Redang Island or what malaysian used to call is Pulau Redang is one of the largest islands in Malaysia. It is one of the nine islands which form a marine park. It is fun to holiday in this islands because of it activities which offer snorkeling and diving opportunities.
The access is from Merang or Kuala Terengganu on boats operated by the resort. This island has a small airport with services operated by Berjaya Air from Singapore called changi airport and by Kuala Lumpur called Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
This island is also an important conservation site for sea turtles. Previously, the indiscriminate economic exploitation of turtle eggs in Malaysia had caused fewer turtles returning to their nest on the islands.
this situation had led the Terengganu state government to set up the Koperasi Setiajaya Pulau Redang in 1989.
The Pulau Redang archipelago comprises Pulau Redang, Pulau Lima, Pulau Paku Besar, Pulau Paku Kecil, Pulau Kerengge Kecil, Pulau Kerengge Besar, Pulau Ekor Tebu, Pulau Ling and Pulau Pinang. Pulau Redang is the biggest of all the islands in the Marine Park.
Today, only the bigger island like Redang, Lang Tengah, Perhentian and Kapas has resort facilities for visitors. The management of Marine Park primarily involves protection of the sensitive marine and terrestrial ecosystems by controlling the impact from human activities.
