Top places to visit in Alor Setar

• Kedah Royal Museum

  Museum · 4.7 rating · about 0.8 h

  Former Kota Setar palace converted to a museum in 1983 with over 2,000 artifacts of the Kedah Sultanate.

• Alor Setar Tower

  Viewpoint · 4.4 rating · about 0.8 h · entry MYR 10

  165.5m telecommunications tower, third tallest in Malaysia, with an 88m observation deck.

• Zahir Mosque

  Mosque · 4.8 rating · about 0.8 h

  State mosque of Kedah, built 1912 and opened 1915, with five black domes inspired by the Azizi Mosque in Sumatra.

• Paddy Museum

  Museum · 4.2 rating · about 1 h

  First rice museum in Malaysia, shaped like a bundle of harvested rice stalks; murals by 60 North Korean artists.

• Pekan Rabu (Wednesday Market)

  Market · 4.2 rating · about 0.8 h

  Historic market open daily; Tun Dr Mahathir reportedly sold cendol here as a teenager.

• Al-Bukhary Mosque

  Mosque · 4.8 rating · about 0.5 h

  Large mosque completed 1999-2001, design inspired by Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina.

• Kedah State Museum

  Museum · 4.2 rating · about 0.8 h

  Kedah's main state museum, opened 1957, covering the state's history and royal heritage.

• Wat Nikrodharam

  Temple · 4.4 rating · about 0.5 h

  Buddhist temple established 1968, blending Thai and Chinese architectural styles.

• Balai Nobat

  Heritage · 4.2 rating · about 0.3 h

  18m three-tiered octagonal tower housing the royal nobat instruments of the Kedah Sultanate.

• Rumah Tok Su

  Heritage · 4.6 rating · about 0.5 h

  Restored traditional Kedah-style Malay wooden house in the Malay Heritage Village.

• Sri Maha Mariamman Devasthanam

  Temple · 4.6 rating · about 0.3 h

  Hindu temple on Jalan Bakar Bata, one of Alor Setar's minority-faith religious landmarks.

• Istana Kuning (Yellow Palace)

  Heritage · 4.7 rating · about 0.5 h

  Palace completed 1904, birthplace of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's first Prime Minister.

Things to do

• Mahawangsa River Cruise Sightseeing · 3 h · from MYR 60 per person
• Gunung Keriang Hike Nature · 1 h
• JK PaddyView Homestay Experience Cultural · 12 h
• Merbok Mangrove River Cruise Nature · 3 h
• Alor Setar Tower Observation Deck Visit Sightseeing · 1 h · from MYR 10 per person

Where to stay in Alor Setar

Hotels

• Raia Hotel & Convention Centre Alor Setar 4-star · MYR 150 to MYR 280 per night
• Holiday Villa City Centre Alor Setar 4-star · MYR 160 to MYR 290 per night
• Hotel Grand Crystal Kedah 3-star · MYR 100 to MYR 180 per night
• Hotel Samila Alor Setar 3-star · MYR 90 to MYR 170 per night
• Sentosa Regency Hotel Alor Setar 3-star · MYR 90 to MYR 170 per night
• Grand Alora Hotel 4-star · MYR 200 to MYR 350 per night

Where to eat

• Restoran Mee Udang Pinggan Besar Kedah, Mee Udang · about MYR 20 per person
• Mee Udang Mak Teh Kedah, Mee Udang · about MYR 15 per person
• Mee Udang Berasap @ Lepai Kedah, Mee Udang · about MYR 20 per person
• Mee Udang Kola Kuaq Kedah, Mee Udang · about MYR 20 per person
• AH Cheng Laksa Kedah Laksa · about MYR 10 per person
• Lean Huat Laksa Asam Laksa · about MYR 8 per person
• Khunthai Thai Seafood Thai, Seafood · about MYR 40 per person
• Sawadee Thai Restaurant Halal Thai · about MYR 30 per person

Getting around

• Bus main way to get around

  City bus (BAS.MY / Rapid). Line, stops and frequency come from the transit grid; 06:00–23:00 is the generic window.

• Car Rental Self main way to get around

  Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.

• Taxi main way to get around

  Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.

• Ride Hail

  App-hailed car (Grab). Available all day.

• Walking

  Every city has walking. 2.5 km ceiling is a placeholder default, not a researched per-city figure -- Singapore is sheltered and air-conditioned, Bangkok often has no pavement.

More in Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur
• George Town
• Malacca
• Johor Bahru
• Kota Kinabalu
• Kuching