Category Archive: Langkawi

Langkawi Tour Review: Evening Jungle Walk

Langkawi Tour Review: Evening Jungle Walk The company van picked me up at my hotel at promptly 4.30 as scheduled. We collected the remaining guests at their hotels en route to our evening jungle walk with Dev’s Adventure Tours. Jerome, our guide, was waiting for us when we arrived at Berjaya Resort. That seemed to …

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Travel Tales: Round Up of My Best Day Cruises

Mekong River - Luang Prabang - Laos

Travel Tales: Round Up of My Best Day Cruises Over my 14 years of travels since 1998 I’ve joined several fantastic day cruises- on rivers, in bays and on seas. Most were pleasure cruises, but a few were more or less transportation service which just happened to be very interesting, unusual journeys. Here’s a round-up …

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Kayaking in Mangroves at Langkawi Island – A Langkawi Tour Review

Kayaking in Mangroves at Langkawi Island – A Langkawi Tour Review Have you ever visited a mangrove forest? They are fascinating ecosystem to explore. Mangrove trees thrive in brackish water along seashores close to the mouths of rivers and inland along those rivers. The mangroves’ root systems, which are exposed-to-the-air, create a dense maze both …

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Langkawi Jungle Canopy Adventure – A Langkawi Review

Langkawi Jungle Canopy Adventure – A Langkawi Review   Do you love exciting adventures? Are you an outdoor enthusiast? If you answered yes, then… Imagine yourself zip-lining through the tops of 30 M jungle trees. Picture yourself abseiling down a rugged limestone rock face in the thick of a jungle. Imagine inching and balancing your …

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BIRD WATCHING TOUR LANGKAWI- A REVIEW

BIRD WATCHING TOUR LANGKAWI- A REVIEW I surprised myself at being so extremely excited about an upcoming Bird Watching Tour on Langkawi Island. I was by no means an avid bird watcher, so my excitement caused me to pause.  Why I was nearly jumping out of my room to go on that tour? Certainly, I …

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SUNSET DINNER CRUISE IN LANGKAWI ISLAND- A REVIEW

When Crystal Yacht Holidays graciously invited me to join their sunset dinner cruise in Langkawi Island, I wasted no time accepting the invitation. I had just enough time to ‘powder my nose’ – no, grab my bathing suit, sarong, camera and tripod- and stroll to the roadside to await my pick-up. No sooner did I …

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TRAVEL TIPS: GREAT CULTURAL THINGS TO DO IN LANGKAWI ISLAND

TRAVEL TIPS: GREAT CULTURAL THINGS TO DO IN LANGKAWI ISLAND While Langkawi is first and foremost a little-disturbed natural paradise, with plenty of great outdoor adventures for nature lovers, several interesting and educational cultural attractions also are available on the island. Learn all about rice cultivation, the use of local plants for cooking and medicinal …

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PHOTO GALLERY: THE ULTIMATE JUNGLE CANOPY ADVENTURE !

At Langkawi Island, Malaysia, I had a thrilling morninig canopy adventure in the jungle, climbing 200 ft tropical trees, balancing on cables suspended across deep gorges, rappeling down cliffs and boulders, crossing air-born nets, and lowerng myself on a rope in mid air from a giant tree at 100 ft / 30 M down to …

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LANGKAWI HOTEL REVIEW: CASA DEL MAR BOUTIQUE RESORT

dinner at Casa del MAr- Langkawi

I must have died and woken up in heaven!  To be specific, into a luxurious seaside suite splashed with vibrant turquoise and gold accents, aromatherapy spa products, my own French press and Illy coffee, and a private enclosed sitting garden all set right smack on a lush strip of powdery white sand lining the tropical …

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TRAVEL TIPS: 10 GREAT OUTDOOR ADVENTURES TO DO IN LANGKAWI ISLAND

Dense rain forest covers Mount Raya- Langkawi

TRAVEL TIPS: 10 GREAT OUTDOOR ADVENTURES TO DO IN LANGKAWI ISLAND Above all else, Langkawi is a little-disturbed natural island. Once you get past the modern airport-like arrivals jetty shopping-mall full of duty-free shops (!?!) and head off on the road through town, you’re immediately washed by the island’s relaxing laid-back aura, a result of …

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