Melaka Trip 2 Day 1 Night

2 Day 1 night Melaka trip

Ok, here I will be narrating how to spend a 2 day 1 night trip in Melaka. The trip is best done with a car for 4 pax.

Day 1: Leave Singapore at 9am.

Road trip to Melaka starts from Singapore. Go towards Tuas Checkpoint. This is the 2^nd causeway. Go pass both customs, Singapore and Malaysia. And you will be on your way to Melaka via the North-South Highway.

Exit from the N-S highway when you see the sign, Bandar Melaka. It is a straight road down to the city except for a few turns. Follow the sign – Pusat Bandaraya, until you see the hospital sign. Follow the hospital direction and you will reach Melaka Raya. Choose any hotels along this road that you fancy.

Famous sights in Melaka are Peranakan houses, the red houses which are just beside the fort and Jonker streets. What I am more interested is the food. There is this restaurant called Tangkak Beef Noodles. It is a soup base dish. Meat is succulent, ingredients are marvellous. It is near the Cheng Ho temple. Beside the food stall is a fruit shop.

Another recommendation is this restaurant called Bei Zhan. This is at Jalan Kota Laksamana. The salad prawn here is superb! But the best is Chao Mian Sian, aka Fried Vermicelli.

At night, Jonker Street is a good place for some chilled beer. Geographer’s cafe is a great spot for entertainment. But it can be a little bit noisy. For people who prefer quieter spots, you can try the jetty. Over there, there is also karaoke. You can sing to your heart’s delight!

Day 2: Going back to Singapore

Breakfast is this nice Bak Kut Teh stall at the Jalan Melaka Raya 14. It is called Shun Fa. This dish is Pork Rib soup. Lunch is at Datawan Palawan Shopping centre. There is this restaurant called Tang Shi Fu. They mostly sell herbal soup with vermicelli. Cheap but good seafood like clams, scallop and abalone are served.

For those that would like to bring something home, I would recommend a bakery stall along Melaka Raya. It is called Italy Bakery. It sells very nice Portugese egg tarts. This is a must buy for me as well.

Home! In Melaka, you can never go hungry. For those without own transport, you can ask the stall owner to help you call a cab. Cabs can hardly be found plying the road of Melaka as most locals have a car.

P.S. If you want dinner, you can try the seafood stall at Gelang Patah. This will be introduced in another of my post.

Damage per pax: About S$200 inclusive of all meals and transport and hotel stay.