蘭卡威天賦奢境

蘭卡威天賦奢境

大自然賦予亞洲數(shù)百座美麗的島嶼，其中蘭卡威就占了99座。這里不僅有美妙的陽光沙灘，還有令人無法抗拒的佳肴美酒、奢華酒店、溫泉水浴和免稅購物。此處，使心無旁騖暢享生活成為可能。

Langkawi's limestone rocks set the scene for some dramatic landscapes.蘭卡威有許多石灰?guī)r島嶼。

The Langkawi Archipelago is home to 99 scenic islands.蘭卡威群島有99座風(fēng)景優(yōu)美的島嶼。

The main island, also known as Langkawi, is a tropical paradise and home to just 95,000 islanders. lt sets itself apart from many other island destinations because of its natural assets of plants, animals, waterfalls, beaches, forests, islands, reefs and rock formations. Only a small part of the island is settled and, in most places, there is always a sense of being surrounded by nature with few buildings rising above the height of the coconut trees that line the beachfront.

While many visitors are content to enjoy all that the island's luxurious resorts have to offer, others travel here to take an adventurous walk on the wild side. With only three of the 99 islands in the archipelago settled, there's always an island to escape to.

Langkawi isn't a typical tourist island but more a natural paradise that incorporates luxurious tourist facilities. Travel here to enjoy its many fi ne resorts, superb restaurants, duty-free beverages and pampering spas but take some time to enjoy Langkawi naturally.

Wetland Wonderland

Langkawi's most popular tourist activity is to visit the mangrove forests lining the northern coastline of the main island to learn from informed nature guides about how these plants protect coastlines from erosion while being a valuable habitat for many animals. Mangrove forests were once wastelands best suited to fi lling in and levelling off but now they are recognised as a valuable natural asset. For example, the mangrove ecosystem is important to the fi shing industry as it is a habitat for many fi sh, crabs and prawns that ultimately get served in the island's restaurants.

Visitors can tour the mangroves from small covered boats that depart from Tanjung Rhu or the Sungai Kisap Mangrove Forest Reserve. ln addition to seeing several species of eagles and kites, tourists may observe several other types of birds and get a glimpse of monitor lizards and snakes that live in mangroves. Visitors enjoy the fact that they are on the water and in the fresh air for the whole time.

lt was Langkawi's natural assets that enabled parts of the island to be designated as a UNESCO World Geopark in 2007. Langkawi's rocks are considered some of the region's oldest dating back 550 million years and the Geopark not only protects the geology but also the plants and animals that thrive there.

Many parts of the island have limestone bedrock which results in the distinctive karst topography typical of northern Malaysia and neighbouring Thailand. Caves, suspended lakes and cliffs are features of this landscape and one of the best locations to admire the scenery is to go island hopping to Dayang Bunting lsland where a suspended freshwater lake provides a cool place to swim in crystal clear waters.

lsland hopping to other islands is possible and there is always an island to escape to for swimming or relaxing on beaches with few other tourists. Hire a car and explore the island and discover that it is the slow pace of island life that makes Langkawi so appealing.

蘭卡威的主島也稱蘭卡威，是一處熱帶天堂，擁有豐富的動植物資源及美麗的自然景觀。島內(nèi)僅小片區(qū)域有人居住，大部分地方都充滿了原始的自然風(fēng)情。

島上的游客或滿足于度假村的環(huán)境，或鐘情于野外冒險之旅。

蘭卡威不是典型的度假島嶼，而是有著奢華旅游設(shè)施的自然天堂。在這兒，可盡情享受高端酒店的貼心服務(wù)，也可隨心感受撲面而來的自然氣息。

濕地仙境

蘭卡威最熱門的活動是游覽主島北岸的紅樹林，導(dǎo)游樂于講解紅樹林如何保護海岸免受侵蝕，如何成為眾多動物生存的居所。

在紅樹林，除卻各類鳥兒，游客還能看到巨蜥、蛇類。

蘭卡威有部分區(qū)域被聯(lián)合國教科文組織列為世界地質(zhì)公園。這座公園不僅保護著奇特地貌，還成了動植物的庇護所。

蘭卡威有多處喀斯特地貌，孕婦島上因該地貌形成的懸湖擁有如水晶般明澈的湖水。

周游列島，總有一座能讓你徹底放松。邁步探索，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)島嶼生活悠閑的節(jié)奏讓蘭卡威如此迷人。

Dine on creative 'West meets Spice' cuisine at Nam Restaurant in Bon Ton Resort.Bon Ton度假村的Nam餐廳。

Explore coastal mangroves to enjoy the scenery and to get close to birds and forest animals.乘船探索紅樹林，享受風(fēng)景的同時也可觀察鳥類和動物。

Green Places, Natural Spaces

Even guests staying in fi ve-star resorts regularly join in nature-based activities. Visitors are sure to see long-tailed macaques and silvered leaf monkeys as these animals congregate around popular tourist sites such as Telaga Tujuh (Seven Wells).

Visitors can walk along forest trails here to admire the wildlife and photograph the waterfalls which are especially spectacular just after rainfall. Another possibility is to ride the SkyCab or Langkawi Cable Car to the summit of Mount Machincang where 360oviews over the islands and the rainforest canopy are possible.

Langkawi is home to over 200 bird species with the red-wattled lapwing, mountain hawk-eagle and brown-winged kingfi sher being easier to fi nd here than in other parts of Malaysia. Bird habitats range from mudfl ats to mangroves, forests, rice fi elds and reeds.

While wading birds like egrets are sighted in

open areas like rice fi elds, brahminy kites and white-bellied sea eagles are commonly seen in mangroves. Oriental pied hornbills are best seen when forest trees are ladened with fruit and Mount Raya is one of the best places for birdwatching especially for the great hornbill. unique rainbow lizard can be found darting in and out of their burrows. Langkawi is one of the world's best places to see these fast-moving and energetic reptiles.

Some of the island's most isolated beaches are situated along the northern coastline of the main island facing the southern islands of Thailand which loom on the horizon. There are also several waterfalls near Pasir Tengkorak Beach.

Langkawi by Bike

lt is possible to join a nature tour that incorporates bike riding around some less-crowded parts of the island. Tours last about four hours and also take in cultural attractions such as a fi shing village and local market.

Padang Matsirat is Langkawi's second largest settlement and its local market is especially active on Sunday afternoon and early evening. Known as a pasar malam or night market, Sunday is especially popular with tourists while at other times of the week, the locals shop here for much of their fresh produce.

Kuala Teriang is a small fi shing village off the beaten track and rarely visited by tourists. A narrow stream here fl ows into the Andaman Sea and its mangrovelined banks are home to a small fl eet of fi shing boats which provide the islanders with fresh fi sh.

Island hopping is popular with tourists. 跳島游受到游客的歡迎。

Grass verges next to sandy beaches are where the

Most of the cycling excursion is along narrow rural paths and it is most relaxing as there is virtually no one else on the tracks. Cyclists negotiate their way along paths that weave through rice fi elds on the fl at lands around Padang Matsirat.

Cyclists can set their own pace based upon their cycling ability and interests while nature guides pass on valuable information about the environment.

One of the best places on the island to learn more about the importance of rice to the islanders is to visit Laman Padi Langkawi (Rice Garden and Museum) located along the popular tourist Pantai Cenang (Cenang Beach) strip.

Left左:Rainbow Lizard彩虹鬣蜥

Middle中:Long-tailed Macaque長尾獼猴

Right右:Silvered Leaf Monkey銀葉猴

Hire a yacht to explore Langkawi's outer islands. 租用游艇去探索蘭卡威的外島。

綠地精靈

游客可沿著林中小徑觀賞野生動物、拍攝瀑布，雨后的瀑布尤為壯觀。想要俯瞰眾島及雨林，則可乘坐纜車去馬金章峰。

蘭卡威棲息著200多種鳥類，其中肉垂麥雞、鷹雕、褐翅翡翠比馬來西亞其他地方更常見。

涉水鳥棲息在稻田等開闊地帶，栗鳶和白腹海雕常在紅樹林出沒，冠斑犀鳥喜歡待在結(jié)滿果實的樹上。拉雅山是最適合觀察鳥類的地方。

此外，蘭卡威還是世界上觀賞彩虹鬣蜥的最佳之地。

騎行之趣

去人煙稍少之地來一次騎行觀光甚為有趣，沿途可參觀漁村、集市，感受當?shù)匚幕?/p>

巴東馬特希拉特的集市在周日的午后及傍晚滿是游客，十分熱鬧。

庫亞拉特里昂是座僻靜小漁村，村中的小河匯入安達曼海，岸旁的紅樹林里停泊著漁船，一派寧靜祥和。

沿著鄉(xiāng)間小路騎車，最舒心的是不用與人爭道。騎行者可根據(jù)自己的水平和興趣調(diào)整節(jié)奏，一旁有導(dǎo)游講解風(fēng)土人情。

旅行貼士

蘭卡威隸屬馬來西亞吉打州，距檳城約112公里。蘭卡威景色優(yōu)美，風(fēng)光旖旎，是海島游愛好者的私藏之選。

氣候：蘭卡威全年氣候比較炎熱潮濕，但每年10月至次年4—5月的微風(fēng)期很涼爽，也是旅游最佳時間。

防曬：蘭卡威紫外線照射較強烈，30倍以上的防曬霜必備。

語言：官方語言是馬來語，通用英語和華語。

購物：蘭卡威為免稅島，各類大牌在島內(nèi)都有店鋪銷售。當?shù)匚飪r不高，很多手工藝品物美價廉，可以任性買買買。

簽證：此航線涉及馬來西亞入境簽證，需按要求辦理相關(guān)證件。

Relaxed Lifestyle

While adventures in nature beckon, many tourists don't move beyond the confi nes of their selfcontained resort. Most resorts have beach frontages with few rising above the coconut trees and while budget travellers head to Cenang Beach, those with cash to splash fi nd Pantai Tengah, Telaga Harbour, Burau Bay, Tanjung Rhu and Datai Bay more to their liking.

lnternational hotel brands like Four Seasons, Westin, St Regis and Starwood Luxury Collection operate resorts on the island while locally-owned resorts such as Berjaya, Frangipani, Pelangi, The Danna, Tanjung Rhu, Casa del Mar and Resorts Worlds are just as appealing. Many resorts with spas and independent wellness sanctuaries are also located on the island.

The neighbouring and jointly-owned boutique resorts of Bon Ton and Temple Tree are uniquely Malaysian with the accommodation of museum quality, antique houses having been sourced from around Malaysia and relocated to Langkawi to be fi tted out with quirky interiors that combine period furniture with funky contemporary touches. These houses can be also viewed from the open-sided garden restaurant located in Bon Ton which is renowned for its combination of West meets spice cuisine, paired with premium global wines. A stilt house overlooking the wetlands in front of Bon Ton is also a perfect location for birdwatchers.

All visitors to Langkawi can join in activities including golf (three courses including one designed by Ernie Els), horse riding along jungle trails, parasailing, yachting including popular sunset cruises around adjoining islands, zip lining through the forest canopy, snorkelling and diving, boat trips to islands in Southern Thailand and, duty free shopping.

Cenang Beach is the focus for Langkawi tourism and its shops, fun bars and numerous local and international restaurants ensure it remains popular with visitors.

While many people in Langkawi are still involved in agriculture and fi shing, more and more work in tourism and are proud to show off their island home to all those who are prepared to slip into the slower paced life that is Langkawi.

Nearby, Payer Island is popular for diving and snorkelling.芭雅島受潛水和浮潛愛好者的歡迎。

David Bowden is the author of Enchanting Langkawi published by John Beaufoy of the UK.David Bowden是《迷人的蘭卡威》一書的作者，該書由英國的John Beaufoy出版社出版。

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Boats for the outer islands and sunset cruises depart marinas such as Awana Porto Malai.停泊在碼頭的船只。

愜意生活

大多數(shù)度假村都有專屬海灘，預(yù)算有限的游客樂意去珍南海灘，揮金如土的游客更青睞中央海灘、游艇碼頭等地。

島上國際酒店與本土酒店的人氣同樣高企。

邦頓度假村具有古色古香的馬來風(fēng)格，村內(nèi)古屋達到收藏級別，是從馬來各處買下，經(jīng)拆卸、搬離，最后在蘭卡威組裝而成。

很多蘭卡威居民仍沿襲著務(wù)農(nóng)、捕魚的傳統(tǒng)，但也有越來越多居民進入旅游業(yè)，驕傲地向到此偷得浮生片刻閑的游客展示家鄉(xiāng)之美。