Langkawi Mangrove Bidin Boat Tour
This 6 hours insightful educational trip managed by one of the best Langkawi activity providers and naturalist, Bidin, covers a long and slow boat journey into the mangrove of Kilim and Batu Gajah of Tanjung Rhu. This 'low impact on nature' tour is different than the regular mangrove boat tours in that it is much longer, insightful and led by nature guides that are usually part of Malaysian Nature Society programs.
Part of the journey will be at sea and will break in places such as Dangli island where we can feed coral fishes and observe flying foxes hanging from the tree tops. There will be opportunities to swim, visit a fish farm, explore ancient limestone bat caves, observe Brahminy Kites Eagle and White Belly Sea Eagle feeding and optional visit to the Cave of Legends (Gua Cerita - a cave with ancient Arabic inscriptions).
You will learn and appreciate this complex ecological system with a nature class conducted in the boat along the way. You might even spot kingfishers, monkeys, otters and dolphins.
What do I get to do?
Learn and appreciate the complexity of mangrove forests, swim and explore caves from a very knowledgable nature guide.
Adventure rating and remarks
2 - you should be agile enough to get in and out of boats and walk on some flat terrain.
Rate 2009
RM 160 per Adult
RM 90 per Child (3-9 years old)
Itinerary
Duration approximately 9am till 3pm. The tour will covers Bat cave, Crocodile cave, mangrove ecology, eagle watching, visit to fish farm, Lunch stop, Beach stop for swimming and optional visit to the Cave of Legends.
Boat capacity 8pax
What does it include?
2 way transfers, Nature guide and lunch in the Floating restaurant and also entrance fees to Bats cave and fish farm.
What does it exclude?
Items not mentioned
What do I need to bring?
- Light cotton wear (avoid white and other bright colors)
- Shorts
- Sandals or Sport Shoes
- Hat
- Sunscreen lotion
- Insect repellant
Joining and finishing point
This tour begins and ends in Langkawi. You may wish to select a number of other adventure tours in Langkawi to combine with your holiday such as birdwatching, air-trekking, ATV riding and mangrove kayaking. Please indicate to us your interests.
Responsible Tourism Practices
Some of the boats used on this tour use eco-friendly electric motors. They are quieter and less polluting than regular engines.
Getting here
Langkawi is easily accessible by a one hour flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Malaysia Airlines (
www.mas.com.my) and AirAsia (
www.airasia.com) have daily flights to Langkawi. Langkawi can be visited all year round. The peak season is from November to February.
Depending on where you stay, there may be additional transport fee,