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112 PLACES OF SPECIAL INTEREST LISTING
LANGKAWI CRAFT COMPLEX
Mukim Bohor
One-stop centre featuring handicraft, batik painting and glass blowing, heritage and wedding museums and an apiary.
T (04) 959 1913/ 1917 Open: Daily, 10am~6pm Closed: Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Aidiladha
MAHSURI FORT
Mukim Ulu Melaka The mausoleum of
Mahsuri, a maiden wrongly accused of adultery and sentenced to death. She laid a dying curse on
the island that it would remain barren for seven generations. Fortunately, the curse expired in 2010. Open: Daily, 9am~6pm
ORIENTAL VILLAGE
Burau Bay
Activity and lifestyle centre offering elephant and cable car rides, quad bike and Segway tours, duty-free outlets, restaurants, Langkawi Geopark Information Centre and Malayan Tiger Gallery.
T (04) 959 4225 Accessible 24 hrs.
Most outlets open daily, 10am~7pm
PANORAMA LANGKAWI CABLE CAR
Oriental Village, Burau Bay Scenic 2.4km ride to the spectacular Sky Bridge
at the peak of Gunung Machinchang (708m), with a close-up view of the rainforest canopy and the unique rock formations of the Langkawi Geopark.
T (04) 959 4225
Open: Daily, 10am~5pm (Subject to weather conditions)
Closed: Wed: 12pm~5pm (Maintenance day)
UNDERWATER WORLD LANGKAWI
Jalan Pantai Cenang
Large marine and freshwater aquariums with a 15-metre walk-through tunnel. Get up close to sharks, rays and other
fish species, penguins, fur seals and otters.
T (04) 955 6100
Open: Daily, 10am~5pm
KELANTAN
KELANTAN TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE Kota Bharu
T (09) 748 5534
Open: Mon-Wed, 8am~3pm Thu, 8am~2pm
Closed: Fri, Sat &
Public Holidays
KOTA BHARU TOURISM ZONE
(ZON PELANCONGAN KOTA BHARU)
The Kota Bharu Tourism Zone contains most
of the state capital’s major attractions.
CIK MINAH SONGKET CENTRE
Kota Bharu
Workshop providing songket weaving demonstrations and selling these exquisite brocade textiles.
T (09) 748 1616
Open: Sat-Thu, 9am~6pm Closed: Fri, Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Aidiladha
GALLERY WAYANG KULIT MELAYU TRADISIONAL kELANTAN
Palekbang
The Tok Dalang (puppet master) skilfully manipulates leather shadow puppets into riveting characters from the Ramayana and Mahabharata odysseys, accompanied by live gamelan music.
Hp (016) 215 9422 Showtime: 8.45pm~10pm (Prior group booking required)
GELANGGANG SENI
(CULTURAL CENTRE)
Kota Bharu
Displays of traditional Kelantan culture, including shadow puppetry, silat martial arts, top-spinning, kite flying and music.
T (09) 748 5534 Showtime: top spinning, silat martial arts demonstration, kite making: 3.30pm~5.30pm shadow puppet theatre, Sat, 8.30am~10pm
Closed: Nov-Jan during monsoon season.
The puppet master and his musicians skilfully recreate scenes from the epic Ramayana at Kelantan’s Shadow Puppet Theatre.