Langkawi Travel Tips
The 104 islands of the Langkawi group are 18.6mi (30km) off the coast from Kuala Perlis, at the northern end of Peninsular Malaysia bordering Thailand. Since Langkawi was declared a duty-free zone in 1986, the island has been heavily promoted as one of the country's premier tourist destinations.
Since then luxury hotels have sprung up around secluded bays and numerous shopping complexes have appeared in the main town, Kuah. Away from the built-up areas Langkawi is still a rural Malay island of small villages, rice paddies, water buffalo and natural beauty.
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Langkawi Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
There are 99 islands in Langkawi Archipelago (six more at low tide), and twice as many ways to enjoy them. Located about 30km (19 miles) off the Malaysian Mainland, each island’s white, palm-fringed, ...
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Island Hopping from Langkawi
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, September 2012
Known as the the Jewel of Kedah, the 99 islands that make up the Langkawi archipelago are an ideal base for island hopping in Malaysia .
With a population of 64,792 Pulau Langkawi is the largest ...
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Photo by: Brenda O, Australia
Doing what: Langkawi Cable Car Ride and Oriental Village Morning Tour
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