Langkawi, Malaysia travel tales and tips

Langkawi, Malaysia travel tales

Our customers share their travelling experiences in Langkawi, Malaysia. Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation. Also, you might want to read our Kuala Lumpur city guide, Langkawi city guide, Melaka city guide, and Penang city guide.

P Finch	30 March 2001
Stayed at Beach Garden Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Langkawi is a most beautiful island with stunning scenery. For anyone wanting a simple beach holiday it takes some beating but there is also a lot to do and see. A trip to Gunung Raya, the highest point of the island is a must for the views and a day island hopping on the small boats is very rewarding with breath-taking views of the many uninhabited islands close by. Kuah (pron Kwa)is worth exploring and it has some very good craft stores. The island has not yet succombed to the developers and has many interesting beach bars and local food outlets which are all worth a visit to make your holiday more lively and memorable. The locals are very freindly and helpful. If you can locate Kelly or Man, two exceptioal guys, you will soon be introduced to the local folk.
F Redman	15 March 2001
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Langkawi is a very peaceful ( at present) location and there really is not much to see and do, however I would stronly recommend hiring a car - it gives you more freedom for eating out etc. One place to definetly visit is Gunung Raya - the highest point of Langkawi. Once you are at the top of Gunung Raya the views are beautiful. Do be careful though as sometimes the road to the top is closed. If you go to Tanjung Rhu beach at low tide it is nice to walk out along the sandbanks to the islands at low tide - but you need to be there at exactly low tide otherwise you cannot make it all the way over to the island. The best meal we ate was at the Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort (in their coffee shop), we had lunch there and the chefs there do a wonderful job with the ingredients and presentation of their food.
D Perfect	15 March 2001
Stayed at Datai Langkawi, The - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Only strayed away from the Datai one night during the 10 I stayed. I thought that the rest of the island was very picturesque but did not compare with the setting of the Datai.
L Wiedmann	08 March 2001
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
We rented scooters, took a taxi tour of the island, found all the shops we needed, took a boat tour and did not swimming. Langkawi is a pleasant, slow-placed and friendly place. We suggest dinner at Jezebel's, an Italian restaurant across from the AB Hotel (?).
R Smaldon	07 March 2001
Stayed at City Bayview Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Langkawi is an interesting area with plenty to do, but for those not used to the heat, making the effort to walk around is an effort! With the UK exchange rate currently strong against the MR I would recommend extensive use of the taxi service to make sure that the heat doesn't keep you inactive.
C Rooney	07 March 2001
Stayed at Grand Continental Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
There is very little in Kuah. The beaches are absolutely useless. It is very cheap but very little happens there and I would not stay there again. It is worth knowing perhaps that full fare tickets from Langkawi to Penang by air cost only £9 single with MAS.
J Vare	06 March 2001
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Langkawi's shopping and other man-made attractions are a waste of time. By far the greatest charm is its long white peaceful beaches and mountain streams. But the emergence of Jet Skis is threatening to end this tranquility. Should they become popular on Cenang or Tengah beaches, there will no longer be any reason to travel to this destination. Go now!
T Ka po, mary	02 March 2001
Stayed at Kampung Tok Senik Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Among all the beaches, Tangjung Rhu is the fabulous one. Seven wells is also worth-seeing. For the P. P. Island (coral island), although they offer 3 packages in different price range, there's actually no difference among these three. So, there's really no need to take the most expensive one.
S Al-duaij	02 March 2001
Stayed at Berjaya Langkawi Beach and Spa Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
a very beautiful but quiet place.
B Rydbeck	01 March 2001
Stayed at Kampung Tok Senik Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Langkawi is beautiful and unexploited (we really hope that it will not be destroyed by more hotels and tourist attractions)! The charm of the island is that it seems so undestroyed. There are three golfcourses. We played one of them. Datai is the best course and absolutely comparable to other first class golf courses. The other two courses need enhancement but are satisfying if your expectations with regard to qualities of the greens etc are not too high. We went around the island by own car and visited the glass factory (were we actually bought some small and beautiful flacons). We visited the Mangrove restaurant. I am sure this reataurant could be recommended for dinner (however, it was neither lunch nor dinner time when we were there). The walk through the mangrove field was an experience. We made an island-hopping-tour. It was arranged by the hotel and included pick-up at the hotel and a great boat trip visiting three different islands. Our stay at kpmpung Tok was four nights. We had all breakfasts and two dinners at our hotel (besides snacks and drinks at the pool). Other luncheons and dinners we had at some of the other hotels. We had only good experiences regarding food and service.

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