Travel: Malaysia - Langkawi

[poppy15]

JR:

I stayed at the Langkawi Lagoon which was quite close to the airport. Airasia provided the transport to and from airport to hotel. Rent a car for the next few days to explore Langkawi. Done most of the exploring and won't need to go back there again...

yup, we rented a car for 4 days as well & visited most of the much talked about places of interest such as: Kilim Mangrove, Oriental Village, Underwater World, Wildlife Park/Bird Paradise, Mardi Agrotechnology Park aka Fruit Farm, Langkawi Fish Farm Restaurant, Eagle Square, etc...

[micollh]

poppy15 is the underwater world good comparable to our sentosa’s ? am planning to go too as short trip as my fren showed me photos they took really very scenic… they went for mangrove trou, paid rm180 per person, they went on boat ride, went into cave, see bats and all… very very enticing !

[Intermezzo]

hi micollh ~ i think the underwater world is worth a visit… maybe doesn’t look as ‘posh’ as sentosa’s but the collection of marine creatures is pretty good.


we also went for the birdwatching trip by Dev’s adventure, and the guide took us to a variety of habitats (mountain, padi fields, pond, mangrove etc) to see different kinds of birds. very fun ~

[micollh]

Intermezzo:

hi micollh ~ i think the underwater world is worth a visit.. maybe doesn't look as 'posh' as sentosa's but the collection of marine creatures is pretty good.


we also went for the birdwatching trip by Dev's adventure, and the guide took us to a variety of habitats (mountain, padi fields, pond, mangrove etc) to see different kinds of birds. very fun ~

thanks .. i think worth the trip !

[poppy15]

sorry mico, i only saw ur enquiry now.. :oops:


Langkawi's underwater world nt as fascinating as Singapore's Sentosa... kinda boring to me... (if u hv a chance, i think the one in Hongkong's OP is better). Admission is RM$38 for adts & RM$28 for child. (non Malaysians)

for the mangrove tour... we took the 2 hrs cruise @ RM$300... we saw the fish kelong & there we were given a very gd guide who went round explaining the different species they have & alot od demo done... my kids got to fish the fishes... and they went woo & ahh...

then we went eagle feeding as well... and of cos, the bat cave aka Kelawar cave...

[micollh]

thanks poppy15 for sharing… i check airasia flight to langkawi for feb2012, promotion $3 nia before tax… now got to check hotels

[poppy15]

:shock: that is cheap.... but err.... the taxes might be steep...

[micollh]

yeah , for 2 adult, 2 child 2 ways, with the promotion, still need to payt SGD280. my fren recommend Westin , the price is SGD278 per night… any other recommendation? how much for car rental? can get it at lankawi airport right?

[micollh]

i check airasia if i book their hotel together , e.g westin, is cheaper by SGD200 and can i ask should i book the tour via airasia too? is it cheaper too ?

[poppy15]

micollh:

yeah , for 2 adult, 2 child 2 ways, with the promotion, still need to payt SGD280. my fren recommend Westin , the price is SGD278 per night.. any other recommendation? how much for car rental? can get it at lankawi airport right?

not sure about the hotel though... but after my little \"surprise\"... i wld prefer to book the hotel using another website...

as for car rental, yes, u can do so upon arrival at the airport... they hv those car rental countes available... we chose toyota vios @ RM380 for 4 days usage & paid a refundable deposit of RM$50.

minus point is that the petrol tank was empty & we had to fill up the tank ourselves at our own cost at the kiosk.

u can take a look at the different models first before deciding which car u want..