As long as you don’t fear heights, this cable car ride from the foothills of Mount Machinchang to its peak, 709 meters (2,326 feet) above sea level, is a thriller with the best views in Langkawi. On the 15-minute ride up, you’ll soar over jungle riddled with plummeting cliffs and gaping caves. And from atop the area’s second-highest peak (Machinchang), all of Langkawi is sprawled before you. On a clear day, you can even see to southern Thailand.

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As long as you don’t fear heights, this cable car ride from the foothills of Mount Machinchang to its peak, 709 meters (2,326 feet) above sea level, is a thriller with the best views in Langkawi. On the 15-minute ride up, you’ll soar over jungle riddled with plummeting cliffs and gaping caves. And from atop the area’s second-highest peak (Machinchang), all of Langkawi is sprawled before you. On a clear day, you can even see to southern Thailand.

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