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Friday, 15 January 2010

Langkawi Trip ♥ Day 3

A nice tan doesn't come free. There's a price to pay which your body burns, especially under the big hot sun.

I was hoping to request for late check out for free. To my disappointment, the resort seemed to be running at full house on that day. Just my assumption anyway, they may have lied to me. All due out rooms were to be checked out at or before 12pm.

So there comes a problem for us. Our flight's at night, how are we supposed to do with our bulky luggages? We can't possibly carry them the whole day with us. That would look silly. And I thought of maybe some tourist spots do provide luggage-keeping service.

We did not forget of our 1/2 hour complimentary on non-motorized sports facilities.

I picked cycling over kayaking. Actually, I was in fear of drowning. God knows how to kayak!

Cycling was fun too! I'd not been cycling for ages so the feeling was great! We cycled around the resort, along the boardwalk, and saw the huge mass of.....

Voilà! The Star Cruise.

Underwater World or Cable Car?

We chose the latter. I'd been to the Underwater World twice when I was a small kid. Couldn't remember how the inside looked like though. Let's just say you'd also been to the Underwater World at Singapore & Australia, definitely you'll think they all look the same. Nothing else than watching the amazing marine life. You think you're allowed to feed them?

We took the cab to the Oriental Village where the cable car is located. The fare is RM30.

I gave the taxi driver a RM50 note. And he gave me the change of RM18. Irritated, so I asked him why. He played a fool on me and explained further that I heard him wrong. Kind of pissed off, I walked away without arguing with him. Sometimes, you don't have to waste your time on these dishonest people. Karma will take its toll on them.

Petronas Quay. Took it at the pit stop where the taxi driver refilled his tank.

If you have MyKad with you, remember to show the cashier upon making payment at counter to get discount. A round-trip costs RM15 (for adult). There's no one-way ticket because cable car is the only mean of transport all the way up to Mount Mat Cincang.

As the cable car ascends, you're able to catch this breathtaking view of Seven Wells Waterfall (Telaga Tujuh). There are 7 waterfalls that flow from one to another and eventually create 7 pools on the face of the hill.

No, it's not broccoli. The cable car rides above the typical rainforest.

The span between second tower and Middle station is the scariest part of the whole journey. The cable car ascends on a 42˚ incline, one of the steepest gradient in the world. As you can see from the picture, the gondola of the return trip doesn't look parallel in height with our cabin at all.

The cable car has Base, Middle and Top Station.

This is the Middle Station. You can get off from the cabin to snap some photos at the 360˚ panorama platform, or stay inside as it will continue taking you up to the peak.

See the Sky Bridge?

The view is magnificent.

I used to have acrophobia. But now no more.

Leaving Middle Station, on the way to Top Station.

See the boats sailing across the sea?

You need to walk a set of staircases that cut through the thin forest to reach the steel bridge. It's suspended across Mount Mat Cincang and a neighbouring mountain. Walking across this bridge is an exhilarating experience, and could be a scary moment to some.

Have you noticed that this suspended steel bridge is in curve shape?

And guess that? We carried the luggage all the time with us. Into the cable car, up the mountain, and on the bridge. No luggage-keeping service was provided. It's not even in backpack form, can you imagine?

Genting Skyway is nothing compared to the Langkawi Cable Car, in terms of the view they offer. I would recommend you to come here instead of going to Underwater World. The online reviews said KLCC Aquaria is way better, has more marine creatures and more well-maintained!

Since our flight's at night, we spent the whole evening at Oriental Village. It was quite boring here as we had nothing to buy. Although Seven Wells Waterfall was nearby but we were tied with our luggage here. Couldn't go anywhere we desire. But if you have extra money to spare, you could try out Segway.