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 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Langkawi, Malaysia
Know the most popular landmarks in Langkawi, Malaysia. You may read about best transportation, recommended travel itinerary, suggested routes and directions. Also, you might want to read our
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| Y Schletti |
08 May 2005 |
Stayed at Tanjung Sanctuary Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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If you stay in Tanjung Sanctuary you need a car or a motorcycle. Taxis are expensive!
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| S Humphry |
15 April 2005 |
Stayed at Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Pelangi Beach hotel is located on Pantai Cenang. This beach isn't the prettiest on the island. There was a fair bit of rubbish washed up on the sand and in parts there was a strange rotting smell. Pelangi Beach Hotel is however, up the far end of the beach and therefore probably one of the better hotels to stay at on this stretch. There are a few shops and other restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. A really great spot to eat is the Red Tomato Beach Cafe. Excellent food and service. Also very clean, and great sunset views during dinner.
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| S Divine |
03 April 2005 |
Stayed at Bon Ton Restaurant & Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Langkawi is a lovely island, fairly quiet on the nightlife side but if you like your food it is amazing! The seafood is fantastic, especially at the Bon Ton and for traditional and very cheap Malay, the hawker cafe 'BZ Sempoi' is definately worth a visit (centre of the island). The cable car is a good morning out with great views and a sunset cruise is a worthwhile experience. The best bit is just jumping into a car and exploring - we discovered the new Four Seasons resort - an amazing place! Generally, a great place to relax and unwind.
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| D Kumar |
27 March 2005 |
Stayed at Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Must rent a car on arrival. They don't check any documents, only want the full rent upfront. Rented a aircon Proton Wira for RM 40 per day. Fuel is only about RM 1.5 per litre. The roads are good, wide and have hardly any traffic. Well lighted, sign posted so driving is not a problem. The island hopping/coral island tours are cheaper at the Awana Porto Malai. Reach there by 9AM if you want a tour the same day. Bargaining works, especially with the non-hotel ferry owners. (We got the island hopping tour for RM 25 per head).
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| P Brocklehurst |
20 January 2005 |
Stayed at Sheraton Perdana Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Langkawi is quite a quiet island, very beautiful in parts (but not in others!). Definitely worth a tour around the island - we found a taxi driver with good English and a willingness to tell us 'what was what'. We paid by the hour and had a great trip. Cable car very good (but pretty steep!). Crocodile farm very lacklustre - would have been better with some more information around. Scenery splendid. Rubber plantations fascinating. Shopping OK - depends what you are after.
Without a car we tended to eat in the hotel at night - so no restaurant recommendations. There is a very interesting park along the front (20 mins from hotel) which is called legends of Langkawi - a bit more explanation would have been good, but we enjoyed the park very much. Not forgetting the park further in to town which commemorates a meeting of world leaders a few years ago - they all planted a different tree...and nearby the plaque which commemorates the site of the coconut tree climbing competition in 1992! Also did a little island hopping which was fun, but a little cramped.
This was our first visit to Malaysia, and we arrived in Langkawi after 4 days in KL, so it was nice to chill out. We had also just been to Borneo (Kota Kinnabalu – Shangri-La (Rasa Ria) which we thoroughly enjoyed. Depends on you and what you want, but a week in Langkawi was sufficient. Combine it with another centre and some city experience if it is your first time in Malaysia.
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| L Kelly |
14 January 2005 |
Stayed at Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Langkawi is a beautiful place and easy to get around. Taxis are cheap and will take you to restaurants all over the island. Our favourites included Bon Ton, Barn Thai (set in the mangrove) and a cheaper but cheerful place called Little India. We would recommend that you head to Pantai Cenang for sunset - we had a drink at the Oasis bar which is set right on the beach, which is also said to serve good Indian food. Note that we did not see many clubs, but we weren't really looking for them either. You can also hire cars if you want to explore the island or else a taxi will give you a cheap tour.
Points of interest that are definitely worth seeing are the Cable Car (with lovely Oriental shoping village) and the Tanjung Rhu Beach, which for us was the most beautiful on the island. We avoided the man made attractions, but that’s a matter of taste. One note of caution when visiting the Seven Wells waterfall - on the whole the monkeys on the island keep to themselves and we never heard of any problems, in fact people enjoy watching their antics - however, when we got out of the car at Seven Wells, a monkey jumped at me to get my can of coke, which was an unpleasant experience at the time. He then proceeded to drink my coke!! So, I would advise visitors to keep food and drink out of sight. There are lots of tours such as eagle feeding and island hopping, it all depends on how much time and energy you have! I would highly recommend Langkawi.
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| M Sirat |
10 December 2004 |
Stayed at Tanjung Rhu Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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The Mangrove tour is highly recommended. Good value as quite a few things were packed into the itinerary. We managed to secure a boat all to ourselves (3 of us) so we could stay longer or skip certain places. We were also lucky enough to see dolphins. Rent a car and tour Langkawi on your own as there are other interesting shops to see which tours don't cover. Check out the stalls at Beras Terbakar where you can get cheaper T-shirts (RM4 each) and the cable car ride is fascinating. Quite a challenge for those with vertigo (like myself!) as the ride gets quite steep.
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| P Bayliss |
02 December 2004 |
Stayed at Sheraton Perdana Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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The best way to see Langkawi is to hire a car (RM135 for 24 hours). The cable car (quite new, and not mentioned in some of the literature) is definately worth a visit and costs very little. There's also a mock Asian village at the foot of the cable car. It's also worth driving up to the other peaks - just make sure you have enough petrol to heat up and back, we had to stop just before the top for fear of running out! We also visited some of the other hotels for a couple of meals - the Silver Shell Cafe at the Mutiara has a lovely ambience.
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| S Jemmotte |
03 November 2004 |
Stayed at Tanjung Rhu Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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The journey time to and from the hotel is approx 30 minutes which isn't bad! You can do a bit of site seeing along the way, taking in the local architecture, wildlife and fauna! Our trip to Underwater World was fun and the crocodile farm was ok, if you like that kind of stuff! The only unpleasant part of the outing was our taxi driver who was not so friendly and sometimes pushy in selling excursions!
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| D Cressy-hall |
21 September 2004 |
Stayed at Beach Garden Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Second visit to Langkawi in 4 years, it has grown up a bit and is still charming and basically unspoilt. The people are fabulous (we should learn to smile more in EU!) We loved the Bon Ton for its atmosphere, style and the best Asian meal we have ever eaten, anywhere. For sheer luxury and over the top pampering the Datai had our vote. Best day out was with Hamish on the Starlight boat (might be wrong on the name of the boat), he is a real character with plenty of stories of the area and a very interesting Eco Tour of inacessible parts of Langkawi. Watch out for hiring cars & bikes from the small dealers down Pantai Cenang we were told that if stopped by the police we had borrowed the car from a friend! Go to reputable dealer, pay more but be safe. Loved our holiday and would stay at the Beach Garden if we went again, recommended to laid back travellers!
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