My Day @ The Oriental Village

The Oriental Village Langkawi is located around a beautiful lake, set perfectly against the legendary and mystical Machinchang Mountains. The Oriental Village houses a number of different shops selling souvenirs, clothes, tour packages and even scooter vendors! Apart from shops there are also 5 different food and beverage outlets, including the Dropstone Café, serving a mix of western and Asian dishes, Krathong Thai Restaurant, Oriental Food Court, Oriental Snack Bar, for tourists that are on the go, serving burgers and other fast food and The Mizumi Japanese Restaurant.

Apart from shopping and food outlets, there are attractions such as the animal sanctuary, where there is a Rabbit Feeding area, a Deer Farm and Elephant Rides. This mini zoo is free and you can buy food to feed the animals at the farm itself. But the main attraction of the Village is the Langkawi Cable Car.

The Langkawi Cable Car Ride is open from 10 a.m. till 7 p.m. and costs RM30 for adults but if you show your Malaysian I.C , you may get it for half price! Woohoo!)



I must admit, at the beginning of the ride up the mountain, I was pretty nervous due to the sheer height we were escalating at, but once we reached mid way, my fear oh heights disappeared as the stunning view completely distracted me! So I just sat back in the glass bubble cable car and enjoyed the rest of the trip up to the 1st look out point.

The first of the 2 look out points has a deck which overlooks Telaga Harbour and some of Langkawi’s 99 islands. The view of the Islands was amazing and so magical! Also from this view, I could see the beautiful canopy walk bridge up on the 2nd look out point!

Once I arrived to the 2nd look out point, I made my way to the Canopy Walk to take advantage of the awesome sights! Reminiscent of my cardio work out hike on Dayang Bunting Island, the journey to the Canopy Walk was same! With steep and curvy bends all the way to the Canopy Walk suspended bridge, I knew going down was the easy part; it was coming back up that was going to be a real challenge!

Finally emerging off the beaten track, I finally arrive at the bridge; what a an amazing sight! The view from the Canopy Walk was simply incredible! Words really cannot describe what one can see and experience from the Canopy bridge… so, I’ll let the photos do the talking..



After a great time up the mountain and having ascended down safely, I decided to have a chilled out lunch at Krathong Thai Restaurant. Because it was just after lunch and it being a week day, the restaurant wasn’t very full, but had a nice clean, cozy feel to it. With novel in hand, I dug into my delicious meal of Seafood Cooked in Coconut Milk, Minced Chicken with Beancurd and white rice. YUMMMM!