Before we headed back to our “regular” lives we had to go back to Langkawi for a few more days of sun and beaching. This time we rented a scooter and discovered the island. The breathtaking moment for me was to go to the north of the island, catch a boat and see eagles feeding. The site of an eagle is peaceful and intimidating as these large birds of pray swoop down to catch fish in the river. We were lucky enough to see this on a tour around some of the smaller islands around Langkawi. The trip also included a trip to a fish farm where we touched sting rays and saw archery fish squirt water at us persuing low hanging bread. Our guide also took us to bat caves ending with a glorious sun set on a boat looking over to Thailand. Life cannot get any better than this.
I am really impressed to see how that this part of the world so close to Thailand and yet not destroyed by tourism. I have been to Phuket and Phi Phi islands but this looks very similar but with FAR LESS tourists (and much cheaper). It is great to see that the government controls the tourism by owning the land and protecting it from foreign investments.
The oriental village is also worth a visit as it is the gate to the Langkawi cable car, one of the steepest cable cars in the world. It takes one to the top of the 700m “mountain” where there are many view points and a breath taking skybridge. Langkawi has everything.
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