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Malacca
The Malacca bus terminal is bustling and modern and easy to find your way around, but leaves you well outside the central city area. A taxi ride is then necessary to get to the central hotel district, were you will be needing to stay. Usually, the taxi drivers are plentiful and awaiting business and finding one will not be difficult. Usually, if you stand still for about a minute, with a pile of luggage beside you, several taxi drivers will find you! But, they will not run on a meter from the bus terminal, so you need to negotiate a rate to get you were you want to go, before you get in. About ten ringet appears a reasonable fare.
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Arrival in Singapore--> Singapore --> Crossing to Malaysia --> Mersing --> Malacca --> Kuala Lumpur --> Genting Highlands --> Bukit Fraser --> Cameron Highlands --> Penang
A couple of other websites, that may be a useful reference, would include;
www.melaka.gov.my
http://allmalaysia.info/state/malacca
www.melaka.gov.my
http://allmalaysia.info/state/malacca
The first priority, on arriving by taxi to downtown Malacca, was finding somewhere to stay. Most accommodation is in either the Chinatown area or the area north of the city centre, along Jl Bendahara. Chinatown is the more characteristic, being the older part of town, and this adds to the experience of staying in historic Malacca. It also means you are within walking distance of most of the tourist attractions of the historic town centre area. A good option, would be to try the Hotel Puri, a converted 18th century Peranakan Manor house, in Chinatown. Alternatively, there are several other similar, small hotels in the couple of streets that make up the original Chinatown area, that offer plenty of history.
Next - Malacca Attractions
Chinatown and particularly Jonkers St, is a tourist attraction on its own, filled with many interesting shops, restaurants and bars. Notably, on Saturdays and Sundays nights Jonkers St is closed to traffic and takes on a carnival atmosphere of street traders, food stalls and entertainment. This is a great start to a weekend evening, with a stroll though the bustling street market, with the possibility of picking up a bargain along the way.