August 13, 2014

6 Days in Malaysia and Singapore with Kid

Last year, I mentioned in my Things to do in Singapore post how I wish I could go back to Singapore and visit Universal Studios Singapore and Legoland Malaysia. I never thought that after one year this dream would happen.

Read: Things to do in Singapore


I already posted our Malaysia and Singapore trip, but just in case you haven’t read it yet, I’ll be sharing with you our 6-day itinerary. Since we seldom go out of the country, I make sure to visit two countries in one trip if possible para tipid din sa travel tax. Hehehe! So we visited 2 countries and 3 cities in just 6 days.

Day 1 Petronas Twin Towers 

Our first leg is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, via Cebu Pacific. We stayed at Sky Hotel Bukit Bintang, a relatively new hotel in Bukit Bintang, within walking distance of shopping areas and the Petronas Twin Towers. We reached the hotel past 7PM so we had dinner first and went to Petronas Twin Towers. If you want street food, you can also visit Jalan Alor, but we did not do this since we had kids in tow.

Read: Sky Hotel Bukit Bintang
Petronas Twin Towers 

Day 2 DIY Kuala Lumpur City Tour 



Our second day was a half-day Kuala Lumpur City Tour and Batu Caves. We were supposed to go to Batu Caves after lunch, but my son was not in the mood already, so we went back to the hotel. For our half-day city tour, we were able to visit Petronas Towers, National Monument, Istana Negara, National Mosque, KL City Gallery, Merdeka Square, Sultan Abdul Samad Building, KL Tower, and National Palace.

Read: DIY Kuala Lumpur City Tour

Day 3 DIY Singapore City Tour 

We checked out early for our Kuala Lumpur to Singapore flight via AirAsia. I chose the airplane over the bus because I dislike long land travel. After one hour, we reached Singapore. We had lunch at the airport, and off we went to South East Asia Hotel; it was our accommodation for three nights.


We rested for an hour, and we started our DIY City Tour. We started our tour at Clark Quay and we wanted to visit the following places: Asian Civilization, Fullerton Hotel, Merlion, Esplanade, Makansuntra, Helix Bridge, Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands.

Read: South East Asia Hotel Review 
DIY Singapore City Tour 
Where to Stay in Singapore
How to Get to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur

Day 4 Universal Studio Singapore 


Day 4 is our wedding anniversary day, and we celebrated it at Universal Studios Singapore. We all know that the theme park entrance fee is not cheap, so we really stayed from opening till closing time of the theme park. If you are not tired yet, you can also visit SEA Aquarium after USS.

Read: Universal Studios Singapore 

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Day 5 Legoland Malaysia 



Day 5 is reserved for another theme park, which is Legoland Malaysia. Yes, we went back to Malaysia again, and this time, to Johor Bahru. It is more or less two hours away from Singapore, and we took a bus from Singapore Flyer. We only visited Legoland Malaysia, but you can also visit other theme parks in Johor Bahru.

Read: Legoland Malaysia

Buy or Book your Ticket 
4G Sim Card (Johor Airport Pick Up) for Malaysia
Private City Transfers between Singapore and Johor Bahru
Singapore to Johor Bahru - DIY Itinerary + Private Driver
Klook Exclusive: Legoland Malaysia Hero Access Pass and Meal Voucher in Johor Bahru.

Day 6 Back to Manila

Day 6, we still had a half day to stroll or shop, but we decided to stay in the hotel to rest our aching feet. After check-out, we went to Changi Airport for our afternoon flight via Philippine Airlines.

Read: 2 Days in Singapore
5 Days in Singapore with Kid

15 comments:

Mitchryan said...

DIY touring is definitely so much better than package tour. You can manage your own time, and can get to see and enjoy the place more closely.

Anonymous said...

Wow, Malaysia's on my list of places to visit with our kids. :) Love that you did a DIY tour, I was advised to do that by a jetsetter friend and I like the idea. It seems more enjoyable than a fixed tour, though I wouldn't really know where to go since we've had very little experience in traveling.

Razel Miranda said...

I wish can go out of the country, I miss traveling around. I love your DIY travel and I think that is the coolest thing hubby and wifey should do. It's like and adventure when you plan it yourself that having a tour plan. :)

Roxi said...

I'd love to travel in Asia and visit KL! I haven't really done any vacation in SEA aside from HK which was more than 10 years ago.

Rikka Redrico said...

Wow! I would love to travel KL soon! Nice review, Michi! I'm sure you guys had fun!

Kim Reyes said...

We're hoping to go on a family trip next year. The kids should be old enough then. It has been soooo long since we last had a vacation! Thanks for sharing this.

Michi said...

We prefer DIY trip because it is much cheaper.

Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen said...

I ahven't been to KL nor Singapore but we're hoping we can visit Singapore soon.

Janice said...

That was a really full itinerary! No wonder you got tired. Haha! But that's okay. The important thing is that you guys made the most out of your trip.

TweenselMom said...

It's our next dream trip, Singapore diretso Malaysia. Thanks for this blog post we are more inspired to save for our trip :-)

Meikah said...

Very nice! I miss traveling with family. Will keep these tips in mind. :) Thanks!

Michi said...

Thanks! :)

Michi said...

If money is not an issue, I would love to visit other continents naman. :)

Michi said...

At first, DIY seems difficult but you can do it. There are so many DIY travel blogs that you can read to guide you. :)

Michi said...

Yes, full itinerary because we try to visit more places in one trip. #tipid :)

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