4 days 3 nights - Saturday 11 August to Tuesday 14 August 2012
Starts: Langkawi, Malaysia
Finishes: Langkawi, Malaysia

Land:    $1115  
Single supplement:    $355    
Air: N/A

Langkawi was declared as a member of the UNESCO global Network of National Geoparks in June 2007 and there are over 90 interesting geosites in the 99 islands within the geopark. The Paleozoic sequence includes the Cambro-ordovician shallow marine clastic Machinchang Formation accessible by cable car, fossiliferous limestones of the Ordovician-Silurian Gondwana-derived glacialmarine pebbly mudstones of the Carboniferous-Permian and Permian Limestone with some intruded by Triassic and Cretaceous granites.

Spectacular island karst, beautiful beaches with interesting geomorphological features, tropical jungle and friendly villagers with lots of interesting local legends

Professor Dr Lee Chai Peng, University of Malaysia

This field trip is designed to appeal to delegates passing through south-east Asia. Delegates are required to book own air travel to arrive in Langkawi on evening of 11 August.  Trip finishes late afternoon on 14 August.