Langkawi - Payar Island

The next day early in the morning we had to wake up early around 7.30am. This is because we have booked the 'Payar island' snorkeling trip. The trip cost us about RM150 per person inclusive of the rent for our snorkeling gear as well as our lunch together. The tour bus pick us up exactly infront of our chalet which is really a convenience of the both of us which known for our lazy bum to walk around.


The journey estimated roughly about 1 hour as the bus had to keep on going either inside the hotel/ chalet or wait nearby the hotel/ chalet area. Once we reach the town of Langkawi which is the 'Kuah town' we are directed by the tour guide to proceed to our ferry waiting for us at the famous Langkawi harbour bay.



The ferry journey to the Payar island almost took us nearly another 1 hour. During the ride, the tour guide keep on briefing us on things which are can be do's and don't on the island. There is also a video screening of the coral living and Payar island marine park on the old-skool vcr which we think was very, very lame and boring. Once we reach to Pulau Payar, the ferry stop suddenly in the middle of the sea.


By this time the tourist guide told us to board on a small speed boat to go to the Payar island jetty. This is because the ferry are not allowed to go more further and must stop at the designated areas. It was told that by doing this it is to preserved the coral and its whatever living inside the marine park of Payar island.



There is no chalet nor hotel the island. It was a marine park. Everything was well preserved on it. The water was really a clear water blue color. You can even see all the ocean small fish which I think Dory fishes playing and swimming underneath the ocean. It was a very nice experience. There is a jetty plus a long bridges build up along the area near the rock of Payar island.


Once reach the jetty, all of us busying changing our cloth and occupied ourself with snorkeling gear. There is a pack of bread selling by the tourist guide which cost for RM3 per pack. You can used this bread to feed the fish. But one thing you must remember that once you feed on the fish, never ever put on your finger inside the water. Just be cautious as the fish tend to be very hungry and they came in a swarm.


Next was a shark feeding activity. One of the beach boy would basically splash up a few blood of a dead fishes to attract the shark. This is not a deep blue shark it was basically a baby shark which swims nearby the coral. We bum into them a few times while snorkeling on the Payar island shore actually. By tis time, most of us are busy capturing the photo of the shark.



We had so much fun snorkeling in Payar island. The trip almost took half a day. It will definately will be on our traveling list if we are tend to be visiting Langkawi island again. For lunch we are given a pack of 'rice with curry chicken' and drinks, which we think more better than some of them who are being given a pack of apple, fried chicken and bread.



So for the next whole day we were snorkeling, playing with the fishes and get ourself sunburn. It was a funny, fun, exciting experience knowing how beautiful is the Payar island itself. So next time whoever mention one of the beautiful Marine island, do mention Payar island name as well in the list. And to tell the truth, the package for this trip is really well-worth spend. It was like a half day full trip on the island already. By 4.30pm we go back to our ferry again.

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