Malaysia’s tropical islands are popular among snorkeling enthusiasts who love to dive into the beautiful reefs. Some of them even acquire diving licenses. Malaysia is blessed with many beautiful snorkeling spots, perfect for tourist to take a dip into the magnificent blue ocean and meet its resident sea creatures up close.
Langkawi Island
Snorkelling is a ‘must-do’ recreation activity when holidaying at Langkawi Island to explore marine life. The best places to snorkel around the island are at Datai Bay Beach and Chabang Island. Since Datai Bay Beach is a private beach, we recommend staying at the Andaman Resort and the Datai Resort. People also recommend taking boat rides to Pulau Payer Marine Park and Pulau Dangli Beach.
Langkawi Island is a sunny tropical paradise and a charming spot for an exciting vacation. Its jungle-clad hills, sandy beaches and duty-free chocolate location. But don’t miss out on snorkelling in the crystal clear waters, where tourist will come across exotic coral reefs and marine life like clownfish, moray eels, and baby reef sharks.
Redang Island
All the resorts in Redang Island offer snorkeling trips for tourist about RM30 per day for renting the snorkeling equipment. The guides will be there to assist in your snorkeling adventures. Explore Tanjung Tengah, known as the Shark Bay, where tourist can see a group of baby black-tip sharks between April and August. Ensure to snorkel carefully to avoid damages to the corals.
Being one of the nine protected islands dotting the South China Sea, its underwater flora and fauna are well-protected and extremely breathtaking, making it a great place to kickstart snorkelling adventures. Visit the Marine Park Centre that leads to the vast barrier reef filled with wondrous marine life.
Mabul Island
Another island famous worldwide among snorkeling enthusiasts, Mabul Island is another jewel in Sabah that offers rare-sighted marine life. Often visited along with Sipadan Island, a snorkeling experience here will bring you up close with an abundance of underwater creatures, including blue-spotted stingrays, whale sharks and the jayfish.
Swim to the beautiful diving sites of Eel Garden, Ribbon Valley, Stingray City, Lobster Wall and Panglima, where you will see colourful corals, home to barracudas, eels, turtles, cuttlefish, octopus, rays and schools of reef fishes.
