A great way to see Pulau Langkawi’s many attractions is to rent a car and drive from place to place at one’s own leisure. Car hire is reasonably priced and the island is linked by a network of pleasant roads with ample signages.
A great place to start your sightseeing tour is to begin at Kuah town itself, where the tourist information centre is based (next to the town’s mosque). Grab all the brochures and maps which you may need and you’re ready to go.
Within the vicinity of the jetty and the tourist information center is the harbourside’s parklands which houses the Dataran Lang and Lagenda Park – the former a landscaped square with a concrete statue of the Langkawi eagle and the latter a 20-hectare park commemorating the island’s legends in sculptural form.
Heading west from Kuah town will take you to the rural countryside surrounded by paddy fields. Let the road signs lead you to Makam Mahsuri, the grave of the island’s legendary heroine. Being the island’s most popular legend, this tomb/shrine is to Langkawi what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris.
Going back to the main road will lead you to...