We took bus from KL Sentral for LCCT terminal.
All Air Asia flights operate from LCCT terminal. Ensure you are heading to the terminal from where your flight will depart. For veggies, vegetable burger is a good option at LCC entrance (forgot the rest name, it is in front of Mc’D).
Our Air Asia flight got delayed by 1 hour, due to unavailability of aircraft, Isn’t it strange? Finally our aircraft arrived, passengers alighted and we boarded around 2:00 PM. In case you are travelling in a group, it is advisable to pre-reserve your seat as you may not get seat together. We reached Langkawi island at 3.10pm.
The cluster of islands (Lankawi = 99 island in the sun) looked so beautiful from the sky. The weather is hot and humid, as expected. Lots of you will be delighted to know that Langkawi is a duty free island, i.e. beer and water will cost you same J Drink responsibly :)
Langkawi has small airport. After customs, we rented a car for two day, 100 RM per day + 50 security deposit. It was Nissan with auto transmission (just 1600 Km’s). Negotiage with 2-3 vendors for best rate.
Few things about car rental: It is easy to drive, Langawi practices right hand drive. There is no comprehensive insurance. They have co-pay system where any damage till 2000 RM needs to be bourn by renter and add on by insurance company. Review insurance paper to ensure everything is in place. Also they will give empty tank and expect empty tank. So fill as much as you need. We filled tank but used only half.
After renting the car, we headed to gas station and filled tank. On the way to hotel, we stopped at Laman Padi, Underwater World & Cenang Beach. Sunset was great at Cenang Beach. You can shop around Cenang Beach, as there are lots of shops and restaurants around. After sunset, we headed towards our hotel - Awana Porto Malai.
It was a beautiful hotel. Live music was being played by a local band when we checked in. After relaxing for while, we drove back to population, had dinner in a restaurant British Raj and had few drinks at famous bar: Babylon, close to Cenang Beach and called it a day.
Babylon: If you’re not the one who loves loud music and crowded places, you can try Babylon Mat Lounge, it’s more or less like a reggae bar. Run by people who look like they might have ended up as real-estate agents today if Bob Marley had not entered their lives. Cool one! There is a live jam nightly with musicians on guitar and conga drums. Situated on the Cenang Beach itself, it’s a great place as you can have a good time with your friends, listening to music by the live band and the waves from the beach. It’s very relaxing, I can even sleep there anytime, with the beach breeze running through my hair. It’s very relaxing!
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