Holiday : Langkawi Island

Hi, guys. How are you ?? Today, I'd like to post about Langkawi. I've been there with all my best friends, it was about spending 3 days 2 nights in Langkawi. Why did we choose Langkawi?? We chose Langkawi because it's near with the place where we were living. We live in Alor Setar, Kedah (temporary as student).

Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah) is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border. On July 15, 2008, Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah had consented to the change of name to Langkawi Permata Kedah in conjunction with his Golden Jubilee Celebration. By far the largest of the islands is the eponymous Pulau Langkawi with a population of some 64,792, the only other inhabited island being nearby Pulau Tuba. Langkawi is also an administrative district with the town of Kuah as largest town. Langkawi is a duty-free island.

How we get there?

There are two ways to go to Langkawi Island. First, we can go directly from Alor Setar which is from Kuala Kedah Jetty and we can go a little north from Alor Setar to Kuala Perlis. But we went to Langkawi via Kuala Kedah Jetty because it is more convenient as we are living in Alor Setar. I think, the length of time to get to Langkawi is around 2 hours by speedboat. Dont be afraid, the boat is 99% safe and there is life jackets available for each person if something happen. :D

What are the tourism objects around there?

We were going to Langkawi Cable Car once we arrived in Langkawi by rental car. There was a lot of rent cars available, you could go everywhere as you like; customizing your budget. That time we booked the hotel in Pantai Cenang (Cenang Beach), the hotel was very near with the sea shore. I could step the sand once I was out from room, even you could hear the wave from your room. I loved the wave sounds at night. Thats beautiful !!

FYI, Langkawi is free-taxes so you can buy cheaper stuffs here than any other place in Malaysia. The most famous one in Langkawi is chocolate. Don't forget to remind some money to buy chocolates in Langkawi. "Your journey in Langkawi is not awesome yet, before you buy a chocolates" :D.

See you in next trip. You can leave some comments if you need information.
BON VOYAGE !!

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