Visitors may join our trip from Penang to Payar Island for snorkelling and diving activities with onward transfer to Langkawi for their extended vacation.
For visitors coming from Penang, they will be put on board a scheduled ferry from Penang to Pulau Payar Marine Park. Upon arrival at the marine park, our boats (coming from Langkawi) will meet them for their snorkelling and diving activities. At the end of the day, they will be transported by our boat from Pulau Payar Marine Park to Langkawi, arriving at the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club. Complimentary coach transfer is available from the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club to the various hotels in Langkawi.
Diving, snorkelling and swimming at Pulau Payar Marine Park
DAY’S PROGRAMME AT THE MARINE PARK
| 0815 hrs | : | Depart from Penang Port Swettenham Pier to Pulau Payar Marine Park |
| 1030 hrs | : | Arrive into Reef Platform at Pulau Payar Marine Park for immediate transfer to our boat for diving and snorkelling activities. Complimentary snorkelling equipment is provided to all snorkellers. Optional activities available –
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| : | Lunch on beach (lunch box is provided) | |
| : | More snorkelling and swimming activities or additional optional diving activities | |
| 1500 hrs | : | Depart Pulau Payar Marine Park for Langkawi |
| 1600 hrs | : | Arrive into Royal Langkawi Yacht Club for transfer to hotel in Langkawi |
| Complimentary hotel pick-up is available at selected hotels around Penang | ||
Diving and snorkelling activities at Pulau Payar Marine Park
Snorkelling, swimming and diving are the main activities at the marine park. The marine park supports the Green Fins Project under the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the Reef-World Foundation, to protect and conserve coral reefs by establishing and implementing environmentally friendly guidelines to promote a sustainable diving tourism industry.
Being members of Greenfins, the park practices no fins policy for snorkellers to avoid damage to the marine and coral life. Snorkellers are provided complimentary use of snorkelling equipment – mask, snorkel tube and life-jacket. All snorkellers are required to wear life-jackets during their snorkelling activities. The House reef boasts of rich marine life – butterfly fishes, parrot fishes, groupers, lion fish, moray eels and meet Mr Mustaffa our resident giant barracuda under the jetty. Swim with the baby black-tip sharks on the beach front.
There are 15 different dive sites at Pulau Payar Marine Park for the certified divers to enjoy. Divers are ferried to these dive sites by our specially designed dive boats.
The most popular dive sites being Coral Garden, Sunken Boat Point, Grouper Farm, Sponge Reef, Lembu Rocks, Shark Point, House Reef – where there is a good presentation of marine fauna and marine species of barracudas, groupers, snappers, lion fishes, stone fishes, seahorses, sweetlips, angelfishes, butterfly fishes, parrot fishes, wrasses, etc
Discover Scuba Dives (or Introductory Dives) for beginners are available to all non-certified divers. They will be given a brief lesson prior to going underwater on a hand-held basis on one-to-one where the non-certified are able to enjoy their first experience underwater.
Lunch Box Menus
Visitors have a choice of either a non- vegetarian or a vegetarian meal on the day excursion with us.
Lunch box menu
- Fried chicken fillet coated with tempura.
- Brown sauce for dipping.
- Croissant stuffed with turkey roll, sliced cucumber & tomato.
- Cucumber, green apple & cherry tomato salad.
- Penne pasta with pesto.
- Crackers, orange, mango pudding
Vegetarian lunch box menu
- Spaghetti with napolitana sauce
- Penne pasta with pesto.
- Croissant stuffed with cheese, sliced cucumber & tomato.
- Cucumber, green apple & cherry tomato salad.
- Crackers, orange, mango pudding
Child lunch box menu
- Fried fish finger coated with bread crumbs.
- Tartar sauce for dipping.
- Croissant stuffed with turkey roll, sliced cucumber & tomato.
- Cucumber, green apple & cherry tomato salad (with olive oil & seasoning).
- Macaroni pasta pesto.
- Crackers, orange, mango pudding
Hotel Pick-up
Visitors to the marine park are offered complimentary coach pick up each morning. Click here for full transfer schedule.
Our Rates |
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| SNORKELLERS Make Reservation RM 250 per adult . RM 220 per child (3 – 12 yrs) FOC for infants below 3 yrs (no lunch)
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| CERTIFIED DIVERS Make Reservation RM 350 per Person
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| EXPERIENCE SCUBA Make Reservation INTRODUCTORY DIVER OR DISCOVER SCUBA DIVE RM 350 per Person
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