Redang Island

Well well.. Another island to explore.. Went to numerous island such as Pulau Besar , Pulau Sibu, Pulau Tioman, Pulau Langkawi..etc..

Pulau Redang is located in the South China Sea off the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia within 5°44′ – 5°50′ North latitude and 102°59′ – 103°5′ East longitude. It lies about 45 km north-northeast of Kuala Terengganu, the state capital of Terengganu, and about 22 km off Tanjung Merang, the closest point on the mainland.

Hehe..quoted from the official website of Redang Island.. My geography sux.. So won’t be so pro until the latitude stuff also know..

The position of the Redang Island in case your geography sux too :p Hehe..

History of Redang Island

The first settlers of Pulau Redang were believed to be the Bugis from Celebes, Indonesia. They established their first village at Telok Kalong and later moved south to Pulau Pinang (“betel nut palm island”), the island where the Marine Park Centre is located.

Until recently, Kampung Air (“water village”) at Pulau Redang was home to a community of about 250 fishermen families believed to be descendants of these original Bugis settlers. Many have since left the fishing trade and moved into the rapidly growing tourism industry, working for resorts on the island. When Kampung Air was torn down in 2001, a number of these families were relocated to a new village inland, while others chose to move back to the mainland.

In 1991, Pulau Redang and its neighbouring islands were officially designated as the Pulau Redang Marine Park. As a Marine Park, it became a protected site initially under the supervision of the Dept. of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Malaysia. In 2004, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) took over the management of the Marine Parks.

My Resort..going there during this coming holiday~~

Wah..Chio o…

Nice.. nice..

Very eager to go after looking at these photos..hehe..Pulau Besar was good..Nice scenery and good environment.. I like snorkeling!!