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Visitors to Kuala Lumpur could be forgiven for thinking the city is transfixed with the height of buildings – and they would be correct, but there is much more to this fascinating city than the incredible height sights.

There is no question two of the world’s tallest buildings are among the popular icons on most visitor’s definite see list: the 1,483-foot (452-metre) Petronas Twin Towers, designed by Argentine American architect Cesar Pelli; and one of the tallest broadcasting and telecommunications masts, the 1,381-foot (421-metre Kuala Lumpur tower.)

KL tower 421 metres

The step on step off open-air bus includes the towers in a two-hour familiarization tour of the city with English commentary where you can get a feel for the highlights at each stop and return to explore further the areas that tempt your interest. The bus starts at Sungei Wang Plaza, directly across the road from the Parkroyal Collection Hotel in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Bukit Bintang. Highlights of this tour include China Town, Little India, Central Markets, the National Museum, the enormous free flight walk in Avery at Bird Park and the National Mosque. The bus also does a KL city of lights tour from 8 pm in the evening, calling at the more popular daytime stops.

We travelled through Kids’ trike street streets with children’s scooters, bikes, sit-in cars and other wheely products for young’uns. After half a K of the little one’s wish list, it’s time for big boys with toys where the streets are lined with motorbikes of all shapes, sizes and performances.

Food is an essential feature of daily life in KL, and outlets sell a tasty variety of culinary delights everywhere you turn at a very competitive price. At the A H Cheng Laksa Café in the Mall at the hop-on bus stop, the Laksa Junior Curry/Asam was AUD $2.30 and delicious. (They don’t serve junior meals to adults in Australia)

Junior Laksa

KL has an abundance of Malls and Markets at nearly every turn, selling everything from food and soft drinks to clothes, watches, computers and regular fare. You can also get a manicure, pedicure or facial at most Malls and Markets. Malaysia has a vast mixture of cultures that fortunately live in harmony, complementing each other in their pursuits. The architecture is a mixture of historical and contemporary with an accent on the historic.

Roads and transport around the city are no different to any capital city worldwide as drivers come to grips with the multi-level maze of twisting and turning CBD roads.

Kuala Lumpur is highly regarded as one of the popular cities for Medical Tourism. Impressive hospitals welcome patients from around the globe to undertake various surgical procedures. The government promotes the medical tourism sector in Malaysia, assuring quality, safety standards and regulations within the industry.

Malaysian healthcare conducts some of the most complicated treatments worldwide, and medical care is equal to the best in the world.

Numerous renowned medical specialists in Malaysia have been trained at the most distinguished medical institutions in the world. Treatments are performed in state-of-the-art facilities equipped to meet international standards.