| Malay Village and Snake Sanctuary on Langkawi Island |
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Visit Laman Padi, a rice garden for an insight into rice cultivation - the oldest agricultural occupation in Malaysia. Then drive through the villages passing vast padi fields and coconut palms where water buffalos roam freely. Visit a rubber estate for a hands-on experience of rubber tapping.
Next stop is at a local medicine shop to learn about the medical value of some local plants and herbs. Experience afternoon tea at a typical Malay coffee shop where local coffee, ?teh tarik?, curry puffs, spring rolls and banana fritters are served. Before returning to hotel, visit the region?s largest Snake Sanctuary at Kampong Tok Senik.
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The Tomb of Mahsuri
Entire Langkawi is built around the Legend of Mahsuri. The visit of this place is a must.
Maybe some of the authorities thought: "Mahsuri got Langkawi into trouble, she might also be helpful to make the way out".
And so, the tomb of Mahsuri is since many years the main tourist attraction on the island.
That none of the 2 million tourists that arrive every year in Langkawi will miss out this highlight they are packed into buses. Almost everyone that is booking a round island trip will also see this grave. Even some of the locals come to pray here regularly.
Because a grave alone would not be so interesting, there where built a view houses around and over night it became "Kota" Mahsuri what means Mahsuri's Town. Because every city has some shopping opportunities Kota Mahsuri is no exception. There are some souvenir shops around and "downtown" is even a small fast food outlet.
After entering the place you can find on the right hand side the family tree. Not really, I mean there are some pictures nailed to the wall that show some members of the following generations of Mahsuri.
What I always wonder about is that it needs two to commit adultery. So, what happened to the guy who was involved? I actually never heard a word about him.
