Langkawi 2005 Part 3 UnderwaterWorld

Places we visited in Langkawi
Day 1 Itinenary 1
Visit to the Eagle monument next to the ferry terminal . The place was empty of crowd but a handful of visitors. Maybe the weather is too hot for the locals. There is a new bazaar building with islamic motives & features housing a few retail stands selling batik silk souvenirs and trinklets Snap some photos and we were off to Underwater World.

Before that to the petrol station to fill up the car.......... RM20 will do for 2 days ........that was what I thought would be enough for 180km travelling equivalent to 2 round trips of the island. The Map given was horrendous and we took a wrong turning and landed at Langkawi Porto Malai. The place was deserted. I notice these places are in dead end road like many resorts we drop by. Signboards are very inconspicious if any. On the other side I think is the Holiday Inn





Day 1 Itinenary 2
Underwater World just loom into view after a few turns and it was lunch time. Actually we have tickets bought at Matta fair for entrance with set lunch........ but searching the envelope they were MIA . Alas have to buy new tickets. We have our lunch at the Siamese restaurant annexe to the place instead. Crabs was the main menu with fish vegetable salad local style with sambal . Very fresh, tasty and filling.......... highly recommended. Lunch cost us RM58. UW have an internal courtyard where they have some flamingoes, ducks roaming freely and a pair of parakeat chained at a corner Poor fellows. I like best is the open air circular aquarium full of pirahnas and other fresh water fish. The shark aquarium was not impressive maybe because the place is The 3D movie on sharks and killer whale was a letdown.

By the time we finished; it was already 5.30pm .........it was a quick dash to Langkasuka Resort near the Airport before it get dark. They were expecting us and gave us a ground floor unit. Noticed that many rooms are under repair because of wear & tear. The resort is more than 5 years old. The pool is a bit overdone and the water milky. My rating 2 stars the most for quality. That evening we tried their hawker fare. The Mamak mee was good but not as good as the one at Oriental village. Satay was so... so RM6.90 for half dozen. Roti pisang was good. Fish & chips cannot go wrong for the kid. In total RM42.00.