3 days, 2 nights - that's my holidays at Langkawi this June. By far the best single destination at Langkawi, the cable car ride is a real thrill as one can really feel the height, all 700 meters of it from the tiny confinement of a plastic bubble. Just when you thought it's over, it's not- you have to take another ride to the other side of the cliffs to get to the highest vantage point! Definitely better than Genting Highland's. We arrived right after an early breakfast after a stroll at the beach, at around 9:30 and the shops were just getting ready to open. It was the best time to climb as the tourists were not there yet (well, not many yet) and that gives a tiny window of opportunity to snap some nice photos uninterrupted.
The start never gave any indication of the immense height that the cars will scale later. A definite no-no for vertigo sufferers.
The facade of the Machinchang mountains.
Sheer cliffs like these transport one to another world, like those once featured on National Geographic's lost world of the Roraimas in Venezuela.
View of the Burau Bay. The climb was exhilarating, from sea level directly to 700M!
Another view of the Machinchang mountains from the first observatory station.
The other two stations waiting...
Took a snap...the missus did this one.
Up in the clouds, well, almost...observe the distance where Datai Bay is...
View of the canvas roof of the second platform from the highest point...
This is it...the highest point.
At the first platform, after a few steep marches down slope, a view from the suspension bridge.
View of the Northeastern part of the island, with islands in the horizon.
Observe the dangling cable car in the air...
Spectacular view from the suspension bridge.
The suspension bridge.
Dark clouds suddenly pop up, covering up the otherwise sunny morning.
The suspension bridge...observe its esthetically designed curves. 
Dragonflies en masse hovering over the sky above the first station when we finally came down from the other side.
A view of the Telaga Tujuh waterfalls from the cable car on the way down...
Glad to be able to snap a view from below because it means we're finally down safely...
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