KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 -- Are you planning a school trip, company trip or even just booking an entire tour van for a family trip from Kuala Lumpur to Penang or Ipoh?

You can expect to pay up to 80 per cent more now, because of the soaring diesel prices in Peninsular Malaysia due to the ongoing Iran war. 

The local tourism industry has been going through a rude shock in transportation costs, as diesel prices jumped 82 per cent from RM3.04 per litre before the war to the current RM5.52.

Tourism transport operators say they can no longer absorb the diesel cost and need to raise bus or van rental prices just to survive, as they do not receive any diesel subsidies from the government.

Here's the new maximum rental price for tour buses...