テラガ・トゥジュ滝, Waterfall system in Langkawi Island, Malaysia.
Telaga Tujuh is a waterfall system on Langkawi Island consisting of seven interconnected pools fed by cascading water streams. The pools sit at different elevations, allowing visitors to walk from one level to the next through the forest landscape.
The falls are fed by seven springs on the slope of Gunung Mat Cincang above Teluk Burau, and the chain of pools gives the site its Malay name, Telaga Tujuh (Seven Wells). Access to the first cascade is by a staircase of about 900 steep steps, a climb of roughly 45 minutes to an hour. The site lies within the Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark, recognised in 2009 as Malaysia's first geopark.
Local legend says seven fairy princesses from the heavens bathed in these cool pools, and a prince living nearby tried without success to woo one of them. Sintuk lime trees grow in the area; Malays use sintuk lime in a bathing ritual to ward off bad luck, and the trees are said to have been left by the fairies.
The best time to visit is during the monsoon season when water volume is highest and the pools are fullest. There is no entrance fee and the site has no formal opening hours, so visitors can arrive at their convenience.
The name Telaga Tujuh means "seven wells": water flows from one pool to the next down the hillside to a seventh pool about 90 metres below. Local legend says seven fairy princesses bathed here, and sintuk lime trees near the falls are said to have been left by them.
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