It all started from the coach ride beginning at Golden Mile Complex at 10.30pm... it was the beginning of a long road trip to reach Pulau Redang. We're staying at Laguna Redang which is not a bad resort... with quite a lot of facilities and maybe slightly pricier than other resorts...but still cheaper than Berjaya i think.... There is travelling season to get to Redang where the waters are not so choppy and the resorts are in operation: the no-go season is from i think October till March....
Anyway, Pulau Redang is made famous i think by the Chinese Movie by Richie Yen and Sammi Cheng. And at the resort, there was a dedicated channel that airs the movie 24/7 non-stop.... Me and ZX were pretty amazed that at our 2 nights stay that we managed to catch the ending of the show 7 times.... hahhaha... talk about repeats.
Here's a pic of the famous shop that the movie was shot in:
The shop is now turned into the only convenience store selling snacks, drinks and also souvenirs for visitors to buy home.
The scenery and the surroundings are definitely very beautiful.
Here's a pic of the beach in front of the Laguna resort - the resort we stayed at:
Ain't the water clear and blue!!! Can't find it here in SG.... hahhaha...
Here's another pic of the waters!
After travelling on the coach from 10.30pm to next day morn's 9am, we finally reach the jetty where we had to transfer to a ferry to make our way to the resort/ Pulau Redang which takes about 45mins.
On Redang island, there are quite a number of resorts situated in various but mainly on the outskirts near to the beach area. Snorkeling and diving are one of activities that all visitors should try out. Me and ZX did one snorkeling trip at the marine park where there are lots of fish and also corals... It was pretty sad that i did have any equipment with me that i can bring my digital camera into the waters to take pictures of the marine life. As we all had to wear life jackets and the waters are not so deep, even those who don't know how to swim can also enjoy snorkeling... Everyday, there are 2 sessions of snorkeling trip: 1 beginning at 9am and the other beginning at 2pm. The afternoon session is snorkeling in the open sea whilst the one in the morning is a trip to the marine park. But before we go to the marine park, we need to pay 5 ringgit for the marine park conservation fee.
Here's the side view of the front of the resort where i stayed:
The resort provides buffet - style meals from breakfast to dinner. And on alternate nights, bbq food eg bbqed fishes, chicken and etc is served. And i think the food served is actually not bad. One cute thing i noted is that during lunch and dinner time, seats will be allocated to the guests so that everyone gets a seat and do not have to worry about needing to chop seats and stuff.... the staff there will help to clear the dishes away just like those buffet restaurants in SG..... Fish is a big attraction so they are always one of the fastest dishes to run out of supplies.
Here's a pic of the dining area, located on the second floor:
Here's a pic taken from the dinning area of the beach front at evening time:
The weather is pretty good and has nice cool breezes in the evening... There's also live band performances on the beach front entertaining guests who are dining at the bar. The performers were quite talented and belted out songs of various languages from chinese, hokkien, japanese to english songs.
On the beach resort, there are lots of visitors and also lots who wore bikinis for suntanning. I,too, brought my newly bought bikini to Redang so that i can have a good tan... but since i didn't really suntan for long... i did not really get very dark.... but i was kinda nervous when i wore on bikini on the beach and in the swimming pool..... but i guess maybe its because the surrounding guests were mainly wearing bikinis regardless of their figures that i manage to gather my courage to wear my bikini in public... hahhaha...
To conclude, it was an enjoyable place to be at, perfect for relaxation... but maybe 2 nights stay is slightly short and 3 nights may have been a better choice... Probably, in future, may go there again with ZX for another trip at Redang. But the only thing that's not so attractive maybe the long bus journey.... hahahha
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