Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and what you need to know before you go

In Malaysia I was only in Kuala Lumpur. In this post I put together what you need to know about Kuala Lumpur and about entering Malaysia.

What you need to know before going to Malaysia

Visa

• Turkish citizens can enter Malaysia visa free for up to 90 days. Check the rules for your own passport.
• Your passport needs to be valid for at least 6 months. They may ask for your return ticket at entry, have it ready.
• Rules can change, check before you go.

Arrival card, MDAC

• Before entering Malaysia you have to fill in a digital arrival card online, it's called MDAC.
• You fill it in at most 3 days before you arrive.
• It's free. Only use the official site, the official MDAC site. Sites that ask for money are scams.

Money

• The currency is the ringgit.
• Hotels, shopping malls and big restaurants take cards. At street food stalls, old school coffee shops and night markets you need cash.
• When paying by card, if it asks whether to charge in your home currency or ringgit, choose ringgit.

Getting around

• For taxis people use Grab, it shows the price before you get in.
• In the city there are MRT, LRT and monorail lines. Google Maps is enough to figure out which line to take.

Places to see in Kuala Lumpur

• The Petronas Twin Towers and KLCC Park.
• The Batu Caves, just outside the city.
• Merdeka Square.
• Chinatown and Petaling Street.
• Bukit Bintang for nightlife and shopping.