Malacca
Malacca Jonker Street & Chinatown Heritage Walk
Walk through Malacca's extraordinary Chinatown — Jonker Street (Jalan Hang Jebat) is the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage city's Chinese quarter, a street of antique shops, Peranakan restaurants, clan temples, and weekend night markets that documents five centuries of Chinese settlement in the most historically significant port city in Southeast Asia.
Malacca Bukit China & Chinese Heritage Hill Walk
Climb Bukit China — the largest Chinese cemetery outside China is also one of the most historically significant hills in Southeast Asia, where the Chinese diplomatic presence in Malacca during the sultanate period has left a heritage of wells, graves, and history stretching back to the early 15th century.
Malacca Peranakan & Nyonya Culture Walk
Discover the Peranakan (Straits Chinese) culture — the Baba-Nyonya community of Malacca, descended from Chinese merchants who intermarried with local Malay women from the 15th century, created the most distinctive hybrid culture in Southeast Asia, with a unique language (Baba Malay), cuisine (Nyonya food), and material culture that is most concentrated in Malacca.
Malacca Dutch Square & Colonial Heritage Walk
Explore Malacca's Dutch colonial legacy — the red-painted buildings of the Dutch Square (Stadthuys) form the most complete ensemble of Dutch colonial buildings outside the Netherlands, built during the 130-year Dutch occupation (1641-1795) of the city that was the most important port in the spice trade.
Malacca Food Heritage Walk
Eat through Malacca's extraordinary food heritage — the synthesis of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Portuguese, and Dutch culinary influences in this most multicultural of Malaysian cities produced the Nyonya cuisine, the satay celup fondue, the cendol dessert, and the Portuguese-influenced seafood that make Malacca one of the most rewarding food destinations in Southeast Asia.
Malacca Spice Trade & Medieval Port History Walk
Trace the history of the world's most consequential medieval trade centre — the Malacca Sultanate (1400-1511) at its height was the largest port city in Southeast Asia, handling the full volume of spice trade between the Moluccas (Spice Islands) and the Mediterranean markets that made Malacca the richest city in Asia.
Malacca Kampung Morten & Malay Village Walk
Explore Malacca's surviving traditional Malay village — Kampung Morten beside the Malacca River is one of the few traditional Malay kampung (villages) surviving within the urban boundary of a Malaysian heritage city, preserving wooden houses, community life, and Malay cultural traditions in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage zone.
Malacca Portuguese Settlement & Eurasian Heritage Walk
Visit Malacca's extraordinary Portuguese Settlement — the surviving community of Portuguese-descended Eurasians in Malacca is one of the most remarkable ethnic communities in Asia, maintaining a Creole Portuguese language (Cristão/Papiá Kristang), Catholic faith, and cultural traditions for over 500 years since the Portuguese conquest of 1511.