Penang Hill

Penang Hill funicular service temporarily closed for maintenance from tomorrow

Operations set to resume June 12, but alternative options to reach summit available during closing period including private jeep, hiking trails

Higher fares for Penang Hill funicular train service starting May 1

The Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) today announced the new ticket fares for the Penang Hill funicular service, scheduled to take effect on May 1.

USA Today’s ‘tourist trap’ list has inherent limitations: Penang tourism exco

Penang’s tourism executive councillor Wong Hon Wai has chastised an article by American daily USA Today which ranked Penang Hill ninth on its list of the world’s biggest “tourist traps”.

Penang Hill ranks 9th in USA Today’s biggest tourist trap list

The Penang Hill was recently ranked ninth in American daily USA Today’s world’s biggest tourist trap list, earning it the distinction of being the only Asian attraction in the top 10.

Penang Hill: a cache of bygone days and solutions for the future 

Penang Hill is one of three Unesco Biosphere Reserve sites in Malaysia and one of 738 reserves worldwide designated as learning places for sustainable development and the exploration of local solutions to global challenges.

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