What's in Langkawi (Part 2)

Hello again,

As promised, here I am about to write the 2nd entry on Langkawi Island. In the previous entry, I had covered about how to get here and where to find food. In today's entry, I will write about places of interests.  By the way, I will upload pictures every now and then when I have the time to do some picture-taking and make the entry more interesting to look at.
Most popular tourist spot on this island is the cable car, so we will start with that one.

1) Cable Car : Ticket per person is RM 30.00 per adult/ RM 20.00 per child. One gondola can fit in
    six people.
    The ride up to the peak will take about 15  minutes and so does the trip back to the base station. I write about this as if I am always going up and down the little thing. Truth is I've only been up there twice. The first trip was out of curiosity. I promised myself never to step my foot on that hanging thing again but three years ago I went up again, not because I wanted too but the two girls, Sara & Sophie, pleaded and begged and cajoled me into going up with them promising to flank me on both sides. I regretted my decision. My heart was hanging out and my knees went weak. How can I enjoy myself when all I can think about is how high we are at that moment. The distance from one point to another is about 2.2 kilometer. I will never go up there again, ever!
But for those of you who are on vacation, you must try to get on this hanging car. Beautiful panorama.
If you are staying at any one of the hotels in Pantai Cenang, the drive to this place will take about 30 ~ 40 minutes. The nearest hotels to this place is Berjaya Beach and Spa Resort.

credited  to panoramio.com

2) Mangrove Cruise : A slow cruise along mangrove swamp while you get to watch some reptiles such as snake slithering on the mangrove trees or monitor lizard slowly making it's way into the water. Don't get confuse with an alligator as these lizards can get nearly as big as the former. The boat skipper will make a few stops for his passengers. Among the stops were to be at the Fish Farm and eagle feeding. Prices differed according to hours of usage or you go on a private or sharing basis.

3) Island Hopping : Hop in a little speed boat and head to the first stop, Lake of Pregnant Maiden. Why the name? You'll get the answer once in the boat. After this stop, the boat skipper will stop in the middle of the sea to allow you a live eagle feeding show. The last stop would be Pulau Bras Basah (Wet Rice Island) for swimming.

4) Snorkeling Trip at Pulau Payar : A full day trip (departs at 09:30am ~ 15:00hrs). Lunch, snorkeling gears and transfers included.  It's an island by itself about 50 minutes away from Langkawi Island. Main attraction while here was swimming among  black-tipped baby sharks. Prices ranging from RM180.00 to RM 290.00 per person. You can still scout around for cheaper price.

5) Sunset Cruise : For those of you who is feeling a little romantic, get yourself on board of semi luxury yacht cruising from 17:00hrs ~ 20:00hrs. Price RM 260.00 per person.

6) Wanting to know more about the island? Get a car to move around and visit many interesting places such as Underwater World (aquarium) entrance ticket is RM 40.00 per adult, Mahsuri Tomb (a legend about a girl named Mahsuri who was stabbed to death by villagers believing she had committed an adultery), Galeria Perdana ( a museum displaying gifts and awards received by our former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed), night market (please check with your hotel concierge the site for the day as it changes sites every day), Mardi Fruit Farm (get acquainted with tropical fruits) where you will be taken on a little buggy to tour the farmland of the fruits first-hand and many other places that you can find while here, Batik Art Gallery (hand-painted batik done right in front of you or you can participate by drawing your own batik with the help from the staff).
If you do not wish to drive, you can always go on a private tour. The price differs according to number of people. Usually for four hours tour the price is at RM 120.00 (for 2 people). It doesn't include entrance fees to any of the place visited.

There's one place that is not so popular among the tourists, maybe because nobody told them about it. For bird lovers, there's a place called Lubuk Semilang (waterfall) where one can watch the hornbills returning to their nests in the evening. Hundreds of them will fly back before dusk fall.

I'll wrap up the second episode of Langkawi. The next one will be where to stay. Keep on reading.
Thanks for being my readers!

Ciao for now,
Rose
3rd.July '13