Langkawi's airport is called the Padang Matsirat airport, located about 20km from Kuah town. Daily direct flights from Kuala Lumpur are available via Malaysia Airlines (Tel: 603-78463000 or 1 300 88 3000). Optionally Air Asia (Tel: 1 300 88 9933) also has regular flights to Langkawi.
By Rail
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) connects Kuala Lumpur to Alor Setar and Arau towns in Kedah. From these towns, you can catch a taxi or a bus easily to Kuala Kedah or Kuala Perlis respectively and catch a ferry to Langkawi. Please contact KTMB at 603-22747435.
Ferries are also available from Penang (Tel: 604-2631943)
By Road From the North South Expressway (NSE), head north to Kedah and take the Alor Setar Selatan exit (Interchange 177) onto the highway headed to Teluk Kechai and on to Kuala Kedah where you can catch a ferry to Langkawi island. Alternatively, you can also catch ferries from Kuala Perlis further north, accessible via the Jitra Selatan exit (Interchange 181) via Kodiang and Kangar on trunk road K3. This route is longer at 48km from the NSE exit. From Kuah Jetty or at Pantai Cenang, you can hire a boat from the many boat operators there that go to the Pulau Dayang Bunting. The journey takes about 15 minutes.
Pulau Dayang Bunting (Dayang Bunting Island)
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This island is famous for its large and beautiful lake, Tasik Dayang Bunting. Legend has it that any woman who couldn't conceived a child will be rewarded and blessed with one if she drank the water from this lake."
Pulau Dayang Bunting or Island of the Pregnant Maiden, is situated southwest of Langkawi island, next to Pulau Tuba (Tuba Island). Pulau Dayang Bunting is the second largest island in the Langkawi archipelago, which is made up of 99 tropical islands.
Shrouded in green tropical forest, Pulau Dayang Bunting is a must-stop for an island-hopping excursion around Langkawi. In the centre of the island lies a large and beautiful lake called Tasik Dayang Bunting (Lake of the Pregnant Maiden) which is enclosed by forest-covered hills. Several legends surround the origin of this lake. One of the most popular legend tells of how the lake's reputed power to cure infertility came about when it was blessed by a fairy princess. The fairy princess fell in love and married a mortal prince. The couple conceived a child soon after, but lost the child not long after birth. It was believed that the couple chose the lake area to bury their child and the fairy princess blessed the lake so that any woman who has difficulty to conceive will be rewarded and blessed with a child if she drank the water from the lake.
Today, if you happen to visit the lake, take a good look at the hills that form the backdrop to the lake and you will see the outline of the body of a pregnant woman who is lying down on her back. The verdant green surroundings and the cool, dark green waters of lake itself makes Tasik Dayang Bunting an inviting spot and a great place for swimming.
For more information, please contact the Langkawi Tourist Information Centre at +604 966 7789.
"Nice place to relax. It is an amazing lake where it is beside the sea yet the water is fresh water. You can drink it's water and some say that by drinking this water, women has a better chance in preganacy." by Sidek
""We have been to this Island and we find it is extremely an amazing place, especially bathing at its so call a beautiful Tasik Dayang Bunting (Lake of the Pregnant Maiden). This lake is so cool,clear blue water,surrounded with evergreen tropical forest, all kind of birds,can be found here. For those who loves fishing, I would recommend this place." by makcikjamilah
