Tourism in Malaysia

See also our page of general information sources for travel in Southeast Asia.

Government Sources

United States Embassy in Malaysia

Travel Warnings (U.S. Embassy in Malaysia)

Consular Information Sheet (U.S. State Department)

Travel Guides

The list below includes both websites and books in our Southeast Asia Collection.

Malaysia: A Foreigner's Guide by Lynn Witham. Waterbury Center, VT: Hornbill Books, 1988.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS592.6 .W57 1988x

Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei: The Rough Guide. London: Rough Guides, 1994- .
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS591.5 .R68x

Travel in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Penerbitan Buku Panther, 1977- .
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS591.5 .P46a

Lonely Planet World Guide - Malaysia

Selected Books on Malaysia

The works below (from our Southeast Asia Collection) include travellers' accounts and impressions, information on the history and culture that visitors to Brunei may find useful.

Colourful & Fascinating Malaysia: A Pictorial Guide edited by Wong Chee Chow. Kuala Lumpur: Oriental Pearl, 2002.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS592.6 .C65 2002x

Journey through Borneo by Albert C.K. Teo and Sylvia Yorath. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Sabah Handicraft Centre, 1994.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS646.312 .Y67 1994x

Leisure Guide Malaysia. 2nd ed. Kuala Lumpur: Leisure Guide Publishing, 2001.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS591.5 .L457 2001x

The Magic of Malaysia by Khadijah Moore. London: New Holland, 2000.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS592.6 .M58 2000

Malaysia: Adventures with Nature. Kuala Lumpur: Tourism Malaysia, 1998.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS592.6 .M333 1998

Malaysia: Portrait of a Nation by Wendy Moore. Singapore: Periplus Editions, 2003.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS592.6 .M63 2003x

Malaysia, the Beautiful by Jennifer Rodrigo. London: New Holland, 2001.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS592.6 .R63 2001x

Mystical Malaysia: Remembering by Bernice Narayanan. Kuala Lumpur: BN & Associates, 2003.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS592.6 .N37 2003x

This is Malaysia by Wendy Moore. London: New Holland, 2000.
Alden 1st Floor SE Asia DS592.6 .M64 2000x

Selected Malaysian Cookbooks

Authentic Recipes from Malaysia. Singapore: Periplus, 2005. Alden 1 st Floor SE Asia TX724.5.M4 A98 2005x

Cook Malaysian by Lee Sook Ching. Singapore: Times Editions, 2003x Alden 1 st Floor SE Asia TX724.5.M3 L43 2003x

The New Malaysian Cookbook by Nor Zailina Nordin. Kuala Lumpur: Preston Corp., 2001. Alden 1 st Floor SE Asia TX724.5.M4 N665 2001x

The Taste of Malaysia: Best of Recipes from Selected Hotels by Amelia Mustafa. Kuala Lumpur: Crescent News, 1998. Alden 1 st Floor SE Asia TX724.5.M4 A64 1998x