Pulau Payar Marine Park
Pulau Payar Marine Park consists of a group of various islands with the names
of Pulau Payar (the largest island), Pulau Kaca, Pulau Lembu and Pulau Segantang.
All these islands are located right between the Penang and Langkawi's Geopark.
Before proceed to the description of the scenery and activities offered there,
it is important to know that there are quite a few don'ts we have to follow as
it is a Marine Park. Visitors are forbidden to collect anything on the islands
such as seashells and marine organisms. Of course, fishing is not allowed too.
There are many activities offered by the marine park including snorkeling, scuba
diving, swimming, jungle trekking and even baby shark feeding.
You can also organize a barbeque feast and enjoy your lunch there as the park
provides barbecue pits, picnic table and also public restrooms. This amazing
trip to the Pulau Payar Marine Park can be booked at the Langkawi Coral's office
at the Kuah Ferry Terminal. The respective company will pick up guests to and
back to respective hotels. Food will be handled by the company too. Be sure to
check for more company as prices offered for this trip may be different.
There is no accommodation in this Marine Park and so tourists visit there as a
one day trip. Tourists mostly settled their accommodation in either Langkawi
Island or the heaven of food - Penang Island. Langkawi and Penang Islands both
offered a wide range of accommodation for your selections. There are popular
luxurious 5 stars resorts and hotels that have a beautiful sea view around both
islands. Budget hotels for backpackers are available too.
To get to Pulau Payar Marine Park, you must first go to Langkawi Island. Once
you are there, go to the Kuah Jetty and take a speed boat or a catamaran to the
Marine Park. The ride will take up around 60 minutes.
To get to Langkawi, you can either go by air or by ferry. The ferry operates
only four routes from Kuala Kedah, Kuala Perlis, Penang and also Satun, in
Thailand. However, it is usually packed with crowds during the ride.
For those looking to fly with a budget airline from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi,
there are daily flights provided by budget airlines like
AirAsia, Firefly
and Malindo Air. There are
also full-fledge airlines such as
Malaysia Airlines.
There are daily direct flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Langkawi. Taxi
and car
rental services are available at the
Langkawi International
Airport (LGK).
Taxi and shuttle bus from respective hotels are available at your conveniences. Car
and motorcycles rental are recommended for those possesses valid license. Car
and motorcycles rental are mostly placed at the airport and hotels. All are at
reasonable and affordable price.
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