Views from Gunung Raya

Continued from The island of Dayang Bunting and its lake.

From the open waters we retreated inland to a place practically right smack in the middle of Langkawi main island.

We drove up a mountain called Gunung (mount) Raya, the tallest on the island.

There's a nice road leading all the way up as there are three main establishments on top... a telecommunications station, a hotel and a satellite link-up station.

The signboard here says we have reached 2,800 feet above sea level.

To casual visitors like me the best place to really take in the views is from on top the tower operated by the hotel.

The island of Dayang Bunting and its lake

Continued from The island of Beras Basah.

But the one we really looked forward to is the next island stop.

Welcome to the island of Dayang Bunting which stands for the pregnant maiden.

It is the biggest island around the main island of Langkawi.

Come, climb a bit before going down.

And you can enjoy the its main attraction...

The lake of Dayang Bunting which legend says has water which could help a woman go pregnant...

The island of Beras Basah

Continued from Start of the island hopping.

Here's the first island we stopped at.

It is called the island of Beras Basah.

Somehow this is a must stop for all tourists who went island hopping from Kuah.

I guess it has the best beach around...

Start of the island hopping

On with the storytelling on my Langkawi trip with the family. Continuing from where we left of in Pantai Pasir Hitam, the black sand beach.

Next day, Tuesday 11th December 2012, we decided to go for another boat trip.

This time we'll be island hopping, starting off Kuah, the capital town.

We'll be passing by a number of islands and stopping at two.

Here are the views as we left the Langkawi main island heading for the smaller ones...