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hi forumer...early feb 2010...i want to take a budget vacation to langkawi,...that s my first visit.... my budget RM1K, 2 person 3D2N...accommodation no problem for me..comfortable... any suggestion..? PM me pls...

Don't know what mode of transportation are you planning on but as a guide, here goes:

Ferry tickets to and fro for 2 pax      -    RM 72.00 (from K.Kedah)
Car parking in K.Kedah                  -    RM 30.00 ( for 3 days covered)
Car rental                                    -    RM120.00 (for 2 days)
Petrol usage in L'kawi                    -    RM 40.00 ( pump RM20 at one time so if you don't use, no wastage)
Motorcycle rental                            -  RM 60.00 (with smelly helmets    ) 
Hotel                                            -  RM250.00 ( for a decent hotel ) 
or                                                -    RM120.00 ( for the one I mentioned in my last tread)
PLUS toll to Alor Setar                    -  RM 120.00 (to and fro)
petrol to Alor Setar                        -    RM200.00

Mentioned above are safe estimates so 1K budget is still a bit tight! There are cable car tickets, underwater world tickets, makan, chocolate shopping to think of !). If you have been to Aquaria in KLCC then can forget Underwater World there ! For 2 person more economical to take bus to Kuala Perlis ( direct ) but you will spend longer time on the road (save RM180 - no parking, no car toll/petrol and ferry tickets save another RM6). If you have 4 then easier on the toll and petrol.  You will save more if you rent a motorcycle in Langkawi (save RM80).
Bus from Puduraya leaves at 10 pm and reach K.Perlis about 5 am and always check the schedule for bus to come back to KL.

Hope the above info can help you plan.

hi guys, need a little help here,
im planning to go for a backpacking with my friends in langkawi..
will be going in between 15-20 jan, so its an off-peak period, as school holidays just ended.
We expected the trip to be about 3 days 2 night, or maybe 2 days 1 night depends on budget,
estimated joining friends is about 10-15 people, so an apartment or cheap chalet or maybe dorm would be good enough, if its a chalet, we dont mind to just fit in all 10 even if the chalet only meant for 5 person, LOL, all male here, so comfy or not is not an issue,
will be leaving from ipoh by train, and stop in kuala kedah.

so a few questions if i may,
need a roughly estimate from sifus here,
-from kuala kedah to jetty, is there any transportation? at what range of time and how much?
-cost of ferry to langkawi from kuala kedah jetty?
-van rental cost?
-choice of place to stay and cost?

that might be all, and the estimated cost can even be for a single person or the whole group.

THANKS! greatly appreciated guys!..

and btw, i told my friends, roughly estimated, after consider all the cost which can be share, each person will spend not more than rm250.
would that be enough?

hi guys, need a little help here,
im planning to go for a backpacking with my friends in langkawi..
will be going in between 15-20 jan, so its an off-peak period, as school holidays just ended.
We expected the trip to be about 3 days 2 night, or maybe 2 days 1 night depends on budget,
estimated joining friends is about 10-15 people, so an apartment or cheap chalet or maybe dorm would be good enough, if its a chalet, we dont mind to just fit in all 10 even if the chalet only meant for 5 person, LOL, all male here, so comfy or not is not an issue,
will be leaving from ipoh by train, and stop in kuala kedah.

so a few questions if i may,
need a roughly estimate from sifus here,
-from kuala kedah to jetty, is there any transportation? at what range of time and how much?Kuala Kedah is the jetty,just walk. Get the ticket there is which is the earliest to depart. Check out all the ferry services. Sea may be rough during year end

-cost of ferry to langkawi from kuala kedah jetty?Many years ago it was cheap (only RM12- Rm15), but I guess price already gone up
-van rental cost? RM150 - Rm200. Ensure they are from legal car rental & comes with insurance. They could be borrowing friends' cars which do not meant to be rented out but personal used and any accident, u are liable to pay for the damage.Do careful in that sense. Do check out for both cars & van. It could sum out to the same figure if u take 4 cars. Just take normal iswara or wira. Well, watever is cheap.-choice of place to stay and cost?U can plan to stay around Pantai Tengah or Pantai Cenang.Both area near the airport & u may find cheap chalets there. Or if u are game for it , u can try Kampung Tok Senik. Is is the paddy field. They have got huge pool, SPA.U stay in like real kampung house of course with aircond. Is really lovely. With so many of u, u can ask for one clustre of kampung house. Been there 5 years ago but I dunno the condition now.
that might be all, and the estimated cost can even be for a single person or the whole group.

THANKS! greatly appreciated guys!..

and btw, i told my friends, roughly estimated, after consider all the cost which can be share, each person will spend not more than rm250.
would that be enough? FYI, u are there during PEAK SEASON (may be) still though not for the Malaysians but for their Foreign market.Things may still be expensive....3d/2 n would be goog.2d/1n not enuf. It will a rush for u guys. RM250 sounds like sufficient if u go everything on budget. and rent at least 2 vans or 4 cars .

hi guys, need a little help here,
im planning to go for a backpacking with my friends in langkawi..
will be going in between 15-20 jan, so its an off-peak period, as school holidays just ended.
We expected the trip to be about 3 days 2 night, or maybe 2 days 1 night depends on budget,
estimated joining friends is about 10-15 people, so an apartment or cheap chalet or maybe dorm would be good enough, if its a chalet, we dont mind to just fit in all 10 even if the chalet only meant for 5 person, LOL, all male here, so comfy or not is not an issue,
will be leaving from ipoh by train, and stop in kuala kedah.

so a few questions if i may,
need a roughly estimate from sifus here,
-from kuala kedah to jetty, is there any transportation? at what range of time and how much?
[COLOR=red] Your train will probably arrive early morning or late evening in Alor Setar. If you take the day express you have to stay overnight in A.Setar as the last ferry is at 7.30pm. So take the night express. Not far from the railway station in A.Setar is the old bus station and check out the bus to K.Kedah. I think it is about RM3.00 per person. Just ask the conductor to tell you where to get down but you can see the jetty once you reach it.

-cost of ferry to langkawi from kuala kedah jetty? [COLOR=red] One way RM18.00.
-van rental cost?[COLOR=red] For your needs, a Kia Pregio, a bit tight but I think can fit in all of you, estimate about RM200 - RM250 a day. It is not a peak period for locals so I think it's available. Foreign tourist don't hire cars or vans.
Most car rentals if not all are not insured for commercial purposes. Be careful if you rent a car and not scratch or dent it as the hirers are THUGs. They can be nice but they will blackmail you if the car is dented or scratched.

-choice of place to stay and cost?[COLOR=red] This you have to hunt around. If you stay in Kuah(town) it will be cheaper. Hunt around Jalan Penarak (mostly Malay operated chalets). Bargain with them but don't expect clean rooms.


that might be all, and the estimated cost can even be for a single person or the whole group.

THANKS! greatly appreciated guys!..

and btw, i told my friends, roughly estimated, after consider all the cost which can be share, each person will spend not more than rm250.
would that be enough?


[COLOR=red]If you have 15 person, you can actually talk to tour operators (check website)there and arrange everthing. For your budget forget about P.Payar trip, it cost more than your budget. Arrange island hopping, cable car ,hotel and transport and maybe some meals. I think you can get it for RM250 per pax.

wow thanks guys,

thats a great relief,
ya ive check, if by train, the nearest station is alor star, so most probably our choice is bus to the jetty,

oh, last ferry is 7.30pm, i estimate should be about 5-6 hours train from ipoh to alor star, seems like ktmb website too slow too be accessible, so not sure what time theres train to alor star. overnight in alor star is not a choice tho, as we want to squeeze all the time we have in langkawi , so i would say we will take the night train (12am-6am), or maybe early morning train.

-what is the earliest ferry?
-will there be a discount for students? we have our uni student card tho,
-before van/car rental, so its a must for us to check whether the car got commercial insurance? what really should i ask?
-any differents of culture? dont want to end up irritate the locals, my guess theres nothing different,..

last time i visited langkawi was when im only in primary school, and im pretty sure lots of us never even been to langkawi, so we pretty much helpless there

thanks again guys, will do more searchs on the plans and will reconfirm the whole plan with u guys,

Yo guys, am going to porto malai on 27th jan, 3D2N stay. How's the hotel like? Just wanna enquire, i'll rent the car when i reach kuah or in kuala kedah jetty itself? Kancil will only cost 30 bucks? And is the car safe to be parked at KK jetty? How much do they charge? Does GPS works in langkawi island?

Also, how do i find Mr Ooi from the fuju thingy when i reach kuah? How much do he charge per head for island hopping/mangrove tour?

For seafood dinner, which restaurant offer good and cheap seafoods? What about the nightlife in langkawi, any suggestion?

Lastly, are there any limits for tourists to bring back liquors back to mainland?

Thanks a million for answering. Really appreciate em'.

Yo guys, am going to porto malai on 27th jan, 3D2N stay. How's the hotel like? Just wanna enquire, i'll rent the car when i reach kuah or in kuala kedah jetty itself? Kancil will only cost 30 bucks? And is the car safe to be parked at KK jetty? How much do they charge? Does GPS works in langkawi island?

Also, how do i find Mr Ooi from the fuju thingy when i reach kuah? How much do he charge per head for island hopping/mangrove tour?

For seafood dinner, which restaurant offer good and cheap seafoods? What about the nightlife in langkawi, any suggestion?

Lastly, are there any limits for tourists to bring back liquors back to mainland?

Thanks a million for answering. Really appreciate em'.

The oldest trick to take out double if you are flying. Buy a litre of alcohol and 1 carton of ciggy of your choice and pack them into your luggage. Once at the airport, go throught he customs checkpoint and get it stickered. Check in your luggage. So that is through. Then at the airport duty free shop buy another litre and 1 carton of cigarette and hand carry it in. That's what they all do. 

The oldest trick to take out double if you are flying. Buy a litre of alcohol and 1 carton of ciggy of your choice and pack them into your luggage. Once at the airport, go throught he customs checkpoint and get it stickered. Check in your luggage. So that is through. Then at the airport duty free shop buy another litre and 1 carton of cigarette and hand carry it in. That's what they all do. 

I like this... 

other than that, somebody mentioned bout gunung raya in this thread,
may I know where is it located?

edited:
nvm i found gunung raya from google map already .. 
and also should I go for cable car in the morning or evening(to see the sunset?)

is the car rate still so cheap?
i heard jpj is catching those without license or permit~ so the rental increase.

hope this is only tricks of the car rental agent.... 
cause im flying thr tomorrow... !! 

by the way, anyway to differenciate fake dunhill and malboro light? =p