Kuah Town Langkawi

Kuah town, the biggest town in Langkawi is located at the southeastern tip of main island. It is the place where you can see a slightly heavier traffic as compared to beaches such as Pantai Kok or Pantai Cenang. Most importantly, it is the place where you can shop, take a stroll at Langkawi Square or walk/jog at Lagenda Park.

Langkawi Square EagleEagle at Langkawi Square
Langkawi MAHA TowerMAHA Tower

Approximately 16 km from the Langkawi International, Kuah Town is a 20 minutes drive  using the navigation system. It will be good to rent a car from the rental company as it will be more convenient for you to travel around the island. However, if driving is causing you hassle, you can always use GRAB e-hailing or simply ask the hotel to help arrange.





Duty Free Shops

At Kuah, you will realize that duty free shops are ubiquitous – almost everywhere along the street and it is indeed what makes the town attractive. As the island has duty free status, merchandises such as liquor, chocolates and some imported kitchenware here could be cheaper than other places in Malaysia. It is also a perfect place to grab some souvenirs for friends.

Most of the duty free shops are located adjacent to each other. There are about 2 duty free shops located at the Jalan Pandak Mayah 6, Kuah Town. They are the Zeno Duty Free Shopping Centre and the Eastern Kuah Duty Free Shopping Outlet.

Thus, take your time to check through the prices of merchandises in each store before making any purchase. Though products selling in these shops are similar – mostly liquor, chocolates and some fast moving consumer goods, there might be differences in prices in each store.

If you plan to purchase liquor, browse through all the adjacent shops and make comparisons. Try not to make your purchase decision in a hurry because there are always some shops that offer lower prices. Prices for hard liquor such as gin, vodka or Bacardi vary.

Same thing goes to chocolates as some store might have purchase-with-purchase or discount promotion for certain chocolates and might carry more variety of chocolates than others.

Besides, it is also worthwhile to shop at the largest and modern shopping malls in Kuah Town. The Langkawi Parade Megamall is located at Pokok Asam, Jalan Kelibang (near to the Grand Continental Hotel) and the Langkawi Fair Shopping Mall at Jalan Persiaran, adjacent to the jetty. These are the places where you can get the more renowned brand such as Nike and Levi’s.

Langkawi Square TrainTrain ride for children at Dataran Langkawi
Langkawi Square Bumper BoatChildren will enjoy boating at Langkawi Square lake

However, do bear in mind that if you would like to purchase anything at the duty free shops, you must stay in Langkawi for at least 2 days (or being able to prove so). Before leaving the island with packets of duty free products, customs officers in the airport or jetty may request you to show official documents such as boarding pass, passport or receipts to prove that you have been staying in the island for at least 48 hours. Besides, there are some limitations in liquor where as visitor is only entitle to purchase one litre of liquor.

Take note that cigarettes and tobacco are no longer duty free on this island.


Hotels At Kuah Town

Apart from numerous duty free shopping complexes, there are many hotels that you can choose to stay in Kuah Town. Some of the recommended hotels in town are the Westin Langkawi which is near to the Langkawi Ferry Terminal, Bayview Hotel Langkawi and the Grand Continental Hotel.

After a tiring day of shopping, treat yourself with a great feast in the town as restaurants offering various cuisines, ranging from authentic Thai food to freshly caught seafood are available here.