Langkawi, Malaysia

Langkawi was another port replacing those in Myanmar. We’d never been here. When we researched it we decided we wanted to ride the cable car and walk the Skybridge. We didn’t feel we needed a formal excursion to do that so went ahead and booked our own private Sky Cab ride for six, complete with a glass floor. Our friends Geraldine, Thomas, Diane and Tom accompanied us.

It is a tender port so we hopped on the tender boat and got ashore to find a taxi van that could take us across the island to the site. Thomas negotiated for us to go to the cable car as well as to the mangrove forest, a UNESCO Global Geopark.

The cable car ride is 2150 metres long and climbs 680 metres, with magnificent views high above the treetops of dense rain forest. And, with a glass floor, it was even more spectacular. Once at the top, the views are breathtaking. You can then opt to purchase another ticket to walk the Skybridge - 700 metres above sea level - which we did. The views were among the most beautiful I’ve ever seen.

We then proceeded to the mangroves and got into a speed boat that took us to a number of sites including a bat cave. We also saw numerous eagles soaring above us. It was another scorcher of a day so it was a perfect to be out on the water.

We found Langkawi to be lovely and would consider returning here some day to escape the winter months.Read more