Bercuti di Pulau Lagenda Langkawi

Penulis berkesempatan bercuti di Langkawi pada 19hb Disember 2014 dan mencuba perkhidmatan servis feri untuk bawa bersama kereta sendiri dari Kuala Perlis ke Jeti Tg Lembung, Langkawi.

Sedikit kehampaan apabila berlaku kelewatan berlepas dari jeti Kuala Perlis sepatutnya jam 10pagi tetapi berlepas pada pukul 11.06pagi. Alasan yang diberikan oleh pihak pengurusan Langkawi Auto Ekspress (LAE) disebabkan air surut. Ditambah pula dengan proses dokumentasi yang agak memakan masa di kaunter ofis LAE. Untk MPV 1,8ltr kos dikenakan dlm RM340 utk 2 hala untuk bawa kereta ke Langkawi, tiket penumpang perlu dibayar berasingan kecuali pemandu adalah percuma. Tiket dewasa RM30 dan kanak-kanak RM20.

Sepanjang perjalanan penulis bersama-sama keluarga menikmati pemandangan di laut lepas dan juga menikmati hidangan filem didalam kabin penumpang. Sempat juga mengisi perut dengan mee segera itupun selepas 1 jam berlapar. Kaunter cafe hanya buka selepas feri berlepas dari jeti.

Banyak perubahan berlaku di Pantai Chenang dan Pekan Kuah jika dibandingkan dengan percutian penulis di Langkawi pada tahun 1988. Sempat juga mencuba kabel kereta di Gunung Mat Chincang dan melawat makam Mahsuri.

Alhamdulillah, penulis dapat memperolehi slot untuk balik ke Kuala Perlis pada hari Isnin, 21 hb Disember 2014. Masa berlepas dicatatkan dalam jadual 1ptg tetapi lebihkurang 1ptg baru feri berlabuh di jeti Tg Lembung. Lebih kurang pukul 2.16ptg baru feri berlepas dari jeti dan tiba 2 jam kemudian di jeti Kuala Perlis.

Masalah yang baru timbul bila feri sampai di jeti Kuala Perlis air surut dan kereta penulis antara kereta yang terakhir keluar dari feri lebih kurang jam 6.10ptg. Percutian di Langkawi semuanya ok kecuali pengalaman feri yang kurang memuaskan, banyak penambahbaikan perlu dilakukan. Feri masih baru cuma aspek pengurusan masa dan kaunter perkhidmatan perlu dilaku penambahbaikan kadar segera.

Gate masuk ke feri

Ruang kargo utk kenderaan yang luas muat utk lebih dari 60 buah kenderaan pada satu masa

Kenderaan yang siap susun diatas dek feri

Cantik dan selesa dek penumpang

bergambar bersama bonda dan keluarga di kereta kabel Gng Mat Chincang

feri yang baru berlabuh di jeti Tg Lembung

jambatan ke feri di Tg Lembung

masalah yang timbul jika air surut ketika feri tiba di jeti, gayat untuk melepasi jeti yang tinggi..masalah untuk kereta yg lowered

Adventure Cycling in Kathmandu

We had 6 bravest Malaya cyclists who took part cycled in world famous Himalaya Mountain.

Day 1 – fun ride within city
We have visited only temple and water spring within Kathmandu city. We have to wear mask in order to avoid inhale dust.

Day 2 – hard ride with big climbing up to 1,989mtr of Nagarkot National Forest
Some 69km distance covered from hotel up to the peak of Nagarkot and back to hotel. Nagarkot is located 32km east of Kathmandu and we can capture photos of few peak Himalaya mountain. This is the place tourist enjoy the sunrise view snow peak of Himalaya.

Day 3 – country side ride at Nagarjun
Cool and windy ascending with small portion single trail. On the way back to hotel we rode on paddy field with gravel terrain.

Day 4 – white water rafting at Tsiruli river
Going north using local bus and very tiring trip 4 hours from Kathmandu and back like 5 hours due to bad traffic towards city. The rafting was awesome experience although we are all beginners and never had such experience before. 17km total distance of rafting downstream and rapids here graded 3 suitable for beginners.

Day 5 – hard ride again with climbing up to 1,700mtr at Kakani National Forest
Some 45 km distance covered and 23 km to the peak from hotel with single trail downhill. Rewards climbing paid off when everyone took photos with snow mountain background from a far know as Langtang and Annapurna.

Thanks to tour agent Mr. Thapaliya Bashu whom had planned routes when we were in Kathmandu, feel free to view his company website at www.nepalfootprintholiday.com; they were very helpful and really reliable agent.


Alhamdulillah supplement products Proucell did help us eliminate cramp while climbing those big mountain.

halfway climbing at Nagarkot

almost at peak of Nagarkot with another Malaya cyclist Adi Harriman and Saiful Azman

short single trail at Nagarzon

travelling to Tsiruli white water rafting on local bus, sitting with the driver for 4 hours

ready for water rafting together with new friend from Egypt Mr. Abd Halim and Algiers Mr. Amro

my 26er still relevant for mountain biking and already considered oldskool mtb now days

somewhere at peak of Kakani with background snow mountain

last photos with tourist guide Sanjeev at lobby hotel before depart to airport ( L-R : Rohizam, Mat Noq, Man, Sanjeev, Adi, Pudin and me )