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Langkawi Oriental Village is located at the same area with the base station of the famous Langkawi Cable Car. The Asian architecture village is surrounded by mountains and scenery of the Langkawi Geopark. The village houses a number of shops selling crafts and cultural items, several restaurants, as well as a resort. A man-made lake [...]

The Telaga Harbour Park at Langkawi is a popular getaway and marina for yachts sailing to Langkawi. Restaurants and hotels lined up along the coast of the marina while yachts dock safely and peacefully. Telaga Harbour is located the western coast of Langkawi and along the Pantai Kok beaches.

The Langkawi Falls is a man-made waterfall built along the road to Datai Bay, northern tip of Langkawi. The waterfall, which was also accorded as the highest man-made waterfall in the Malaysian Book of Records, was built under the former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. With natural flora surroundings, the waterfall blends nicely into [...]

Pantai Kok beach is located at the western coast of Langkawi Island, and houses several resorts along its long stretch of beach including the Telaga Harbor Marina, a popular yacht gateway. Pantai Kok is usually much quieter and more secluded than Pantai Cenang beach with palm trees dotted along the shores of the beach, providing [...]

The Langkawi Burau Bay is located at the north-western end of the island, nearby to the Mat Cincang Mountain. Burau Bay or Teluk Burau is a fairly secluded beach in Langkawi. While Burau Bay is regarded as a public beach, the crowd mostly consists of the patrons coming from  either Mutiara Burau Bay Resort or [...]

Tanjung Rhu is a beautiful and scenic beach found at the northern tip of the Langkawi Island. The vast and seemingly untouched beach is an ideal place for summer vacation and for relaxation. Reachable by a road which passes by mangrove swamps, Tanjung Rhu is also the home of two luxurious hotels in the island. [...]

Pantai Cenang is at the south-western tip of Langkawi, about twenty-five kilometres from Kuah. A two kilometre beach with fine powdery sand is lined by picturesque chalets built no higher than the coconut trees (thanks to a local government ruling). Pantai Cenang is a good choice for a relaxing time at the beach as well [...]

Langkawi Isle: Kuah Town

Posted: February 6, 2011 in Langkawi, Travel
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Kuah is the main town in Langkawi. It is basically a shopping center populated by various duty-free shops, seafood restaurants, banks and hotels. The  town was once a fishing village before its development. The name “Kuah” is a Malay word meaning “gravy” and is associated with an ancient legend of two battling giants who overturned [...]

The Lagenda Park is also regarded as an open air cultural museum as sculptures and monuments depicting the myths and legends of the  can be found scattered around. Each has its own story to tell, from the battle of the giants to legends of giant serpent and mermaids. Local cultural structures and icons can also [...]

The Lagenda Park is a huge 20-hectare park stretching along the Kuah waterfront and is located next to the the Eagle Square in Langkawi. The lush green, beautifully landscaped park aims to showcase the myths and folklore of the island by having sections of the park dedicated to each mythical stories of the island. A [...]