16. Ships from Star Cruises dock at the Porto Malai Harbour, located on the western end of Langkawi.
17. Langkawi is also connected by air to Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.
18. There are also many scheduled and chartered flights from Langkawi to Europe.
19. One of the attractions of Langkawi is that it is a duty-free island, which it gained in 1987.
20. Yet another attraction is the cable car ride up the 705 metre Mount Mat Cincang, which promises an excellent view of the islands and sea below.