historical malacca day tour
The Chronology of Historical Malacca is unlike any other historical city in the world, a 14th-15th century maritime empire connecting the east & west
“Whoever is lord in Malacca, has his hand
on the throat of Venice.”
Tom Pires (Suma Oriental 1512-1515)
historical Malacca day tour
Overview
Historical Malacca Day Tour is a Private guided walking tour into the long chronological history of a village that became the region’s glorious Sultanate’s empire and the busiest maritime port in the region until attracting the Western took turns to conquer.
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Sightseeing Highlights
Historical Malacca- A walking tour through the past
Malacca Sultanate, a glorious 15th centuries maritime empire (1400-1528), merchants flowed fine and highly merchandise from all over the East in exchange for goods from the West.
Varthema who claimed to visit Malacca in 1506 A.D. had this to say about Malacca port:
“truly I believed, that more ships arrived here than any other place in the world, especially there came here all sorts of spices and immense quantity of other merchandise”.
Ludocivo di varthema of Bologna 1502
Historic Malacca Day Tour
With a very long chronological history timeline, Malacca was once a vital trading post in South East Asia that connects the East & West. The Sultanate’s era in Malacca reached its glorious period during the 15th century with as many as 2000 ships docked here at any one time with merchants trading spices that mostly came from the Malay Archipelago, textiles & ceramic products from China & a lot more. Malacca then underwent many bloody battles against the local region and as well the colonial rivals. In 2008, UNESCO inscribed Melaka (Malacca) & Georgetown, Penang as Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca.
The Itinerary
I (we) going to grab you from the hotel lobby by 0730 or 0800hrs for an approximately 2 hours journey to Malacca.
Upon arrival in Malacca City after quite a long drive, indulge & relax by getting on board the Malacca River Cruise that shall take you for an approximately 30-45 minutes ride along the historic Malacca river. The return trip of 9 kilometers will offer you scenic & colorful historical buildings, pre-war shophouses & vibrant types of bridges. Plus a tranquil Malay village with colorful wooden houses styled from Malay architecture.
Showcasing the history of the Chinese traders that were lured by Malacca’s burgeoning success & wealth, these traders went to marry local Malay women and as the result, the descendent of these marriages were known as Baba & Nyonya or Peranakan or Straits-born Chinese.
The tour will be guided by the museum’s in-house guide that will walk you through their private collections, arts & furniture that show their wealth with the property itself influenced by a mixture of Dutch & Greco-Roman columns, artistic Chinese tiles & lit up with Victorian chandeliers.
Criss-cross architecture styles from Sumatran, Chinese, Indian & the local Malay with Pagoda design minaret, the mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Malacca which the original wooden structure was built by Indian-Moslem traders in 1748 and in 1872 it was rebuilt in bricks.
Blended with English & Portuguese glazed tiles, symmetrical arches Corinthian columns in the main prayer hall with an ablution pool just next to the mosque. An excellent influence of architecture & design reflects the people embracing the multi-cultures hence nurturing the history & traditions that make what Malaysia is now.
Also known as the Temple of Green Cloud, this Chinese temple practices three Doctrinal Systems- Buddhism, Confucianism & Taoism. Early constructed in 1645 and additional structures were added up in 1673, the temple survived the ravages of time. It is the oldest functioning temple in the country and was awarded by UNESCO for outstanding architectural restoration in 2003.
The Dutch conquest of Malacca from the Portuguese in 1641 saw the proscription of Roman Catholicism and the conversion of the existing church to Dutch Reform use. In 1741, in commemoration of the centenary of the capture of Malacca, the Dutch decided to build a new church. After 12 years of construction, Christ Church was completed in 1753.
Located at the peak of Bukit Melaka (St. Paul Hill) St. Paul Church is a historic building originally built in 1521 making it the oldest church in the country and throughout South East Asia. in 1548 the church was deeded to the Society of Jesus by the Bishop of Goa and received by St. Francis Xavier.
A modern replica of the Long Gone Istana (Palace) was constructed based on the Malay Annals, written in the 17th Century which tell the glory of the palace. Exhibits range from traditional royal headdresses to a variety of Malay weapons and traditional textiles. Few dioramas showed the foreign traders during the glorious era, the well-known Admiral, and the Hall where the Sultan gathers with its ministers and foreign envoys.
Our final site for a memorable photo capture with a beautiful mosque just by the shoreline of the famous Straits of Malacca sea.
Friendly note: It is best to just spare your time to say hello to me and just to check your travel dates. The reason is, that I’m just one person running the program, so I try my best not to overlap you with other travelers that already made their bookings much earlier. Also providing you with the pricing.