travel42 Port Guide: Langkawi

travel42 Professional Cruise Port of Call Review

The once sleepy island group of Langkawi, 65 mi/105 km north of Penang, has been purposefully developed for tourism, which is both a blessing and a curse. Where once there were only modest hotels, the principal island now has a range of accommodations that includes exclusive resorts full of exotic ambience, luxurious spas and facilities to rival those of neighboring Bali.

The lifestyle in Langkawi is more relaxed and more conservative, with less of the gaudy and raunchy nightlife found in many...