Since there were no plans of annual December trip to India , we were looking for atleast a 10 days vacation. Finally, we zeroed on Langkawi, Malaysia as our ideal beach destination!!
Booked return tickets on 'FlyScoot'(departure to Langkawi on 5th Dec and arrival in Singapore on 15th dec).
After taking a quick glance at the Langkawi map, realised that the most popular locations to stay there would be pantai Cenang , Kuah and pantai Tengah.(Note that pantai in Malay means beach).Since I was booking the hotels a little late i.e after 20th Nov, didn't had many options because of the peak December holiday season.So quickly booked 3 different hotels at these locations in the given sequence, and the 'Trip to Langkawi' blog series is accordingly divided into 3 parts.
Its an 1 hour and 15 mins flight to Langkawi from Singapore.Since I had no plans to rent a car which is a popular option with tourists in Langkawi , all commuting was done using local cabs(fixed rates) and mobile app Grab.I found both options quite reasonable , but Grab can be a bit cheaper.
Our first stay was in Malibest resort, Pantai Cenang. This resort is strategically located with Cenang beach on one side and a busy market street on other side.
On the first evening, went to the beach to witness a beautiful sunset, then later treated ourselves for dinner at a Turkish restaurant before returning to the resort via market street.
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| Sunset at Cenang beach |
The 3D art museum is worth a visit! Do check the snaps below.
The cable car return trip was equally thrilling.
Malibest resort has a beach side pool with slides which was hit with kids!
The market street outside Malibest resort has lot of eating options ...restaurants as well as local street food....
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| Enjoying local street food |
..but the cenang beach was my personal favourite!
