LANGKAWI MANGROVE TOUR
There are several mangrove tour destinations in Langkawi. One
of the most popular is the Sungai Kilim Mangove with its purpose-built jetty,
foodstalls, convenient wooden walkways and a host of wildlife attractions to
keep you gawking as much as the eagles are doing likewise to you. You can drive
or be driven to this place within minutes from Kuah town. Or you can take a
90-minute coast-hugging boat ride from that urban centre..
The Gua Kelawar (Bat Cave) is also located here. You can take the wooden walkway for a 10 minutes walk before reaching the cave entrance. Gua Kelawar comprises two cave systems - the smaller western chamber that extends northeast by southwest, has a floor area of approximately 270 square metres and low roof of between one to three metres head clearance. On the walls and roof of the cave you can see embedded very old seashells. This provides proof that the area was originally the sandy bottom of an ancient river that has been shoved upwards by powerful tectonic force millions of years ago. Another reason is that the sea level about 5,000 years ago was two metres higher than today.
