Chew Jetty is located in the old town of Georgetown. This village is rich in history, and this area used to be a place of escape or refuge for Chinese people during the war in the 18th century.

Clan Jetties is home to nine ethnic Chinese pioneer clans who stopped in Penang. The nine clans are Ong, Chew, Lim, Lee, Tan, New Jetty, Peng Aun, Yeoh, and Koay. 

One of the Clan Jetties that has opened itself as a tourist destination in Pangkalan Weld is Chew Jetty. Chew Jetty Village was finally named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2008.

Most of the houses at Chew Jetty Penang are made of wooden planks, similar to floating houses and are quite solid. Here you can walk around looking at the residents' houses and relax while taking selfies on the pier in the afternoon. Facing the sea, you can see the bridge that connects 2 cities in Penang.

Meanwhile, from Georgetown city center you can also go to the Penang Heritage Trail area with a distance of approximately 2 km. To get here faster, you can use the GrabCar service at a cheaper rate.

George Town is one of the historical central cities in Malaysia. This port city, which has existed since the 17th century, is a meeting place for various ethnicities and cultures that live side by side to this day.

George Town also witnessed the history of World War II and the independence of Malaya and the formation of the Malaysian Federation. Tourists who come there can see various buildings with unique architecture while walking, cycling or riding a pedicab.

There are more than 1,700 historical buildings in this Core Zone which line the four main streets of Las Pengkalan, Lebuh Pantai, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling and Lorong Cinta. There is also a stretch of sea around the port that is a shame to miss.

Hundreds of murals inhabit the small radius of the old town, now developed into one enormous art trail. Follow the trail via bike or on foot, or ditch the map and see what you happen to stumble across in the many side streets.

Opening hours: 7 am–9 pm daily

Entrance fee: The entrance fee is free for most of the temple, but the elevator lift costs 3 MYR ($0.80), and the entrance to the pagoda is 2 MYR ($0.54).

Kek Lok Si Temple is one of Penang's landmarks. The location is on a hill, a little outside the city center of Georgetown, in the Aer Itam area. If we use grab it will cost around 20-25 RM.

This temple is a Buddhist temple complex. The architecture is a combination of Chinese and Myanmar style. There are several entrances. We entered through the bottom door where the turtle pond is. So you have to climb up. If you don't want to climb, you can enter through the top door where the statue of Goddess Kwan Im and the pagoda are and then go down.

In this complex there are several altar buildings for prayer with quite beautiful gardens. A large white pagoda is at the top, but we have to pay again if we want to enter the pagoda.

To get to the temple, you first have to walk up a gradual inclining set of stairs and walkways, that are all sheltered by a labyrinth of souvenir shops. It almost felt like a cave packed with souvenirs, and there was hardly any air or breeze walking up – so be prepared to start dripping with sweat. This complex is quite interesting to visit and nearby there is the Air Itam market which has many food stalls. Unfortunately we didn't have time to explore this market and taste the various foods being sold.