Selangor

Batu Caves

One of Malaysia’s national treasures and holiest Hindu sites, this complex of giant limestone caves, just 13km north of KL, houses temples that have been drawing pilgrims for more than 120 years.

Home to gangs of cheeky monkeys, the caves are always fascinating and well worth making the short trip out of town to visit.

Sunway Lagoon Theme Park

unway Lagoon Theme Park describes itself as Malaysia's premier theme park and Asia's Best Attraction and from what I have seen I think that is a fair comment. My daughter rates it as her joint favourite theme park in Malaysia (along with Legoland Malaysia) but she prefers Singapore's Universal Studios.

Sunway Lagoon is spread over 80 acres and is part of the wider 800 acre Sunway Integrated Resort City which includes a 5 star hotel, a very popular shopping mall, residential blocks, a hospital and more. Built on derelict tin mining land in Petaling Jaya south of Kuala Lumpur, the development is a successful example of rehabilitating an industrial wasteland.

Mah Meri Cultural Village

On Pulau Carey island, this Orang Asli village is well worth a visit to learn about the distinct culture and traditions of the Mah Meri, a subgroup of the Senoi people who live along the coast of Selangor.

The Mah Meri are renowned for their masterful woodcarving and expressive masks worn during dance rituals to represent ancestral spirits.