Waterfalls  for the  adventurous

Seven Wells - Mystical Waterfall in a Legendary Islands-Langkawi
Pulau Langkawi is the main island nestling among 103 other islands. The geology around this area is marked by the consistent presence of limestone hills.

They bring about unique outcrops, caves and the emerald colored seas that is very much associated with their presence. There are so many islands to choose from and with their individual peculiarities, Langkawi is heavily promoted as a tourist destination.

Most people would associate islands with sandy beaches.

There are a couple of nice public beaches on the main island. However, imagine the heavy use of these beaches and the frequent causal visitors, it may be a better idea to seek the more secluded private beaches or to the smaller islands.
Tanjong Rhu at the north eastern corner of the island has a long and secluded beach. This is also the place to see the mangrove forest and out to sea to reach the caves accessible only by boat.
Other than the sandy beaches, there are some unusual ones. The Datai Beach is littered with many colorful stone and sedimentary pebbles. The work of the waves has created those loose rocks into ornamental pieces. Then there is a nice sight with the Tarutao Islands of Thailand, only 5 kilometers across the sea.

Substantial part of this beach is history - an up market hotel now sits at this scenic site.
Most islands can be seen from beaches of the main island. This one for example, is just across shallow channel. These tiny islands are good destination for further exploration or shelter for small boats hired by sports fishing enthusiast.
As many island as Langkawi has, there are equally large number of known caves. Visitors can make arrangement to see most of the 24 caves, scattered around the main island and on the 2 southern islands of Pulau Dayang Buntung and Tuba
The primary concern of most visitors is the hotel accommodations. Langkawi is well known for its holiday style resorts that offer an ambience of complete relaxation combine with modern amenities. More information's are available on the brochures for tourist .
Beside touristy beaches and hotels, there are a few waterfalls on the Main island. Among them, the Telaga Tujoh is almost a "must see" destination for visitors. It is now located in a small park with lofty cliffs as backdrop
This waterfall area consist of 2 portions. The lower part that is short distance from the entrance is a tall vertical fall. In the midst of a flight of steps, there is a turnoff to the left with another series of steps to reach the fall area.

The upper part are the pools of water that the local has termed them as wells.
This vertical fall is almost a straight drop of 80 meters. At the base it breaks its fall among the boulders. This place at the base is made up of smooth granite surfaces. Fair amount of maneuver required to move around the fall area.
Not recommended for children!
For those who need some exercise and would not mind some climbing, follow the stairway up. The plain up here has collected and stored water trickling out of springs from the surrounding hills and highlands
For waterfalls seekers, this is one place where the source of the river can be detected.

All together, there 7 pools. The hard surfaces of the rock and the gentle water flow had avoided aggressive erosion. Water is slowly emptied from one level to the next with a small drop of less than a meter.

Only 4 of the 7 pools are shown here. The last pool on the left, ends with the first drop of about 3 meters, then followed by the main fall i.e. the water falling all the way down. The waterfall will be more dramatic during the rainy seasons of September/October.

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