One has to buy tickets for this attaction. For Malaysians, upon production of MyKad, one is entitled to purchase one ticket for oneself at RM 15. All other nationalities have to pay double that price which is RM 30. One should also keep the ticket (which takes the form of a card and is the size of a credit card) safe because losing/failing to return the same after the ride would result in a penalty being imposed. Other than the base station (first station) from which one departs, (6 people to each cable car following the queue system of numbers on the floor from 1 to 6), there are two other stations. While it is possible to take photos from the cable car, I wouldn't recommend doing so because one is able to take far nicer photos from the other stations. This is a picture I took from the second station showing the way up by cable car and the oriental village below. Beautiful but not breathtakingly so.
From the second station, one would be able to see the third and final station (Top Station) in the distance as well as the Langkawi skybridge as per the picture I took below.
It is most advisable to continue the ride from the second station (after getting down for a short look-see and a few photos, there isn't very much) all the way up to the top station. Here is a picture I took of the second station from the top station which gives you an idea how much further up the top station is.
According to this signboard, the top station is 652.5 meter above sea level, as is the skybridge. Now, a word about getting to the skybridge. It is quite a distance away and quite a climb up and down. Along the narrow winding way down to the bridge through the threes, we saw lots of overweight and elderly people sitting on tree stumps, panting and gasping for breath. Therefore, be warned that you need to be in reasonably good condition to climb down and up from the bridge in good time.
For those wondering whether the trek there is worth the effort, I would say most definitely! The sky bridge is indeed a magnificient steel structure with a paranomic and astoundingly breath-taking view of the ocean.
I'm talking about having a view of a huge expanse of the picture below where the sea is so blindingly pure blue that it appears to blend seamlessly with the sky in a picture perfect haze-like fog of different shades of blue and white. THIS, this is what makes every cent paid for the trip worth it, to be able to stand and marvel at the beauty of our planet Earth.
After about a million photos of the scene above, we made the journey back up to the top station. Unfortunately, my travel companion was overweight and therefore was too winded to take another step after the trek up. Hence, I went alone to one of the two observation decks which are a couple of long flight of stairs up from the top station. There is a sign on the deck which says 703metres above sea level and it was pretty empty up there. The view from the deck is pretty much the same as that from the sky bridge except that one can take a shot of the other observation deck as I did. The wind up here is pretty strong though so secure your hats.
I also took a picture of the Langkawi skybridge from the observation deck. Quite a marvellous structure it is.
The Slog Reviews: 10/10. Do not miss going to this attraction if one is at Langkawi and one should bring a really good camera too!
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