Malaysia Peninsular Cool Highland, Kedah, Mount MaChincang马来西亚半岛，吉打州属，浮罗交宜，马金樟高原
Malaysia Peninsular Cool Highland, Kedah, Mount MaChincang
马来西亚半岛，吉打州属，浮罗交宜，马金樟高原
Gunung MaChincang straddles on the northwest portion of Pulau
Langkawi. To get up to the peaks, one should take the cable cars from the base
station at the Oriental Village. Return cable car ticket costs RM15 per adult
with myKad. There is supposedly a 2-1/2-hour jungle track from the base to the
mountain top, if you are keen on doing the hike.
If you are driving in Pulau Langkawi, the cable car station is located near Teluk Burau (or Burau Bay). There are ample signs that will guide you from Langkawi International Airport or Kuah town to Teluk Burau, from which you will need to look out for the sign into the Oriental Village.
The cable car operates from 1000 hrs daily until right before sundown.
Gunung Mat Chincang is not the highest mountain in Langkawi. Such accolade goes to its neighbouring Gunung Raya at 880m above sea level. Hence, one might be wondering of what importance does Gunung Mat Chincang have to rationalise the recent introduction of Langkawi Cable Car to its mountain top.
It should not take long for you to find the answer. From the base station, on a clear day of course, you will be amazed by its spectacular craggy peaks that can substitute the filming location of LOST in Hawaii (pardon me for being off-track, but I do love the TV show). The massive mountain range is estimated to be between 450-550 million years old consisting of metamorphosed rocks with unique ecological habitats for various specie of flora and fauna. At such age, Gunung Mat Chincang takes the centre piece in the recent attempt by the government for Pulau Langkawi to be accorded a UNESCO Geopark status.
At the base station, there is an information corner where a quick factsheet of Gunung Mat Chincang can be read prior to boarding into the cable car. Mainly on the history as well as the key items to look out for during the ascending journey and at the mountain top. My quick read gathered that the cable car goes up to Matahari Face, an almost 90-degree rock cliff where the first mountain station is located.
Here is a good tip to enjoy the mountain view in its full glory, although I cannot guarantee it is always working. Most places in Malaysia tends to enjoy cloudless blue skies right until before noon (again, this is not set in stone, only on case-by-case basis). I normally get my camera gears up by then. In this trip to the mountain top, I took one of the earliest cable car rides. Even then, the clouds had started to cover the otherwise deep blue skies. Nonetheless, I did get a stunning view of the mountain and the surrounding areas. Those who came later in the afternoon might be disappointed with the thick clouds and yes, rain as well!
There are two stations on the top. The second station is definitely not to be missed. The views from here are spectacular - to the south is the beautiful bay of Teluk Burau with Pantai Kok, Telaga Harbour as well as smaller islets off the coast of Pulau Langkawi, to the north is a section called Tanjung Chinchin where Datai Bay is located against the deep-blue Andaman Sea and Thailand's Ko Tarutao across the international waters, and to the east is the spinal stretch of Mat Chinchang Range with a number of jagged forest-covered peaks that will definitely put you in awe.
At the second station, please do not miss the jungle trail that leads down to the latest attraction called the Curved Suspension Bridge. The trail takes about 5-10 minutes on a clearly marked jungle path. You may also view the types of vegetation that thrive on the unforgiving rocky outcrops - there are mostly of small trees and shrubs that grow on shallow soil due to the rock shale structure further underneath, as well as the frequent strong winds and pervasive inclement weathers at the top.
On the facilities itself, the two mountain stations are almost identical. They both feature a number of vantage points aptly designed in a compass-like structure with 10-degree of separation between one point of each other. They probably do not warrant for any intensive orientation mapping for the visitors rather than for purely aesthetic reasons.
If you are driving in Pulau Langkawi, the cable car station is located near Teluk Burau (or Burau Bay). There are ample signs that will guide you from Langkawi International Airport or Kuah town to Teluk Burau, from which you will need to look out for the sign into the Oriental Village.
The cable car operates from 1000 hrs daily until right before sundown.
Gunung Mat Chincang is not the highest mountain in Langkawi. Such accolade goes to its neighbouring Gunung Raya at 880m above sea level. Hence, one might be wondering of what importance does Gunung Mat Chincang have to rationalise the recent introduction of Langkawi Cable Car to its mountain top.
It should not take long for you to find the answer. From the base station, on a clear day of course, you will be amazed by its spectacular craggy peaks that can substitute the filming location of LOST in Hawaii (pardon me for being off-track, but I do love the TV show). The massive mountain range is estimated to be between 450-550 million years old consisting of metamorphosed rocks with unique ecological habitats for various specie of flora and fauna. At such age, Gunung Mat Chincang takes the centre piece in the recent attempt by the government for Pulau Langkawi to be accorded a UNESCO Geopark status.
At the base station, there is an information corner where a quick factsheet of Gunung Mat Chincang can be read prior to boarding into the cable car. Mainly on the history as well as the key items to look out for during the ascending journey and at the mountain top. My quick read gathered that the cable car goes up to Matahari Face, an almost 90-degree rock cliff where the first mountain station is located.
Here is a good tip to enjoy the mountain view in its full glory, although I cannot guarantee it is always working. Most places in Malaysia tends to enjoy cloudless blue skies right until before noon (again, this is not set in stone, only on case-by-case basis). I normally get my camera gears up by then. In this trip to the mountain top, I took one of the earliest cable car rides. Even then, the clouds had started to cover the otherwise deep blue skies. Nonetheless, I did get a stunning view of the mountain and the surrounding areas. Those who came later in the afternoon might be disappointed with the thick clouds and yes, rain as well!
There are two stations on the top. The second station is definitely not to be missed. The views from here are spectacular - to the south is the beautiful bay of Teluk Burau with Pantai Kok, Telaga Harbour as well as smaller islets off the coast of Pulau Langkawi, to the north is a section called Tanjung Chinchin where Datai Bay is located against the deep-blue Andaman Sea and Thailand's Ko Tarutao across the international waters, and to the east is the spinal stretch of Mat Chinchang Range with a number of jagged forest-covered peaks that will definitely put you in awe.
At the second station, please do not miss the jungle trail that leads down to the latest attraction called the Curved Suspension Bridge. The trail takes about 5-10 minutes on a clearly marked jungle path. You may also view the types of vegetation that thrive on the unforgiving rocky outcrops - there are mostly of small trees and shrubs that grow on shallow soil due to the rock shale structure further underneath, as well as the frequent strong winds and pervasive inclement weathers at the top.
On the facilities itself, the two mountain stations are almost identical. They both feature a number of vantage points aptly designed in a compass-like structure with 10-degree of separation between one point of each other. They probably do not warrant for any intensive orientation mapping for the visitors rather than for purely aesthetic reasons.
马金樟高原是浮罗交宜第二高峰，海拔708M的马金樟(MaChinchang)山上，山顶上建有两个观景台，来回全程约3.5公里。
山顶上建有一座山谷间弯曲吊桥，是由法国工程师设计，马来西亚建筑公司承建的。
山麓站既是售票区，也是位于玛景樟山山脚东方公园（Oriental Village）的所在处。东方村是一个集购物、文化、美食以及玩乐的交汇点，也是周润发电影“安娜与国王”的拍摄地，也是兰卡威最酷似中国的旅游景点
从山麓到中站的缆线长度为1700米，中站位于海拔650米的高处，在这里游客已经可以感受到身在高山中的爽快感。而上站位于玛景樟山的半山，也是这里我们脚底能触及的最高处，也就是海拔708米的高度，温度是5摄氏左右。
一个车厢的承载量为6人，中途的看到的七仙井瀑布（Telaga Tujuh aka Seven Wells）就像一个森林浴池。观光当日的天气是有雾，随着缆车往高处移动，眼前的一花一草逐渐变小直到成为一片热带雨林，然后是玛景樟山的山脉和轮廓呈现于眼前，感觉棒极了。
视线一转，浮现的是海岸与蓝色海域交替的划形沙滩线，犹如一个大小脸。此“包山包海”的景色美不胜收，是眼睛旅行的一大享受，也是马来西亚难得一见“3-in-1”旅游区。
抵达上站，迎面而来是阵阵让人心旷神怡的冷风，虽因有雾而能见度稍低，但能够站在这个观望台不是一件理所当然的事。话说当局会在下起大雨或吹起强风或有打雷时停止让游客乘坐Sky Cab（更不用提Sky
Bridge）；而一个星期还会关闭一天以进行维修保养工作（保养维修时间表看这里），因此也可称它为“看天气脸色的旅游景点”。然而，最刺激的是抵达上站后须步行一段依山而建的阶梯方能抵达的吊桥
山上两个观景台的缆线支点是世界上最长，919公尺。沿途可以看到雨林的动植物，还有著名的七仙井瀑布（Telaga Tujuh）。最高的观景台上可以包揽浮罗交怡全岛的美景甚至一些泰国岛屿，观景台旁仿佛“弯刀”的弯型钢缆吊桥，125公尺，建于山谷之间，钢筋和水泥做的石板面上，让你可以感受到悬空下的刺激。
每逢走过，山风吹过，让人忍不住害怕幸福的喊。俯瞰兰卡威99岛屿，以及海景，森林美景，仿若天空步道，不得不想到宫崎骏的《天空之城》。
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