You must visit Langkawi Cable Car during your trip to Langkawi Island. On a sunny day, you can see parts of Thailand towards the north and Indonesia towards the south-west. The cable car ride up the hill takes about 20 minutes and it's really a fascinating ride.
At the top, there are two stations as well as a viewing bridge that let you take in all of Langkawi. The top station is about 708 meter high from sea level and the middle station elevation is about 650 meters.
The view is just amazing and if it is cloudy you should wait for a while till the clouds move away. You don't want to miss the opportunity to see the view. When I went up, it was bit cloudy. Luckily after a while, the sky clear up and can see nice blue ocean of the Andaman Sea.
The whole area is covered with thick virgin rain forest and it is rich with fauna and floras. During your ascend to the middle station, you could observe closely the unique rock formation of Mount Mat Chincang's range which formed 500 million years ago.
The direction to Langkawi Cable Car from Kuah are as follows
From Kuah head south on Jalan Ayer Hangat toward Jalan Padang Matsirat.
Turn right at Jalan Padang Matsirat
Take the ramp to Jalan Padang Matsirat
Turn right at Jalan Padang Matsirat
Slight left to stay on Jalan Padang Matsirat
Turn right at Jalan Lapangan Terbang
Continue onto Jalan Kuala Teriang
Turn right at Jalan Pantai Kok
Turn left at Jalan Teluk Yu
Jalan Teluk Yu turns right and becomes Jalan Telok Burau
Turn right at Jalan Telaga Tujuh
Take the 1st left
Take the 1st right and you will arrive at Oriental Village. The base station is located at the village.
Langkawi Cable Car Fee :
Adult RM25.00
Children (3 – 12 yrs old) RM18.00
Student (Letter from School required) RM18.00
For Malaysian, it is RM 15. You need to show your MyKad. If you want cheaper, purchase the ticket from Mahamas Travel & Tour, you could get for only RM 13. Their office is located at Langkawi Ferry Jetty.
Mahamas Travel & Tour Contacts :
Tel No : 04 966 0592
Address
No 1 KM3, Jalan Kelibang,
Kuah, 0700 Langkawi,
Kedah, Malaysia
Langkawi Cable Car Address & Contact Numbers
Cable Car Station, Oriental Village, Burau Bay,
07000 Langkawi, Kedah, West Malaysia.
Tel: 604-959 4225
Fax: 604-959 4121
