Redang Island (I)

Marine Park → Redang Island
An excellent snorkel and dive site, the Marine Park Centre incorporates a visitor centre at Pulau Pinang to provide tourists with necessary information.
Permitted activities that are encouraged in Marine Park are those which do not destroy the coral reef environment. These activities will expose the visitor to the beauty and wonder of the underwater world. Some of these activities are
- SCUBA Diving
- Snorkeling
- Underwater photography
- Fish feeding
- Observation and appreciation of aquatic flora and fauna
- Hill or nature walks on the islands.

Scuba diving around the park vicinity can be interesting, towards the left (from the park centre looking towards the direction of the sea) is a hard coral garden with polite mounds carpeted by Christmas tree worms observed at depth around 10-15 meters. Right below the jetty area is an artificial reef at about 3 to 5 meters with abundant marine life like, moray eels, hatchet fish, soldier fish, groupers, rabbit fish and squids.
Towards the right of the jetty is a shipwreck, with several steel structures visible from the topside. The stern of the wreck lies in 15 meters of water, sitting upright.

Visitors to the Marine Parks will be required to pay conservation charges:
RM 5 for adults RM 2.50 for children