Pantai Cenang Langkawi

If you are planning for a vacation in Langkawi, Pantai Cenang or Cenang Beach will probably be one of the best choices to stay at. Along the long stretch of sandy beach, various resorts and hotels await you, infusing a slight sense of bustling in this beautiful beach.

Here, you will be able to find upscale resort such as the Pelangi Beach Resort, the unique Casa Del Mar boutique hotel, Holiday Villa Resort And Beachclub and budget lodges such as Malibest Resort.

Unlimited Fun In Pantai Cenang

Merely a 3 km distance from the Langkawi International Airport, Pantai Cenang can be reached within a 10 minutes drive. Instead of being an ordinary beach, this place will surprise you in many aspects. First of all, undoubtedly, will be the fantastic scenery – what really make the first impression of the beach will be the long stretch of milky white sandy beach with swaying coconut trees.

You will notice the sea with shades of blue, turquoise and green. Some resorts, such as the Pelangi Beach Resort, Holiday Villa and Casa Del Mar provide plentiful of sundecks along the beach where guests can sunbathe while basking themselves in the wonderful view of the sea.

A scenery of the beautiful Cenang Beach.

Take a stroll along the beach and enjoy the serenity and beauty of Langkawi.

Activities

For those who are adventurous, sunbathing might not sound as interesting as the various water sports available. There are a few huts along the beach, offering activities such as jet skiing, banana boat, parasailing or kayaking.

After a long day of sunbathing and exciting activities, you can opt to pamper and indulge yourself with a spa or massage session. In Pantai Cenang, spa outlets are ubiquitous, offering services from aromatherapy, body massage, reflexology, body scrubbing, hot tub bath to pedicure and manicure.

Some of the recommended outlets here are the Indian Ayurvedic Massage and Alun-Alun Spa which are located adjacent to each other (next to the Langkawi Laman Padi, opposite Casa Del Mar hotel) and the Teratai (next to the Underwater World). Prices offered by different outlets are quite comparable but some of them do offer some spa and massage packages, mostly targeting at couple.

Parasailing at Pantai Cenang

The many sun decks that you can use to sunbathe or just to enjoy the cool breeze of the Andaman Sea.

Food

Most people might think that it is difficult to get a variety of food at a beach but such situation is not applicable on this beach. Here, you can choose to dine at numerous of restaurants available, and you will be surprised by the wide ranges of cuisines and delicacies offered!

Apart from Chinese restaurant such as Orkid Ria Seafood Restaurant and Putumayo Restaurant, you can even find Middle Eastern cuisine at the Telaga Halab Arabic Restaurant. If you are into Indian cuisine, try Patio Cafe and Dining.

Indian cuisine at Patio Cafe

Chinese Seafood at Orkid Ria

Getting Here

Langkawi is easily accessible by air and land transportation. Malaysia Airline and the low-cost carriers such as AirAsia and Firefly offer frequent flights from Kuala Lumpur. It takes only 45 minutes to 1 hour to reach Langkawi by air.

Langkawi International Airport, which is located at Padang Matsirat, is quite near to Pantai Cenang. You can rent a car from the local agent in the airport where there will be specific counter offering such services or book online before you come.

As Langkawi is not a huge island, places of interest can be easily be found by using Waze or Google Map navigation. If you dislike driving during your vacation, you can opt to go for Grab services.

Getting to Langkawi using land transportation is a bit of a hassle, where you will have to take express coach from Kuala Lumpur to reach Kuala Kedah in order to take a ferry to reach Langkawi at the Kuah Jetty. The whole journey takes about 7 hours.

There are so many ways to truly experience Pantai Cenang. It is not merely a wonderful beach that overlooks the Andaman Sea. It is a comprehensive and perfect destination for vacation.