Langkawi Family Trip - Day 1 (13/10/12)

 It has been quite awhile since the last time we went on a family trip. We decided to bring the kids to Langkawi for a 4 days 3 nights getaway. It was their first visit and second for hubby and myself which was around 20+ years ago :)

We left Penang around 7am and drove to Kuala Kedah which took about 1.5 hours. It was a pleasant drive as traffic was good. As we were reaching Kuala Kedah, the whole stretch of highway was covered with fog, probably due to rain earlier.

 

 

We managed to catch the 9am ferry, which took another 1.5 hours to reach Langkawi island. I prepared some sandwiches from home so that we could have breakfast in the ferry.

 

 

We finally reached Langkawi island. Weather was sunny with some dark clouds.



 

 

 

Upon reaching Kuah Jetty, we headed to car rental counters to look for good bargains. Hubby managed to get a good deal from one of the counters which offered us Kia Picanto for RM200 for 4 days. Pretty good deal as now is low peak season.

We then headed to Langkawi Bird Paradise and Wildlife Park. Entrance fee was RM15 for adults and RM10 for Emily. Jared got to enter for free even though it was stated age 3 and above is RM10. We also bought some food to feed the animals for RM10. It was a good experience for Emily and Jared as they get to be really close to some of the animals and fed them food that we purchased earlier. There were instructions on cages as to what food should be fed to the animals and the animals are smart enough to ignore food which they don't like :)

Feeding Macaws with seeds and nuts.

 

Jared was a little scared, we had to assist him

 

Feeding the deer with vegetables

 

Feeding the ostrich has to be done using a pail.

 

Feeding vegetables to the rabbits

 

 

 

 Forbidden to feed the crocodiles

 

 Feeding nuts to monkeys

 

 

After that, we went to check-in at the Sunset Beach Resort. The rate was RM242 inclusive of breakfast for 4, and the room came with 1 queen and 1 single bed. It is located at Pantai Tengah and our room is just 1 min walk to the beach. The room is spacious and clean, plus the toilets are big too. Overall it is a good resort.

 

 

After freshing up, we drove around to hunt for food. We found SunCafe  and settled our late lunch by ordering pizza and burger. Everyone was happy with the food quality.

 

 

After satisfying our tummies, we went back to our room to change into our swimsuits before heading for the beach. No photos as I didn't bring the camera along. We had a great splash in the sea water. It's the kids' first time experience splashing in sea water.

For dinner, we drove around and found Fat Mum Seafood Restaurant, which was recommended by some bloggers. The food was ok, I felt that it was a little too oily and salty.

 

 

Night view

 

Surrounded by greens