Kayaking Kilim Mangrove Geoforest
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Kilim Geoforest Park is home to a sprawling mangrove forest and ancient gigantic limestone rocks formations rising from the river bed, formed some 500 million years back. The beauty of Kilim lies in its diverse natural geological, biological and cultural resources with high heritage value. It is also unique because it's the only place in Malaysia where one can find a coexistence of coastal karst and mangrove ecosystems. This tour offers Kayaking and safari experience it is suitable for all ages. The highlights of these tour kayaking through the mangrove forest where only with kayak able to go through the narrow channel and get up close with wild life such birds , insect , monkeys , snakes ,fish ,crabs and plants , not to missed the Bat caves witness hundreds bats are sleeping and with spectacular stalactites and stalagmites formations. Lunch will be at the floating restaurant besides there is where the fish farm located.
Inclusions
What's included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Dry bags
Itinerary
Our dedicated guide will meet and greet at the entrance of Kilim to make sure all participant present and no one left behind. A briefing will be conduct at the waiting area. Once all set,walking to the jetty about 100 Meters away then will depart to the bat caves we will have a walk in the cave around 20 mins and come back in the boat and depart to the floating restaurant & fish farm. This is where we will start our kayaking before that there will be an explanation by the fish farm staff about some fish and sea creatures belonging to this area,some you have the chance to touch and feed. A short briefing by guide before kayaking about do and dont's where we are going and what time we finished, for the first destination , the 1st channel , 2nd Channel ,then eagle watching, for the eagle watching will able to see two species the brahminy kites and the white belly sea eagle. lastly we will have lunch at the floating restaurant after lunch boat send us to jetty and walk back to transport
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
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Ratings come from 41 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Kayaking in Geoforest Park
Despite having initial misunderstanding about the meeting time, I can rate the whole experience as excellent. Azry was extremely helpful and happy to share his knowledge about flora, fauna and geography of the impressive Geoforest Park
2Crowded experience
Interesting place and activity. Huge number of people doing it. It was not private, as we paid for. There were horses of tourists at the bat cave, boats zipping back and forth at high speed past our kayaks, creating lots of wake. Lunch was mediocre - fried rice with frozen vegetables. Our friends went on a different version of this and had a nice fish lunch.
5Langkawi geo forest kayak excursion
Excellent guide, very helpful and knowledgeable about the forest. Even offered a free ride to the Sky Bridge! Good instructions about how to kayak in the forest and takes lots of action photos and videos during the trip! We even had a private beach for a refreshing swim.
5Amazing day with a great tour guide
We had an amazing day with Azri visiting the fish farm, enjoyed lunch at a floating restaurant, we watched the eagles being fed, swam on a secluded beach and kayaked through the mangroves. The trip was well organised and we received great communication regarding pick up times. He taught us a lot about Langkawi and the wildlife in the mangroves. Azri made our experience fun and was very chatty and friendly. He also took a lot of photos and videos to share with us which meant we had time to focus on the experience. I would highly recommend booking this trip with Azri.
1If you're considering booking the Kayak tour with Azri, I advice you to book directly with Fauna Flora or other ...
If you're considering booking the Kayak tour with Azri, I advice you to book directly with Fauna Flora or other tour operator that charges less (usually around RM250 incl. hotel pick up), as Azri is just an agent and you will end up doing the tour with those operators but paying Azri an incentive fee. Really sad I am writing this 1* review, as, like other people have said on this page, Azri is a really friendly guy and he's been super responsive since we first got into contact. However, I am extremely upset about my experience. I was lied to by Azri and to a certain level, I feel like I was scammed. So, here goes: When I first contacted Azri about the Kilim Mangrove Geoforest tour 2 weeks prior to my trip, I asked him maximum how many people there would be on the tour. His reply was "small group or private tour" for RM300 per person (see attached photo 1). I had also checked the prices from other tour operators (Fauna Flora etc.) and they told me there would be maximum X no. of people (some tours up to 15 people) for RM200 - 250 per person. Since I wanted a private tour/small group, I thought I would go with Azri even though it costed more. On the day of the tour, I was picked up by a driver from my hotel. There were other guests in the car. When we got to the jetty, the driver pointed at a local guy and told me that was my guide for the day. It was NOT Azri. I called Azri and asked whether he was going to be there, and he said "No, I won't be there. You guide is my friend Sham. He's good". Then, when Sham did the briefing before we set off, I realised there were 20+ people in the group. 20+ people is, by no definition, a "small group" like Azri had initially told me. In addition, I was NEVER TOLD by Azri I would be going with another tour operator (which was Fauna Flora, funny enough). I messaged Azri immediately and told him that was not what I was told (see attached photo 2) and he completely ignored me. I spoke to other guests on the tour and some told me they paid RM240 for one person. A couple told me they booked on Viator and paid RM350 per person with tour guide "Aziz", who is also Azri. They also thought they were getting a private tour. If I had known I would be going with Fauna Flora in the end, I would have never paid the extra amount to Azri, I would have just booked directly with them.
5Great host and expirience
Had a great time in Kilim Geopark, Azri was a excellent and knowledgable host. The kayak tour was just the right level of effort and we were able to see the eagles and a number of other animals.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At the entrance there is a food court that is the meeting point
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Ansxcursion Adventures
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Langkawi
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 335 experiences we list in Langkawi.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 33 of 335.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Langkawi
Langkawi is an archipelago of around a hundred islands off Malaysia's north-west coast, with limestone hills, mangrove creeks and white beaches.
Langkawi lies in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Kedah, close to the Thai border, with one large main island ringed by around a hundred islets. Granite and limestone hills rise sharply from rice fields and rubber plantations, and the main town, Kuah, is the ferry port. An eagle statue at Dataran Lang recalls the bird that, by a common explanation, gives the island its name.
Top-ranked sights in Langkawi: Kilim Geoforest Park Langkawi, Tanjung Rhu, Dayang Bunting Island (Pulau Dayang Bunting).
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