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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
Kuala Lumpur city guide,
Langkawi city guide,
Melaka city guide,
and Penang city guide.
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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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| S Cook |
08 April 2004 |
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Rent your own car to get around the island. It's easy to get around and a better deal for your money. The Barn Thai restaurant is wonderful if you have the time. The Beach Garden Resort has great food and large servings too!
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| R Fawcett |
03 April 2004 |
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Langkawi offers good value for money. Even the expensive places are relatively affordable. We would suggest renting a car at the airport to explore the island with. The duty free shopping wasn't all it was cracked up to be in our opinion. A few nice little shops in Kuah, but the prices of electronics weren't any better than an electronics superstore in Canada, we found. Water and beaches were amazing in Cenang.
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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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| G Lei |
30 January 2004 |
Stayed at Sheraton Perdana Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Fish farm is a very nice place to have fresh sea food.
It's very cheap and easy to rent a good car in the airport. It took me only 100RM/27US$ for one Nissan daily rent and limited insurance.
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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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| R Mosur |
29 September 2003 |
Stayed at Rebak Marina Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Suggest to hire a car on the mainland with a driver. It costs just 25 RMB an hour (approx 6.5 USD / hour) and the people are very good. The entire city is very safe. The places that should be seen are summer palace, cable car, Black sand sea, eagle tower. The shopping is a great experience. It is trade free (tax free). Branded Liquor, cigarettes are available at unbelievably low prices.
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| S Greenslade |
08 September 2003 |
Stayed at Beach Garden Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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I used boat taxis to visit neighbouring Island. Hiring a car for 24 hours to explore the Island is as cheap as Island tours and taxis for 3 hours.
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| F Kangayan |
31 August 2003 |
Stayed at Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Langkawi is still underdeveloped which is a bonus. If you are wanting a beach holiday without the crowds and loud bars at night, this is most certainly the place. Recommended restaurant is Barn Thai which is in the middle of the mangrove swamp (there's transport there put on by the restaurant) which has very good food. In order to get around the island you need a car which is available to hire from the airport. Remember to bargain for the price! Driving around is easy - it isn't busy and they drive on the same side!
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| P Hearn (6 nts) |
29 August 2003 |
Stayed at Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Langkawi is a beautiful island that is fine as long as you do not want to party until late into the night (and I don't!!). Take a drive around the island as it is fascinating, particularly up to the jungle in the north. Little India is an excellent, small and remarkably cheap Indian restaurant which is 5 Ringgits away in a taxi. Also if you have a car, try the Barn Thai Restaurant which has an interesting location.
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