Encore Melaka

Melaka City


This 70-minute performance is given in a theatre inconveniently located approximately 7km from the city centre and has clearly been designed with a mainland Chinese audience in mind. Nevertheless, it's a colourful and entertaining theatrical experience exploring the history of Melaka, so is worth the trek to get here.


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2. Chetti Museum

1.46 MILES

This small museum is a community effort with a collection of artefacts, including antique cendol (shaved-ice dessert with green noodles, syrups, fruit and…

3. Hang Kasturi's Tomb

1.61 MILES

This mausoleum off Jonker St pays homage to famous warrior Hang Kasturi, even though there is no historical evidence that this is actually his final…

4. Jonker Walk World Heritage Park

1.62 MILES

Take a break from Chinatown's bustle in this tiny park dominated by the vastly exaggerated muscleman statue of Dr Gan Boon Leong, the founding father of…

5. Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum

1.62 MILES

Touring this traditional Baba-Nonya (Peranakan) townhouse transports you to a time when women peered at guests through decorative partitions and every…

6. Maritime Museum & Naval Museum

1.64 MILES

Embark on a voyage through Melaka's maritime history at these linked museums, all covered by the one ticket. The most enjoyable of the Maritime Museum's…

7. Cheng Hoon Teng Temple

1.65 MILES

Malaysia's oldest still-operating Chinese temple, constructed in 1673, remains a central place of worship for the Buddhist and Taoist communities here. It…

8. Masjid Kampung Kling

1.7 MILES

Originally dating back to 1748, the 19th-century rebuild of the mosque you see today mingles several styles. Its multi-tiered meru roof (a stacked form…