Our Visit to KL Tower, Kuala Lumpur

Hive account@yunnie and I visited the KL Tower on October 8th of this year. We were advised online that it was the better site for viewing the city skyline than the taller and more famous towers (those of the Petronas Twin Towers, formerly the tallest buildings in the world and the Merdeka 118, currently the second tallest building in the world).

I cannot say if that advice was correct because I didn't visit the others to compare, but it certainly was an excellent viewing experience. There is an observation deck and a sky deck, as well as a revolving restaurant. We got a combo ticket which allowed us to visit both the observation deck and sky deck during the afternoon. We didn't visit the restaurant although I'm sure that would have been a nice experience.

To get there, we needed to take a grab, as the site is on top of a hill and not easily accessible by public transit. It did look like tour buses would be regular visitors. A long walk would have been possible but we were in the midst of intense afternoon sun.

Sky Deck

We first visited the Sky Deck, which has a full 360 view of the Kuala Lumpur skyline. There are two glass boxes for taking photos. One is complimentary, the other is a paid extra. We made the mistake of not getting the ticket for both, as the Petronas towers make an impressive backdrop for photos. We'll make do with the Merdeka 118 😅. We ended up getting some of these photos made into souvenirs on the way down.

I have to admit, standing in the glass box is pretty terrifying.

Observation Deck

In retrospect, viewing the skyline at night may also have made for better photos, but we would not have had the same fun at the observation deck. This is indoors, and has traders selling souvenirs, but also features several binocular telescopes allowing you to observe life in the city from above. We watched as some teenage lads played football far below, only for a scuffle to break out. In good fun, of course. We saw people enjoying their rooftop pools, and all the bustle in front of Pavillion mall.

It seems I didn't take any photos on this deck, perhaps if Hive account@yunnie did she can share them in a comment.

Ground Floors

On the lower floors, there were small convenience stores, souvenir stores, cafés, a place to get your photos converted into souvenirs, and a taxi/bus pick up area. There is also an extended green which I'm not sure of the purpose of, it almost looks like a bowling green.

Thanks for reading. I hope to update with all the interesting places we visited in KL, as well of course for our experience at Hivefest.