Atma Alam in Langkawi
In the popular imagination, Malaysia is a rather mythic place, with tropical mysteries and exotic splendor. There is some truth to this, of course, but Malaysia is also a fascinating country with a rich and complicated history that keeps visitors coming back, year after year, to enjoy the place behind the image. There are exciting and vibrant urban centers here, with people from many cultures, languages, and traditions making up its unique fabric. For pure tropical paradise, however, the place to visit is Langkawi. Hotels here cater to the tourist’s imagination, providing a luxurious backdrop to an enchanting place. Our hotels are selected for their excellent service and gracious design, offering a lovely place to rest your head after a lovely night on the town.
Our hotels also offer splendid choices to suit your tastes and your budget. They are in the heart of Langkawi, providing a hospitable place to call home, while situating you close to the beaches. Langkawi is one of those rare places in the world that lives up to its mythic image, with amazing biodiversity that has enchanted human beings here for many, many generations. The display of human creativity here is present in the batik work, and an excellent place for the shopping tourist is Atma Alam, a batik village, where this traditional form of dying cloth is a centerpiece.
Batik is something that’s been in the local culture before written history. The artform, which uses wax with the dying of cloth to make spectacular and intricate patters, probably came here from India. The traditional way of making batik only uses three colors, indigo, dark brown, and white, to represent three Hindu gods, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. At Atma Alam one can see a vast array of colors used to make splendid examples of contemporary art, ready for purchase. One can also participate in batik workshops here, and make their own designs, and also see unique oil paintings by co-founder Azahari Khalid Osman. Roshada Yusof is the other co-founder here, and her work is the main attraction, introducing tourists from around the world to this contemporary version of an ancient art form.