As a company offering exclusive private yacht charter we try to give you some background information about Langkawi’s nature and history. Although we are not official tour guides, other than as yacht cruisers, we are often asked by our guests if we can recommend other tours for their holiday on the island. We are still working on this service but do not hesitate to contact us and ask – we’ll try to help. But keep in mind: to really see Langkawi’s beauty, your best bet is to charter a yacht and tour from the water.
One visitor said he wanted to see the crocodiles of the island. Well, there has not been a single crocodile sighted in free nature for more than 3 decades. However, at Langkawi’s crocodile farm, you can still find some of the impressive saltwater crocodiles that used to live in the northeast region of Langkawi, around the brackish water of the mangrove swamps of the Kilim River. If you go to the farm, you will see many crocodiles, but there is one special croc that was born without any teeth. It’s about 30 years old now, and measures approximately 6 meters. Its mouth is rolled up like a snake between its eyes and it has, by necessity, been fed by hand since it was born. It is like a pet for the farm staff. As to the rest of the crocodiles, they can grow to a length of up to ten meters and can be quite dangerous to human beings. The farm is very well set up for viewing, though, so it’s absolutely safe. The female crocs lay up to 90 eggs in a nest and take care of the hatchlings for about 10 weeks.
Wild crocodiles can still be found in some parts of Asia, like Kalimantan/Borneo, Papua New Guinea and a few of the Pacific islands.
While on a tour with us on one of our yachts you have a good chance of seeing lizards up to 2.5 meters long. Mainly they appear on some of the island beaches, or even swimming in the open sea. They look similar to crocodiles but have a much shorter mouth. Some of the species have a very long tongue and poisonous saliva. (In Langkawi, it has never been reported that they attacked human beings.)
Therefore you can safely go for a swim at any time. But please, do look out for jellyfish, because they can sting, and they can spoil your holiday if you come into contact with a larger one of these species.