Pulau Langkawi 2012 (Part 2)

After writing about Langkawi Island Part 1, I thought I would continue writing about Part 2 right after. But, it does take time to write and everyday after the Langkawi trip there were so many other things to do. I finally have time to sit down and sort out my photos in my iphone which has reached to 3158 photos! That is probably one reason why my iphone battery cannot last for more than half a day. Unfortunately, after spending 1.5 hours sorting out the photos, I am still not done. It was too much!! I decided to keep the sorting aside and blog about Langkawi Island Part 2....

Where do I begin since the trip was quite long ago....

Part 1 was about:

Getting to Langkawi

Transportation n Langkawi

Accomodation

and Food

Generally, sightseeing in Langkawi is liberally scattered around the island. You will definitely need to rent a bike or car (read Part 1 about renting) to get to the famous attractions. It usually takes 3 days to visit the whole island.

Places of interest

1. Langkawi's Cable Car at Oriental Village

Upon check-in at our hotel, the first place we visited was the Oriental Village. It was just a 5 minute drive from Berjaya Resort, which was where we stayed. Oriental Village appealed to me the first time I went there, but after that, it was nothing great. It was like an expensive flea market for tourist and not for locals. I only walked through Oriental Village to get to the Cable Car. When going for the Cable Car, I always hope that:

-there will be no long queue (The queue can be really long at peak seasons)

-the weather is fine

-everything will be the same as before or even better

Lucky for us there wasn't any queue to buy the tickets. Using the MyKad gives us discount for the cable car tickets. We paid, we went up. The ride up was pretty good. It was 5pm, so the weather was pretty good. The higher we went, the cooler it felt. There are two stops for the cable car. We skipped the first stop as it was just a stop to see the view. We continued on to the second stop, which was higher than the first. The second stop was where the suspended bridge was located.

Unfortunately, the suspended bridge was closed for maintenance. When I asked the person in charge how long will the bridge be closed, he told me about 6 months! I was like wow... and then my dissapointment sets in because the main purpose of forking out money for the cable car ticket was to be on the suspended bridge. The lady at the ticketing counter should have informed us before we made the ticket purchase.

With nothing else to do, we just sat around, enjoyed the weather, fresh air and the fantastic view of the island from above. It did drizzle a bit, but not much to get drenched.

We spent about two hours just hanging out and taking photos.

2. Black Sand Beach

On Day 2, we started our day by visiting the Black Sand Beach. It is always better to visit the beach earlier or in the eveing because it can be a tad too sunny in the afternoon. There are also shops selling beach wear and food near the beach. The black sand beach is another must see when I go to Langkawi. It is afterall a historic place and in Malaysia, the black sand can only be found in Langkawi Island. I usually just spend 10 to 15 minutes looking at the black sand.

There is also a board which tells the folkstale and the scientific explanation about why the sand is black.

Then, as usual, I will have coconut water nearby to quench my thirst. The coconut water there is always satisfying.

3. Eagle Square (Dataran Lang)

The third must go place is Eagle Square, which is noticeable if one comes into Langkawi by ferry.. The eagle represents Langkawi.

It is a good place to get a picture with the word 'Langkawi" just to tell the world that you have been to Langkawi :) Eagle Square is located near the Kuah Jetty.

Besides getting a picture with the Eagle, there is nothing much to do there unless you want to eat good mee goreng mamak at the mamak shop, in the jetty area.

If you go there in the evening, there is a chance you will be able to catch the gorgeous sunset.

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4. Taman Lagenda Theme Park
This is located about a 5 minute walk from Eagle Square. It is just a scenic park with landscaped gardens. So, if you are not a person who is into greenery, dont have to visit there.

5. Durian Perangin Waterfalls
This is a good place to go to unwind and relax. It is better than Telaga Tujuh Falls.

6. Other places of interest
There were plenty more places of interest but we did not cover all because it was raining most of the time. For more, visit this site.

-At Makam Mahsuri-

.... part 3 next time...... about beaches