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 Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in Langkawi, Malaysia
Take a tour of the top places to go in Langkawi, Malaysia. You may read about must see places and activities in the area. 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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| S Humphry |
15 April 2005 |
Stayed at Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Pelangi Beach hotel is located on Pantai Cenang. This beach isn't the prettiest on the island. There was a fair bit of rubbish washed up on the sand and in parts there was a strange rotting smell. Pelangi Beach Hotel is however, up the far end of the beach and therefore probably one of the better hotels to stay at on this stretch. There are a few shops and other restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. A really great spot to eat is the Red Tomato Beach Cafe. Excellent food and service. Also very clean, and great sunset views during dinner.
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| J Robinson |
28 March 2005 |
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Langkawi is a great island and it is very cheap to hire a car or moped for the day and explore. The roads are very quiet so it is very easy to get around. Places I would recommend to see is the cable car which is very high but you get fantastic views.There are a few shops and coffee shops there too. The waterfalls are worth a visit but they are not really in full flow during dry season. Underwater world is also excellent place and there is also duty free shopping right next door. Another good duty free shopping place is in Kuah with shops there that sell lots of souveniers. There are lots of beach/sea activities in Langkawi with jet skiing, paragliding etc.
There are lots of restaurants to visit I would recommend The Lighthouse and The Beach Garden Resort where you can either have your dinner sitting out on the beach or inside. another good place is The Matahari. They all do a great choice of Asian and Western food but the Lighthouse is my very favourite place. There is also a good choice of local food stalls which are cheaper but they also have excellent food. A great place to drink and stay out until the early hours is Champor Champor. The Coco Jam Nightclub is another lively place which is at Langkawi Village Resort. It doesn't really get going though until after 1am!! Langkawi is also a fantastic place to just switch off, relax and do nothing at all but soak up the sun, laze on the beach and have a dip in the sea. Its fantastic!!
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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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| S Hinson |
08 January 2005 |
Stayed at Tanjung Sanctuary Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Enjoyed cable car and area; Underwater World - very good aquarium etc..average snorkeling facilities. Pantai Cenang and Pantai Tengah are good walking beached. Best restaurant on Pantai Cenang: Beach Garden Hotel and Resort (best value for money); Casa del Mar is great but more expensive. Several smaller places on Pantai Cenang for happy hour, shopping for souvenirs etc.. I live in KL and visit Langkawi on average every three months.
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| P Bayliss |
02 December 2004 |
Stayed at Sheraton Perdana Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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The best way to see Langkawi is to hire a car (RM135 for 24 hours). The cable car (quite new, and not mentioned in some of the literature) is definately worth a visit and costs very little. There's also a mock Asian village at the foot of the cable car. It's also worth driving up to the other peaks - just make sure you have enough petrol to heat up and back, we had to stop just before the top for fear of running out! We also visited some of the other hotels for a couple of meals - the Silver Shell Cafe at the Mutiara has a lovely ambience.
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| A Boettcher |
20 November 2004 |
Stayed at Beach Garden Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Just short distance walk to the "Rice-Museum" and "Underwater-world". Both worth to visit. For all the other trips you should go by taxi or rent a car. Taxi-prices are fixed and fair, not necessary to bargain.
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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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| S Jemmotte |
03 November 2004 |
Stayed at Tanjung Rhu Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
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The journey time to and from the hotel is approx 30 minutes which isn't bad! You can do a bit of site seeing along the way, taking in the local architecture, wildlife and fauna! Our trip to Underwater World was fun and the crocodile farm was ok, if you like that kind of stuff! The only unpleasant part of the outing was our taxi driver who was not so friendly and sometimes pushy in selling excursions!
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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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