Redang Island Marine Park

Clear waters and blue skies

A beautiful island with no resorts, chalets or villages, this place caters to mostly tourists or holidaymakers to enjoy the island’s natural beauty and snorkelling activities.

Main jetty of the marine park

When you sign up for any tours with your resort in Redang Island, this would be one of the places they will bring you to. Well, for me, I just hired a boat all to myself to explore the islands around Pulau Redang.

Snorkelling with the coral fishes

Just 15 feet from the beach, coral fishes swam freely with snorkelers, and everywhere I looked in the waters, there were schools of colourful fishes swimming happily.

The main map of the marine park at Redang

A noticeable shipwreck is seen here.

For the advanced snorkelers, there is a shipwreck near the Marine Park, and you can swim to it. The depth there are about 5-10 feet. Sadly, I did not have my snorkel gear, so I missed this one.

There is also a visitor centre managed by the government, which houses additional info about the marine park and some sea life exhibits. A map of the entire island is available there too.

Redang Marine Park map

A ticket charge to enter the Redang Marine Park is RM5.00 (US$1.45) for adults and 50% for students, senior citizens and children under 12 years of age.

Beautiful beach here

Some hotels and resorts offer picnic packages to the marine park, so if you plan for one, do check with your hotel. The beach here was absolutely peaceful when I visited as it was a weekday, and there were about 3 people when I was at the visitor centre.

The Redang Marine Park offers tourist and guest camping sites on the beach with barbecue pits, benches and chairs. Toilets are available inside the visitor centre, and there is an open-air showering area. 

Behind the marine park

Naga Dragonfish

One of the exhibits that caught my attention was the legendary Oar Fish, or Dragon Fish as some call it. Thinking it was just a myth, I could not believe my eyes when I saw one being kept here. Not alive but the actual remains of a baby Dragon Fish or Ikan Naga.

Oar Fish (Ikan Naga) at Pulau Redang

Being a baby, it was an estimated 5 feet long and kept in an aquarium. I have seen pictures of this Oar Fish in magazines and on the internet.

Oar Fish information

Also, in the Marine Park visitor centre, a few containers with baby turtles were being kept. They were absolutely adorable and cute.

Beautiful turquoise waters

After visiting the Redang Marine Park, I was satisfied as I saw the Oar Fish, beautiful skies and clear waters, happy coral fishes, a quiet ambience, and live baby turtles.