Courtyard @ Heeren provides you with a glimpse into the Straits Chinese culture, bringing back the nostalgic feeling of the Straits Chinese culture. Heeren Street is also known as the rich man’s street because wealthy Peranakan and Chinese merchants used to live in this street. Jonker Street (or Jalan Hang Jebat) is located in the adjacent street, just a few steps away.

Courtyard @ Heeren is also proud winners of the following awards:

First Prize – Malaysian Institute of Architect (PAM) Award for Colour on Buildings 6: Category: Exterior

Second Prize – Malaysian Institute of Architect (PAM) Award for Colour on Buildings 6: Category: Interior

Travellers’ Choice Award 2012 by TripAdvisor.com

Rooms

Courtyard @ Heeren has only 14 rooms and suites, each of the rooms and suites are individually designed to create a unique blend of old and modern feeling, bringing a new level of accommodation experience for visitors.

Executive Suite

Executive Suite is the signature room in Courtyard @ Heeren. The Executive Suite offers a unique sence of antique, nostalgic yet luxurious and modern accommodation. Executive Suite features a king-sized bed, a private balcony overlooking a garden and a Jacuzzi bathtub.

Junior Suite

Junior Suite is another signature room in Courtyard @ Heeren, and is one of the most sort after suite after Executive Suite. The Junior Suite features a King-sized bed and a private balcony. The main distinctions that separate the Junior Suite and the Executive Suite would be the Jacuzzi bathtub and the staying experience. Junior Suite offers a more modern and luxurious Peranakan staying experience.

Deluxe Family Room

Deluxe Family room is rather spacious, and is able to accommodate up to 4 family members (2 adults and 2 children). Extra bed can also be added as the rooms are relatively big.

Deluxe Room

Deluxe Rooms are the more popular rooms in Courtyard @ Heeren. The Deluxe Rooms are more spacious compared to the Superior Rooms.

Superior Room

Superior Room is available either with twin beds or double beds. Superior Room is also the only room that twin beds are available.

All rooms and suites of Courtyard @ Heeren come with the following:

• LCD TV
• Complimentary Bottled water
• Coffee and Tea Making Facilities
• Executive Writing Desk
• Air conditioned Room
• Rainfall Shower
• Basic Toiletries
• Hair Dryer
• Daily Newspaper
• Breakfast for two

Location

Address: 91, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (Heeren St.), Melaka 75200, Malaysia
GPS Coordinate: N 2.195376, E 102.246816

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Contact Details

Courtyard @ Heeren Boutique Hotel
91 Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia
Tel: +606 2810088
Fax: +606 2824888
Email: info@courtyardatheeren.com (for general enquiries), reservation@courtyardatheeren.com (for reservations)

Click here to visit their official webpage.

In Wildlife Theatre Melaka, you will be entertained by the trio sea lion, “John, Mary and Ann” and various reptiles and birds from all over the world. The 60-minute sea lion show will be held twice daily at 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. The huge amphitheatre can accommodate approximately 800 people at a time. The well designed greenery and various facilities such as cafe, souvenir shop and car park facilities will provide you with a truly educational experience.

Wildlife Theatre Melaka was built primarily to provide a unique centre for the promotion and education of eco conservation. In an attempt to enhance one’s learning experience, Wildlife Theatre Melaka will provide engaging wild classroom style featuring sea lions’ educational programs, reptiles and cultural performances. Participants will be able to have a close-up interactive encounter with various types of animals.

Location

Address: Jalan Pulau Melaka 1, Taman Pulau Melaka, Melaka
GPS Coordinate: N 2.18049, E 102.252347

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Programme Schedule

3 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. daily.

Admission Fee

Adult – RM15.00
Child / Senior Citizen – RM10.00

Contact Details

Lot 101, Kawasan Bandar XLII,
Daerah Melaka Tengah, Pulau Melaka, Melaka.

Tel: 016 – 661 2998 / 016 – 661 2268
Fax: 06 – 234 9888
Email: info@wildlifetheatre.com.my

You can visit the official site here, or the Wildlife Theatre Melaka Facebook page to find out more about Wildlife Theatre Melaka.

The exhibition starts with a walkthrough introduction in relation to the prehistoric dinosaur era to the evolution of various creatures to date , followed by the exhibits of various life-sized roaring dinosaurs. All the dinosaurs on display appear life like, because of the light and sound effect. Each dinosaur exhibit are accompanied by an information board and also fun fact signboards that are hard to be missed!

The discovery of the bones of Megolosaurus was a significant finding in the history of dinosaur as it was the first to be recorded and named in history. The fossils were found in Oxfordshire, England in 1676.

The Brachiosaurus, can grow up to 30 meters and weigh as much as 4 adult elephants.

A two-legged dinosaur – Velociraptor – one of the more familiar dinosaur due to its prominent role in the Jurassic Park movie.

The previous tours in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Kuala Lumpur were huge success, each manage to attract approximately 100,000 visitors to the exhibition. You can view some of the Dinos Alive! World Tour picture here.

Location

Address: Upper Pergola, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Melaka.
GPS Coordination: N 2.190563, E 102.250861

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Operation Hour

Exhibition commenced from January 2012 to June 2012.
Open daily from 11.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m., except for Friday – closed from 1.00 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. for Friday prayers.

Admission Fees

Adult – RM10.00 (18 years old and above)
Child – RM5.00

Free entry for children below the age of 4.

Contact Details

Tel: 03 – 76651977
Web: www.dinosalivetour.com 

Located near the Melaka riverbank, Melaka Sultanate Watermill was built in the late 2007 and was completed by March 2008.Melaka Sultanate Watermill has been recorded as the first and the largest watermill in Malaysia.

This 13-meter Melaka Sultanate Watermill structure cost about RM1.5 million and was built based on the Islamic technology that can be found in both Syria as well as Lijiang, China. The construction of this replica watermill of the Melaka Sultanate represents the glory of Malacca. The turning of the water wheel symbolizes the wheel of life and evolution of man’s civilization. This tall structure is now one of the tourist hotspots and often served as a backdrop for photographers and tourists.

Location

Address: Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Melaka
GPS Coordinate: N 2.193878, E 102.247846

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1. 9.45 a.m. – Arrive at Melaka. Visit Istana Melaka.
2. 11.00 a.m. – Handover ceremony where offer letters to successful applicants of the Batu Berendam People’s Housing Schemes in Sungai Putat.
3. 12.30 p.m. – Perform Friday prayers at Al-Shahidin Mosque in Pulau Sebang, Alor Gajah.
4. 2.30 p.m. – Attend the opening of Taman Seri Manggis in Machap Umboo.
5. 3.30 p.m. – Launch a Rumah Mesra Rakyat housing scheme undertaken by Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad in Kampung Padang Kerbau, Durian Tunggal.
6. 5.00 p.m. – Walkabouts at Jalan Temenggong, Jalan Bunga Raya and Jalan Kee Ann.
7. 8.00 p.m. – Attend a “people’s dinner” in Taman Malim Jaya (expected to be attended by 10,000 people).

Click here to read about the news on the Prime Minister’s visit to Melaka on The Star Online.

The water-dousing symbolises purification before the start of fasting and penance. It was a wet day at the Portuguese Settlement in Ujong Pasir here as hundreds of residents and visitors took part in the traditional water splashing festival.

Everyone “armed” themselves with water pistols, pails of water, water hoses and water balloons. Revellers drenched each other.

The water festival traces its roots all the way back to 1511 during the arrival of the Portuguese to Malacca. The “Intrudu”  festival is a centuries-old celebration, unique to the Portuguese community in Malaysia. This water-dousing rite symbolizes purification before the start of fasting and penance. The “Intrudu” tradition portrays the importance of water  and reminds the Portuguese community of the time where fishing was the prime livelihood of their forefathers.

This unique traditional celebration is observed on the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday – the starting of the forty-day Lent period before Easter in April, a time of prayer and fasting to remember Christ’s death.

“Pincha Agu” is what they called in the Portuguese Kristang language. When everybody walks along the road they will be splash with the water. The ceremony then continued until afternoon and all the villagers will take part. At the evening, the village will be served with a parade called “Branyo Rudia” that decorated with song and dance “Jingling Nona“. This “Intrudu” Festival is celebrated according to their Catholic Calendar.

The same day in the evening, there will be a community football match between the Portuguese married men and the bachelors at the settlement field. This is not an ordinary match but a fancy football match where you will see men wearing women costumes playing football.

As the saying goes – early bird catches the worm. So your best way to escape the jam is to get into Malacca town early, probably around eight or nine in the morning. And travelling early also let you get strategic parking spots easily. You can park your car right in the heart of the world heritage city.

When you do park in the city, please be reminded that the parking spaces are not free. The state government maintains a parking coupon system for the boxed parking spaces. The parking coupons are mainly sold in half an hour and hourly rate. It will cost you RM 0.40 for half an hour while the one hour will cost you RM 0.60. Normally, the parking coupon agents are fairly easy to locate and you can buy the booklet containing ten coupons costing RM 4.00 for half-an hour and RM6.00 for an hour.

Alternatively, you can also opt to buy a daily parking coupon which will cost you RM 5.00 per piece if you are planning to park at the public parking lot for more than eight hours. All the parking coupon also enable you to park at any area in town – only the district under the Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah (MBMB) and Perbadanan Hang Tuah Jaya (PHTJ).

My advice – always pay a little bit more to avoid being slapped with parking summons. The municipal officers are very efficient in giving out summons.

Lastly, you can also get a per-entry parking for less than RM5.00.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has entered into a three-way agreement with Malacca Health Department and a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), who called themselves Malacca Federation of Smoke-free NGOs, to conduct research on the implementation of five areas in Malacca as smoke-free zones. The five smoke-free areas are the 4.2 km square World Heritage City, Taman Melaka Raya, the Malacca International Trade Centre (MITC) in Ayer Keroh as well as the Alor Gajah and Jasin town centres.

The research will focus on assessing the efficiency of the implementation of smoke-free zones in Malacca. Malacca had been chosen for the implementation due to the strong support from the Malacca State Government. Anyone caught smoking in any of the smoke-free zones is liable to be fined RM300. The maximum penalty is RM5,000.

Click here to read more about a smoke-free state on The Star Online.

Besides bullock cart, trishaw or known as “beca” in Malay, is also a popular mode of transport in Melaka during the olden times. The trishaw hood used to made out of canvas and can easily be opened or closed when necessary. The seat is made from coconut husk and is complete with a backrest. However in the modern days, most of the trishaws are well decorated with flowers, flags and personal collectibles.

The trishaw ride is available for hire at the Stadthuys Complex, in front of Christ Church. Each trishaw can carry up to two adult passengers and one or two children (depending on their size).

Location

Address: Jalan Gereja, 75000 Melaka
GPS Coordinate: N 2.19432, E 102.249498

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Standard Rate

A trishaw ride is available at a standard rate of RM40.00. However, do negotiate with the trishaw rider before you decided to take a ride.

Contact Details

For any feedback/complaint please contact the Melaka Historical City Council at 06-232 6411 or SMS your complaints to 39888.