Langkawi island is an archipelago of 99 islands in the north west of Peninsular Malaysia, where the Straits of Malacca meets the Andaman Seas. The largest of these islands is called Langkawi Island.
Langkawi is coined from the Malay words Lang and Kawi. Lang is a brown eagle and Kawi is a local manganese stone. A giant monument of a brown eagle clutching the manganese stone greets all visitors to Langkawi near the Kuah Jetty.
The main tourist attractions of Langkawi Island is its white sandy beaches with crystal clear water.
Langkawi is unique as it has so many legends and myths. The most talked about legend is of Mahsuri who laid a curse on this island for seven generations. Luckily the period of this curse is over and Langkawi is fast becoming an internationally recognised tourist destination.

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