Excerpted from Qingyi.com guide: Preparation before traveling to Malaysia 1. Visa (1) To travel to Malaysia for sightseeing, you can generally apply for a 30-day tourist visa. You can go to the Malaysian embassy or consular office in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Kunming.

Apply.

The process is very simple and can be completely DIY.

When applying, you need to provide the following materials: a. Passport.

The remaining validity period is more than 6 months.

b. One 2-inch color ID photo.

c. RMB 80.

d. Completed form.

You need to fill out two forms and get them for free at the visa section of the consulate.

After completing the visa procedures, the consulate/embassy will give you a receipt. You can collect your passport and visa according to the time on the receipt. Generally speaking, it takes three working days.

The visa is valid for three months after obtaining the visa. After entry, an additional customs clearance stamp will be stamped, which usually gives a 30-day stay period.

If you need to stay longer, you can mention it when applying for a visa.

(2) If you are joining a tour group organized by a travel agency, or it is inconvenient to apply for a visa by yourself, you can also ask a travel agency to apply for a visa on your behalf, but a certain handling fee is generally required.

(3) You can also apply for a free transit visa. With the visa, you can stay in Malaysia for 5 days. When applying for the visa, you need to show a ticket leaving Malaysia within 5 days. The transit visa on the passport will indicate the flight number and date of departure.

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2. Luggage equipment: passport, cash, credit card, air ticket, short-sleeved clothes and pants, toiletries, conversion plug (Malaysia uses a British three-prong plug, the voltage is the same as mainland China, so you need to bring a conversion plug), camera,

Notepad, pen, water that mosquitoes are afraid of, commonly used medicines, slippers (Malaysia is hot all year round, people on the streets often wear slippers), sunscreen, swimsuits, etc.

Green Man Reminder: It is recommended to bring a thin jacket and long trousers. Firstly, it is convenient to wear in air-conditioned places. Secondly, some mosques in Malaysia have dress requirements when entering. Clothes must cover the elbows and trousers must cover the knees.

3. Currency exchange In Malaysia, you can easily exchange RMB (CNY) for Malaysian Ringgit (RM). There is no need to bring US dollars with you.

It is recommended to redeem 50RM at the airport upon arrival, and then exchange it again when leaving the city.

In Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, the store opposite Backpackers Travelers Inn has a good exchange rate, which was once as high as 0.535. It is highly recommended.

There are very convenient currency exchange places in other places in Malaysia, including Cameron Highlands and Langkawi, but there seems to be no currency exchange place in Taman Negara.

4. Communications: You can buy a DIGI SIM card at KL Central in Kuala Lumpur, priced at 8.5RM including 5RM in phone charges.

DIGI is a relatively large communications company in Malaysia, and its rates are pretty good.

Some people said before that they could not find this kind of 8.5RM DIGI card with 5RM phone credit. They only found 18.5RM DIGI card with 5RM credit. It is recommended that you look for more, because according to the MM who sells the card, the difference between the 18.5RM and 8.5RM cards is

, the former number is prettier.

■Charge DIGI calls to China charge: mobile phone is 0.36RM, landline is 0.18RM.

Free mobile phone calls in Malaysia.

The rate for China Mobile to send text messages to Malaysian mobile phones is 1 yuan per message.

If you use Shenzhouxing in China, dial 12593 and then call Malaysia. It is very cheap and only costs 3.9 cents per minute.

■Internet access: Some guesthouses provide free access to the Internet (very few), while others have to find Internet cafes.

Internet access is charged at Backpackers Travelers Inn in Kuala Lumpur, 1RM for 15 minutes (4RM/hour), while Internet cafes in Chinatown only cost 2.5RM/hour.

There seems to be only one Internet cafe in Tanah Rata in Cameron (the base camp, the town where you stay in Cameron), which costs 3.5RM/hour. The computers are all new.

There is no Internet cafe in Penang. Free Internet access is available at GUESTHOUSE.

Langkawi Internet Cafe 3RM/hour.

There are Internet cafes all over the streets of Malacca, and the prices are reasonable.

Taman Negara is more expensive, probably around RM4/hour.

2. Things you must do when traveling to Malaysia 1. Walk on the creaking long suspension bridge in Taman Negara National Park - you have to work hard to master the balance.

2. Dive in the clear water some distance away from the shore of the Perhentian Islands and let the colorful fish accompany you.

3. Drink a cup of rich, freshly brewed plateau tea in Cameron Highlands, and hike to a tea garden to visit BOH, a garden tea with many years of history.

There are shops inside where you can buy various black teas.

4. At the night market in Kuala Lumpur, bargain with the Malaysian vendors under the bright lights.

3. Go to Malacca to experience the past and try the famous satay hot pot at home and abroad.

4. Go diving in Langkawi to watch the sunset and enjoy a paradise-like life.

7. In Penang, you can see the modern world with its narrow streets, dilapidated business houses and crowded places, and taste Hainanese chicken rice.