Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang)

Spend the day discovering this cosmopolitan city and its many cultural levels, from the soaring Petronas Towers to a Royal Palace, Gothic churches, stolid Colonial remnants and a restored Malay timber house, once the residence of a local headman in a lovely Heritage Center. Browse in the markets and shops.

The following Shore Excursions are available for this port on this cruise, and may be reserved beginning 180 days before the cruise begins.

Kuala Lumpur Countryside & Handicrafts
Tour Code: KUL-003
Duration: 5 hours
Retail Value: $119.00
Price: Free

On this delightful and educational tour of rural Kuala Lumpur, you'll explore a cave in the countryside, along with some of the nation's most popular handicrafts.

Begin your tour with a visit to Batu Caves is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 8 miles north of Kuala Lumpur. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village.

The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia which attracts over 1.5 million pilgrims yearly, making it one of the largest annual gatherings anywhere in the world.

Next, visit the pewter manufacturer, Royal Selangor, which is the largest of its type in the world and is recognized as a Malaysian brand icon. The tour begins at the Gallery. Learn about the company's pioneering past and its transformation to a world-class company. Its fascinating Pewter Museum and astonishing two-story high replica of the Petronas Twin Towers created out of 7,062 pewter tankards will delight you. The Factory Tour shows you 'live' the different pewter production processes - casting, filing, polishing, soldering, hammering and engraving, as well as the intricacies of making Selberan's fine jewelry.

You are joining The Royal Selangor 'School of Hard Knocks', which is an entertaining hour-long pewtersmithing workshop where for a small fee participants are taught to create your own pewter dish using traditional tools and methods.

Then your next stop is at the Karyaneka Craft Center. Karyaneka has a wide collection of rich items of handicraft reflecting Malaysia's ethnic and cultural heritage. The center sells batik, rattan baskets, blowpipes, Sarawak woodcarvings, Kelantanese silvercraft which come from the four corners of Malaysia. Moreover, the collection comprises some one thousand and more tablewares, beautiful gifts, home decors and souvenir items. Besides Karyaneka, there is also a Craft Museum which concentrates on exhibiting culture. You will find dioramas that portray life-sized figures of craftsmen at work, complete with their work tools. The effect is to recreate the original atmosphere and settings to give visitors the total experience, be it of songket weaving, brass work, woodcarving, traditional blacksmith, batik painting or pottery making.

Please note: This tour involves some walking, and negotiating the 275 steps at the Cave Temple.

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Free Unlimited Shore Excursions are for full fare guests only, capacity controlled and subject to availability. Requested excursions may not be available at time of booking. Supplement will apply on Regent Choice excursions (indicated by the above) and excludes Private Arrangements and all Adventures Ashore programs. In order to ensure quality guides and sufficient transportation, we must provide the tour operator with passenger counts at least 36 hours in advance. Therefore no refunds will be given within 36 hours of tour departure for cancellations or no-shows. Please pay special attention to scheduling and tour lengths when booking your shore excursions. In many cases, it is not possible to participate in more than one tour per day in a given port. Tours operate rain or shine. Tours require minimum participation levels to operate so please sign up as early as possible. Tours may be cancelled if minimum participation levels are not met. Prices, Itineraries and General Information shore excursion prices are subject to change to meet unexpected cost increases or currency fluctuations. Please consult the Destination Services Desk onboard for information. During local or national holidays, access to certain facilities (such as museums or archaeological sites) may be limited or denied. In such instances, adjustments will be made to minimize inconvenience to guests. Some tours have limited availability. Tours are generally available for reserving 180 days prior to the beginning of a cruise. Please sign up early to avoid disappointment. Regent Seven Seas Cruises reserves the right to require guests to complete a liability waiver for select shore excursions. For more information, please visit the Destination Services Desk onboard.