Pantai Pasir Tengkorak, which literally means Sandy Skull Beach, is another tranquil beach on Pulau Langkawi. As per the folklores, the beach has been the witness to the bloody battle between the local and the invaders (Thais). Its waters are crystal clear and calm. Pantai Pasir Tengkorak is a favourite picnic spots during the weekends. This divine beach awaken the images of pirates and their adventures. It does indeed resemble a pirates' hideout with its stretch of beach flanked by boulders at both ends. Shaded by giant trees right up to the shoreline, it offers lovely seclusion amidst the lush green jungles of the Pasir Tengkorak Forest Reserve. Not far from the beach is the Ibrahim Hussein Museum.
A rather eerie legend shadows Pantai Tengkorak. Some locals believe that a giant whirlpool awaits unwary ships just off the Langkawi islands at the spot where the Straits of Malacca join the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea. The whirlpool is said to have swallowed countless number of vessels and deposited the skulls of the crew and passengers at Pantai Tengkorak (Skull Beach). The bone fragments of ancient mariners were found scattered at Tanjung Tulang, while parts of the ships washed up on Pantai Pasir Hitam. Fact or fiction, visiting this mysterious beach is not to be missed.
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