Langkawi 2

Day 2 at Langkawi. Off we went to The Langkawi Bird Paradise, located at Jalan Kisap just 10 minutes by car from Kuah town.

This large 10,000 sq meter park offers you the chance to see and enjoy hundreds of exotic bird species in just a few hours. The colourful birds are housed in areas adapted to their natural habitat.

Hundreds of the world's rarest and most beautiful birds greet you as you walk through enclosed bird rooms and there are also other animals e.g. rabbits/ostrich/peacock.. something like a mini zoo. Don't forget the World's Largest Crystal ball on show at the park.

Then there is the Pantai Pasir Hitam - Black Sand Beach - This is a very unusual beach as the sands on Pantai Pasir Hitam are pigmented black due to the tin and mineral ore deposits which washed up on the shore.

Next stop, Galleria Perdana which is the Premier Museum in Malaysia, houses all the honour of Prime Minister Dato' Seri Dr Mahathir items throught his work for 20 yrs as a government servant. It houses the normal collections but I am amazed at the carvings on the roof.. see photo

Next its the Burau Beach, a public beach... next to the marina. Burau Bay or Teluk Burau is a fairly secluded beach in Langkawi. While Burau Bay is regarded as a public beach, the crowd mostly consists of the patrons coming from either Mutiara Burau Bay Resort or Berjaya Langkawi Beach & Spa Resort. These resorts flank on the opposite ends of Burau Bay.

The beach itself is very long. I estimate that it might take a 2-km walk from one end to the other. The water can be considered pleasant enough to swim in and not as murky as most other beaches in Langkawi. In fact, certain sections of the beach boast a fairly crystal-clear water which is considered a rare offering in the island of Langkawi.

Laman Padi Langkawi is Langkawi's latest attraction and one that should not be missed for agro-tourism lovers. Laman Padi Langkawi showcases the history, heritage and development of the nation's rice growing industry.

Among the attractions here is a rice museum displaying artifacts, charts and photographs showing the significance of padi cultivation to the country. Visitors have the opportunity to enjoy a bird's eye view of the fields from a roof-top garden, try your hand at -padi planting using both traditional as well as modern methods of cultivation.