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At Langkawi-Nature, we provide well planned tours and an experienced guide who will make your visit to this enchanting island memorable!
Dev’s Adventure Tours: your gateway to nature!
Langkawi
Eco Tours
We are daily running trips that will get you close to the beautiful flora and fauna of Langkawi without harming the environment. The various tours will give you the possibility to discover the natural beauty of Langkawi in many different ways. The passionate and experienced nature guides are able to show you Langkawi’s amazing nature at its best and to give you an unforgettable experience.
Nature Cycling Trip
Ride a bicycle through river banks, paddy fields and forest in this 3 to 4 hour trip. You will experience Langkawi from a total different point of view and you will be surprised what you will meet on the way and during various stops; a good way to get a glimpse of daily life in the villages!
Included: transfer from and back to hotel, mineral water, good quality mountain bike (21 gears), experienced guide, insurance
We recommend to wear T-shirt, short pants, sandals or sneakers, hat or cap and to bring a small backpack and enough sunscreen
Trip is focused on enjoying the nature in an active way, not on distance and speed
Mangrove Kayak Trip
Enjoy the mangroves of Langkawi with a taste of adventure and some exercise during this 5 hour kayak trip. Have a good close up to the ecology of the mangroves while gliding with your kayak through a smaller area in the mangrove jungle away from the larger rivers. During the 5 hour kayaking tour you might be lucky to see monkeys, snakes, eagles (we don’t feed them), otters, other special birds or monitor lizards.
Click here for photos of mangroves and kayak trips.
Starting time daily: 9.30am; Mondays and Fridays: 10.30am
Duration trip: 5-5.5 hours excluding transfer time
We recommend to wear swimwear under short pants and T-shirt, sandals or flip-flops, hat or cap and to bring a towel and enough sun protection
A waterproof bag will be provided during the trip so you can bring your (small) camera along
Included: transfer from and back to hotel, mineral water (2 small bottles each), set lunch at floating restaurant, insurance, experienced guide, well-equipped kayaks, life jackets, fish tour, visit bat cave, visit eagle area
Trip is focused on nature and not on speed or distance
Mangrove Boat Trip
Get close to the amazing mangroves with a comfortable boat ride of 4-5 hours. See limestone outcrops, caves, a former cottage industry based on charcoal from mangrove wood, a fossil location and a lot of amazing plants.
You might be lucky to watch the monkeys, snakes, eagles (we don't feed them), otters, other special birds or monitor lizards during this ride through the mangroves and along the coast of Langkawi 's various islands.
Daily morning departure, min.1p; afternoon departure on request, min.4p
Starting time: 9.30am; Mondays and Fridays: 10.30am
Afternoon 1.30pm (start with lunch) or 3.30pm and finish with meal
Duration trip: 4-5 hours excluding transfer time
We recommend to wear swimwear under short pants and T-shirt, sandals or flip-flops, hat or cap and to bring a towel and enough sun protection
Included: transfer from and back to hotel, mineral water, set lunch at floating restaurant, insurance, experienced guide, well-equipped boat with canopy, fish tour, visit bat cave, visit eagle area, visit fossil location, visit charcoal factory, swimming stop (subject to tide level and weather conditions)
Trip is focused on nature and wildlife in the mangroves
Jungle Trek & Jungle Trek / Evening Walk
This trip is a moderate trek of about 3 hours into the tropical rainforest that gives you the perfect opportunity to explore part of the nature of Langkawi. Our experienced nature guide will show you a few of Langkawi's 400 tree species with a height up to 70 metres, birds, butterflies and some mammals.
If you opt for the jungle trek / evening walk combination (start late afternoon) you will spend the first two hours in the jungle and the last part of the trip you will experience the shift change from day to nocturnal animals with a great chance to spot flying lemurs and one of the flying squirrels (red giant or pygmy).
The jungle is an unforgettable experience for everybody that likes to escape the busy normal life and that wants to experience more about Langkawi's beautiful natural biodiversity.
Morning trek is 3 hours only jungle; late afternoon trek is 2 hours jungle and 1-1.5 hours evening walk, focused on spotting the flying lemurs (100% chance) and flying squirrels - red giant and/or pygmy (80% chance)
Starting time: 9am (Mondays: 10am) or 5pm
Duration trip: 3-3.5 hours without transfer time
We recommend to wear closed shoes (sneakers or hiking boots), long pants and T-shirt and to bring a small backpack
Included: transfer from and back to hotel, mineral water (2 small bottles each), experienced guide, insurance
Trip will be done in the beautiful and extensive jungle behind the Berjaya Resort (no leeches!)
Untold Stories
Untold stories of Langkawi During this 6 hour trip all your senses will be triggered as you will get a mix of culture, food, colonial history and its architectural influence. You will visit some interesting places like temples, Malay houses on stilts and the local night market and the guide will tell you all about the Malay culture, food, island legends and various religions. A complete different way of adventure within Langkawi and highly recommended if you are interested in learning more about the local daily life.
We recommend to wear pants (long or short), T-shirt, sandals or sneakers, hat or cap
Visits: Malay house on stilts, local night market, Lagenda Park, various temples, rubber plantation and dinner with a local Indian family
Included: transfer from and back to hotel, mineral water, local snacks, soft drink, Indian banana leaf dinner, experienced guide, insurance
An interesting mix to learn more about the Malay culture, legends, food and history!
Bird Watching
During this 5 hour trip it may be possible to spot about 30-40 species of the more than 230 species of birds of Langkawi in the jungle, rice fields or near rivers. The guide will take you first up to the Gunung Raya (highest mountain of the island) to try to spot the mountain birds (possibly the Great Hornbill) and the guide knows exactly where to bring you later to get the interesting species.
A lot of migratory birds will visit Langkawi from November till April, but even without the migratory birds Langkawi is great for birders.
Click here for photos of birds |
Click here for our bird list
We recommend to wear pants (long or short), T-shirt, sandals or sneakers, hat or cap and do not forget your binoculars (please give us a call if you don’t have your own binoculars)
Included: transfer from and back to hotel, mineral water, coffee/tea stop at local restaurant, experienced guide, insurance, bird list with Langkawi birds
During the trip we will try to spot mountain birds (Gunung Raya), forest and lowland/paddyfield birds
Morning/Evening
Walk
At any time of the day the rainforest has its own sounds, smells and activities, whether this is just after sunrise, before sunset or just in the middle of the day or night. The naturalists of Dev’s Adventure Tours will explain the ins and out of the rainforest and its living creatures during a morning or an evening. It will get people to understand the rainforest from a new angle.
The morning walk will be more focused on information about trees, plants, flowers and the animals that are active during the day like monkeys, squirrels and many butterflies. The variety of birds is amazing and the combination of sea, mangroves and rainforest around the resort is attracting many different bird species.
The evening walk will highlight another interesting part of the rainforest where the nocturnal animals are playing an important role. During an evening walk it will be easy to spot at least half a dozen flying lemurs (colugo) and most probably also one of the flying squirrels (red giant or pygmy).
Prices:
Private walk: 250 RM
Daily on request; min. 1p, max. 15p
Starting time: morning walk at 8am, evening walk at 7pm
Duration: 1-1.5 hours
We recommend to wear regular clothes and easy shoes (walk is on normal paved roads) and to bring some mineral water and your camera
This trip is a moderate trek of about 3 hours into the tropical rainforest that gives you the perfect opportunity to explore part of the nature of Langkawi. Our experienced nature guide will show you a few of Langkawi's 400 tree species with a height up to 70 metres, birds, butterflies and some mammals.
At any time of the day the rainforest has its own sounds, smells and activities, whether this is just after sunrise, before sunset or just in the middle of the day or night. The naturalists of Dev’s Adventure Tours will explain the ins and out of the rainforest and its living creatures during a morning or an evening. It will get people to understand the rainforest from a new angle.
