Grand Malaysia Honeymoon

Morning Petronas Towers skybridge and observation deck. Lunch at Jalan Alor's hawker stalls, then the Batu Caves with 272 rainbow steps to a Hindu temple inside a limestone cavern. Sunset cocktails at the Heli Lounge Bar.

Two-hour drive south to Malacca. Walking tour through the UNESCO core including Dutch Square, A Famosa fortress and Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum. Evening along Jonker Street as the night market lights up with food stalls.

Morning exploring Malacca's riverside murals and Peranakan shophouses, then four-hour drive north into the highlands. Temperature drops as the road winds through jungle to 1,500 metres. Check into your colonial hill station hotel.

BOH Tea Plantation guided tour and tasting with panoramic views across the tea rows. Hike the Mossy Forest boardwalk where ancient trees drip with moss and pitcher plants. Afternoon at local strawberry farms and valley-view dinner.

Three-hour drive to Penang. Cross the 13.5-kilometre bridge to George Town and check into your heritage boutique hotel. Afternoon exploring Armenian Street art and the clan jetties. First Penang meal at a local kopitiam.

Morning heritage walk through George Town's temples, mosques and colonial buildings. Afternoon private food tour hitting Lorong Selamat char kway teow, Penang Road cendol and Air Itam laksa. Evening along Love Lane.

Short flight from Penang to Langkawi and transfer to your beachfront resort. Afternoon at leisure on the beach. Sunset dinner at a beachside restaurant with your feet in the sand.

Private boat through the archipelago. Swim at Dayang Bunting's freshwater lake, watch sea eagles at Pulau Singa Besar and stop at a secluded sandbar for a picnic. Afternoon spa treatment back at the resort.

Morning SkyCab cable car to Gunung Mat Chinchang and the curved SkyBridge 660 metres above sea level. Afternoon free for mangrove kayaking or the resort pool. Farewell sunset sailing cruise with champagne.

Morning flight to Kota Kinabalu on Borneo. Afternoon exploring the waterfront, Filipino Market and Signal Hill Observatory with Mount Kinabalu views. Evening seafood dinner at a stilted restaurant over the South China Sea.

Transfer to Sandakan and onward to your riverside lodge on the Kinabatangan. Afternoon cruise spotting proboscis monkeys, macaques and hornbills. After dark, a spotlight cruise reveals owls, civets and sleeping kingfishers.

Pre-dawn cruise to catch the forest waking up, with pygmy elephants often at the river's edge. Visit Sepilok to watch semi-wild orangutans at the feeding platforms. Final afternoon cruise through oxbow lakes and flooded forest.