#4 Islands in Malaysia · 2026
Redang Island
🌺🌺🌺 Highly Recommended · 🏝️ Islands
Why go
Marine park island with some of the clearest water in peninsular Malaysia, strong on snorkelling and diving. Resort-based, quieter, and generally pricier than the Perhentians.
⭐ Don't miss: Snorkelling at Marine Park Centre and Pasir Panjang
- Entry fee
- Marine Park conservation fee RM30 (non-MyKad adult) / RM5 (MyKad adult); RM15 / RM2 for children 6–12 and seniors 60+
- Opening hours
- Boats from Merang jetty (about 45–60 min) and Shahbandar jetty, Kuala Terengganu (about 2 hr), mornings to mid-afternoon; most resorts close about Nov–Feb (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- March-October; closed Nov-Feb
- Time needed
- 3-4 days
- How to get there
- Fly to Redang (limited) or take ferry from Merang jetty (about 45 min); resort transfers.
- Address
- Pulau Redang, 21090 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu
- Area
- Pulau Redang, Redang, Terengganu
- Facilities
- 🍽️ restaurant🏊 pool🧭 guided tours💆 spa
- Muslim-friendly
- 🕌 Prayer room (surau) on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Resort food mostly halal-friendly; alcohol limited - Accessibility
- Resorts have ramps but jetty transfers are hard for mobility needs
- Kids
- Calm snorkelling, great for older kids
☪️ Halal status changes. For food, look for a valid JAKIM certificate (check at myehalal.halal.gov.my). Hotels and venues we have not verified are described as "pork-free", not halal.
- Island resorts close Nov-Feb
- Boat transfers can be rough
- Do not touch coral or take shells
- Monsoon alert: East Coast seas are rough from about November to March. Many islands, boats and dive sites close or cut services.
Also nearby
Redang Marine Park Dive Sites
🤿 Diving · Pulau Redang, Redang, Terengganu
Redang offers some of the best coral and visibility on the peninsula, with reef sharks, turtles and two famous wrecks nearby. Many resorts run their own dive centres.
Don't miss: The Pulau Lima wall and the Prince of Wales/Repulse wrecks (technical)
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