Small cat sharks, bamboo sharks and leopard sharks can be found sleeping under rocks. This spot offers great day and night dives at depths up to 18 metres in fairly calm waters, so it is suitable for novice divers too. Shine your torch into a hole or crevice at night and chances are you'll see an eel. Northwest of China Terjun are the islands of Pulau Kerengga Besar and Pulau Kerengga Kecil with a large expanse of shallow reef which is ideal for snorkellers as well as novice divers.
If Cina Terjun is 'eel and lionfish city', Kerengga is 'ray city' as the shallow sandy bottom around it is home to a large number of rays and a few sharks. The diving around Kerengga Besar is in relatively calm and shallow waters up to about 15 metres maximum depth.
A coral garden comprising both hard and soft coral lies between the two islands. Humphead parrots, snappers, tuna, jacks and trevallies may be encountered at the reef, while many species of shrimp and crab may be found especially during night dives. A research study in found Pulau Lima and its associated sea mounts as perhaps the most valuable entity within the Redang marine park as the reefs around this islet represented all environments found elsewhere in Redang, thereby providing a miniaturized view of the entire park's marine environment.
Easily accessible from the resorts at Pasir Panjang, Pulau Lima translated means 5 islets. There's good diving to be found all around it on the east, west, northern and southern tips.
Among the most popular are Big Mount in the north and Black Coral Garden in the west with its large fields of anemone and other soft corals. The southern tip comprises a series of large boulders covered with hard and soft corals, sea anemones and other invertebrates, with caves and grottos at the base of the boulders forming hideouts for many reef fishes.
The eastern side comprises steep walls encrusted with corals dropping to about 13 meters before sloping away gradually to 30 meters. Sea fans and whips can be found at the deeper bottoms. Apart from the usual reef fishes, look out for black tip reef sharks, moray eels, lionfish and puffer fish. Highly rated by local divers, it provides interesting encounters with a variety of pelagics such as tuna, barracudas, groupers, black-tip sharks and the rare but unforgettable encounter with the whale shark.
Terumbu Kili, a rocky outcrop that appears above water and slopes down to a sandy bottom at about 20 metres in depth, lies at the southern tip of Pulau Pinang and is one of the top dive sites at Redang.
Beware the strong surface currents in the channel separating this outcrop from Pulau Pinang. Due to the strong currents, this site is best left to more experienced divers.
Those who take the plunge may be rewarded with sightings of occasional blacktip sharks, barracudas, jacks, snappers, fusiliers, jellyfish and schools of yellowtail. A coral garden of leather corals, soft coral, whips and fans occupy several ledges on the slope front. Hawksbill turtles are commonly encountered here. Pulau Ling, a small rocky outcrop with no beach, used to be a popular dive spot in Redang with 2 massive, mushroom-shaped coral heads, believed to be the among the largest coral structures on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
Estimated to be hundreds of years old, the larger head measures These can be explored at relatively shallow depths of metres. Caves found at the bases of the two heads are home to angelfishes, moorish idols and cardinal fish while the overhangs of these caves are encrusted with brilliant orange daisy corals. North of Pulau Ling, Batu Chipor is marked by a buoy about 20m away from a tiny rocky outcrop barely exposed during high tide.
Although a fairly shallow dive metres , the sea around it can be choppy with currents and it is more suitable for experienced divers. The rocky wall is covered with soft tree corals, leather corals and fans, while the sandy bottom is covered mainly with hard staghorn, lettuce and boulder corals.
Both these dive spots are now less frequently visited by divers due to the large increase in boat traffic which pass these areas. The northeast tip of Pulau Ekor Tebu comprises mainly steep granite boulders dropping to 24 metres where it hits the sandy bottom. An underwater cave can be found at about 20 metres depth. Look out for healthy staghorn, table and lettuce coral. Sightings of trevallies, black tip sharks, pompano, barracuda, batfish and the occasional eagle ray can be expected especially when there are currents.
Giant clams and other shells can also be encountered. If you enjoy marine life but find that snorkelling only allows you to scratch the surface of the underwater world, then you may want to consider becoming a certified scuba diver. As the acronym implies, scuba diving allows you to 'breathe' underwater and thus immerse yourself in the aquatic world much longer. This allows you to get up close and personal with marine life, including many that you won't be able to see when you're snorkelling simply because they are either too small, hidden away under rocks, in holes and crevices, or too deep out of reach, such as those living on the sea floor.
If you are planning to become a certified diver, you need to be aware of the following. Diving in Redang. Dive responsibly Control your buoyancy well to avoid crashing into and damaging the reef. Avoid going too near corals as your fins might damage them. When near, fin gently and slowly. If you are too close, take a deep breath and float up out of the way before you start finning. Secure your lines and gauges properly to avoid dragging them over the reef.
Do not stick sharp objects into coral reefs to anchor yourself when diving in currents or when taking photographs. Do not chase, harass or remove marine life.
You may injure them, cause them to retaliate defensively or expose them unnecessarily to predators. Northern dive sites. Tunnels formed by boulders at Tunnel Point.
Bluefaced angelfish at Tanjung Tokong. Around Pasir Panjang. Razorfish at Paku Kecil. Schooling batfish at Chek Isa. Yellow-tail barracudas at Mak Cantik. Bumphead parrotfish, jacks, nudibranch and small barracudas, as well as gorgonian fans clinging to walls surrounded by reefs covered by soft and hard corals. This is an ideal place to be on the lookout for hawksbill and green turtles as it is where the field station of SEATRU is located.
Though the waters in this region can tend to get quite choppy at certain times, divers get to feast their eyes upon the large diversity of marine species here, which include snappers, napoleon wrasse, nudibranch, flatworms, jacks, fusiliers and sometimes sharks. Soft coral, sea fans and sponges cover the majority of the boulders in this region. By making sure that the reef is to the left of their swimming direction, divers can swim towards Turtle Bay where there is an abundance of vividly coloured hard and soft corals.
Tanjung Gua Kawah, sitting at the tip of northeastern Redang, should be avoided by novice divers due to its rough currents on the surface as well as deep-water. Rocks and boulders sink to the approximately metre deep sandy bottom. This site offers an ideal opportunity to see pelagics in the open seas as well as other species of fishes lurking within caves and beneath the overhangs due to currents found in this location.
Despite that, it should be noted that the growth of corals here is only mediocre at best. Waters here are less than 15 metres at the deepest point.
Here, divers usually get to see baby and sometimes adult blacktip sharks. Besides that, divers peeking beneath table coral and rocks might catch the occasional Jenkins whipray. Areas with sandy bottom around these islands also offer divers a good diving experience as pipefish, schooling razorfish and other bottom dwellers can be found here.
Being a reef submerged under the water, which begins at 8 metres and grows all the way down to a metre deep sandy bottom, Chek Isa is distinctly marked by two gigantic boulders covered by various species of hydroids, sponges and soft corals.
An astonishing variety of marine life call this reef home. Examples include angelfish, cowries, colourful Christmas tree worms, groupers, parrotfish, schooling batfish, spidershells, wrasses, as well as other reef dwellers. Divers should keep an eye out for devil scorpionfish as these creatures can camouflage very well on the sandy bottom. The occasional currents, which range from mild to moderate, might provide divers with an opportunity to see pelagics. Divers should also inspect the waters beyond the reefs as adult blacktip sharks can sometimes be spotted there.
Diving here at night is an amazing experience as the waters serve as a habitat to many marine creatures which are only active at night, such as cowries, crabs, eels , spiny lobsters, squids and urchins. Mak Cantik, a mountain rising from the seafloor which is submerged in a water depth of metres, is located in close proximity to Chek Isa. Mak Cantik is preferred to Chek Isa by many divers because the coral gardens of Mak Cantik are more beautiful and some of them even have captivating coral anemone gardens.
Similar to Chek Isa, currents ranging from mild to moderate occasionally sweep through Mak Cantik, and this phenomenon presents divers with an opportunity to see pelagics. The fish life here is almost the same as that found around Chek Isa since both are quite near to each other.
Various different types of fish are found here like rays, snappers and batfish, puffers, schooling yellowtail barracudas, as well as the common ones such as angelfish, blacktip reef sharks, butterfly fish, damselfish, parrotfish and wrasses.
As on Chek Isa, divers should inspect the waters towards the reef fringes as sometimes larger rays and white-tip sharks can be spotted. A large number of stingrays inhabit the sandy bottom which encircles the reef. Scorpionfish and stonefish can also be found here, lying against the corals and well-camouflaged with their surroundings. On the other hand, lionfish and porcupine fish seek refuge among sea whips as shoals of large puffers drift about nearby.
Various shark species, like small cat sharks, bamboo sharks and leopard sharks, slumber beneath rocks. Tanjung Cina Terjun provides divers with a marvelous diving experience. The waters here are quite calm and are only a maximum of 18 metres deep so even beginner divers can dive here during the day and at night. There is a fairly high chance of seeing an eel at night if you shine your flashlight into a hole or crevice.
There is an expansive reef here, which is an excellent place for snorkellers and divers with little experience as the waters here are fairly shallow. Diving should be suitable for novice divers since the waters around Kerengga Besar are fairly calm and shallow and are only up to 15 metres deep. The area between the two islands has a coral garden that consists of hard and soft corals. Divers at the reef may get the chance to see humphead parrots, jacks, tuna, snappers and trevallies.
Night divers should be able to find various species of shrimp and crab. Excellent diving sites can be found on the northern, southern, eastern and western tips of Pulau Lima. Big Mount, which lies to the north and Black Coral Garden at the western tip, with wide fields of anemone and other soft corals, are two of the most famous diving sites in Pulau Lima. A row of big boulders carpeted by sea anemones, hard and soft corals and other invertebrates makes up the southern end of Pulau Lima.
Hideouts for lots of reef fishes, formed by caves and grottos, can be found at the foundation of these boulders. On the eastern side, steep walls lined by corals plunge to around 13 metres before gradually sloping away to 30 metres.
Whips and sea fans thrive in the deeper waters. Other than fishes that are commonly found in reefs, divers can also keep an eye out for blacktip reef sharks, lionfish, moray eels and puffer fish. An encounter with the whale shark would definitely provide divers with an eventful diving experience.
The boulder terrain begins at around 20 metres and plunges to more than 30 metres. The terrain is covered with a large variety of gorgonian fans, hard and soft corals, whip coral gardens and sea anemones. It has a depth of roughly 20 metres. Be cautious of the vigorous surface currents that segregate Pulau Pinang from Terumbu Kili.
As such, this site should be best avoided by novice divers. Divers here get to view barracudas, fusiliers, jacks, jellyfish, snappers, shoals of yellowtail and also the occasional blacktip sharks. A number of ledges found on the slope front are carpeted by a coral garden consisting of fans, leather corals, soft corals and whips.
Divers are also likely to encounter hawksbill turtles here.
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