Pulau Langkawi - A mission, accomplished!

Pergi-pergi kami naik Bas Shamisha dua tingkat. Kami dapat tingkat bawah yang mewah dan selesa boleh baring boleh tidur dengan gembira. Ya, kami jakun :)

We took Shamisha bus from Shah Alam bus station. It was a 2 storey bus and we were all very excited since this is our first time travelling with this kind of bus :)

Bertolak dari Shah Alam pada jam 10 dan tiba di Kuala Perlis pada jam 6.30 pagi, kami lantas mencari-cari tempat menaiki feri. Kami mengambil feri jam 8 pagi.

After 8.5 hours bus ride, we finally arrived at Kuala Perlis and took the earliest ferry to Langkawi.

Ini "kereta sewa" kami, Sang Wira

This is our "rented car", Proton Wira

Kami menginap di Motel Greenhill View di kawasan Pantai Chenang. Duduk di Pantai Chenang, segalanya jadi senang!

We stayed at Greenhill View Motel, Pantai Chenang

Kami menaiki Kereta Kabel. Sungguh mengerikan. Tapi terpaksa naik. Mereka paksa. Kalau tak duduk dalam kereta panas.

Despite the fear for any rides that involve heights, I finally succumbed to the peer pressure and took the cable car ride up to the mountain!

Ada 2 stesen di sini, dimana setiap stesen boleh berhenti mengamati pemandangan yang memukaukan. Perlu berjalan sedikitlah untuk ke tempat-tempat yang cantik.

There were altogether 2 stations of which you can stop to enjoy the breathtaking view.Ada jambatan gantung yang suka bergoyang-goyang ditiup angin.

We are three happy girls

Keesokan harinya, kami pergi lompat-lompat pulau.

The next day, we went for Island Hopping at Lake of Pregnant Maiden, feeding eagle and swam at Pulau Beras Basah

Fokus kepada keindahan Pulau Beras Basah. Abaikan dugong yang sedang timbul itu.

Swimming at Pulau Beras Basah is a golden chance not to be missed. Mesmerizing view with beautiful sand and green sea water.

Dan selebihnya, masa kami dihabiskan untuk membeli belah cokelat di Pekan Kuah dan bersiar-siar di Dataran Lang dan berjalan-jalan menghirup udara malam di Pantai Chenang.

The rest of the activities include shopping for chocolates at Town of Kuah (duty free shops), wandering around Dataran Land and taking a stroll enjoying the night life at Chenang Beach.

The beach in front of our motel.

Kendatipun, perjalanan pulang tak seindah perjalanan pergi kerana bas kami naiki (Golden Diamond) mengalami masalah dan kami terpaksa bertukar bas yang lain. Pemandunya juga agak lembap dan bas agak uzur walaupun ia merupakan Executive Coach. 10 jam kemudian, kami tiba di Shah Alam dan di ambil oleh Pemimpin Bad Gurlz kami :D

We took the 12.30pm bus from Kuala Perlis and reached Shah Alam at approx 10.30pm. Yes freaking, 10 hour journey.


Trivia Langkawi :

• Accomodation : RM65 per nite for a room with double bed. Ya, kami bersempit-sempit tidur baru mesreeee...so that's RM130 for 2 nights

• Transport to Langkawi : Since this was kinda last minute decision (we planned A WEEK BEFORE!), we had to settle for the most reasonable transport - BUS! It costed RM50 per journey (so that's RM100 for a return ticket) from Shah Alam to Kuala Perlis.
  

• Island hopping : I think the range of price is between RM25-55, depending on the agents. Our price was RM35 per pax. There were 3 stops. One at Lake of Pregnant Maiden (tasik dayang bunting), Two in the middle of nowhere, where eagles are a lot and you get to see them nearer. Just sitting on the boat enjoying the eagles (?) Third - Pulau Beras Basah - superbbbbbbbbbbb nice! nice! nice! Wear appropriate attire so you could enjoy the clean water (and be prepared to get tannnedddd - or darrkkkk in my case)

• Cable car : If you hold a Malaysian Identification Card (MyKad), you are entitled for a discounted price of RM15. Where else normal price is RM30.

• Ferry ride : Costed RM18 for adult per journey. About 1.5 hour if you took from Kuala Perlis (and nearly 2-3 hours if I'm not mistaken, from Kuala Kedah)
  

• Rented car : We were very fortunate to have a contact in Langkawi so we didn't pay for this :D Thank You tuan haji Azmi! But there are a lot of people doing Car Rental business that the moment you stepped Langkawi, you will be bugged by them! Seriously! Lowest price I heard was RM30 per day.
  

• Food : Being in Malaysia, that's not a problem at all. What do you want? Western? Indian? Thai? Malaysian? Chinese? Just name it! Spent around RM15 per day for food, depends on what you had. A ready to serve food or cook-on-the-spot food!

• The last time I went to Langkawi was almost 7 years ago. Ever since that, I could see Langkawi had changed so much to cater more people from outside Malaysia. Irish Pubs, spas, boutiques, luxury dining places are the new features of Langkawi that I noticed.

• So altogether, each of us spent around RM300 for all food, accomodation, island hopping, cable car, return transport. So that's a real budget holiday y'all! Destinasi Bajet, sila ambil perhatian! gagaga...

• pasti lebih gembira jika lebih ramai sertai. Lebih-lebih lagi rakan jauh dan pemimpin Bad girlz :')
  

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