If you love scuba diving or snorkeling & enjoy viewing beautiful aquatic nature, Langkawi Island homes to a few diving and snorkeling sites that you should not miss. There are many great marine life and superb corals that are wait to be uncovered, in most of the time, you will have the chance to spot manta rays, pelagic fishes, reef sharks and turtles.
It is truly a fantastic experience for underwater macro photographers with wonderful aquatic view.
Pulau Payar Marine Park
Pulau Payar Marine Park is located at about 35 kilometers south of the Langkawi Island and is one of the very limited unspoiled islands in Malaysia. Snorkeling, scuba diving and swimming are few of the interesting activities that the tourists can do here. The famous diving spot in this island is known as Coral Garden and is situated at the south-west of Pulau Payar where you will get a chance to check out the brilliant and multicolored soft corals. The charming feature of this park is that there are a lot of artificial reefs built from concrete blocks, old boats and tires that have formed into mature reefs with many sea creatures surrounding them.
You can expect up to 15 meters of visibility on a good day and this park is definitely an interesting place to visit for scuba diving or snorkeling lover.
Pulau Segantang Dive Sites
Pulau Segantang is situated 13 kilometer west of Pulau Payar and is a diving and snorkeling site for all year long. In this place, you can normally spot beautiful hard corals and sea fans at about 15 meters deep. If you are lucky, you can also spot nurse sharks, lobsters, barracudas, schooling jacks and moray eels.
Pulau Segantang is suitable for all level of divers and having good visibility at 15-20 meters. No matter if you are a beginner diver or pro diver, this diving or snorkeling spot in the Pulau Segantang is a must visit for most tourists.
Pulau Kaca Dive sites
Pulau Kaca is located east of Pulau Payar and is a reef scuba diving spot that home to many beautiful hard corals. There are also many creatures and invertebrates, mollusks, nudibranches and many types of fish species that are ready to be discovered by divers.
Divers can basically dive all year long in Pulau Kaca and most of the scuba diving spots near the island can be accessed with boat. The diving spot is having about 10 to 20 meters of diving depth and having visibility of 5 to 10 meters. All level of scuba diver is welcomed.
| Recommended Hotels in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah: | ||
| 1. Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa | ||
| Among the best resorts in Langkawi, close to the lively Cenang Beach. | ||
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| 2. Resorts World Langkawi | ||
| A hotel near to Cenang Beach praised for its nice view and superior staff service. | ||
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| 3. One Hotel Helang | ||
| A stone throw away from the Langkawi Airport. | ||
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| 4. Casa Fina Fine Homes Hotel Cenang | ||
| Value for money accommodation and easy access to the Cenang Beach. | ||
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