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Pantai Cenang Activities
What to Do in Pantai Cenang
Pantai Cenang is Langkawi’s most popular area; the majority of good restaurants and luxury resorts are located along its gorgeous beach. Sunbathing and enjoying the surf are all par for the course and visitors come here to lounge on the beach and enjoy spa treatments and massages. The beach is usually littered with couples enjoying the sun, sand and surf; vacationing families tend to stick to the other parts of Langkawi. If you’re looking for a rowdy, rambunctious time, then head on over to some of Malaysia’s other areas for more strenuous activities, because on this beach, rest and relaxation reign supreme.
Alun Alun Spa
With so many spas located along Pantai Cenang, you’ll definitely be spoilt for choice. Staff members at the Alun Alun Spa are ever-friendly and they’ll go out of their way to make you feel welcome and cater to your every need. Treatments are slightly pricey but worth your dollar; try the one hour Shirodara massage or the Cantik Kura massage.
Opening Hours: Daily, 11:00 – 23:00Address: Lot 48, Jalan Pantai Cenang, Mukim Kedawang
Tel: (604) 604 953 3838
Langkawi Indian Ayurvedic Massage
Frankly Thai massages are the norm when you’re on vacation in Langkawi; if you’re in the mood to try something different then the Langkawi Indian Ayurvedic Massage centre is the place to be. An unpretentious hut about 200m away from the main road, get an oily shirod-hara rubdown – liquids are gently poured over the third eye as your head and shoulders are massaged.
Opening Hours: Daily, 10:00 – 18:30Address: A4 Kampung Haji Saad, Jalan Pantai Cenang (next to Laman Padi)
Tel: 604 955 9078 or +6012 405 2564
Morac International Karting
Strategically situated beside Langkawi International Airport, approximately ten minutes away from Pantai Cenang, the cost for kart rentals at Morac is quite pricey. All the same if you’ve got a yen to feel the wind on your face then try their Arrive & Drive promo where you can get behind the wheel of a kart for ten minutes.
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 19:00 everyday (09:00 – 17:00 Ramadhan)Address: Lot67, Jalan Pantai Cenang, Mukim Kedawang
Tel: 604 955 5827 or +604 955 5792
Nawa Sari Spa
Located within Laman Padi, you can watch buffaloes graze and rice paddies sway in the breeze while you are pounded and smeared with aromatherapy oils. Try the Traditional Herbal Hair Treatment – a hair-and-head massage using herbs such as kaffir lime, shikakai, coconut milk henna and aloe vera.
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 20:00 everydayLocation: Laman Padi, Pantai Cenang
Tel: 604 955 4168 or +6012 429 6476 or +6014 253 4489
Thai Spa
After a long day in the sun, you just have to make a trip to the Thai Spa massage parlour. Offering reasonably-priced after-sun treatments, body waxing, shiatsu and aromatherapy massages, this spa is attached to the Malibest Resort.
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 23:00Address: No 1 & 2, Jalan Pantai Cenang, Mukim Kedawang (beside Malibest Resort)
Tel: 6019 426 3718
Teratai Spa by the Aspara
Offering a wide range of treatments including exfoliating body scrubs, moisturising body wraps, facials, relaxing baths and therapeutic body massages, Teratai also has special spa drinks concocted by professionally trained therapists. Try the Frangipani Kelembapan body wrap and the Kelapa Scrub or the 60-minute Urut Melayu.
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 21:00Location: Meritus Pelangi Resort & Spa
Tel: 604 952 8888
The Spa
The Spa, located in Casa del Mar, is the perfect way to indulge in aromatherapy and Asian spa treatments – exquisitely designed for each individual. Try the Sireh Pinang Delight bath and scrub; this 135-minute treatment is a body scrub using betel leaves and corn meal to soothe skin inflammation and joint pain followed by a head massage with betel leaf and lime juice to reduce body heat and cleanse the scalp.
Address: Casa del Mar, Jalan Pantai Cenang, Mukim Kedawang
Tel: 604 955 2388
Wesuma Body House
As sure as God made little green apples, Wesuma is another not-to-be-missed spa along Pantai Cenang. Located within Champor-Champor, the foot reflexology treatments here are particularly reasonably priced. The spa’s specialties include detoxifying treatments and facial and body wraps that utilize natural herbs and spices.
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 23:00Address: Jalan Pantai Cenang (inside Champor-Champor Restaurant & Bar)
Tel: 604 966 6699
Kiki Club
If you’re vacationing with family along the Pantai Cenang strip, then the best place to stay is Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa. Kids tend to eventually tire of the surf and there are only so many times you can visit Underwater World, so Meritus has come up with the Kiki Club. Offering arts and crafts activities, mini-golfing, fishing and swimming lessons, the Club also boasts an animal farm. Open exclusively for all Meritus guests, non-guests can purchase an access pass.
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 21:00Location: Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa
Tel: 604 952 8888 (ext. 5)
Morac International Karting
Strategically situated beside Langkawi International Airport, approximately ten minutes away from Pantai Cenang, the cost for kart rentals at Morac is quite pricey. All the same if you’ve got a yen to feel the wind on your face then try their Arrive & Drive promo where you can get behind the wheel of a kart for ten minutes.
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 19:00 everyday (09:00 – 17:00 Ramadhan)Address: Lot67, Jalan Pantai Cenang, Mukim Kedawang
Tel: 604 955 5827 or +604 955 5792
Night market
Pantai Cenang – Langkawi’s playground for tourists – is home to a series of good dining venues, cultural-style boutiques and a plethora of spas. Nevertheless you may want to check out the night market on Thursdays opposite Bon Ton Resort. The street is transformed into a lively bazaar of hawker food stalls, tourist-friendly trinket booths and farmers selling their produce.
Opening Hours: 17:30 – 22:00 (Thursdays)Location: opposite Bon Ton Resort
