Due to the altitude, people with high blood pressure or heart problems should not attempt the climb. Malaysia has nearly 250 golf courses. The locations vary from coast to tropical rainforest or the mountainous highlands. The Malaysian Open Golf Championships , held each March, attract top professionals. More than 150 karate training centres offer regular training sessions under black-belt instructors six days a week.
Visitors are welcome to receive free karate training for one week in any of the centres.
A list can be obtained from the Chief Instructor, Karate Budokan International, Jalan Jubilee, Kuala Lumpur. Wau-kite flying is a traditional pastime. Sepak Takraw is a game like volleyball, played with a ball made of rattan strips. Players may use their heads, knees and feet but not their hands. Malaysian ' longhouses', which are common along the rivers in Sarawak and Sabah, are really entire villages housed under one single roof, inhabited by native communities.