Langkawi Cable Car Ride Review

I had the opportunity to visit this unique design cable car ride located in the Oriental Village at the foot of Gunung Machinchang (Mount Machinchang or Mat Chincang). Here is my experience and my Langkawi cable car ride review, done in 2009.

Langkawi Cable Car Gondolas – Modern-looking design

Arriving at Langkawi Cable Car, you will first enter the Oriental Village. There is a car park outside, and upon walking in, you are greeted by lush oriental gardens and several souvenir shops and cafes.

Sign boards lead you to the main ticket counter for the Langkawi Cable Car, and you can find an escalator that takes you to the upper level or Base Station, where you board the cable cars for your exciting journey.

Langkawi Cable Car view

As you board the cable car gondola, you need to be careful as they do not stop for you. When they reach the boarding area, they will come to a slow movement where you make your way on board.

So if you have children, please see them when boarding the gondolas. Once your cable car ascends, you start to see the beautiful view around you, and this is when you can also start taking photos.

Telaga Tujuh Waterfalls view from cable car gondola

From the cable car, you will also see the island’s famous Telaga Tujuh Waterfalls (Seven Wells Waterfalls) below, another interesting site to visit in Langkawi.

Lush tropical rainforest surrounds the waterfalls as your cable car climbs to the first or middle station, and on a clear day, the view can be breathtaking.

Here, you can disembark and explore the area, and you also have the option of trekking up to the Top Station from here, which is a 20-minute trek. Upon reaching the top station, you will be amazed and the beautiful views of Langkawi Island.

View of Langkawi from Cable Car Station

One can do various activities here, like trekking from station to station and exploring the entire top station; there are also stalls selling snacks, drinks and souvenirs, and toilets available.

You can access the curve hanging bridge from the top station, which offers additional stunning views of the island at 708 meters above sea level.

This is one of the very popular places where everyone gets their photos taken, and honestly, the best time to do this is in the mornings.

The top observation deck of Langkawi Cable Car Station.

At the top tower, there is an observation deck where you can get some of the best views of Langkawi Island, provided it is a good clear day. You can even see some of the islands of Thailand from here if the weather is nice and clear.

Cleverly designed to look like a landing station from a sci-fi movie, the circular lookout point is two levels, and at the lower level, there is a snack shop selling drinks and ice cream. The top level is a 360 degrees viewpoint.

Langkawi Curved Hanging Bridge

The unique hanging curved bridge at Langkawi Cable Car.

This award-winning bridge was opened to the public in 2005 and has some stunning views of the island and rainforest below.

The trick is to come here as early as possible to get some of the best photos and avoid the rainy season. Sometimes, they may close the bridge for safety reasons, so enquire before buying your cable car ticket.

Langkawi Curved Hanging Bridge.

This unique curved hanging bridge is also linked from the Top Station to the Machinchang Mountain range, where you access it from a staircase connected to the main area.

You would expect it to move, but it is very sturdy and solid and is a trendy place for tourists to take pictures.

Langkawi hanging suspended curve bridge.

There have been talks of adding more features to make your trip up the mountain more interesting, and some of them include Paragliding and Bungee Jumping.

No confirmation has been mentioned, but I do not think both activities will ever happen here in Langkawi.

If you are adventurous, you can trek all the way to the top station from the Telaga Tujuh (Seven Wells) area, as there is a 2.5-kilometre trek built especially for this.

Nature lovers would enjoy this trek up to Machinchang Mountain as there are various flora and fauna to be seen along the way. You may need a nature guide for this, and they can be found by your local tour companies.

Mount Machinchang is part of the Machinchang Cambrian Geoforest Park of Langkawi Island and is a protected area.