The W Perspective: Langkawi Island

Langkawi Isle: The Oriental Village

WiLL — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:40:48 +0000

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 was built at the center of the village with bridges built across it.

Langkawi Isle: The Telaga Harbour Park

WiLL — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:15:03 +0000

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.

Langkawi Isle: The Langkawi Falls

WiLL — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:18:46 +0000

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 the landscape as it also flows over a road cave tunnel.

Langkawi Falls is made up of three tiers and using water from the Sungai Temurun River, is diverted and channelled manually to flow across the tunnel with the final tier levelling out to form a beautiful cascade.

Road Cave Tunnel through the Waterfalls

Langkawi Isle: Pantai Kok (Beach)

WiLL — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:41:47 +0000

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 shades for beach-goers.

Langkawi Isle: Burau Bay (Beach)

WiLL — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:37:43 +0000

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 Berjaya Langkawi Beach & Spa Resort. Both of these resorts are located at the opposite end of the bay.

Langkawi Isle: Tanjung Rhu (Beach)

WiLL — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:06:36 +0000

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. From the beach itself, limestone islands located as far as Thailand can be easily spotted.

On a day of low tide, one can even walk across the sandbar to reach the islands from the beach

Langkawi Isle: Pantai Cenang (Beach)

WiLL — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:52:00 +0000

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 as a little bit of modern entertainment. The beach is popular during peak tourist season.

Langkawi Isle: Kuah Town

WiLL — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:59:49 +0000

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 a gigantic pot of curry at the spot where the town now stands (refer Lagenda Park II).

Langkawi Isle: Lagenda Park II

WiLL — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:20:18 +0000

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 be spotted within the Lagenda Park.

Of the Duel between the Giants: Legend has it that the battle between the two giants, Mat Raya and Mat Cincang, caused the formation of several places of Langkawi and changed its landscapes.

Langkawi Isle: Lagenda Park

WiLL — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 05:15:49 +0000

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 variety of local floras and faunas such as the hornbills can be seen within the park.

At this park, there are 4 artificial lakes, 17 story-telling monuments, a man made beach, a few resting places and other public facilities for visitors, mostly covered with beautifully designed landscape, giving the park a really natural looking environment.