Have you been to Langkawi Island? Langkawi is one of the best known holiday destination in Malaysia and also known as the duty-free island. It is a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to Thailand border, an archipelago of 104 islands scattered in the Andaman Sea. Langkawi is the first in south-east asia to be awarded the status of a Geopark by UNESCO.
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| Overlooking the Base Station
You should not missed this place when you visit Langkawi. It is located at the Oriental Village in the upper nortwest of Langkawi island near Pantai Kok. Langkawi Cable Car is the "Longest Free Span Single Rope Cable Car" by the Malaysia Book of Records with 919.5 meters in length and one of the steepest gradient works in the world at 42 degrees.
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Their cable car has 2 stations and both offers a viewing deck for you to take in all of Langkawi. The middle station is about 650 meters above sea level and a 15 minutes cable ride from the base station, on your way to the top you will enjoy the view of the lush forest, the Andaman sea, the Seven Wells (Telaga Tujuh) waterfall and limestone mountain.
You will surely enjoy the "almost" vertical ride to the top and a feeling of travelling to heaven because you can't see anything on top of you but an empty space! It isn't called the steepest for nothing and the ride was seriously nerve wrecking specially to someone who is scared of heights like me!
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The top station is 708 meters above sea level, a short walk from the top station is 2 viewing platforms which is the highest peak of the trip. It provides a 360 degrees panoramic view of Langkawi island and southern Thailand.
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| can't resist to take a picture at the Skybridge... ;-)
I may not have enjoyed the beach of Langkawi but I will surely treasure this cable car adventure! It’s a Rm30 well spent!! I will surely miss you Mount Mat Chinchang!
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The SkyBridge
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From Jeff,
ReplyDeleteThe cable car looks very inviting and the possibility for panoramic shots are enormous. would be a nice place to visit:)
Wow!!That was a Wonderful travel! Great Place.. hope to it it soon:))
ReplyDeleteI will definitely ride that cable car if ever I have a chance to go to Malaysia. Nerve wrecking, hey thats the rush that makes it more fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!! To anonymous, you will surely love the rush specially the trip down! It's like "free falling!! "
ReplyDeleteHi, how much is your budget for this trip? looking forward to try this one. thanks. ~ Jek
ReplyDeleteHi Jek! actually the only expensive one is the ticket. you have to travel to KL then KL to Langkawi, Airasia regulary provides promo ticket so make sure to check every now and then. Hotels, you can book it together with your ticket (airasia) they are affordable too.
DeleteLove the photos! I've only ridden a cable car once when I was in Singapore :) Love the feeling of being super high above the ground and seeing almost everything.. ^^
ReplyDeleteCable car was awesome. I hope we have something like that here in the Philippines with a nice view. Maybe Tagaytay? or Antipolo? somewhere with a very captivating view of either a city or nature.
ReplyDeleteJust looking at your fotos makes my heart race. Hahahaha It's the same feeling I get when I'm looking down the from a very high building. Instant adrenaline rush :) That view is just awesome though! I think I'll brave for the sake of that view!
ReplyDeleteThats perfect! You can captured nice scenery there whilst riding the cable car. I like the views. Absolutely!
ReplyDeleteI love cable cars! I would love to experience the 360 degree view of Langkawi too! http://travel-on-a-shoe-string.blogspot.com/2012/01/ba-nois-fresh-flavors-of-vietnam.html
ReplyDeletewow i like the extraordinary adventure i hope someday mapuntahan ko din to. Kaya lang parang scary ang cable car. I think of so many bad things pag cable car.
ReplyDeleteHi Chino! thanks for dropping by, yeah ako din actually kung puede lang mag backout.. hehe. naubos boses ko kakasigaw I'm not expecting it to be that steep and I have issues with heights kasi. but it's a very unusual experience for but I had fun!
DeleteThe cable car looks scary but the place looks lovely :) Any other activities or things to do in Langkawi? :)
ReplyDeleteHi Carmel! Actually there's so much to do in Langkawi, aside from beach activities, you will enjoy architecture of their famous mosque, nature park, theme park, wildlife park, cruise and underwater world. It's a duty free island also so you can do shopping! ;)
Deletewhy can't we have one of this in the philippines... sadly, i know the answer (lol). ang ganda naman dito... amazing view, amazing heights. Yahweh bless.
ReplyDeleteI'm deathly scared of cable cars but the place looks really nice. I'll just stay on the bridge where its safe.
ReplyDeleteim afraid of heights but kaya siguro kung ganito kaganda ang place..
ReplyDeletenever try this when I was in KL...thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteJinkee Umali of www.calamba-online.com and www.livelifefullest.com
I'm so jealous I've never riden a cable car before. It looks veryhigh though and I'm afraid of heights.
ReplyDeleteRiding cable cars is on my bucket list. I'm usually scared of heights so I want to conquer that fear! LOL
ReplyDeleteMy bro has been to Malaysia and Singapore, and he said I'd enjoy staying in MY too 'cause it'll still feel like the Philippines. So, I'm really looking forward to that! :)
Lovely photos, btw! :)
I had a chance to visit Malaysia especially in the island Labuan called as duty free island which is similar in Langkawi. I'm confused. Do they have the same title as duty free island? Anyways, Malaysia is a beautiful place especially in their preservation of natural resources. Your photos showed that you really enjoyed the trip. I'm planning to visit again in Malaysia with my wife soon and will consider as our options to pass Langkawi. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Roi! Actually Labuan is a duty free island too. Yeah Malaysia is so huge and too many places to explore, my favorite so far is Penang, haven't blog about it though hopefully soon! ;-) thanks for dropping by!
DeleteBeautiful shots! I want to try the cable car too but Ill probably freak out first because Im scared of heights. Haha!
ReplyDeleteI'm so scared of heights, but I bet that cable car ride is exhilarating and fun. :)
ReplyDeleteI am afraid of heights! and just reading your post makes me nervous hahaha but I want to try the almost vertical ride and got a chance to walk on the bridge :) sana lang di ako mamatay sa takot hahaha
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try riding cable cars, too! I haven't been to Malaysia, but I would love to go there with my family for a vacation. Visiting from Delight My Appetite: http://www.delightmyappetite.com/2012/01/a-sizzling-dinner-at-sizzlin-pepper-steak/
ReplyDeleteif ganyan kataas sis di ko na magaggawa pang magpicture taking, great post sis
ReplyDeleteWow! You're too brave enough to dare riding on this cable car. The height is too high. Have you not experienced just a single fear of heights?
ReplyDeleteganda ng view..the mountains are still green..untouched!
ReplyDeletei waqnna try this! Looks fun yet scary! Haha hindi ba nakakatakot? Nice shot by the way! :)
ReplyDeleteI heard about Langkawi before since I think it was a site of one of the Ironman (Swim Bike Run) event but seeing and reading your post made me appreciate the island better.
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