Activities for Kids in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia's most populous city and provides innumerable shopping malls, historic sites and cultural experiences for travelers. Ranked as the fifth most visited city in the world in 2011, you can be sure to find plenty of kid-friendly activities in this capital city and hub of the Malaysian world.

  1. Amusement Parks

    • With over 40 rides and attractions, the Genting Theme Park is Malaysia's largest. It has an outdoor area with roller coasters, thrill rides, family rides, boat rides, carousels and rodeo riders. It has a play land for kids to climb on and slide around. The indoor area features bumper cars, train rides and many more rides for various ages. Berjaya Times Square is an amusement park themed around a fictitious character, "Cosmos," who invents extraordinary things. The roller coasters, leisure rides, flying bees, rockets and crazy buses are all set in a seemingly far-away galaxy with gardens and interesting scenery.

    Zoos and Aquariums

    • The Zoo Negara is home to about 400 species of animals. Some of the exotic creatures include the Sumatran tiger, orangutans and gibbons. It has a children's world where the kids can visit the petting zoo area with miniature horses, goats and rabbits. They can also explore a mini-cave and learn all kinds of interesting things about the animals in the zoo. The Aquaria KLCC has over 5,000 different exhibits of marine creatures. The kids can visit the bamboo sharks in the touch pool, walk through the underwater tunnel viewing marine life from a new angle and meet the shark mascot.

    Learning Centers

    • Kidzania is an interactive learning center providing kids with "real life" experiences in role-playing scenarios. The goal is to empower kids to make their own decisions in a fun, supportive environment. Some activities include parenting babies, operating television cameras, flying through turbulent weather and visiting the bank. Petrosains Discovery Center has numerous hands-on exhibits for kids. They can let their imaginations run in the Sparkz invention area, witness geologists at work, walk through the cartoon village and take the oil drop-shaped ride through the facility.

    Outdoor Parks

    • The KL Bird Park is home to hundreds of species of birds for viewing. A large portion of the park is a free-flight aviary that visitors can walk through, and where the birds are free to roam, as they would be in their natural habitat. The park also has a playground and education center. The Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park claims to be the world's largest butterfly park with over 80,000 square feet of lush gardens, thousands of butterflies and various other wildlife.

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