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glittering skyscrapers mirrored surface and the wild jungles, white beaches with the "immobile" palm trees and emerald sea and underwater gardens, original and colorful festivals national holidays, implicated in the national traditions of different Asian cultures, amazing parks bizarre orchids, sea turtles and birds of paradise - all this, Malaysia, tropical tale, where surprisingly mixed ancient civilizations of Asia. Arriving here, you can see, hear, feel and taste the Malay, Chinese, Indian, Indonesian and Thai traditions.
This diverse, multilingual cauldron boils extravaganza carnivals and festivals, scatter positive emotions and steaming spicy aromas of national dishes, seasoned with musky nut, Chile, ginger and coconut milk. In the milk boil everything - rice, meat, fish and chicken, it makes Malaysian food a special flavor. Originality is felt throughout, even in the air, filled with scents of orchids and hibiscus. Very good location, tropical climate and unique nature makes Malaysia a year-round resort, where the development of all types of tourism - families, active and health. Kuala Lumpur: Skyscrapers, parks and shopping
cosmopolitan capital of Malaysia, which arose on the site of the village olovodobytchikov - a starting point for trips around the country. It all contrasts, her business card - the Twin Towers Petronas Twin Towers in height 452 feet (88 floors). Buildings were among the highest in the world for 8 years (from 1996 to 2003), but now they do not cease to delight tourists with its grandeur. Two ears of corn (so called for their resemblance to the "queen of the fields") grew up in the heart of the "Golden Triangle" of the capital - Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), a limited respectable streets full of shopping malls, restaurants and expensive hotels. The towers are visible from all points. And with their own spectacular view of the city and its environs. Tourists drive to the observation deck Skybridge - two-storey bridge at 41-42-th floor, connecting the tower at a height of 170 meters above the ground. Open every day from 8 to 18.30. Daily visits to Petronas stands 1,300 free tickets and the queue behind them should take from six in the morning. There are more high observation deck - Menara KL Tower height 421 meters. At an altitude of 276 meters it is a restaurant, which overlooks the panorama view over the city.
Mysterious Kuala Lumpur, translated from Malay means "muddy estuary prosaic. But those days are long past. Current Kuala Lumpur is buried in parks and gardens. Here is the world's largest bird park, home to representatives of 200 species of birds, the most exotic of them - black hornbills with a huge yellow beak, resembling the horn of an animal. Adjacent to the bird's paradise is a park of butterflies. Here, among the fragrant flowers fluttering over six thousand 120 species of butterflies. Another unique facility - deer park, the most interesting of them - mouse deer the size of a cat that live only in this part of Southeast Asia.
If flora interests you, head to the delightful garden of orchids (KL Orchid Garden), where Enjoy the aroma and subtle forms of strange flower, or a beautiful terraced garden of hibiscus (KL Hibiscus Garden). The first collected 800 varieties of orchids, including exotic species are endemic, found nowhere else in the world. The second is devoted to the national flower of Malaysia, here are collected plants with flowers more than two thousand shades.
Kuala Lumpur - a bustling Asian metropolis with a vibrant nightlife, endless festivals and lots of shopping and entertainment centers. Malaysian capital - a paradise for shopaholics. There are more than forty shopping center, where European, American and Asian brands in all price categories. Every year from late July to mid September in Malaysia held a grand festival discounts Mega Sale Carnaval, which involves all the major shopping malls. Discounts on clothing, shoes, jewelry and watches, home appliances and electronics up to 50, 70 and even 90%! Melaka: Dutch houses and Chinatown
The four-hour drive south of the capital, on the shores of the Strait of Malacca, is an ancient port city of Malacca. Pearl of the west coast of the country was called the Venice of East, and today it all recalls bygone days of the colonial past. The first in this blessed land the Portuguese landed, the remains of their fortress A'Famosa survived to this day. Then he landed on the peninsula to the shores of Dutch ships, which is reminiscent of the historic city center - at home in the Dutch-style town hall Stadkyuys, Christ Church and St. Paul's, Red Square.
Malacca is known as the city's first Chinese immigrants here today are living their descendants - a unique community of mixed blood people baba nion. Trishaw will take you to the Malacca Chinatown, where you will feel the atmosphere of a typical Chinatown: Buddhist temples, red lanterns, the mysterious hieroglyphics, sweet-sour flavors, shops full of fans and parasols of silk, dried and cured foods, completely incomprehensible to the uninitiated, and Restaurants - full immersion in Chinese culture.
Redang and Penang: Beach joy and diving
fine as sifted through a sieve flour, white sand gently tickles your feet. Warm sea, playing all the shades of aquamarine, gently takes you to their oppressive embrace. Untouched nature and tall palm trees, sustaining the sky, ready to drop to your feet ripe coconut. This is the East Coast. The largest of the island resorts - the island of Redang and Penang, all the rest - the coral atolls, which can fit a couple of other small-hotels. Each of the islands scattered in the waters of the South China Sea, has a special microclimate, and because each resort is unique. Their territory is covered by impenetrable jungle, and only at the edge of the sea are located bungalow, standing on stilts, and necessary for a comfortable stay at least a first class hotel infrastructure.
On the island vacationers deliver boats, watercraft - the only means of communicating with a "large" land - Kuala Terengganu. Here is a Muslim shrine - "Crystal" mosque on the water, one of the 16 most beautiful in the world. The Island Recreation - specific, it is for those who love solitude and is willing to pay for a lot of money. Of the entertainment here just walking along the sea, relaxing spa-procedures, diving and snorkeling (swimming with a mask and fins). Tourists are taken to the boats in the beautiful bay, where there are corals and the remains of sunken ships. The underwater world presented in all their bizarre variety: fish, clowns, fish, butterflies and fish, parrotfish, stingrays, moray eels, sponges, star and turtle ... Island of Borneo: ecotourism, and a respectable vacation
from school textbooks all know that Borneo (or Kalimantan) - it is somewhere very far into the Pacific Ocean. Mysterious Borneo - the third largest island in the world, most of it is Indonesia, and in the north are two Malaysian states - Sabah and Sarawak and the sultanate of Brunei. A rare bird of the few Russian tourists get to Malaysia, reaches the Borneo, basically all travel to another island - Langkawi.
This flora and fauna is no longer anywhere on Earth. Only here is growing the world's largest flower raffleziya reaching gigantic proportions (up to a meter in diameter) and had a very unpleasant smell. Only lived here a colony of the "forest people" - the great apes orangutans are unique nosed monkeys and gibbons. And only here you can see the little elephants on the planet (an adult animal the size of a grown-up baby elephant usual), rhinos, bears and tigers. Scientists discover new species of plants, birds and animals in tropical rain forests of the island. Jungles of Borneo - the most ancient on the planet.
Original customs and lifestyle of the islanders. In Borneo, live the Malays, Chinese, Indians, Indonesians, Thais, Filipinos and many natives, some of which - the descendants of the warlike tribes of headhunters. Architectural feature of Borneo - the so-called Longhouse, when a new house built close to the previous one. Obtain the continuous building length which can reach more than a hundred meters. After visiting the "Longhouse" - a direct route to the local market, which sells exotic fruits: papaya, mango, lychee, rambutan, mangosteen and the king of Malaysian fruits - durian. Fruit is famous for its peculiar smell and indescribable sweet flavor (a combination of cheese, onion and garlic). Durian - infallible aphrodisiac, because it makes desserts, sweets and candies. Try this "fragrant" a miracle of nature to complete the sensation.
Beaches of Sabah and Sarawak are washed by the South China Sea, Sulu-Sulawesi, whose waters attract divers from around the world. To the northeast of Borneo, Sipadan is located - the only oceanic island of Malaysia, he is among the ten most beautiful places in the world for diving. Hanging gardens of coral and dark grottos, which are glorified in their underwater saga French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, full of marine life: fish, parrots, fish balls, fish, playful clowns and frightening schools of barracuda, giant moray eels, fish, crocodiles, reef sharks and sea turtles. In Borneo, there are luxury yachts and golf clubs, so it will not be bored and amateur sports ground.
Editors thank the National Office of Tourism Malaysia for their help in preparing the material.
FACTS AND FIGURES Gosustroystvo: elective federal constitutional monarchy. Consists of 13 states and 3 federal territories.
Climate: tropical, hot all year. Temperatures range from 21 degrees at night to 32 during the day.
State religion: Islam, proclaimed freedom of religion.
Official language: Malay, and English is widely spoken.
Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (PM).
Local Time: time difference with Moscow - 4 hours in summer and 5 hours in winter.
Rules of entry: Russian tourists do not need visas to enter the country for up to 30 days. When leaving airport tax is paid - 50 PM.
IMPORTANT: Customs regulations of Malaysia are not very rigorous. The exceptions are drugs for which imports could face the death penalty. Author: Natalia Timashova (photo's)
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