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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
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| A Oaks |
21 June 2002 |
Stayed at Casa Del Mar - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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We didn't find out until we go there that a renting a car/scooter is the best way to see the island. Make sure you bring your driver's license to do so (you don't need an international drivers' license). We loved this! We spent as much time in the various places as we wanted without having to be tied to a tour. You can't really do snorkeling this way, but this is how we went to see a lot of things, and just loved it.
The mangrove forest is a must. I had no idea before we came just how wonderful it would be. We felt like we were in the middle of a National Geographic episode. Make sure you bring fruit for the monkeys.
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| K Low |
04 June 2002 |
Stayed at City Bayview Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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If not for the rental car that take us around,
travelling around Langkawi is quite incovenience at times.
With the rental car (quite expensive - Nissan Sentra cost Rm$110 daily as compare to JB), we
travel around the islands visiting most of the luxurious hotel (like Andarman, Tanjung Rhu resort, Berjaya resort etc..) We also visit the Underwater world and Crocodile farm but nothing special, nice to visit some of the nice beaches along Pantai Cenang, Pantai Tengah, Pantai Kok, Pantai Tanhjung Rhu and Pantai Datai..when driving around deserted area like the Andaman Datai Bay , beware of narrow bend and one way road..quite scary when you are approaching the hotel whereby you have to drive up a deep curving slope...but the Andaman hotel offers very exotic tropical rainforest getaway..along mid way you can have a very nice view of the Pulau Dayang Bunting lake. We also visit the Eagle square and Lagenda Park at Jetty area, the Budaya Graft and Cultural Complex, Langkawi Crystal, Yacht Club and Air Hangat Village etc.. a pity that we miss the Pulau Payar Marine park due to kids
with us may not be suitable...overrall quite enjoyable trip but whenever anything on Langkawi (e.g duty free shopping mall etc), they are talking sbout small scale type...you will not expect big shopping mall..and if you are drinker and smoker, beers are cheaper than mineral water and exercising of your lungs are very affordable.
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| T Kochhar |
10 May 2002 |
Stayed at Casa Del Mar - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Best way to go around in Langkawi is to hire a car, rates are betweem RM 40 to RM 70 a day. Within 2 days one can cover the entire island and all the tourist and non-tourist attractions. Due to stormy weather we could not not do the boat trips but the Mangrove tour was highly recommended by locals and visitors alike. Local food is cheap and available in several shack restaurants around the island. English is understood and sometimes spoken in all public places like eateries, shops etc.
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| D Mccloughry |
30 April 2002 |
Stayed at Beach Garden Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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As Langkawi is a duty free island, some goods were cheaper here than the mainland. In particular, wine was affordable and beer was very cheap. The Komplex Handicraft was worth a visit with good quality products for sale although the place is much smaller than the equivalent in Kuala Lumpur. We used taxis to travel around but this could work out to be expensive if wanting to visit many different places. The island is beautiful and if we return some day we shall consider renting a car.
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| M Ellis |
30 April 2002 |
Stayed at Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Langkawi is a very nice island, however, as with the rest of Malaysia it does have some untidy and rundown areas albeit we have come to expect this. We hired a car to expore the island and visited the Crocodile farm which was very good. We did call to see the waterfall. Don't bother! You have to be a rock climber to get anywhere near, in fact it is dangerous!
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| A Dey |
24 April 2002 |
Stayed at City Bayview Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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We travelled the island by hiring a car. The entire island can be covered in 4/5 hrs. But we reccommend to spend the entire day by going from one beach to another. Handicrafts / Galleries were best liked by us, especially the Bartik Gallery. Excellent !! Sceneic beauty of the islands and caves is fascinating. General food is good and gratfying. One can relax and enjoy.
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| W Tsang, ms |
05 April 2002 |
Stayed at Sheraton Perdana Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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We hired a car and saw most of the sights (that is, those highlighted in the tourist map) well within 6 hours. We even managed to 'discover' the Summer Palace which is not 'advertised' but which we find very interesting - a set for the movie Anna and the King - at Pantai Kok.
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| H Grimston |
22 March 2002 |
Stayed at Grand Continental Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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The hotel is ideally located for the person who is on a three or four day trip to the island. Hire a bike direct from the Jetty and splash out an extra RM10 for a 110cc bike, it's worth it, but make sure you have your international driving license, they are very strict. Also purchase your day trip for the snokelling from there to. Dont bother with the floating platform go with Coral Island tours. By haggling we got the trip for RM90 instead of RM120. Well worth it. The fish were more extensive in such a small reef than what I remember seeing on the Barrier reef.
To eat forget the main restaurants, go to the hawlers on the watersfront, the fish is half the price. Excellent food and very friendly people, especially 'No.1 Seafood Corner'. especially. My main advice for anybody who doesnt like spicey food, tell the restaurant "NO CHILLY". We said that to one chef at another hawkers stall, but we still had to fish out 20 chillies from the dish. Lovely island, wonderful people, excellent roads and very peaceful. Cant wait to go back.
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| H Koebnick |
16 March 2002 |
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Best way to discover the Island is to take a map, to rent a car or a motorbike and to tour around. Boat-Tours also better arrange individually with local people, as all offered excursion packages were expensive, comparing to what you get for the price paid. All in all the Island was found a relaxing and
silent place with not too much "Night-Life".
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| J Serink |
05 March 2002 |
Stayed at Sheraton Perdana Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Most of the time we traveled via taxi/cabs to get round. To try the local food, we ate along the street restaurants and ocassionally in the hotel.
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