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 Traveller's Tales: Things to do in Langkawi, Malaysia
Learn about leisure and recreation in Langkawi, Malaysia. You may read about their travel activities and adventures. Find out their travel tips and guides and discover fun things to do in Langkawi, Malaysia.Also, you might want to read our
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| K Soon |
05 May 2005 |
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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The location is perfection if you are looking to relax or whether you are wanting to go out and do things. There are tonnes of little adventures to be had. The go-kart racing is fantastic. Waterworld interesting and they are still renovating and improving it - go so you are at the shark tank around 3pm as that's when you see a diver hop in and feed them hand to mouth. There is a great pakistani/indian restaurant up the road just beside the sun plaza shopping complex and the red tomato is a welcome taste of home. The owner is really nice and knows a lot about the area so you can ask her a lot of questions if need be.
I took the Coral Island tour and went snorkeling. I CAN'T express how amazing and fun this was. The people were extremely nice and helpful and your lunch is included in the price. GREAT thing to do even if you are just wanting to laze around on the beach.
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| G Jones |
05 April 2005 |
Stayed at Bon Ton Restaurant & Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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We took a mangrove tour which was a great day out on the water with many varied activities learning about the mangroves, and ecology; bat hunting (with camera not guns!), getting fingers nibbled by fish and feeding eagles. The guide was extremely knowledgeable - Biden -contacts details with Bon Ton. Well worth the day out.
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| A Mcallister |
04 April 2005 |
Stayed at Tanjung Sanctuary Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Recommend doing the snorkelling trip to Palau Payer - was the most awesome trip. But be warned to apply a good waterproof sunblock as everyone's backs got quite burnt from spending all day floating in the water.
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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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| A Main |
14 November 2004 |
Stayed at Beach Garden Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Recommend beach walks, cafes, swimming along Pantai Cenanang and Pantai Tengah. Snorkelling trip to Pulau Payar worthwhile. Hire a car and drive round the island. If you have the money to spend and want a real dinner experience - go have dinner at the Bon Ton restaurant.
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| H Sidhu |
21 September 2004 |
Stayed at Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Relaxed solely on Pentai Cenang didn't feel need to venture beyond.
Restaurants:
Laman Rai (opposite to hotel in Rice paddy museum) - beautiful sea food.
Mathuri Village (avoid the sun village grill next door which is part of same place).
Souvenir shopping in the Sun Village store next door on Pentai Cenang.
I would definitely recommend the Indian Ayurvedic Full Body Massage opposite the Casa Del Mar (next door to Pelangi) - an unbelievable experience.
Avoid Kuah - nothing to see. Night market hugely overrated, gold shopping a waste of time. Duty free shopping only good for booze & cigarettes.
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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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