Tourism Langkawi
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Evolution of travel and tourism at PULAU LANGKAWI. The purpose we choose LANGKAWI as a tourism place for our group assignment because it’s smaller islands, has a legendary reputation, with many places where myth and natural beauty seem to coincide. Many of its legends are all the more real, simply because its people are convinced of their authenticity. Langkawi certainly has its own share of geological uniqueness, as the very landscape from which these legends are derived.
Langkawi Island is an archipelago of 104 islands lying in the north western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The exact location of these tropical islands is at the site where the Straits of Malacca meets the waters of the Andaman Seas. Langkawi which means Reddish Brown Eagle in the Malay language is nestled on the Thai-Malaysian sea border. According to the book “The Legends of Langkawi” by Tun Mohamed Zahir it says that the term 'Langkawi' is a combination of two Sanskrit words, Langka (beauty) and Wi (innumerable). As per the book, Langkawi means the place of immense beauty. One more reference states that Langkawi means Eagles' Island. According to it, the term Langkawi is a combination of two words Lang and Kawi. Where 'Lang' is a corrupt form of Malay word 'helang' which means eagle, 'Kawi' means marble. Since both eagles and marble are found in abundance in Langkawi, probably the place was named after the fact. This island is unique in the sense that it has so many legends and myths associated with it. Langkawi Island is therefore also called Pulau Lagenda or Legendary Island.
Pulau Langkawi's past is said to have controlled its destiny for the last two hundred years or so. The Pulau Langkawi of old is all paddy fields, village style living, complete with laidback atmosphere, bullock carts and dirt roads. It is also of fascinating plants and creatures, beautiful beaches, fishermen and stagnant development. It was only when Malaysia's first Prime Minister, the late Tunku
Evolution of travel and tourism at PULAU LANGKAWI. The purpose we choose LANGKAWI as a tourism place for our group assignment because it’s smaller islands, has a legendary reputation, with many places where myth and natural beauty seem to coincide. Many of its legends are all the more real, simply because its people are convinced of their authenticity. Langkawi certainly has its own share of geological uniqueness, as the very landscape from which these legends are derived.
Langkawi Island is an archipelago of 104 islands lying in the north western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The exact location of these tropical islands is at the site where the Straits of Malacca meets the waters of the Andaman Seas. Langkawi which means Reddish Brown Eagle in the Malay language is nestled on the Thai-Malaysian sea border. According to the book “The Legends of Langkawi” by Tun Mohamed Zahir it says that the term 'Langkawi' is a combination of two Sanskrit words, Langka (beauty) and Wi (innumerable). As per the book, Langkawi means the place of immense beauty. One more reference states that Langkawi means Eagles' Island. According to it, the term Langkawi is a combination of two words Lang and Kawi. Where 'Lang' is a corrupt form of Malay word 'helang' which means eagle, 'Kawi' means marble. Since both eagles and marble are found in abundance in Langkawi, probably the place was named after the fact. This island is unique in the sense that it has so many legends and myths associated with it. Langkawi Island is therefore also called Pulau Lagenda or Legendary Island.
Pulau Langkawi's past is said to have controlled its destiny for the last two hundred years or so. The Pulau Langkawi of old is all paddy fields, village style living, complete with laidback atmosphere, bullock carts and dirt roads. It is also of fascinating plants and creatures, beautiful beaches, fishermen and stagnant development. It was only when Malaysia's first Prime Minister, the late Tunku