The towers at twilight
Lit against a sky that has not gone black yet, which is the half hour every photograph of them is taken in.
Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
BookSeven in the evening, twice a week, which is the hour the towers are worth seeing. Then the fountains, and the park behind them.
Roughly. It is a group of travellers, not a coach tour, so the end of it moves.
The towers are the reason most people can picture Kuala Lumpur without having been. Seeing them is free and takes an evening, and the walk is timed for twilight rather than the middle of the day, because for about half an hour the sky is still blue behind them and after that it is not.
Free to join. Food and drinks are at your own expense.
About 15 minutes on foot.
Three things worth knowing before you get there.
Lit against a sky that has not gone black yet, which is the half hour every photograph of them is taken in.
In front of the mall behind the towers, after dark, and it runs more than once.
The flight on the KLCC side is the one spot that fits both towers in a frame, which is why every photograph on this page was taken from it.
Different weeks, the same two towers, the same flight of steps. Five of them.
The footbridge over the river between KLCC and Kampung Baru, lit from the inside after dark. These are guests of the hostel on it.
Asked at reception often enough to be worth writing down.
Every Tuesday and Friday at 7:00 PM, from the common area at Travelogue Guesthouse in Bukit Bintang. That puts the group at the towers for twilight.
No. This is the towers from the outside at twilight, the fountain and light show, and the KLCC park. Tickets to the skybridge and the observation deck are booked separately and are not part of it.
Joining is free. Food and drinks are at your own expense.
Most people have seen them in the day. This one is at twilight and then after dark, with the fountain and light show, which is a different building entirely once it is lit.
Everything on the board, and how joining works, is on the activities page.
Wednesday and Saturday, 9:00 AM
272 steps, a gold statue and a great many monkeys. Back before lunch.
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5:30 PM
Red lanterns at dusk. The best photographs anyone takes all week.
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11:00 AM
Kwai Chai Hong, the murals, Petaling Street and two temples on the way.
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8:30 PM
One long table, whatever looks good, about RM15 to RM25 each.
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