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George Town UNESCO Street Art & Heritage Private Walk

Explore George Town's UNESCO-listed streets with a private licensed heritage guide — from Ernest Zacharevic's legendary iron-rod murals to the Clan Jetties, Kapitan Keling Mosque, and Little India — at an unhurried, bespoke pace.

What to expect

Beginning in the colonial core at Fort Cornwallis, your guide weaves through the Street of Harmony — where a mosque, temple, and church stand within metres of each other — and into the dense back lanes of Armenian Street, where Zacharevic's boy-on-bicycle mural has become one of Asia's most photographed images. The Clan Jetties reveal a living water village of Chinese clan communities on stilts over the strait. Every turn holds a story that maps 200 years of mercantile empire.

Book it with
Penang Heritage Trust (official)
MYR 50–80 per person (guided heritage walk; private arrangements from approx. MYR 400 per group)
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Good to know

PHT walks depart at 9:00 am; contact phtwalks@gmail.com or call +604-264-2631 to book. Private group walks require advance notice. The cruise terminal is within walking distance of the heritage core (approx. 15–20 min on foot) or 5 min by Grab. Wear light, breathable clothing and good walking shoes — George Town is compact but the heat is real.

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