Download Langkawi pdf map, here.
If you can drive, the best option is to rent a car from the airport, right after you clear your immigration. It’s impossible to miss the car rental booths as the staff are practically yelling and waving their hand to get your attention. The rental price is about MYR 150 for 3 days 2 nights. Though to get this price, it’s gonna be like passing a Malaysian haggle exam.
Taxi counter are located dead across the arrival gate. The price is fixed (depends on your destination), and you pay upfront to the counter.
Where to stay in Langkawi
Cenang beach is the most crowed beach area, a mix between 5 star hotel/resort with budget hotels. There are so many restaurants lining up on the main street, ranging from cheap to a rip off price.
On the other hand, most 5 star resorts is located in secluded places, leaving you with no option to eat in their restaurant, unless you are willing to drive 30 minutes to town.
To get a bird eye's view of Langkawi island, you can download pdf map, here.
My suggested itinerary for 3 days 2 nights:
Day 1
Rent a car from the airport, drive to Kuah town, about 20 minutes drive. Go to a duty free shop to buy lots of wine and beer. Don’t worry about finding a duty free shop in the town, as there flourishing like a mushroom in Kuah town.
In the afternoon, watching sunset from sky bridge would be unforgettable. Unfortunately for me, it was really forgettable as the Sky Bridge was closed for yearly maintenance!
Day 2
Choose one of the tour, mangrove tour or snorkeling tour. I booked the mangrove tour from the hotel and it cost me MYR 140 / person. If you rent a car and have enough people in your group, it’s better to drive directly to the mangrove boat central in Tanjung Rhu area and rent the whole boat instead.
To charter the whole boat is just about MRY 400 (zoom the yellow board in the picture below), and you have the whole boat for your and your group only.
In contrast to my experience, there were 16 people in total on the boat.
If you saw the sunset from the sky bridge on the first day, maybe seeing sunset at Cenang Beach would be a good option.
Another option, you could drive to Telaga Harbour park where you could watch the sunset & have your dinner from one of the restaurant over there. All restaurants over here have an outside seating. My favorite place here is The Loaf.
Day 3
If your hotel’s breakfast sucks, you can go to The Loaf as they open from 7 Am in the morning
