Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix - Sports Events Travel 0845 003 2213

Package options:
- 4 night flight, hotel & ticket package, from £1219pp, click here
- 10 night holiday; Kuala Lumpur & Penang, from £1379pp
- The best of Malaysia; Melaka, Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak & Borneo, from £1699pp

Introduction
This early season Formula One Grand Prix race is always a welcome prospect.

These promotional prices are only valid until the end of January 2009 at the latest so book now and save pounds.

Itinerary... 4 nights in Kuala Lumpur, this can be extended and is flexible to suit your requirements
Wednesday 31 March - Fly from London Heathrow with Malaysia Airlines or from London Gatwick, via Dubai with Emirates to Kuala Lumpur.
Thursday 1 April - On arrival in Kuala Lumpur you will be met and taken to the Hotel Equatorial where accommodation is reserved for you for four nights on bed and breakfast basis.
Friday 2 April - At leisure to enjoy as you wish, to join us at the circuit for first practice sessions or to take a half day city sightseeing tour followed by a free afternoon.
Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 April - Our coach will depart each morning for the circuit and return at the end of each day's events.
Monday 5 April - Free until your transfer to the airport for your return flight to London.

Best of Malaysia, 14 night holiday
Tuesday 30 March - Fly from London, Birmingham, Manchester or Edinburgh to Amsterdam to connect with the evening flight by KLM to Kuala Lumpur.
Wednesday 31 March - On arrival you will be met and taken by coach south to Melaka where you stay for two nights in the Equatorial Hotel. The hotel is in the centre of town within walking distance of most of the sights as well as a choice of restaurants.
Thursday 1 April - After breakfast you will be taken on a guided sightseeing tour of Melaka, unfolding its growth from a sleepy fishing village to its heights of glory as the gateway to the riches of Asia. The afternoon is free to relax by the pool, to stroll at leisure along Jonkers Street, explore the waterfront or take a short cruise along the river.
Friday 2 April - Leave Melaka after breakfast for the drive north to Kuala Lumpur. On arrival you check in to the Equatorial Hotel where you stay for three nights. In the afternoon you will be taken on a tour of Kuala Lumpur City Centre Skyline

the city where the sights will include the Petronas Twin Towers, the Royal Palace, the Royal Selangor Pewter factory and KL Tower. You will return to the hotel in the late afternoon.
Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 April - At leisure in Kuala Lumpur to enjoy as you wish or to take the coach transfers to the circuit for practice and qualifying on Saturday and for the race on Sunday.
Monday 5 April - Depart for the airport this morning and the flight to Kuching. On arrival you will be taken on an orientation tour of the city before continuing to the Hilton Hotel where you stay for three nights. The hotel is on the banks of the Sarawak River where the narrow streets are full of temples, markets and Chinese shophouses selling local handicrafts.
Tuesday 6 April - This morning you leave the hotel early for a visit to the nearby Semenggok animal rehabilitation centre. The orang utans are semi-wild and trained to survive in the surrounding forest reserve. They roam freely and return to the centre at feeding time.
Malaysian Monkey

You then return to the hotel with time to take lunch and relax a while before the afternoon visit to the Sarawak Cultural Village. It is a living museum showcasing Sarawak's unique and diverse cultures. In a 17 acre site you will see many of the ethnic tribes at work - carving, weaving, sago-making and pepper growing and you can even learn to shoot a blowpipe.
Wednesday 7 April - Today is free to enjoy as you wish. Optional tours will be available if you want to see more of Sarawak's natural treasures. On a day trip to Bako National Park you will travel by coach and longboat, see the mangroves, carniverous pitcher plants and strangling figs. The most famous residents are the proboscis monkeys and you may also see long-tailed macaques, wild boar, flying squirrels and monitor lizards. Alternatively, on a half day cruise through the mangroves swamps you will see many marine and reptile species. It is an important feeding ground for a rich array of birds and deep in the mangroves you will stop at a fishing village and charcoal factory.
Thursday 8 April - Today we leave for the airport and the short flight to Kota Kinabalu. On arrival you transfer to the Nexus Resort Hotel where you stay for four nights. In over 3000 acres of lush landscaping it is a beachfront resort. With eight restaurants, three swimming pools, golf course and spa there's everything you need for a restful few days. Bedrooms are spacious with excellent amenities.
Friday 9 to Sunday 11 April - Free at the resort to enjoy as you wish.
Monday 12 April - Free until your transfer to the airport for the evening flight to Kuala Lumpur to connect with your onward flight to Amsterdam.
Tuesday 13 April - On arrival connect with your flight to London, Birmingham, Manchester or Edinburgh.

Kuala Lumpur & Penang, 10 night holiday
Wednesday 31 March - Fly from London Heathrow on the late afternoon flight, via Amsterdam, to Kuala Lumpur.
Thursday 1 April - On arrival you will be met and taken to the Hotel Equatorial where accommodation is reserved for you for four nights on bed and breakfast basis.
Friday 2 April - At leisure to enjoy as you wish, to join us at the circuit for first practice sessions or to take a half day city sightseeing tour followed by a free afternoon.
Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 April - Our coach will depart each morning for the circuit and return at the end of each day's events.
Monday 5 April - Transfer mid-morning to the airport for your lunchtime flight to Penang. On arrival you will be met and taken to the Holiday Inn on Batu Ferringhi Beach where accommodation is reserved for you for six nights on bed and breakfast basis. All bedrooms will have seaview and balcony.
Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 April - At leisure on Penang to enjoy as you wish.
Sunday 11 April - Your room is reserved for you until your early evening departure for the airport for the flight to Kuala Lumpur where you connect with your onward flight, via Amsterdam, to London Heathrow.
Monday 12 April - Arrival at London Heathrow Airport is scheduled for mid-morning.

Hotel Information:

Equatorial Hotel ****

Inside the downtown ‘golden triangle’ and just minutes on foot from the Twin Towers, the shopping malls and the nightlife. There are five restaurants to choose from, a gym with sauna and jacuzzi, swimming pool and sun terrace and a popular lobby bar.

Pahang is the biggest state on the Malay peninsula, much of which is still covered by extensive rainforests. The cooler highland resorts with tea plantations supply the country’s fruits, flowers and vegetables and the coast has many renowned beaches.

A short flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan and you will be by the pool at your four star resort hotel. With its beachfront location, inviting swimming pool and choice of coffee shop, restaurant, bar and lounge you’ll have all you need for a relaxing break. The traditional Malay bedrooms are spacious and comfortable and hotel services are excellent.

Penang is the most popular of Malaysia’s island resorts and just a one hour flight from Kuala Lumpur. It was the first British trading post in the Far East and the capital, Georgetown, is still a bustling city. There’s plenty to see here and, if you are brave enough, you can take a trishaw ride around the streets with the colourful pre-war shophouses. Elsewhere on the island you can visit butterfly farms and botanical gardens, the Chinese pagoda, take a funicular to the top of Fraser’s Hill and see one of the world’s longest reclining Buddha’s.

On Batu Ferringhi beach you can slow down! Spend the daytime under a shady palm tree and sunsets here are magnificent. As dusk falls sip a cocktail by the pool bar and plan your evening. You can sample any number of cuisines in the many restaurants, buy your souvenirs from the street market and there are late night bars and nightclubs if you wish.

The hotel is not the biggest on the beach but the service is personal, the gardens are beautiful and the open air lobby lounge and coffee shop are excellent value. Bedrooms reserved for you all have seaview.

Also just an hour’s flight from Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi is much quieter. Water buffalo roam freely among the paddy fields and the mangrove swamps are home to plenty of wildlife. The island is very green and the main industry is still fishing.

Our hotel is on Rebak Island – just ten minutes by motorboat from the big island. You will be met at the airport and your luggage taken care of. The resort is tranquil, the gardens immaculate and the staff are attentive. Bedrooms are in small lowrise blocks around the resort and if you really want to get away from it all this is perfect.

The hotel is located on the Karambunai Peninsula in over 3000 acres of lush landscaped and natural surrounds. Recreational facilities include an 18 hole golf course, spa, three swimming pools, gym and squash and tennis courts. There is a selection of shops onsite and the front desk offers excellent services. Bedrooms are comfortable and spacious and all have private balcony. The hotel has a choice of eight restaurants and bars serving a mix of local and western cuisines.

There are so many wonderful places to visit in Malaysia. You can spend a few days in the ancient rainforest, look down from the tree-top canopy walkway, swim in fresh lakes and take guided jungle walks. Fly down to Borneo to visit the orang utan sanctuary whilst spending a few days at one of the excellent resort hotels. Melaka, the birthplace of modern Malaysia, is a city rich in cultural heritage and very colourful. In the Cameron Highlands tea plantations stretch for miles around and you can take tea and buttered scones at a typically English inn. There’s so much to see and do – and we can arrange it for you.

Grand Prix Tickets...Viewing from all the stands at Sepang is excellent but particularly recommended is K on the first corner. The stand is high and from the Platinum section you can see the start/finish straight. Facilities are good along the mall and at the entrance you will find a well stocked circuit shop for clothing and souvenirs, the trade stands and exhibitions. There’s also a bar and restaurant and an ATM machine.

There are no child discounts for this race. Two day tickets are valid for Saturday and Sunday. For entry to the track on Friday you will need a three day ticket.