If you're thinking of taking a holiday, Langkawi thrives as an idyllic holiday paradise with stretches of pristine sandy beaches and azure blue seas where holiday makers can find solace from the hustle and bustle of the city's madness.
Hotel facilities range from cozy budget hotels, family-run chalets, boutique hotels with the surroundings and ambience of the fantastically star-rated beach hotels. If your preferences are within the mid-range budget, then Pantai Cenang is a 'must stopover' for you. Here, you can check into motels and B&Bs ranging from RM80 to RM300 with all the normal expected mod cons or if you prefer some luxurious pampering there are beach resorts ranging from RM250 to not exceeding RM1000 in the area.
The edge you have here in Pantai Cenang is the wide array of eatery, restaurants, fast food chains featuring delicious local, western, Asian, continental cuisines and affordable fresh seafood...lots of them!! There are also plenty of quaint shops you can browse around for local crafts, ethnic souvenir items and beach wear. For clothes, you can pop into the newly opened Cenang Mall or The Zon.
Apart from shopping and eating, the Underwater World Langkawi is another interesting stopover if you love marinelife and Rockhopper Penguins. Within the enclosure you'll be amazed at the giant fish tanks and underwater tunnel.
If you love eating rice but haven't a clue where it is derived from, do pop over to Laman Padi (paddy garden) in Pantai Cenang. This is an educational stopover comprising a paddy museum which showcases the history of paddy planting and paddy planting paraphernalia. Here, you can get a closed up view of paddy plants and grains.
For a local feel of the sleepy hollow town centre, pop over to Kuah Town where a few banks and hotels are located. As soon as you reach the town from the airport, you will enjoy a breathtaking view of the sea with picturesque fishing boats, sailboats and yachts gently anchored over the lapping waves.
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| Picture courtesy of Mr Mick Hill, a return guest to Langkawi |
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| The Seven Wells Waterfall in Burau Bay |
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| Pix of the Oriental Pied Hornbill courtesy of Langkawi's naturalist, Irshad Mobarak |
And while you're in that part of the island, don't forget to take a ride up the world's steepest cable car ride from the Panorama Cable Car base station at Oriental Village up Mount Machinchang which is 790m above sea level. Up your way down in the cable car, you will be able to see the awe-inspiring 99 archipelago of islands around Langkawi (104 islands when the tide is low!)
After your ride, make a turn to the Seven Wells Waterfall which cascades down past seven freshwater pools just next to the cable car.
For a swim in the sea without having to worry about the jelly fish, take a ride to Datai Bay where you will find a nice picnic and swimming spot at Pantai Pasir Tengkorak (Skull Beach). The road from there will lead you to the upmarket star-rated resorts along Datai Bay which faces the Andaman Sea.
There simply is no end to the things you can do in Langkawi, be it to laze around in your deckchair on the beach or sink in the jacuzzi pools at the resorts' spas, take a walk in the rainforest, island hopping or sight-seeing.
Even the night is alive here where you can enjoy live music at the tourist belt and blend in with the cosmopolitan ambience there! Enjoy your holiday!
