[7-10.9.2013] Laguna Redang / Dive Trip

Heylo... Just came back from a dive trip to Redang with the Lyn Divers. Sorry saying that does not cover the fact that I have been MIA for the past few months... Anyhow work is depressing and sometimes really annoying that I totally get why ppl choose to end it sometimes.

Anyhow. Lets go on to the trip..

A few months ago the discussion with the Lyn Divers on whatsapp resulted in us making reservations at Laguna Redang Resort. It was totally a spurr of the moment decision but I dont think any of us regretted on that decision at all. What started out with only 16 divers ended up with 19 as suddenly there was a lot of interest in us going there.

I have been diving regularly with the Lyn Divers recently and I really like the crazy bunch of people.

So how does Laguna Redang look like u ask? Check below :

As you can see the place looks awesome... I never thought I would be able to go to a resort like this.. EVER.. but turns out that paradise was really affordable with the right group...

So when we departed, there were different groups who went.. One group left the day before and stayed in Merang and another group went by air the next morning and my group which left by car. Driving there isnt really bad except the stretch from Jabor tol to Bukit Besi which is frankly a 100km stretch of potholes and dangerous roads.. This stretch is such a pain on your butt and on the car... From what I hear the entire highway will open next year.. I hope at least by the next dive season the road is open as the whole stretch is such a dangerous stretch of road that it slightly falls on the level of craziness.

So to get to Redang you must first get your butt to Merang and the Merang jetty is located at where you will find a set of wodden jetty's. I think each resort has their own Jetty and ours looked like this..

So here we waited for the rest of the group who arrived on that morning's flight. Take note that there are two ferry's per day to and fro and if you miss one, you will need to catch the mid day one. We managed to delay the ferry long enough to allow the other members to arrive.. hehe..


After the ferry ride which takes for about 1 hour to reach the island, you will be brought to the arrival hall for a briefing on how to check in and how to go for snorkelling trips and get food.

After we got settled in, we went to get Lunch. The thing about Laguna Redang is that most of the people who go there go with packages. So included in the package is the buffet meals and when they say buffet meals, they really meant on feeding you. Check out the yummy foods I ate over the course of the whole trip.. hahaha

Well the food looks good right. Anyhow.. the food is served at the upstairs restaurant. You give your voucher to the lady manning the counter and she will give you a table number to sit at. This is good if you go in a big group. We always have the first group book 3 tables and slowly bit by bit the group arrive and then they are assigned to the same table... The place is wonderful. If you get the right place you could have your meals facing the sea....and its such a wonderful sight...

After eating well we all suited up and went for our dives! Here's some pics I managed to take

Oh yeah.. a big attraction here at Laguna Redang is this place..

I think this place was the set of a chinese movie which was really popular amongst the visitors.

All in all, I think that a trip to Laguna Redang is totally worth it... The food the activities and the corals is just wonderful...