Beautiful Redang Island – Pulau Redang

by Jess Chen

I’ve always very much wanted to visit Pulau Redang or Redang Island (as known to many others) after watching Summer Holiday 夏日的麼麼茶 during my teens. Few months ago, I’ve chanced upon this great deal from Redang Bay Resort, so I thought, why not?

Onboard Berjaya Air

Redang bay resort is situated on Redang Island, off the eastern coast of Terengganu (Peninsula Malaysia). It’s so convenient if you are residing in Singapore, Malaysia or even Indonesia (from Batam). For my friends living in Kuala Lumpur, it’s only a 6 hours drive away to the jetty at Kuala Terengganu or Merang.

70 minutes flight

It is my first time taking Berjaya Air. Nice and cosy plane with not much passengers. Only took a mere 70 mins away by flight from Singapore Changi Budget Terminal. I practically had my seat-belt on throughout the flight. Wow, I couldn’t remember when was the last time I had my seat-belt on throughout a flight.

 

Arriving in Redang

When I reached Redang, it was heavenly. Idilyic, pristine, clear waters, powdery sandy beach front, beautiful coral reefs and the staff at the resort mentioned to me that there are more than 20 snorkeling and diving sites around Pulau Redang.

45 seconds to the beach

The best part of the resort I chose is that the beach is steps away from the resort. I think maybe a 45 seconds walk? I was tempted to take on some of the facilities the resort offer including karaoke, canoeing trips, Kayak trips, Beach football (my favourite), and various card games. But nothing is more important than hanging out at the beach with a bottle of Tiger Beer.

I checked out some of the packages the resort offer including:

jungle trekking
snorkeling & scuba diving

And I took up the snorkeling trip!

Redang visit tips

Here are some tips if you plan to visit Redang anytime soon. :)

Price: RM 428 per person for twin room. This includes boat transfer from Merang Jetty.

Look out special package;

3 Days 2 Nights could include the following: 8 meals (2 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinner, 2 tea break) all meals are buffet style with BBQ on alternate nights (I really enjoyed that)

There are certain packages that includes 3 snorkeling trips and operate at: 9.30am & 2.30pm daily. Includes 1 snorkelling site at Marine Park. If you are not a sea sports person, you can choose to replace it with a jungle trekking trip instead.

Do take note, all packages excludes: marine park fee – RM 5 and life jacket rental – RM 15 and mask snorkel set rental – RM 15

From Singapore, you can book a flight with Berjaya Air – it operates from Changi Budget Terminal to Redang Airport in just 70 mins. Flight depart at 11.50am arrive around 1 pm T Redang. Return flight from Redang is 10.00am. There are daily flight from Singapore which is a big plus for me!

I managed to book Berjaya Air at only SGD 150 for a return flight tickets, but with only 10kg baggage allowance limitation. Good enough for me anyway.

If you need more information of Redang Bay Resort, just go to:
www.redangbay.com.my or www.divingredangisland.com