Pulau Langkawi Things to Do

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Air Hangat Village Hot Springs is worth a quick pit stop. Located up the top of Pulau Langkawi near the Durian Perangin Waterfalls the Hot Springs are free to have a look. The spring water is supposed to have healing properties so we sat down and gave our feet a good soak. There was another family there at the same time and we enjoyed each other's company :o) Hubby went for a small walk on the pebbles that massage your feet....it looked painful :o)

Anyway there is a big reflexology sign that says what part of the foot affects different organs in your body which was quite interesting. There are also some quaint gift shops.

We took the opportunity to buy a can of coke each and sit down at the table and chairs to rest and enjoy the view.

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I am not a real museum person but I found this place amazing!

Galeria Perdana Museum is located up the top end of Pulau Langkawi at Air Hangat and close to the Durian Perangin Waterfalls and the Hot Springs. We had a bit of time to kill before heading back for dinner so we thought we would stop for a look.

I am glad we did because the Museum is cheap, you pay an extra 2 ringgit to take pictures and there is an amazing amount of interesting stuff to look at. The Museum is basically a collection of gifts given to the former Prime Minister and what a collection!! There was fine china, art, crystal, guns, model planes and even a display of cars! It was quite impressive and definately well worth a look.

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I love to have a beach all to myself, don't you? :o) Pulau Langkawi has many gorgeous secluded beaches. It even has unnamned beaches.

During our drive up the top end of Pulau Langkawi we came across a lovely little beach that I found out later is called Tengkorak Beach. What a beautiful, picturesque spot. Have a squiz at my travelogue.

This was where we met a family of monkeys who came down out of the scrub and onto the beach to say hello. This was certainly a hilight of our trip and a great memory.

If you get a chance, hire a car and check this place out :o)

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Hiring a car was a brilliant idea. This enabled us to sightsee at our pleasure. We found quite a few interesting things to do up the top end of Pulau Langkawi. The next few tips are about these things.

I was looking forward to taking some nice milky water shots with my new Canon 60D camera and what better place than a waterfall. Durian Perangin Waterfalls was a great choice because it is not far from the car park so not much hiking involved and has 14 tiers that flow down the mountain therefore plenty of spots for some great shots.

Also the pathway is nice an easy to walk along and there are plenty of seats along the way and most in nice little cabanas that are lovely and shady. I loved the tropical plants and the sound of flowing water......very peaceful.

This place should definately be on your must see list.

Check out my travelogue for the full story :o)

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When hubby asked me what I wanted to do in Langkawi, a Sunset Cruise was at the top of my list. So this was one of the first things we booked. Walking along the main street of Cenang we found a travel agent called Dayang Biru Travel Corp next door to the Orkid Ria Seafood Restaurant and booked it there. Turned out cheaper than booking it at our accommodation so this was a good move. Included in the price was pick up and return from our accommodation.

As with the snorkling trip we were not sure if the weather was going to be good for our sunset cruise, so we just booked and crossed our fingers :o)

Turns out that it didn't rain and we even got a glimpse of the sun going down which was nice. Anyway, this company has a few different boats and ours was the catamaran. Cruising past the majestic islands was nice and then the crew got the netting out for the salt water jaccuzi which was awesome. Food was lovely, freshly cooked seafood and yummy salads. And the crew were attentative and funny. Drinks were included in the price and flowed freely....in fact we were all a little tiddly by the end of the trip :o)

I totally recommend this trip.

Check out my travelogue for the full story :o)

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If you don't know already, you are about to. The Islands surrounding Malaysia have some of the best tropical coral reefs for snorkling and diving in the world. We know because we thoroughly enjoyed our snorkling and my first dive at Pulau Tioman on the eastern side of Malaysia a couple of years back. So this time we jumped at the chance to do some more snorkling again amongst the lovely tropical fish and coral.

All I can say is that I was dissapointed. Please check my travelogue for the full story. I was not really impressed with sitting in the bottom of a boat full of diesel fumes for over an hour there and back, the food included was not really that palatable and the place was overcrowded.

If you want to do this then Pulau Tioman is the place not Pulau Payer. I think we should have done the island hopping instead.

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Langkawi has loads of activities and things to see. Everyone does the usual stuff like the cable car, the duck tour, island hopping and mangrove tours. We did different stuff so check out my tips if you want to know what else you can do on Langkawi :o)

If you are up for it, why not try parasailing? It is reasonably cheap and most enjoyable - so our son Jesse said :o) They take you up from the beach and you land on the beach. Check out my travelogue for the full story :o)

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There is a lot of beach activities to do in Langkawi for example Football, Beach Volley Ball, Jet Ski, Para Gliding, Surfing, Snorkelling, kayaks, bat caves watching, hiking in the mangroves and in the forest, fishing, luxury boat rides etc.