2010-11-16: Langkawi sightseeing

Yesterday we decided to go for a sightseeing around this beautiful island, so we rented a small car early in the morning. First stop was Seven Wells, with some waterfalls and wonderful nature. After the 542 steps to reach the wells we were pretty tired, so sitting down with the feet in the water was a nice break.

Rebak Marina

Close to Seven Wells is Telaga Habour Park, one of three marinas in Langkawi. Telaga is a nice calm habour in lovely surroundings, but our favorit is Rebak Marina, situated on a small island with a nice resort. To get there you need to take a jetty managed by the resort. Rebak offers everything we would look for if we were cruising - nice atmosophere, safe habour, service, restaurants and other resort facilities. The third marina is Royal Langkawi Yacht Club with a rather fancy clubhouse, situated just outside the main town on the island , Kuah, which gives good access to shopping.






We continued our trip by going through the country side to the north. Once stopped by a cow and once by a monkey, we managed to reach the lovely beaches on the north side.

We stopped 4-5 times and just enjoyed the breathtaking views.  At the very northeast tip Tanjung Rhu Beach is situated, which was a place we fell in love with. There was also a resort that seemed to be fantastic. If we come back we would like to stay there a couple of nights and enjoy the tranquility, a nice contrast to the more vibrant Cenang Beach we have stayed at for the last 10 days.

We continued our drive and headed for Kuah for some shopping. Langkawi is a taxfree zon, and everything is inexpensive for us coming from Sweden. Cloth cost a fraction of what we are used to, and a decent whisky cost around 9 Euros for a liter.
We came back to our hotel while it was still daylight, and could enjoy the sunset with some red wine in the glas. After a much needed shower we went to our favorit meat place in Cenang.

A place on the beach called Yellow Café. They serve fantastic meat that is perfectly grilled. We have also been to other restaurants in Cenang that serves good meat, like Beach Garden Resort, but we prefer Yellow Café.
After the dinner we just followed the music to Babylon, a cool place for reggae lovers and enjoyed a couple of beers.

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