Itinerary for Malaysia-Singapore-Indonesia Trip 2014

I've done, by far, my most complicated travel to date, that is the three-country, one-week trip that together with my travel buddies, we've done last February, 2014. Now here's the itinerary we've had for that trip. I've revised some of it because some activities we've done and some are not due to factors that are unexpected.

The pool area of Colmar Tropicale

Day 1     Feb. 16      8:00 p.m.       Manila Departure

             Feb. 17     12:00 a.m.      Kuala Lumpur Arrival

                              7:00 a.m.      Breakfast / Visit Petronas Tower

                             10:00 a.m.     Berjaya Times Square

                                                 Shuttle to Colmar Tropicale

                              3:00 p.m.      Check-in Colmar Tropicale

                              3:30 p.m.      Free time / Rest / Sightseeing

                              7:00 p.m.      Dinner

We've arrived at midnight at Kuala Lumpur International Airport and from there, we took a bus to the KL grand terminal. Since most establishments and the terminal itself were closed, we did what the locals do: find any cafes open, in our case, McDonalds, and there we could have some shut-eye. Many locals were there sleeping, too, waiting for daylight and the staff don't care! Awesome! Save some money from hotels.

Day 2      Feb. 18       7:00 a.m.        Breakfast

                               8:00 a.m.        Japanese Garden / Animal Park

                              12:00 p.m.       Check-out Colmar / Shuttle back to KL

                               2:00 p.m.        Check-in at Hostel Cosmopolitan

                               3:00 p.m.        Batu Caves

                               5:00 p.m.        Bukit Bintang, Petaling Street,

                                                    Petronas Towers by night

                               

Since it was raining and the weather seems to be getting bad, we've skipped the activities from 3:00 p.m. onwards and just settled in and rest at the hostel. We can't do anything when it comes to Mother Nature.

Day 3       Feb. 19       3:00 a.m.        Shuttle to KLCC Airport

                                8:00 a.m.        Kuala Lumpur Departure

                                9:35 a.m.        Singapore Arrival

                               12:00 p.m.       Day tour (Haw Par Villa, Botanical

                                                     Gardens, Marina Bay Sands)

Day 4       Feb. 20      9:00 a.m.        Breakfast 

                                                            11:00 a.m.       Shuttle to Airport

                                2:30 p.m.       Singapore Departure

                                3:30 p.m.       Jakarta Arrival

                                4:00 p.m.       Travel to Taman Safari by car

                               11:00 p.m.      Check-in Taman Safari Caravan Lodge

Day 5       Feb. 21    7:00 a.m.       Breakfast

                             8:00 a.m.       Safari adventure / animal encounter

                             3:00 p.m.       Travel by bus from Puncak to Jakarta

                             5:00 p.m.       Check-in Hotel 55

Day 6       Feb. 22    8:00 a.m.       Breakfast     

                             9:00 a.m.       Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

                            12:00 p.m.       Lunch

                             2:00 p.m.       Pasalubong shopping

                             6:00 p.m.       Dinner / Rest

Day 7       Feb 23     8:00 a.m.       Breakfast

                             9:00 a.m.       More pasalubong shopping

                            12:00 p.m.      Check-out Hotel 55

                             5:00 p.m.       Travel to Soekarno Hatta Airport

Day 8       Feb. 24    12:00 a.m.     Jakarta - Manila Departure

             

Our itinerary in Indonesia is not that hectic because we didn't expect heavy rains. We stayed at our hotel and, luckily, it's nice despite the bad weather.

Happy travels!

Day 3: 24 Hours in Singapore 2014

Second destination for our 2014 "one-week, three-country itinerary" is Singapore. Why I'm writing our time in SG now rather than our first destination beats me. Haha, it's safe to say that we only have a day in SG and it's less typing time because it's less activities. Anyhoo, after this I'm writing about the first destination which is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The floral replica of a Russian church and Russian nesting doll at Terminal 1 lobby of Changi Airport

MTR system... getting familiar.

To be honest, this is my second time in Singapore but it's my first time to visit Haw Par Villa. I'm really amazed with SG's MTR system because it's so conveniently accessible. Haw Par Villa is a free-entrance fee park so we've had our time to check out every nook and cranny this park has to offer.

Weird enough? That's because Haw Par Villa is a park for the weird and unusual. The best known attraction here is the Ten Courts of Hell, which features gruesome depictions of hell in Chinese mythology and Buddhism. 

And since we only have 24 hours in SG, we took time to see Marina Bay Sands even if it's 10 pm already!

Even though it's only a day, we enjoyed our time in Singapore. But the third destination will surely top our list, hopefully, because it's the real adventure... in the jungle.