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 Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in Langkawi, Malaysia
Take a tour of the top places to go in Langkawi, Malaysia. You may read about must see places and activities in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Kuala Lumpur city guide,
Langkawi city guide,
Melaka city guide,
and Penang city guide.
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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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| J Cole |
14 September 2004 |
Stayed at City Bayview Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Malaysia is a very friendly, laidback place, and Langkawi is the best place to go in southeast Asia if you want to relax. To make your stay even better…
First of all, when you get to Langkawi airport, rent a car! I heard you need an international license to rent a car, but the guy next to me at the counter was showing a local license from the U.S., and it seemed to be OK. (Contact sr_langkawi@yahoo.com.my to verify.) Taxis are relatively expensive for southeast Asia, and rental cars are cheap. I got the small 850cc Cancil (pronounced Kan-cheel) for about US$13 a day, including insurance. (You can definitely spend more per day on taxis if you go around a lot.) The gas tank is almost empty when you rent the car, so go straight to a gas station and fill it up. Gas stations are clean, well-lit at night, most of them are open 24-hours, and they are almost all self-service. That’s where the big, pleasant surprise hits you - - gasoline is about US 40 cents a liter (so about $1.50 a gallon), which is a gift from heaven if you’ve come from Japan or Europe. One tank lasted me a full week, and I was driving every day.
Second, if you love the sea, and if you love scuba diving, take my word and skip the scuba diving in Langkawi. Actually the diving place is Payar Pular (Pular Island), about an hour’s boat ride from Langkawi. Snorkeling on the beach is fantastic. Baby sharks up to a meter long come up in knee-deep water to eat your leftovers after lunch, and you can literally reach out and touch them. There are also a couple stray barracuda (watch your fingers & toes!), about the same size as the sharks, along with zillions of brightly multi-colored fish. The lunch is good too. But the scuba diving usually sucks, mainly because of the poor visibility. I got my PADI basic underwater license there in 2000, and on one of my first dives, the visibility was only 1-2 meters. This past visit (Sep. 2004), I went one day, two dives, and the visibility was 2-8 meters. All of the scuba divers had more fun on the beach at lunch time than in the sea scuba diving (the best diving I’ve done is in Bali, Indonesia and Boracay Island, Philippines.)
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| J Ng |
30 July 2004 |
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Unfortunately Langkawi hasn't progressed much from when I visited 10 years ago. There are many abandoned developments, and some areas are short on cleanliness - eg. The Black Beach was a disappointment. We hired a van for 2 days as there were 11 of us, and you can easily see most of the attractions in that time. We especially liked the waterfalls. We spent a nice day at Coral Park mingling with the fishes. Recommend it.
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| S Lim |
04 May 2004 |
Stayed at Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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We chartered a boat to the Pulau Payar Marine Park and it was a sight to behold, just beautiful. Restaurant Kitta serves good food at a reasonable price. Museum Perdana was worth every sen, in fact, at RM3 per entrance, it is very cheap. The view at the top of the cable car station at Oriental Village was spectacular. But the queue jumping by the public was atrocious. The cable car management should consider a more reliable queueing system. An ugly sight was noted, stark discrimination was noticed on how the staff of the cable car handles the public. The staff needs to be reminded that to attract foreigners we need to go international, that is no discrimination, full stop.
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| L Chang wern |
06 April 2004 |
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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For Langkawi, I have some suggestion as follows: 1. Must rent a car , since langkawi is a quite big island, from A point to B point sometime will take you 20 - 30 minutes/by car. I can't imagine the time you waste if you take bicycle or motorcycle. 2. Must go Oriental Village - to take the cable car to the top of the mountain. Good view. 3. Mangrove tour, rent a boat was Rm 160 for maximum 6 persons. Worth to see it. 4. Buy a Langkawi map before you start your journey.
5. Waterworld - RM 18 for adult. Very near to the hotels which located in Pantai Cenang. 6. Seven wells waterfall, alas - if you like hiking , you can try it, otherwise, pls. don't go there because if you take you at least 1 hour to see the waterfall. 7. Makam Mahsuri cemetery - so so only. 8. Book Village - nothing to see, disappointing!! All in all, 4 days 3 nights or 3 days 2 nights is enough for the Langkawi tour.
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| A Pleasant |
18 March 2004 |
Stayed at Tanjung Sanctuary Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Cable car, crocodile farm - good value. Anna and the King set - overrated.
Garden Beach resort - excellent. Barn thai - overrated thaough mangrove swamps good. Orkid - excellent local cuisine.
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| S Ang |
02 February 2004 |
Stayed at Tanjung Sanctuary Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Stayed at Rebak Marina Resort for first two nites. Beautiful room and relaxing surroundings. Not too many people. Nice pool and beach view. Rent a car for easy getting around on the mainland. Langkawi is quite small. Places worth visiting : Gunung Raya Hill, Cable car ride (nice view from top), Tg Rhu Beach, Langkawi Fair Shopping Mall.
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| A Yau |
30 January 2004 |
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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The northern beach, Tanjung Rhu, was the nicest beach. There are limestone islets which is a backdrop to a remote and quiet beach which makes for a stunning view and wonderful experience.
The cable car was a great experience, especially on a clear day. You can see to Thailand (technically, just the next island further north) as well as surrounding islands. It was quite impressive and a wonderful view. Oceanworld was a hit with my daughters. It was quite well done and they were excited to see Nemo and Dory and few of his friends from the movie.
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| J Ong |
07 December 2003 |
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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I stayed two nights in Langkawi. A very laid-back place that I would like to visit again.
The view from the top of the cable car station is splendid. Seven wells waterfall which is nearby is worth the climb of almost 700 steps to the top.
You can take out Underwater world from your itinerary if you do not have the time and have seen the Underwater World in Sentosa, Singapore.
Hiring a car is the most comfortable way of travelling round the island.
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| M Chu |
13 November 2003 |
Stayed at Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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It is worthy to visit-- Payer Marine Park. Clean water, fishes, you can swim with sharks. What an amazing experience!
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