The turning cabin
An air-conditioned glass cabin that rotates as it rises.
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A round glass cabin holding around sixty-six people rises slowly up a column about 110 metres tall while turning on itself, so you see all of Malacca in a ride of about seven minutes: the old town's red rooftops, the river mouth, the Strait of Malacca and the man-made island carrying the Straits Mosque. The ride is short, calm and suits all ages, and the cabin is air-conditioned, with none of the vertigo of open towers. The best times are just before sunset, to see the city as the sun sinks into the strait, or after dark when the old town is lit. The official foreign adult fare is RM 26 by day and RM 31 at sunset and in the evening, with children RM 18 by day. Passports are required at entry. It runs daily from nine in the morning to ten at night, and until eleven at weekends. It stands near the Maritime Museum and the Stadthuys, so it fits easily into a walk around the old town.
An air-conditioned glass cabin that rotates as it rises.
The sun setting into the Strait of Malacca from above.
Red roofs, the river and the Straits Mosque in one turn.
Jalan Merdeka, Bandar Hilir, Malacca
Maritime Museum (Flor de la Mar)A huge sailing ship moored on the riverbank, a full-size replica of the Flor de 1 minute walk4.3
Melaka River CruiseA boat ride of about forty-five minutes on the river Malacca grew up around, pas3 minutes walk4.2
St Paul's ChurchThe roofless ruin of a church on top of the hill overlooking old Malacca and the4 minutes walk4.5
A FamosaAll that remains of the oldest European fortress in Southeast Asia is a single s5 minutes walk4.3
Stadthuys and Dutch SquareEverything around you is red: the Stadthuys, completed by the Dutch around 1650 5 minutes walk4.5Sunset is worth the extra five ringgit; the view over the strait is far finer. Take a slot around six to see the city in daylight and then at sunset.