Langkawi is one of the most popular islands in Malaysia for both tourists and locals and it's easy to understand why! It is blessed with pristine beaches, and the surrounding hills all covered in jungle. We took the 90 minute boat from Koh Lipe to Kuah jetty, which is the main port town on the island. 30 minutes by taxi takes you to the Pantai Cenang, one of the main tourists drags. It has a lovely wide beach with all sorts of water sports available. The waves are gentle but the water not as clear as other Langkawi spots. There are plenty of backpacker accomodations and restaurants. Langkawi for us was simply a 2 day stop for us to regroup after 2 weeks island hopping. We were in much need of clean clothes and air-con! We had so much fun being tourists for the day. We visited the Langkawi oriental village, which has an array of different tourist attractions. We chose to visit the 3D Art Museum first. It was so much fun and adults and kids alike will enjoy this one. Then we took the skycab up the steep cliffs to the viewing platforms above. It was spectacular; scary hanging from a wire 400m above the rainforest and views in all directions of white sand beaches, turquoise waters and jungle as far as the eye can see. Then to top of the nerves, G7 was desperate to walk the skybridge. This incredibly engineered walking bridge is anchored off one central pole and curves from peak to peak over a deep valley. It's not for the faint hearted. It's great to be back in Malaysia. Fabulous food, great prices, amazing beaches and lovely people. You could easily spend 2 weeks exploring Langkawi's remote beaches and tourist attractions... but we are all beached out and looking forward to Penang!
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Susan
29/4/2017 01:31:29 pm
The Museum & Skybridge look AMAZING!
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