Redang Island

Pulau Redang provides excellent opportunities for snorkeling, scuba diving and jungle trekking to keep you occupied or just relaxing along the glistening white beaches. The largest of Terengganu's archipelago, Pulau Redang is the centre of a large-scaled marine park. The Terengganu Marine Park is a protected zone 26 nm north of Kuala Terengganu whose reefs burst with the largest assortment of coral species that peninsular waters have to offer. The waters surrounding the 9 islands of Redang form one of the richest marine habitats that await you to explore. Under the crystal clear water are splendid coral gardens filled with corals both hard and soft, foliose and gargonian in the shallower regions - along with a captivating variety of fascinating tropical fish, unspoiled reefs and many types of sea creatures.

The park's abundance of well-scouted dive sites offers divers the opportunity of choosing what they want to see, almost like dishes from a menu. Among the most popular sites are the "Big Mount", a large coral pillar. Expect to find numerous cowries, spider shells and a large aggegration of Christmas tree worms carpeting coral rocks, damselfish, butterflyfish, chromis, wrasses, rabbitfish, parrotfish and lionfish inhabit the coral garden. "Picture Wall" is a small coral facade brimming with sea fans and corals. "Cathedral Arches" a magnificently varied canyon network. This boulder terrain presents itself for exploration; canyons and crevisses are patrolled by huge groupers. "Turtle Bay", at the northern end of the island, is a good place to spot large groups of sea turtles. "Mini Mount" is a perfect spot for night diving. Divers are awaited by abundance of night creatures foraging for food around the reef. Plan to dive around 15m of dept, inspect under the fold of soft coral for cowries with its mantle fully extended, banded shrimp, crabs, sea-cucumbers, colourful sea urchins, spiny lobsters and the occasional octopus.
Best Time to Go
The climate is tropical, influenced by the North-East Monsoon (Nov -Feb), daily temperatures are from 22C to high noon temperatures of 33C.
 
How to Get There
You can begin your island hopping adventure by catching our "resort passenger boat" from Merang Jetty, Terengganu. There are daily flights via Malaysia Airlines from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Terengganu. (By road Kuala Terengganu is 490km from Kuala Lumpur). At the city of Kuala Terengganu, take a bus or taxi to Merang Jetty, afterwhich you simply enjoy a 45 minutes scenic ride in our "exclusive resort passenger boat" to REDANG ISLAND RESORT.
 

By Air : Malaysia Airline System (MAS) & AirAsia operates services direct from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Terengganu. The journey takes about 45 minutes.

Flight Recommended:
KUL-TGG Departure time
ex KLIA		 TGG-KUL Departure time
ex TGG
MAS 0730hrs: MH 1320
1045hrs: MH 1326		 MAS 1205hrs: MH 1329
1755hrs: MH 1335
AirAsia 0715hrs: AK 632 AirAsia 2200hrs: AK 533

By Road : Express buses and outstation taxis offer regular services from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Terengganu. The trip takes about 7 hours. There are many buses, coaches and taxis commuting from Kuala Terengganu to Merang Jetty.

By Ferry : Once your arrived at Merang Jetty, our "exclusive resort passenger boat" will be waiting for you. It only a 45 minutes scenic boat ride to Laguna Redang Island Resort. You'll still be fresh enough to take your first plunge in the crystal clear water of Redang!
Things to See & Do
SEA ACTIVITIES : DIVING, SNORKELLING, ISLAND EXCURSIONS, SUNSET CRUISE, FISHING ADVENTURES, NON-MOTORISED WATER SPORTS, GLASS BOAT TRIPS.
 
LAND ACTIVITIES : JUNGLE TREKKING, NATURE WALK, BOARD GAMES, TRADITIONAL MASSAGE, GYMNASIUM, CHILDREN'S PLAYROOM, LIBRARY / INTERNET ROOM, BEACH GAMES.
 

SCUBA DIVING Pulau Redang offer an astounding variety of marine life. For example, 'Barracuda Rock' located northwest of Batu Barat provides close encounters with this well known fish, while the reefs to the west of Pulau Chipu has some of the largest aggregations of anemones found anywhere.

Dive Sites: Mini Mount : A favourite day & night dive site in Redang, this reef is home to angelfish, parrotfish, wrasses, groupers and other reef dwellers. Comprising mainly hard corals, there are patches of colourful soft corals, sea whips and sea fans. Nocturnal creatures like crabs and eels, along with urchins, provide a change of scene during night dives.

Pulau Lima & Big Mount : Try the northern & southern tips for scenic reefs that slope from about 4m to 20m on the sandy bottom. You will encounter rays, sea cucumbers and sea stars, in addition to different varieties of fish foraging for food among the hard corals. "Big Mount", located about 100m from the northern tip, provides interesting encounters with batfish and barracudas, and the occasional whale shark.

Marine Park Centre : At 5-15m deep, the jetty at the Marine Park Centre offers easy access to a large variety of marine life such as lobsters, moray eels, a giant grouper and squirrelfish that are resident among the PVC pipes of the artificial reef directly under the jetty.

SNORKELLING Grab your fins & head out for a quick dip! You'll enjoy snorkeling for hours, there's plenty of marine life to see..... With its crystal clear blue water & scenic islands, snorkeling will never be the same again. Enjoy the beauty of tropical marine fishes swimming by as you dive in with your friends. Experience it!