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Langkawi
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: December to March
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Welcome
Langkawi, in a few days
An archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, in Malaysia's north-west, made a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2007 for its sandstone some 550 million years old. The cable car climbs to 708 metres, boats run up through the Kilim mangroves, and the islands have been duty-free since 1987.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Langkawi Cable Car, Gunung Mat Cincang · about 1 hA 2.2 km ride up to 708 metres over primary forest growing on Machinchang sandstone, the oldest rock in Malaysia.
- Afternoon · Telaga Tujuh waterfalls free · about 1 h 30Seven natural pools stepped down the sandstone and linked by water-polished slides; the name means seven wells.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Bella Vista Waterfront Resort€50 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Langkawi Sky Bridge · about 30 minA curved 125-metre walkway at 660 metres, hung from a single 82-metre pylon, with glass floor sections over the drop.
- Afternoon · Pantai Cenang free · half a dayTwo kilometres of pale sand on the west coast, the busiest beach on the island, shallow a long way out and facing the sunset.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Langkawi Lagoon Resort€65 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Lake of the Pregnant Maiden · about 1 hA freshwater lake on a southern island, cut off from the sea by a thin ridge, named after the shape of its hills.
- Afternoon · Kilim Geoforest Park · about 2 hMangroves and limestone pinnacles in the north-east, explored by motorboat along the channels, with a bat cave in the 490-million-year-old rock.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Adya Hotel Langkawi€50 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Tanjung Rhu Beach free · half a dayWhite sand fringed with casuarina trees in the north; at low tide sandbars appear and you can walk to two nearby islets.
- Afternoon · Pulau Payar Marine Park · a full dayFour protected islands south of Langkawi where fishing is banned, with hard coral, clownfish, moray eels and blacktip reef sharks.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Kunang-Kunang Heritage Villas€90 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Nasi lemak: rice cooked in coconut milk, with sambal, anchovies, peanuts and egg. The national breakfast.
- Laksa: spicy noodle soup, creamy with coconut curry, or sour with tamarind in Penang.
- Char kway teow: flat rice noodles stir-fried over a fierce flame, a Penang speciality.
- Roti canai: flaky flatbread, torn by hand and dipped in curry.
- Satay, and durian for the brave: a fruit so pungent that many hotels ban it.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Cover shoulders and legs in mosques. The larger ones lend robes at the door.
- Book rides through Grab rather than hailing taxis in the street.
- Drink bottled water, and more of it than you think.
- Eat and pass things with your right hand, and take your shoes off before entering a home.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Malay
| English | Malay |
|---|---|
| Hello | Selamat pagi / Helo |
| Thank you | Terima kasih |
| Please | Tolong |
| Yes | Ya |
| No | Tidak |
| Excuse me | Maaf |
| Goodbye | Selamat tinggal |
| Do you speak English? | Boleh cakap Bahasa Inggeris? |
| I don't understand | Saya tidak faham |
| How much is it? | Berapa harganya? |
| Where are the toilets? | Di mana tandas? |
| The bill, please | Bil, tolong |
| Help! | Tolong! |
| Cheers! | Minum! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyMalaysian ringgit (MYR)
BudgetAbout €83 a day, mid-range
Best seasonDecember to March
PlugG (prise UK) · 240V
Tap waterBottled or filtered
TippingNot expected, a service charge is often on the bill
Emergency999 / 994
EntryNo visa needed for up to 90 days for UK, US, Canadian, Australian and most EU passports, which must be valid six months. Fill in the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card online in the three days before you land, and expect a second passport check when you fly on to Sabah.
HealthHepatitis A and typhoid are recommended. Malaria is present in some rural areas, Borneo included, so ask about prophylaxis for your route. Dengue is present too: use repellent.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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