure to wear appropriate clothing e.g. no shorts, singlets, thongs etc. Overall, very happy to have chosen this tour.
Review by: Aegina B, November 2017
The tour was excellent -- an enjoyable bus ride with great narration, a wonderful lunch at what certainly felt like an authentic restaurant, and interesting sites. The latter were a bit crowded and confusing, and I wish the guide who was otherwise great had given more specific directions about the meeting point -- my friend and I were searching for the bus a long time and nearly got stranded. But that was the only real down side of the day trip.
Review by: Katerina S, October 2017
The tour was good for the time we have there but better prefer to go and stay there at least one night. Town is very charming and you need to take the time and walk also in the afternoon and evening there. More than that I have chosen this tour rather than the cheaper one by another agency. The fact is that this has nothing to do. You can book for any agency but at the end you end up with one and the same as they cannot serve each traveler separately. For all of our tours we were thinking of having booked with different agencies. Finally all travelers were picked up by their hotels and gathered in the touristic office. There we were split to different buses based on the destination and all of the times we were served by tour51 even though none of our bookings were with this agency. So my proposal is choose the cheapest and just be lucky to have a good guide!
Review by: s.paton24, October 2017
Hotel pick-up was on time but it was a very long day due to some fellow travellers choosing to return late to the bus. Perhaps the guide should have been more strict as has happened on other tours. It was an interesting tour with an affable guide but his English was very difficult to understand much of the time. The Dutch part of historical Malacca was very crowded with tourists and tacky tuktuks. Other parts of the town were more interesting with temples, etc. Lunch was fine.
Review by: Jason C, October 2017
Was a good tour, wish we could've seen more of Malacca although it was a hot day with a lot of traffic in the city so I don't think our other tour patrons were that keen on getting out and about to walk around.
Review by: Hugo F, October 2017
Great day trip. Excellent guide and driver. I definitely recommend and will return to Malaysia someday to spend more time in Malacca.
Review by: Frazer H, October 2017
Ideal of you would like to spend 11 hours on a trip. leaving the hotel at. 845 returning at 1945 five and half hour in a small mini bus for four hours at a fairly disappointing location. A historical site surrounded by new development and subsumed by recalibration. Little to see and certainly not worth the five hours travel._br/_ Timing is also an issue arriving back into KL at peak traffic is a no no. The bus is small and if you are unlucky enough to be on the wrong side you can expect to be very warm from the direct sun going and coming back._br/_ The guide was just OK but there is little to say or at least there was little of interest
Review by: Heath J, September 2017
I was quite disappointed with this tour to be honest. There was a large group of people on the tour a full coach load, which was too big a group as we were constantly having to wait for people really annoying as so much time was wasted waiting when I could have been enjoying the sights. The walk around Mallaca city centre was rushed, and little explanation on what we were seeing was offered by the guide. Lunch was very nice, but we were told a drink was included, which it apparently wasnt, because everyone had to pay for their drink at the end of the meal. The places we went to after lunch were literally just a photo stop. As in, the coach stopped, those who wanted to take a photo could get off and do so in the couple of minutes we were there, and then we drove on to next place. No time to actually look around and, again, no commentary provided. Malacca itself is beautiful, and it was a lovely day out in the sense of getting out of KL for the day and walking around somewhere different. But the tour aspect was very underwhelming and the guide not helpful at all.
Review by: Patricia W, September 2017
We enjoyed spending a day in another place Malacca while holidaying in Kuala Lumpur. We got picked up from our Hotel, had a pleasant guide, got driven in a bus to discover a new place, met new people and were given lunch as well as an opportunity to shop! What more could you want!_br/_ Unfortunately, I do not recommend this tour._br/_ The bus arrived 20 mins later than specified. The guide did speak english, but with an indian accent so lots of things were lost in trying to understand what was being said. We did not get commentary while walking to some significant places, just pointed out that we could go here and there if we wanted. We walked up the hill but again not given any information as to the history of the building. It was quite a brief tour of what should have been a more interesting place._br/_ Lunch was ok. The food was not hot and the staff were not friendly, not unfriendly but just not warm or welcoming. Then we were taken to the port, which really had nothing much there except to see the island that is being built. _br/_ Our last stop was Jonkers street. Not enough commentary about the history of this street, just a quick walk up the road, pointed out where a chinese temple might be and then meet back at the bus in 25 mins!_br/_ This city was recommended to us by my brother in law and because we love history we were looking forward to going, but unfortunately there was no substance to the tour itself and I hope that Viator will look at having guides that are passionate about their country and are eager to show you interesting sights._br/_ Thankfully, we always see positive and enjoyed the day out and while our guide was pleasant, not really the kind of guiding that we have experienced in many cities around the world.
Review by: Angela J, September 2017
As all of the reviews say...it is a shame the trip didn't leave KL sooner as it is very rushed. It would be so much better to have quality time at Malacca and a wonder around to soak up all the amazing sights there. The lunch as everyone comments is a standard Chinese meal - however, the worst thing for me was discovering the huge variety of prices that people had paid for this trip. I paid 67 on line - where as someone else I spoke to paid only 37. We had exactly the same trip! I thought this was pretty unfair, and whilst I was completely prepared for the rest of it having read everyone's reviews in advance I really thought that this was rubbish. Moral of the story is - pay the least amount possible for this visit, you all get picked up from your hotels and dropped in the same place and have the same tour!
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