Cenang Beach
Cenang Beach
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- xxinxxKuala Lumpur, Malaysia10 contributionsA good place to chillFamily-friendly beach, lots of eateries and pack with activities during the day. Night life is pretty chill here and lasts until midnight. Bike and bicycle rental are provided at a reasonable price. It's a better travelling option than driving because parking bays around the area are limited, by late evening the place is very crowded so do come early if you travel by car. Food is abundant here, but alcoholic drinks are available at certain eateries only. Local food is just okay but quite pricey compared to other places in Langkawi. If you want to try local delicacies, go to small restaurants/stalls just outside of Cenang Beach where you can taste authentic local dishes at a cheaper price.Visited January 2020Written 16 February 2020
- TweedieAscot, United Kingdom228 contributionsLovely long beach with beach bars and restaurants.Great long beach with a sort of boardwalk along it which means you can walk without getting your feet sandy especially at night. It is lit all the way along with beach bars and music and fire entertainers in the dark evenings. You should go! Magical!Visited February 2020Written 4 March 2020
- Leen272 contributionsCenang Beach Langkawi ❤Cenang Beach was one of the Beautiful and clean beach at Langkawi. I didn't stay around Cenang area and have to take a grab to travel there, many of my friends shared is a great place to visit. The beach is so beautiful, clean and there is so many water sport around. I went during the day time and weather was so hot and I end up went to the nearby cafe and took a rest after taking some pictures at the beach. Along the Cenang beach there are some shops, restaurants, cafe and SPA too. There is also a Cenang Mall located near the cenang beach. I missed the sunset time and I will definitely go back again.Visited January 2020Travelled soloWritten 27 January 2020
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Karen A
Launceston, Australia171 contributions
Jul. 2023 • Family
We went late afternoon- evening Awesome beach, so much happening, fire throwing, plenty of bars and eating on the beach. Great place to see sunset.
Written 20 July 2023
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Akshay N
13 contributions
Jun. 2023
A beautiful quant beach with lots of adventure activities. The summer is warm and the sun is usually warm till 6:30 pm. After that time beautiful activities and good food is available.
Written 28 June 2023
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Katherine D
15 contributions
Jun. 2023
The shoreline is dirty and broken rubbish bins with uncollected rubbish. Too many hotels on the beach side and so many closed restaurants don't add to the appearance.
The main one-way street full of shops selling the same stuff. Mostly clean. Parking is supposed to be right side of the street only, but where possible cars were parked on the left side. No police patrol seen to control the parking.
The whole area could do with a massive cleanup.
The main one-way street full of shops selling the same stuff. Mostly clean. Parking is supposed to be right side of the street only, but where possible cars were parked on the left side. No police patrol seen to control the parking.
The whole area could do with a massive cleanup.
Written 9 June 2023
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Vaishali Limaye
Pune, India167 contributions
May 2023
The beach is clean with local food shacks along side. Not many venture into water but prefer water sports instead. The water is a little muddy on this beach and we also heard of jelly fish bites on this beach. We did go into the water albeit very carefully. Evenings are very happening with lot of people sitting on bean bags and enjoying their drinks and food. Some shacks entertain them with fire plays. We enjoyed our walks along the beach both in the mornings and evenings. Avoid daytime due to the humid and heat.
Written 30 May 2023
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Nk
2 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
One can use out side beach tour & travels dealer for local tour with good package deal.also Do shopping at duty free shop.
Written 26 May 2023
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CT A
Singapore, Singapore52 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
We had our dinner at Pantai Cenang. The stall name is Bamboo Cenang. The food was delicious, especially the Tom Yam Soup, Grilled Sambal Fish The price is reasonable for two pax.
Manage to capture the view of the Sunset. MasyaAllah it's so beautiful
Manage to capture the view of the Sunset. MasyaAllah it's so beautiful
Written 18 May 2023
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Soraya0513
Budapest, Hungary886 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Maybe there is life during high season but there was literally nothing and we are the end of this. Only good point if you are a waterspout lover you will find possibilities
Written 7 May 2023
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Lisa P
Boca Raton, FL55 contributions
Apr. 2023
A very tired area with lots of shops, bars and hotels closed down. The pavements are falling apart so you need to watch your step too. If you like a very seaside resort with Starbucks, McDonalds and Pizza Hit then maybe it’s for you. Sadly this all detracts from the beauty of the beach. There were hardly any loungers to rent on the beach and just a ton of water sport rentals. The island really doesn’t live up to its hype. There are far nicer places to go to. Everywhere we went buildings were either half finished, half falling down or closed completely. We decided to cut this section of our trip short and head elsewhere
Written 21 April 2023
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Leisa
Crowthorne, UK21 contributions
Apr. 2023
Loved it, had lots to do and see, great restaurants and a variety of water sports if you fancy it, try it out.
Written 18 April 2023
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Laylan G
Singapore, Singapore368 contributions
Mar. 2023
It is a hugh beach with nothing much to do unless you are very keen with the water activities which quite pricey to me. The day time is absolutely very hot if it is not a rainy day, the water is not the clean & clear compared to Koh Lipe but it is still all right if you would like to swim but no clean & clear water for your information. There are restaurant along the beach that run by the hotels. Nothing fanciful. Perhaps maybe it will be more exciting after sunset as some restaurant set up the dinning tables on the beach. There are some fire show around perform by the local, it is not free coz they will collect money from you if you are standing within thier audience boundary. Well stay away if you are not feeling to chip in.
Written 8 April 2023
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LilybellLula
United Kingdom361 contributions
Are families with children welcomed in the bars along the beach. We were looking forward sunset drinks whilst the kids can enjoy the beach.
richie658
Torquay, UK15 contributions
hi, no problem as the law is very relaxed and all the bars on the beach are very open so you will find you are practically sitting on the beach and they all have food so to ban children would not make economical sense and they all have good WiFi so once you are logged in you can return and automatically logged in and watch the sunset. i have travelled to most of the world and this beach and the island itself is by far the best and that beats the Caribbean. the only one that comes close is tioman island. just writing this i want to return which i have promised myself.
sisi912015
Province of Udine, Italy39 contributions
hi! how does it work for umbrellas and beach chairs? is it possible to rent them?
Maaxser
Rosignano Marittimo, Italy896 contributions
Hi ! I saw everywhere people working in beach business but I don't know the name of the places... sorry
Christine H
Knysna, South Africa6 contributions
We are 60+ active couple. We like enjoy walking in the evening, and have a drink, eat and people watch in a nice environment. Is Cenang beach for us, or Pantai kok/tengah
twiggyseymour
Hong Kong, China198 contributions
We are also in your age group. We enjoyed walking Cenang beach as it was mostly empty. We don't know the other beach you mention.
buntsScotland
Stirlingshire, UK9 contributions
Where would you recommend to stay for 8 nights
Stewart G
Bristol, England, United Kingdom102 contributions
It depends on hyour budget. We have stayed at the Meritus Pelangi twice. We enjoyed it on both occasions and would stay there again.
Elmira_ckr
Astana, Kazakhstan1 contribution
Какой лучше отель выбрать для отдыха с детьми на Чананг, чтобы он был недалеко от моря, с бассейном и недорого?
89142082698a
Khabarovsk, Russia
Есть медузы на лангкави в мае ?
Bateman March
Moscow, Russia82 contributions
В Мае 2018 ток одну видел и то на отливе. Кусается только планктон в воде.
Ajmal Shan
Rai, Kuwait4 contributions
is there any clock room/facility available to secure our legguages?
chiangmaicharlies
Chiang Mai, Thailand5,650 contributions
I assume you want to do this whilst you use the beach, so I would suggest you go to the main road that runs parallel to the beach and ask there. I am pretty sure there are facilities there.
discokasper
Copenhagen, Denmark19 contributions
What’s the Jellyfish situation at the moment?
We are visiting Cenang in February and was hoping for a live-update on the Jellyfish situation.
Thanks all!
Kasper
Kevin T
Auckland, New Zealand1,094 contributions
I only saw a few out near the islands but they are " in season " Didn't see any at Cenang Beach. Enjoy.......
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- We recommend booking Cenang Beach tours ahead of time to secure your spot. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. See all 22 Cenang Beach tours on Tripadvisor
- According to Tripadvisor travellers, these are the best ways to experience Cenang Beach:
- Langkawi Archipelago Jet Ski Tour Including Dayang Bunting Island (From AU$182.68)
- Private Return Transfer : Langkawi Airport (Airport-Hotel-Airport) (From AU$37.91)
- Langkawi Andaman Sea Sunset Dinner Cruise (From AU$191.95)
- Private Tour : Langkawi Half Day City Exploration (From AU$54.65)
- Private Langkawi City Tour with Oriental Village Stopover (From AU$105.19)
- Hotels near Cenang Beach:
- (0.01 km) Grand Beach Motel
- (0.05 km) Amani Guesthouse Langkawi
- (0.05 km) Mali-Mali Beach Resort
- (0.05 km) Wundastay Asylum Guesthouse
- (0.10 km) Casa del Mar, Langkawi
- Restaurants near Cenang Beach:
- (0.03 km) D'Grill
- (0.03 km) Unicorn Ice Cream & Waffle
- (0.04 km) Happy-Happy Cenang Seafood Restaurant
- (0.05 km) Damascus Cafe
- (0.05 km) Kalut Cafe N Bar
- Attractions near Cenang Beach:
- (0.05 km) Wave Quest Watersport
- (0.05 km) Langkawigo
- (0.06 km) SAFF Watersport Langkawi - Jet Ski Tours
- (0.08 km) Mega Water Sports - Jet Ski Tours
- (0.18 km) Langkawi Scuba

















































































