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Langkawi Free & Easy Trip

Let me share some of my tips and techniques in Langkawi trip so you can experiment with this on your next trip.

Choose a Suitable Accommodation	Tour
How To Get There?	Duty Free
Rent A Car	Where to Buy?
Never Miss These Places	Check Price List

Choose a Suitable Accommodation

Awana

Aseania

City Bayview

Paloma

Tour

Underwater World Langkawi One of the largest in Asia, features more than 5,000 marine and freshwater fishes in over 100 tanks! Admission fee: RM18.00 (adult) / RM10.00 (child) Open Daily: 10.00am - 6.00pm

Eagle Square The largest eagle which is the symbol of Langkawi. Its a cool place for people to relax, take some air and look at the nice scenery of the sea. And watching the ferry coming in and out at Jetty Kuah.

Mahsuri Tomb Mahsuri Tomb is about 12 kilometres from Kuah. This shrine was erected in honour of Mahsuri, a fair maiden who was unjustly accused of adultery. According to legend, she bled white blood at her execution as a sign of her innocence. In her dying breath, she laid a curse on the island that it would remain barren for seven generations. Fact or fiction, seven generations have since passed and today, Langkawi is a flourishing tourist destination. Admission fee: RM2.00 (adult), RM1.00 (child) Open : 7.30am - 6.00pm (Daily)

Padang Mat Sirat (Burn Rice Field) 200 years ago, this was the site of a granary. Soon after Mahsuri's death, according to local history, a devastating invasion by neighbours from Siam (now Thailand), caused the village headman to order the villagers to burn down the granary and poison the wells, rather than let it fall into the invaders' hands. Today, after a heavy downpour, signs of burnt rice grains are still visible. Admission fee: RM2.00 (adult), FOC (child) Open : 10.00am - 6.00pm (Daily)

How to get there?

It is less hassle if you travel by flight, airport transfer service is available for all the hotels/resorts above, If they let you wait too long, you can get a taxi (keep your bill) and claim back from your round city tour guide. If you like shopping, then take a flight is more convenient than those who go by bus and ferry.

The most economic way to get there is by public transportation - bus or coach. You can stop at Kuala Perlis, about 100 meters from the Jetty. You might encounter with some local travel agents there, that offer budget accommodation, our advice and experience taught us that you have to bet on the quality of service. (Few with good service & nice room, but most of them provide us with an unpleasant trip).

Buy your ferry ticket at the jetty, always keep your ticket in your pocket, especially when you are carrying your shopping trophies through the custom, they will ask for your ferry/bus tickets or accommodation voucher/receipt, anything that can prove you have already stayed in Langkawi for 48 hours to waive the custom duty.

By Air
Malaysian Airlines (MAS) and Air Asia operate daily flights between Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi. Flights are frequent and take a minimum of fifty minutes. The Langkawi International Airport is, located at Padang Mat Sirat, about twenty kilometers from Kuah town.

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By Rail
The Express Langkawi from Kuala Lumpur promises a comfortable and economical journey up to Alor Setar (Kedah) and/or Arau(Perlis). From Alor Setar or Arau, buses and taxis are available to Kuala Kedah and Kuala Perlis respectively, from where the Ferry Services take you to the island.
For more information on train, KTM: http://www.ktmb.com.my

By Road
The journey by road from Kuala Lumpur takes approximately six hours to Kuala Kedah and approximately seven hours to Kuala Perlis. Tourist car parks allow you to leave your cars safely behind for a minimum charge of RM15.00 a day, while you board the Ferry Service to Langkawi, whether it is for a day trip or a couple of days.

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By Ferry

Going home?
If you didn't buy a 2-way bus ticket, or you have missed the bus, and you can't get any ticket at Langkawi Jetty and Kuala Perlis, then take a taxi at Kuala Perlis Jetty to Alor Setar bus station (larger than Kuala Lumpur Pudu Bus Station), you can easily get a ticket there.

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Duty Free

You are allow to buy 1 slot of cigarettes, 1 liter of liquor and any duty free item not more than RM500 per person.

For Malaysian, you must stay at least 48hours to entitle for buying any duty free items. Ticket or voucher is required to prove that you are qualified.

Rent A Car

No matter where, I'm sure you can easily find a car rental there, compare the price, as more as possible, get their name card and contact them when you need the car, they will drive the car to where you accommodate (but you have to send him back). Normally the range of price is: RM40 - RM70 (depends on car type and peak/low season), if you ask hotel to arrange for you then you might have to pay more (this is why we encourage you to contact the car rental service provider directly). Check the car, especially the brake before you use it. Different petrol station has the different petrol price. You can also get a motorcycle but you'll definitely catch the sun, don't forget to bring along sun block to avoid sunburn, and be very careful when riding on a bike.

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Where to Buy?

We have compared prices (chocolates and wines) everywhere in Langkawi. Jetty's shopping center is one of the cheapest shopping paradise. Another advice for those who love toys, think before you buy a big toy, especially when you are to get on a ferry or bus on the way home.

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Never Miss These Places

• Snorkeling at Pulau Payar (Coral Island):
  Publish/Walk-in Rate: Coral Island: RM130 per Adult
  Langkawi Coral: RM220 per Adult

Snorkelling package is a half-day (8am-3pm) tour, might be longer depends on weather condition. Daily departure ex-Langkawi (Kuah Jetty). There is 2 companies on Pulau Payar, one is "Coral Island" and the other is "Langkawi Coral", which has a floating platform with underwater observation room (a glass-bottom boat). Tour itinerary including snorkeling at the marine park, lunch, and 2-way speedboat transfer. Book the ticket at jetty counter (RM110 or RM130 for Coral Island) or book thru CUTI (RM100 for Coral Island, RM180 for Langkawi Coral-Malaysian & Singaporean only), they will inform you the pick up time, normally you just have to wait at your hotel/resort lobby.

I always plan this tour on my last day (3D2N Free & Easy). For those who want to join this, please make sure you book the afternoon/evening return ticket so that you can catch up your bus / flight. There is no fresh water on the island (for those who join Coral Island tour) to wash your body, but normally it's nothing to worry about because you are about to go home. Try to enjoy yourself, feeding the fishes (the guide will advise you to buy bread at jetty before moving on), seeking for little sharks.

If you decide to dive, even if you do not have any diving certificate/license, you could try your first diving here. Join the "Introduction Dive Package". You will be guided one-to-one by a divemaster, a brief tutorial is given before diving. Make your booking earlier to get lower price (+RM100), or you can also join the diving team on the speed boat to Pulau Payar.

I've been there twice and I found that you must not miss the chance to go to the marine park since visitors are increasing and the ecosystem is being destroyed.

by Cupid, CUTI reporter

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