I’ve always very much wanted to visit Pulau Redang or Redang Island (as known to many others) after watching Summer Holiday during my teens. Few months ago, I’ve chanced upon this great deal from Redang Bay Resort, so I thought, why not?

Flying with Berjaya Air from Singapore

Redang bay resort is located on Redang Island, near the east coast of Terengganu (Peninsula Malaysia). It is pretty accessible if you are staying in Malaysia, Singapore or even Batam. For my buddies residing in Kuala Lumpur, A 6 hours drive is all it takes to get to the jetty at Merang or Kuala Terengganu.

70 minutes of flying from Singapore

My first time onboard Berjaya Air. Neat and comfy plane with little passengers. Taking a mere 70 mins by flight from Changi Budget Terminal, Singapore. I literally had my safety-belt on throughout the flight. I couldn’t recall when was the last time I had my seat-belt in place throughout a flight.

Landing in Redang

When I arrived in Redang, it was simply heaven. Crystal clear glowing waters, powder like sandy beach front, lovely coral reefs and a crew of the resort b me that there are more than 20 diving and snorkeling areas can be found around Redang Island.

45 seconds to the beach

The most amazing part of the resort of my choice, is that the beach is really a few strides away from the resort. I guess a mere 45 seconds stroll? I was tempted to try out some of the features the resort offer including canoeing trips, karaoke, card games, beach football (my favourite), kayak trips. But nothing beats hanging out at the beach with a Tiger Beer in one hand.

I looked at some of the packages the resort are offering which includes:

1. Trekking in the jungle

2. scuba diving and snorkeling

I went with the snorkeling trip!

Redang visit tips

Here are some tips if you plan to visit Redang anytime soon.

Price: RM 428 per person for twin room which includes boat transfer from Merang Jetty.

The special package;

3 Days 2 Nights could include the following: 8 meals (2 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinner, 2 tea break) all meals are buffet style with BBQ on alternate nights (I really enjoyed that)

There are some packages that comes with 3 snorkeling trips and operating at: 9.30am & 2.30pm everyday. One snorkeling location at Marine Park inclusive. You have a choice to replace it with a jungle trekking trip if If you are not into sea sports.

Do take note, all packages excludes: marine park fee – RM 5 and life jacket rental – RM 15 and mask snorkel set rental – RM 15

Book a flight with Berjaya Air if you are from Singapore – it flies from Changi Budget Terminal to Redang Airport in a mere 70 minutes. Flight departing at 11.50am and reaches around 1pm Redang. Returning flight to Singapore is at 10am. This daily flight back to Singapore is a huge thumbs up for me!

I managed to book Berjaya Air at only SGD 150 for a return flight tickets, but with only 10kg baggage allowance limitation. Good enough for me anyway.

In conclusion, I had a great weekend at Pulau Redang.

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