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SPECIAL-INTEREST
TOURS
Most of the large inbound tour operators
offer special-interest programs and should
be contacted directly by those with specific
needs and r equirements. Asian Overland
Services (head office: & 03/4252-9100;
fax 03/4257-1133; www .asianoverland.
com.my), with offices in KL, Langkawi,
Penang, K ota Kinabalu, and K
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Belum Valley, M alaysian ancient civiliza-
tion (visits to B ujang Valley Archaeologi-
cal S ite in K edah and U lu M uda E co
Park), Taman N egara home stays, Lem-
anak longhouse stay (S arawak), diving off
Sipidan I sland, and a M alaysia gourmet
tour. Mayflower ( & 03/6252-1888; fax
03/6257-0416; www .mayflower.com) is
another inbound operator that offers gen-
eralist tours as w ell as specialist golf , rail,
and diving packages.
uching,
offers pr ograms such as adv
entures to
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TRAVELER
Award-winning and internationally
try's most sensitiv e tour operators with
regard to the envir onment and local cul-
tures. They can plan anything from rugged
adventure tours to fantasy honeymoons.
They have offices in KL, Langkawi, P en-
ang, Kota Kinabalu, and Kuching.
acclaimed Asian Overland Services (head
office: & 03/4252-9100; fax 03/4257-
1133; www .asianoverland.com.my) has
been operating in M alaysia since 1976.
They also happen to be one of the coun-
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MEDICAL TRIPS
Malaysia has been attracting medical tour-
ists who come for quality ser vices in a
number of state-of-the-art, internationally
accredited hospitals staffed b y Western-
trained physicians. While cost-cutting is
typically the main motiv ation for such
trips, other factors include priv acy issues
and holiday do wn-time during r ecupera-
tion.
Tourism M alaysia r ecommends two
organizations, Malaysia H ealthcare
(www.malaysiahealthcare.com) and Medi-
Travel (www.meditravel.com.my), both of
whom can help trav elers plan their medi-
cal needs, link them with specialists appro-
priate to their cases, and help plan all
aspects of travel.
FOOD TRIPS
Travelers who ar e inter ested in learning
more about M alaysian food should con-
tact Foodies and F riends (www.foodiesn
friends.com.my) for details on wher e best
to pursue such activities, including cook-
ing classes for childr en. Cuisine S tudio
(www.cuisine-studio.net) in K uala L um-
pur conducts cooking classes, as w ell as
operates two ex cellent r estaurants in the
city. One of the best places to learn about
the intricacies of M alay cooking is with
Shukri Shafie (“Cook with S hook”), who
conducts such classes in a delightful set-
ting on the island of Langkawi. H e also
operates a beachside r estaurant on Lang-
kawi called The Lighthouse (www .the
lighthouse-langkawi.com).
 
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