Photos - A day out on the scooter to the cable car

 

 

 

 

We hired a scooter and went off to explore the cable car. It travels up the Gunang Mat Chichang Mountain Range in the North Western part of Langkawi and is the second highest mountain peak on the Island. We drove up to the base station, about 40 minutes drive from where we were staying. Here you arrive at an Oriental Village which is really just a tourist trap with lots of shops and restaurants. There is a middle station were you can get off and walk around and then catch another car to the top station, which is 708m above sea level and offers 360 degree panoramic views of Langkawi. Also there is a circular viewing bridge near the top station which is suspended from an 82m high single pylon and hangs 100m from the ground. I'm glad it wasn't too windy as it woobles quite a bit and the wooden slats move underfoot when you stand on them. The first photo is the cars, which hold 6 people. We shared a car with Chinese guys, probably early 20's who were squealing with fear when there was any movement. The second and third photos are of the circular viewing bridge. The last photo also shows the bridge but also the cable car station on the left of the picture. It was a really good day and great to be on the bike again getting a bit of a breeze.
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