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Pulau Kerengga

The Pulau Kerengga is an island with a pattern of rocky protrusion. These natural landscapes have captivated a lot of tourist and visitors to see the beautiful works of nature. The Pulau Kerengga is located in the southeast of the Redang Island. You can access the island is by diveboats that would take 10 to 15 minutes rides from Pasir Panjang. This is such an amazing island for there a lot of activities that you can do. Many people are attracted to the place because of its natural beauty as well as the climate. It is one of the prides of Malaysia because it is not only that tourist would want to go for diving in the island but also the culture of the people adds to the beauty of the place.
Dive site info
Diving is the number one activity that you can do in the island. Although, there are many things like snorkeling, fishing, boating, site seeing but diving is the best activity that you can do in this island. You will see the beauty of nature as well as the perfect creation of corals in the deep waters. The water depth of the island is just right for diving activities. In the waters of Pulau Kerengga the depth of the water for diving is just 15 meters. With this kind of depth you can explore the amazing underneath of water for just an hour. You will see the true beauty of nature for the corals that the diving site of Pulau Kerengga have the boulder rock which they say is already a century old. It is made and built by nature through the time and was preserve so that we will be able to appreciate its beauty. There are also different types of corals that is also been growing for a hundred years as well. Everything in the dive site is just stunning work of nature.
The temperature of the water ranges from 31 degrees to 34 degrees Celsius in the day. Nonetheless, the fresh breeze of wind keep the air cool as it circulates in the entire island. The water temperature is just perfect for diving.
As you explore the waters of Pulau Kerengga water, the first part of the deep is the beautiful boulder rock that is already a hundred years old. To add to the beauty that is has the colony of coral reefs that is on top of each other has also grown in this side of the island water. It is approximately 1 to 2 meters high of also century old coral reefs.
You will see different kinds of coral species in the waters of Pulau Kerengga. However, the most astonishing is the sea anemones. There are also different kinds of species of fishes that you can find there but there is a rare species of clownfish that you can find in Pulau Kerengga.
Packages and Rate
The long beach of Pulau Redang is called Pasir Panjang, you will find a lot of resorts. This is a beautiful beach with very beautiful white sand. However, this is not for those who wants to have quiet nights and for those who wants to have privacy. The best resort for those who wants a privacy and also those want to enjoy the silence of the beach is the Berjaya Resort. It is a long stretch of beach where you can relax and enjoy the privacy. The resort has a standard package for three day as well as two nights package. This package includes round trip transfer from and to mainland; this will also have meals, accommodation and snorkeling. The rental for the equipment for snorkeling is around RM 10 to 50 per day, the marine park fee is also the best place for families to go with normal price of 5 RM for adults and 2.50 RM for child. There are some resorts that offer diving packages with room and breakfast accommodation.
Rooms
Ayu Mayang Beach resort is one of the popular and best accommodations that you will see in Redang Island. The room accommodation with breakfast can range from 293 RM to 398 RM. In Berjaya Redang Beach Resort is a 4 star resort and accommodation. The normal accommodation rate with breakfast is from 481 to 2087 RM.
Facilities
The facilities that are found in these resorts are the usually one like restaurant and bars. Surely you will enjoy the serenity of the beach and the beauty of the nature while you are enjoying yourself.
