South to north Malaysia

Planning our next trip really gets me, great on cold and wet evenings. My question this time is about travelling from south to north in Malaysia.
We come from the Cameron Highlands and want go up to Langkawi. We travel with two kids (6/8) think of taking take the public transport and definitely want to stay local. After a stay of around 7-10 days we need to get to Singapore.
My Questions would be a lot:
what places are worth seeing
any ecological/social programs which offers accommodations,
special wildlife or nature experience with kids,
experience with couchsurfing in this region
from where to get to the island and how go to Singapore.
A BIG Thanks in advance for any recommendations, info’s and ideas.

The highlight between the CH and Langkawi is Pinang. Then, there are a few more places in the area which you might visit but not of the same calibre as Pinang which can keep you busy for 2-3 days.

You are looking for some kind of homestay place ("ecological/social programs"). There are homestays in Malaysia but I haven't heard yet of one between the CH and Langkawi. Maybe somebody else in this forum knows.

Regarding the special wildlife or nature experience with kids, you could pay a visit to the Royal Belum state park, located between Pinang and Kota Bharu:
http://www.molon.de/galleries/Malaysia/WestCoast/Belum/

It's not specific for kids, but at least you can bring the kids there. The other interesting wildlife place in teh area is the Ulu Muda reserve, but they only take kids older than 12 years.
To access the Royal Belum park, you need to arrange transportation (some long distance taxi), rent a car or take a package. To get to the northern, more interesting section, you need to get a permit (contact the local hotels).
The other widlife option is the zoo in Singapore.

Couchsurfing may be possible, but I've never tried it.
There are ferries from Pinang to Langkawi.
From Langkawi there are direct flights to Singapore.

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