Next Stop: Oriental Village
Oriental village lies at the foothills of Mt Machincang. It is located in the Burau Bay or north-western quadrant of Langkawi. There are a lot of activity, adventure and F&B outlets. This is one of the must-visit hotspot on the island as it is anchored by Langkawi Cable Car -- another tourist attraction. Oriental village isn't equal to Langkawi Cable Car, because Cable Car is just one of the activities in oriental village. It has more activities such as Malaysia Largest 3D Museum, elephant rides and ATV trail.
At the entrance. It seems to be a very nice park to stroll around.
A lot of souvenir shops around.
The design of the buildings are really nice too. =)
We did some window shopping at the shops and then discussed to visit either 3D museum or take the cable car. In the end, we decided to split into 2 groups because some of us took the cable car before. 3D museum seems very interesting to me too but I chose to go for cable car because I never been there. As a tourist, I think I should go there at least once.
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Langkawi Cable Car!
The cable car ride rises more than 709 meteres up into the 550 million year-old Mt. Machincang. It was quite a thrilling ride because the journey took about 5-10 minutes and it has 42-degree incline at some points.
Once arrive atop Machincang, the view of the surrounding areas and rock formations-- touted as "the Birthplace of the Region" -- of Mt. Machincang. The view from up there was really spectacular.
We bought ticket for RM25 each, which includes skycab, skydome and skybridge. It is the promo price for Malaysian Citizens. Quite worth a ride, except the skydome and skybridge. Skydome was really pointless. It just make me feel nauseous. Skybridge has beautiful view but the journey there was really torturing.
Us in the skycab.
photo taken by the couple tourist who is in the same gondola. Feeling grateful.
View from the top station. So breathtaking. =)
With the spectacular view. =D
And the cable car. =) They are colourful and pretty.
There're VIP gondola too (with more expensive tickets)
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Skybridge
It is the longest free span and curved bridge in the world. It was completed in year 2004. It was built on top of the Machincang mountain. The bridge is suspended from a 82 meters high single pylon, hangs at about 100 meters above ground and it can accommodates up to 250 people at a time.
The bridge from the cable car. =)
The bridge is still under renovation but it is open for the public. BUT!!! We have to walk 450m jungle track to access the sky bridge from the other end. The journey was SO TIRING and we developed tremors along the journey. And we have to continue the journey with strong determination in order to access the bridge. What an experience.
The horrible stairs. T___T
It was a long way and we have to climb all the way down then all the way up. Tortured our legs!
Le Sky Bridge from the bottom.
It looks so near, yet so far to reach.
After a while, we finally reach our destination.
Look! We walked all the way from the other end. See the other side of the bridge? We walked from there! Ohh--Emmm--Geee...
Another nice view. I love nature!
3 tired souls on the bridge. XD
Others look very tired too! haha...
No matter how tired it is, we have to leave our footsteps and take a photo, too! =D
Hope the renovation will be done soon. So that people can access to the skybridge easier and enjoy the scenery.
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