About Langkawi

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands at high tide…

LANGKAWI CLIMATE & SEASONS

Plan your trip with our Langkawi seasonal guide. From the…

LANGKAWI HISTORY & LIFESTYLE

Langkawi is an island steeped in legends, ancient kingdoms, and…

PULAU PAYAR MARINE PARK — SNORKELING & CORAL CONSERVATION

Discover Pulau Payar Marine Park, Langkawi’s premier underwater sanctuary. Explore…

LANGKAWI NATURE

Langkawi remains largely unspoiled due to its isolation from the…

PARTNER WITH US — NATURE TOURS & ECO-CONSULTANCY

Collaborate with Malaysia’s leading nature specialist. From curated wildlife expeditions…

MACHINCHANG CAMBRIAN GEOFOREST PARK — THE ANCIENT FRONTIER

Discover the Machinchang Cambrian Geoforest Park, Southeast Asia’s oldest geological…

LANGKAWI TRAVEL GUIDE — ACCESS & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Current travel information for Langkawi. Learn about entry requirements, the…

GENERAL OPERATIONAL POLICY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Review JungleWalla’s operational policies, booking terms, and safety protocols for…

NATURE CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ETHICS

Learn about JungleWalla’s commitment to conservation and sustainable tourism in…

PULAU PAYAR MARINE PARK — SNORKELING & CORAL CONSERVATION

Discover Pulau Payar Marine Park, Langkawi’s premier underwater sanctuary. Explore…

LONG-TAILED MACAQUE (Macaca fascicularis)

Discover the intelligent Long-tailed Macaque. Learn about their complex social…

UNIQUE WILDLIFE OF THE LANGKAWI ARCHIPELAGO

Discover the extraordinary wildlife of Langkawi. From the gliding Sunda…

FIDDLER CRAB — THE ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS OF THE MANGROVES

Discover the fascinating world of Fiddler Crabs. Learn about their…

CICADA EXOSKELETON — THE REMNANT OF METAMORPHOSIS

A strange bug that is sitting motionless in the picture…

BROWN-WINGED KINGFISHER (Pelargopsis amauroptera)

Discover the Brown-winged Kingfisher, a rare mangrove specialist of the…

CYCADS — THE RESILIENT LIVING FOSSILS OF THE MESOZOIC

Explore the world of Cycads, the ancient gymnosperms that predate…

MYSTERIOUS MANGROVE – PART II: THE SURVIVAL SPECIALISTS

Delve into the science behind the Kubang Badak mangroves. Learn…

THE MYSTERIOUS MANGROVE OF KUBANG BADAK

Explore the unique limestone karst and mangrove ecology of the…

LANGKAWI – THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL MIST NETS

The practice of trapping and killing birds might be slowly…

COLUGO — THE FINAL RETURN

The final chapter of the Colugo Chronicles. After nine days…

COLUGO — HANG IN THERE!

The rehabilitation of an eagle-attacked Colugo moves to intensive care.…

COLUGO — A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL

A devastating visit to the vet reveals the true extent…

MUM & BABY — COLUGO THE STRUGGLE

Part two of the Colugo rescue series. Sri Sari details…

THE RESCUE OF A MUM AND BABY COLUGO

The beginning of a multi-part series on the rescue and…

CAPTURING THE MAGNIFICENCE OF MALAYSIA’S BIRDS

With more than 700 species of beautiful birds to grace…

LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE OF MALAYSIAN BIRDS

Explore the spiritual and mythological significance of birds in Malaysian…

NATURAL HISTORY FIELD COURSE SERIES — INTRODUCTION TO BIRDWATCHING

A look back at JungleWalla’s collaborative field course at Taman…

TERMITE — THE WOOD DEVOURER OF THE RAINFOREST

Discover the crucial role of termites in the rainforest ecosystem.…

NORTH MALAYA BIRDWATCHING KEY SITES

Updated guide to the premier birdwatching locations in Northern Malaysia…

NORTH MALAYA — THE EASTERN BIRDING ROUTE

Detailed 11-day birding itinerary covering Kuala Gula, Maxwell Hill, Royal…

BINTANG RANGE — THE AVIAN HEART OF NORTHERN MALAYA

Explore the premier birding hotspots of the Bintang Range, including…

INTRODUCTION TO NORTHERN MALAYA — A NATURAL TREASURE HOUSE

An introduction to the biodiversity of Northern Malaya. Explore the…

THE KINGFISHERS OF LANGKAWI — EIGHT JEWELS OF THE ARCHIPELAGO

An authoritative guide to the eight kingfisher species of Langkawi.…

HORNBILLS OF LANGKAWI — THE FOREST GIANTS

Discover the Great Hornbill and Oriental-pied Hornbill of Langkawi. Learn…

BIRDS OF PREY IN LANGKAWI

Learn about the raptors of Langkawi, including the Brahminy Kite…

JUNGLE ODYSSEY — A FAMILY EXPEDITION IN THE ANCIENT RAINFOREST

A journey into Langkawi’s ancient wilderness. From the primary rainforests…

ENDAU-ROMPIN NATIONAL PARK

Explore Endau-Rompin National Park, a 248-million-year-old rainforest. Discover the endemic…

RAPTOR WATCH — THE SPECTACLE OF MIGRATION

Discover the incredible journey of migratory raptors in Malaysia. Learn…

TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE — CONNECTING WITH THE EARTH

Explore JungleWalla’s reforestation efforts at Gunung Raya. Learn about our…

RAINFOREST AID — THE HORNBILL PROJECT

The activity conducted for the group by JungleWalla was called…

Island Discovery

Junglewalla hosted a group, at the Oriental Village Langkawi the…

Mangrove Planting

Junglewalla hosted 2 groups comprising Canadian International school students based…

Rescuing Dusky Langur

I was enraptured by the expressions and actions of a…

Behind The Scenes At Andaman Resort Coral Nursery

Every morning, in exception on his days off, you will…

Exceptions to the Rules

While there are many rules in nature but one rule…

Saving The Rest Of The Rainforests

Malaysia is home to probably the oldest rainforest in the…

Birds of a feather flock together

Among 220 species of birds that fly in Langkawi, the…

City and Forest

Langkawi is surrounded by the emerald green waters of the…

The Fast and Furious – Mantis Shrimps

Mantis shrimp typically like to live in shallow water of…

Squids and Dolphins in Andaman Sea

At first sight it looks like a night market on…

Migrants Checked In

Imagine there is such a thing as Avian Immigration Department,…

Against All Rising Odds – Keeping the Coral Reef Alive

When I joined Junglewalla in December 2010, I was pulled…

Embrace The Rain

The cycle is back! Raining season has arrived with lots…

The Andaman Reef

By Dr. Gerry Goeden: The Andaman Reef has been really…

Part of JungleWalla Team

Langkawi taxi van drivers that most nature guides would love…

Frolicking At The Andaman

Birds that can be found in Langkawi, Asian Fairy Bluebird…

In search of Small-clawed Otter

The Following is trip report from our guest Matthew and…

The Gliding Wonder and My Wonder

I watched this little quiet creature hobbling up the tall…

Mountain Hawk-Eagles langkawi

I was beginning to wonder the quietness around the area…

Cognis Challenge: Wildlands for the Future

May 2010 ended on a great note, with the adoption…

Support MNS Langkawi Petition

MNS Langkawi calling for Residents of Langkawi and Friends of…

Langkawi from eagle eyes view.

Looking at Langkawi at eagle's eye viewpoint which I dream…

Flying Wonders of Paradise

Late last year, NGC USA contacted us about some of…

The students are here.

It has been a busy time for the JungleWalla’s team.…

Nesting Season Again

Most of the birds are nesting now and we are…

The New Arrival

It is the season of the young ones again on…

Resident Otter Family

Madi pleased to report from the field the resident Otters…

Green Month Campaign

In conjunction of Malaysian Nature Society Green Month Campaign to…

Report From the Field

With rainy season is officially here and the beginning of…

JungleWalla – Solar Boat

It has been Irshad’s wish for quite a while to…

World Environmental Day Celebration

World Environmental Day began nicely with a group of about…

Birdwatching Course at Fraser’s Hill

We wanted to send the team over for the long…

MNS Langkawi Branch

We are please to report Langkawi charted a big milestone…

Hornbill Conference

We found out at the raptor watch about The Hornbills…

Raptor Watch 2009

Raptor watch this year coincides with MATTA travel fair cause…

Carbon Footprint! Let’s reduce the amount.

Everybody knows about carbon footprint? A carbon footprint is the…

2008 in Memory

2008 just passed by and welcome 2009. I had a…

Eagle Feeding VS Eagle Watching

Feeding wild eagles during mangrove tours in Langkawi may look…

Butterflies

One of my guests said that there are rumors that…

Sony Nature Photography Competition 2008

How does nature photography help nature conservation? The Sony Nature…

Covidien – Give Back to Nature and Community

The three activities chosen was Rainforest Aid, at the Kuala…

National Geographic Asia – Geopark Race

I am please to report that we just had National…

Youth Idol Adventure

Dusun Eco Resort is a training and recreational village. The…

The Making of Eco Warriors

Although The JungleWallah of Langkawi project is officially over last…

What happened when it rains?

Down pour with thunder and lightning descend on Langkawi !!.…

TARGET BIRD: Brown-winged Kingfisher

For the last 3 days we have been trying to…

My Yellow Croc and The Beach

When I try to clean my pc deleting all unnecessary…

TROPICAL IMMERSION — A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY THROUGH LANGKAWI

Experience Langkawi through a lens of biodiversity. From the ancient…

Three for Ten…..!!

The rain is here !. It’s arrived a little bit…

Horseshoe Crab An Ancient wonder

Looking at this weird creature remind me of Darth Vader…

Rafflesia and birds at Kedah

A phone call from a friend who is the general…

A letter from the wild

This is my first entry in the blog and how…

Dangerous Beauty

One of my guest ask “ is it fake coz…

Langkawi in Bloom

All trees bear flowers at one time or another but…

West Malaysia Birding

As part of a recent trip to West Malaysia with…

Morning Birding in Langkawi

I am a form 5 school graduate (the class of…

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION — INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION

Discover JungleWalla’s commitment to youth environmental education. From the "Amazing…

THE GENESIS OF CONSERVATION — RECONNECTING LANGKAWI’S HABITATS

Discover the history of JungleWalla’s conservation mission. Learn about the…

A TRUE BLUE NATURALIST — THE LEGACY OF IRSHAD MOBARAK

Langkawi's wildlife is now in danger of extinction due to…

ENJOYING THE WILD — ECO-TOURISM IN LANGKAWI

Read the original 2007 Forbes feature on JungleWalla. Discover Rowena…

COMMUNITY-LED CONSERVATION — PRESERVING LANGKAWI’S NATURAL HERITAGE

A retrospective on JungleWalla’s mission to protect Langkawi’s environment. Discover…

GUEST REPORT — A BIRDING ADVENTURE IN LANGKAWI

A detailed guest report by Mat and John Wilson on…

AMAZING MALAYSIAN AWARDS — CELEBRATING HERITAGE CONSERVATION

A 2007 New Straits Times feature by Debra Chong and…

LANGKAWI UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK — ASIA’S EVOLUTIONARY CRADLE

Discover the geological wonders of the Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark.…