Malacca Trishaw Tour

Trishaw tour is one of the way to tour in Malacca City especially for those can't stand with the heat and humidity in Malacca town. This trishaw is well designed and some of it come with latest hits music from Bollywood or Hollywood.

Malacca History and Attraction

Melaka or  Malacca, known as the historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among residents, Malacca is the third smallest state of Malaysia after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of Peninsular Malaysia, on the Strait of Melaka. Malacca was surrounding by Negeri Sembilan in the north and the state of Johor in the south. The state 's capital is the city of Malacca. Malacca has been classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO since the 7th July 2008 together with George Town. Although Malacca was once one of the oldest Malay sultanates, the state has no Sultan today. Instead, the head of State is the Yang di-Pertua Negeri or Governor.

The state of Malacca covers an area of 1,650-feet. km. or 0.5 percent of the entire area of Malaysia. The state is divided into 3 districts, which is central Malacca (Melaka Tengah covering 314 sq-km), Alor Gajah covering 660 sq-km and Jasin 676 covering sq-km. Malacca is located on the southwest coast of the Malaysia peninsula across from Sumatra, the state of Negeri Sembilan to the north and Johor in the east. Malacca is also located about two-thirds of the descente the West Coast, 148 km south of Kuala Lumpur or about 1 1/2 hour driving using PLUS Highway, the capital of Malaysia and 245 km north of Singapore and the basis of a central position on the Strait of Malacca. The capital city of Malacca is strategically located between the two national capitals (of Malaysia and Singapore respectively), and is linked with excellent roads and highways. Malacca is still having its own train station, even if the terminal Tampin, Negeri Sembilan is easily accessible. It has a terminal National Airport located in Batu Berendam.

The offshore Pulau Besar, Pulau Upeh and Tanjung Tuan are also parts of Malacca.

Malacca has a population of 759,000 in 2007, Malay 57%, Chinese 32% including the Peranakan community, Indians including Chitty people, Kristang, people with partial Portuguese descent: a small community.

Big cities are Malacca Town, Alor Gajah, Masjid Tanah, Jasin, Merlimau, Batu Berendam and Ayer Keroh.

Baba and Nyonya Heritage Museum

This museum was the ancestral home of three generation of the Baba – Nyonya family. Located at Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock the building was converted into museum to preserve its unique legacy. The building is typically of the Boroque style homes of wealthy Chinese family. An open air courtyard is situated in the middle of the houses to let in sunlight. Furniture is made of Chinese Rosewood in a mixture of Chinese, Victorian and Dutch designs.