Top 15 Penang Hill Tours

1.Penang Hill Funicular Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 527 reviews · from $15Our pick

Ride Penang Hill’s 1.2-mile funicular to a colonial hill station, skip queues with fast lane, and enjoy 833m island views.

“Easy booking through Viator and convenient to pick up tickets at the counter. We got there at around 9.30am and queued for well over an hour to get up so would recommend going early. Also, once you’re up there the best bit is definitely Habitat - such a cool place to visit. The rest of the hill is a bit touristy and not that interesting to be honest!”

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2.Kek Lok Si Temple and Penang Hill Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 199 reviews · 4 hours · from $78

Half-day in Penang pairing Kek Lok Si’s 10,000 Buddhas with a funicular up Penang Hill for Georgetown views, plus hotel pickup.

“Brilliant experience an Gson was an excellent guide with so much information and professionalism. Attended this solo and it was perfect!”

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3.The Habitat Penang Hill Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 111 reviews · 1 day · from $14Best value

Walk Penang Hill rainforest on a self-guided ticket, including a long canopy bridge, Curtis Crest views, swings, and easy wildlife spotting.

“The silence and being away from the city . Beautiful flora and the monkeys were adorable to watch.”

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4.Penang City & Temple Tour With Penang Hill(Fast Lane)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 95 reviews · from $75Top rated

Half-day Penang temples, UNESCO George Town streets, and a Penang Hill fast-lane funicular ride with hotel pickup. $75 per person.

“Ranjit was the most obliging host. This was the first time back to Malaysia for my Mum in 60 years and Ranjit did not hurry us along and let us spend more time on Penang Hill. He was incredibly knowledgeable and very interesting to talk to. We loved our tour! Thanks.”

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5.Discover Penang: City Highlights, Kek Lok Si Temple & Penang Hill

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · from $84

Private half-day tour of George Town and temples, with Penang Hill funicular and Kek Lok Si. Door-to-door pickup, fast lane tickets.

“Exploring Penang with Mr. Ong as our tour guide was an unforgettable experience that perfectly showcased the island’s rich culture, history, and cuisine. His deep knowledge of Penang’s heritage brought places like George Town, Kek Lok Si Read more”

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6.Full Day – Penang Tour Including Penang Hill Tickets (Fast Lane) & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · from $123

Penang in one full day: hotel pickup, UNESCO George Town streets, temples, and Penang Hill Fast Lane tickets plus Kek Lok Si and lunch.

“Our tour guide did not speak good English. We enjoyed our experience but we feel like we could have got more from it if we could have communicated with the tour guide.”

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7.Private Half-Day Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si Temple Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 31 reviews · from $69

Private half-day tour of Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si Temple with hotel pickup, funicular ride, and a local English guide.

“Lots of cultural experiences that are unique to Asia. For their edification I will try to produce 100 words for this review”

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8.Penang City & Temple Tour with Penang Hill(Fast Lane) & Kek Lok Si

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $83

Temples in Georgetown, a fast funicular to Penang Hill, and Kek Lok Si Guan Yin views, with pickup and included transport.

“Mr Vejay spoke very good English and was very knowledgeable. He was prompt and very friendly. His car was immaculate, and we felt very safe with him. He bought us the fast express ticket of the inclined to see the temple instead Read more”

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9.Penang Day Trip with Temple and Penang Hill Tickets (Fast Lane)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $96

Cruise-ready Penang half-day with **fast lane** Penang Hill funicular, Kek Lok Si temple, and free White Coffee samples.

“Very nice excursion. Our driver, Ronnie, was super nice. Highly recommended. Beautiful temples and gardens”

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10.Penang City & Temple Tour with Penang Hill(Fast Lane)& Kek Lok Si

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $89

Penang City and temples with Penang Hill fast lane, hotel pickup, and Kek Lok Si tickets, in about 6 hours.

“The tour was excellent our driver was friendly his car was clean and comfortable. We enjoyed all the stops Kek Lok Si was WOW and the funicular was awesome as were the Buddhist temples.”

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11.Private Penang Hill and Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $67

Private Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si tour with hotel pickup, funicular ride, British hill station views, and the Temple of Paradise.

“Philip was a fabulous guide and driver and gave us lots of information regarding the history of Penang and answered our questions with genuine interest. As it was a very busy day due to being Chinese New Year's day, the wait for the funiculaRead more”

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12.Penang Hill and the Kek Lok Si Temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $132

A comfy 5-hour George Town tour pairing Kek Lok Si and Penang Hill, with included chairlift and funicular rides and live guide context.

“Beautiful views from Penang Hill. Highly recommend doing the Habitat walk. There is an additional cost to get in but well worth it. Our driver walked us around the temple. He was very nice to do that. Would recommend a tour guide or something because it is easy to get turned around and miss things if you do it on your own.”

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13.Penang Nature Escape: Penang Hill, Botanical Gardens & Ferringhi

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 4 reviews · from $147

Penang nature day with Fast Lane Penang Hill, Kek Lok Si, Botanical Gardens, Batu Ferringhi, and Georgetown pickup.

“Unfortunately I had a poor experience. Firstly, as a solo traveller I had to book a private tour as no shared options were available. This further meant that the price nearly doubled for me. I accepted that, thinking that I would at least have the Read more”

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14.Penang Day Trip with City Tour and Penang Hill (Fast Lane)

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $87

Penang day trip from George Town with Penang Hill Fast Lane, temples, Fort Cornwallis, Little India, and Chew Jetty in 6 hours.

“I’ve only given four stars because we had a few glitches, not a moan, it was a Very Good Trip, let me stress that. The driver was a lovely old guy but his limited knowledge of English caused a couple of misunderstandings about pick up poiRead more”

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15.Penang Full Day Tour with Penang Hill, Kek Lok Si & Fruit Farm

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $346

Private full day from Kuala Lumpur to Penang with Batu Ferringhi, batik, fruit farm, Kek Lok Si, Penang Hill, plus fast transfers.

“The worst experience ever. The driver did not arrive on time, so I called Harry in operations who was very rude and seemed like he was sleeping. He said he would call me back and never returned my call. I called 5 times and he did not aRead more”

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