We woke up to a very sunny and clear sky. By 8.15am, we were at the resort cafeteria to have our breakfast. The view was great as the building was overlooking the seaside. Breakfast spread was moderate, they served cereal with milk, toast bread, eggs (omelette, sunny side-up, scrambled), fried noodles, juice, coffee and tea.
The highlight for that morning was the Cable car ride. The kids were really excited about it. The journey from our resort to Oriental Village took about 20 minutes. Oriental Village is a shopping area where the cable car station is located. After walking a short distance from the entrance, we saw the cable car station. Fortunately there wasn’t any queue. Admission was RM15 for adults and RM10 for kids. (need to show mykad).
After purchasing our tickets, we hopped into a Gondola and up we went to Mount Machinchang. It was a pleasant journey with lots of great views of the island. We could also see the Seven Wells Waterfall from up there. It took about 10 minutes to reach the Middle Station where we stopped for a panoramic view on the platform and photography. Then we took another Gondola to the top station. When near to the top, the gondola was being pulled up vertically with high speed. Truly great experience !
We walked to the 360 degree viewing platforms, took many photographs and enjoyed the breeze of fresh air. Intermittently we couldn’t see anything below, all covered by fog. The weather was siding us as it wasn’t too hot up there. The kids were happiest when daddy bought them ice creams. Unfortunately the famous Sky Bridge was closed for maintenance on that day. We could only see the winding structures from the viewing deck.
After spending about 2 hours up there, we bid farewell to Mount Machinchang. At the Oriental Village, we walked around but there wasn’t much to see. We drove to Telaga Harbour Park at Pantai Kok for a KFC lunch.
In the afternoon, we had planned for a light and easy activity by visiting some of the nicest hotels in Langkawi mainly Datai and Andaman. Both hotels were designed with Balinese theme, with their own private beach.
By now the kids were a little exhausted and they slept through the journey back to our resort. We had a laid back afternoon in our room, took some light snacks which we brought from home before changing into our swimsuits for another round of splash in the sea.
Low tide was just over, so we saw many seashells on the sand. The kids were excited and Jared was so frightened of the sea creatures that he clung on to me like a koala bear. We played with sand for awhile before going into the water. Today’s wave wasn’t as strong compared to yesterday. Emily and Jared had a splendid time “chopping waves” with daddy.
For dinner, we dined in Unkaizan Japanese Restaurant. The seating was tatami style. We ordered Grilled salmon with steamed rice, tempura with steamed rice, teriyaki chicken and green tea. Taste was good, we paid ~RM150 which I felt it was a little pricey.
I think the price is quite reasonable if it is a quality Japanese meal. Thanks for showing us all the lovely photos. I have not been to Langkawi for many years now.
ReplyDeleteMun, this was my 2nd visit to langkawi. My first was right after my STPM exam. :)
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