We had 2 days to choose for the
Cable Car ride on this trip to
Langkawi, because it's to avoid the
bad weather. Fortunately, the 2nd day was a bright sunny day! So we decided to ride on the Gondola! :)
The
Langkawi Cable Car Station (N6 22.273 E99 40.296) is located in the
Oriental Village of Langkawi. The distance is approximately
26km from
Langkawi Grand Continental Hotel, Kuah town, the journey took about
30-40 minutes. Vehicles parking and admission is free.
The street of Oriental Village, Langkawi Island.
After about 100 meters walking from the entrance, we saw the
Cable Car Station just situated on the left. Wah! It was a
Long Queue! The Langkawi Cable Car Station
The admission fees of the Langkawi Cable Car :-Adults - MYR30.00 (Malaysian - MYR15.00), Children - MYR20.00 (Malaysian - MYR5.00)
(But the signage never stated the admission fee for Malaysian)Operating Hour :-Monday – Thursday * 10:00am - 06:00pm
Wednesday * 12:00pm - 06:00pm
Friday – Sunday & Public Holiday ** 09:30am - 07:00pm
* Last admission at 6:00pm and last trip down at 7:00pm** Last admission at 7:00pm and last trip down at 7:45pmVisitors are advise to call before visiting to avoid disappointment.
Tel : +604-9594225There will be a Middle Station for you to stop for panoramic view on the platform and continue to the Top Station of
Mount Machinchang.
Well, despite the hot weather and the long queue, we bought the tickets and queue! Although the queue was long, but it only took about
10 minutes for us to got into the Gondola! That was Fast!
Great! The queue at the Langkawi Cable Car Station
Queuing for the Gondolas.
The gondolas slow down when it arrive to the station, it's more than enough time for the passengers to step out slowly and even enter! Before the gondolas getting our of the station, there was a photographer to take photos of the passengers, but you can refuse it!
Passengers get into the gondola...
The sophisticated mechanism of the Langkawi Cable Car
The Middle Station was on the top on the mountain
We were in the gondola and hike up to the
Mount Machinchang of Langkawi Island! It was a pleasant journey and it only took
10 minutes to reached the
Middle Station. The
Seven Well Waterfall was clearly appeared during the journey...
The Seven Wells Waterfall of Langkawi Island
Beautiful scenery from the Cable Car.
Do you notice the climbing degree of the cable car?! :)
Dramatic View from the Cable Car Station
We had a stop at the Middle Station for photography and continue to the Top Station.
The Middle Station of Langkawi Cable Car
The Middle Station. View from Top Station
The Top Station of Langkawi Cable Car
It was an Exciting ride for the total of
2.2km in
17 minutes!! Especially when the gondola approaching the Middle Station, the gondola was facing the Limestone Mountain! And it being pulled up almost
Vertically with
high speed to reached the station!
Wah! Unforgettable experience! (You can refer from the photos above after we got into the gondola)
We walked to the
360 viewing platform on the left of the station after a small rest...the weather was
extremely hot that day! Luckily there was a Ice-Cream stall at the platform.
The Viewing Platform
It was a double storey platform and I took my Ice-cream and enjoyed the
Dramatic View of Langkawi Island on the 2nd level! That was a
Great Enjoyment! (
710 meter above sea level, reading from my GPS) Too bad the
North platform was closed for maintenance during our visit....
The North Platform was under maintenance...
You can imagine the weather that day from the face of the poor little boy above. He was queuing for the Ice-cream for more than
30 minutes until a lady help him to get his ice-cream. He was being push out from the queue all the time!
Very bad attitude of the tourists! The Cable Car of Langkawi Island
Another view of the
Top Station. I spotted the
Lighthouse (N6 21.838 E99 40.996) of
Perdana Quay, Langkawi Island.
The Lighthouse of Perdana Quay, Langkawi Island.
We spent an hour at the viewing platform and continue our journey to the
Famous Sky Bridge (Hanging Bridge) of
Langkawi Island!! Bye
Mount Machinchang, and we will Never forget you!
The
Langkawi Cable Car was awarded for
‘The Longest Free Span Single Rope Cable Car – Total In Length – 919.5 meter’ (One of the Steepest Gradient in the World – 42 degree.) and endorsed by
The Malaysia Book Of Records. Beside that, it was also received the
‘Outstanding construction, architectural quality & technical proficiency of steel works’ from
PRIX ACIER AWARDS 2005.
Related post :* My Trip to Langkawi Island on September 2010* Grand Continental Hotel at Kuah, Langkawi Island* Underwater World of Langkawi Island* Sunset Of Cenang Beach (Pantai), Langkawi Island* The Lighthouse Restaurant at Tengah Beach (Pantai), Langkawi Island* The Famous Sky-Bridge of Mount Machinchang, Langkawi Island.* Restoran Nasi Kandar Tomato at Cenang Beach, Langkawi Island* The Kilim Geoforest Park of Langkawi Island * The Eagles Feeding at Kilim Geoforest Park of Langkawi Island * The Fish Farm at Kilim Geoforest Park of Langkawi Island* The Bat Cave at Kilim Geoforest Park of Langkawi Island * Wonderland Seafood Store at Kuah Town, Langkawi Island * Hole In The Wall Floating Restaurant at Kilim Geoforest Park, Langkawi Island Location map of Langkawi Cable Car Station
