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USD $144.00
Pulau Payar Marine Park Snorkeling Tour from Penang
Penang, Malaysia
Explore the colorful underwater world of the Pulau Payar Marine Park on this great day trip from Penang.
Travel by ferry to Pulau Payar, the only Marine Park off the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The park is made up of four un-inhabited islands and the crystal clear water is home to a multitude of colorful fish and large species of corals. Relax on one of the small sandy beaches, or take to the water and snorkel amongst the reefs. Lunch is buffet style and served at the platform.
For those who do not dive or snorkel, you can still see the spectacular sights below the surface from the large floating platform. Scuba diving can be arranged at additional cost.
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We are avid snorkelers and were very disappointed with this tour. Having purchased tours via Viator before, we thought we would enjoy ourselves. It is a misnomer to consider this site a marine park. After a two-hour trip in the hull of a dilapidated ferry, we were escorted from the Langkawi Coral onto a platform at 10:30 am across from the beach and could not reach the beach until 1:00pm when a small boat operated by LC would take us to a floating pier to walk to the beach. If the floating pier were attached to the platform, we could have walked directly to the beach independently. The beach is so small that it can not accommodate many people. So, we were held captive until 1:00 pm while we sat and watched other tourists arrive and were taken directly to the floating pier and stayed on the beach. The amount of tourists on the beach have to be controlled and is what is known as crowd control. Unfortunate for us, we were not scheduled to be taken to the pier until 1:00pm and depart at 2:00pm - an hour!! We paid 144 to waste our time. Also, the lunch that was included was horrible! Malaysia is known as a gastronomic paradise but LC's food was an inherent disappointment too. Why is Viator offering this excursion. The company is not acting in the best interest of the tourist. Shame on VIATOR!
Review by: Sudeep J, January 2018
The snorkeling experience is just ok. Very crowded place with about 300 people trying to snorkel and scuba dive at the same venue. No instructors available incase we have any queries regarding snorkeling/diving. Not many species of fishes and the corals are all dead. Beach is average! Overall i would not rate this as a worthwhile experience...not worth the money at all
Review by: Akram A, July 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Arno B, March 2014
Very good trip. Great water for snorkeling. Pity there wasn't a smoking ban on the trip.
Review by: Brian R, November 2012
After reading such positive reviews on here, we thought this trip was a must do when in Penang. We were not disappointed. There were lots of fish and the water was crystal clear. It was busy, but we never felt too crowded. It is a long way from Penang, but worth the day trip.
Review by: Ka Hang Lawrenc S, May 2012
very nice trip. Clear water and lots of fish!
Review by: Margaret M, January 2012
Boat ride there was relatively long and certainly not on a catamaran or luxurious boat (on a ferry). Once arriving there, the coral reef is split into two sides - those who come from Penang and those from Langkawi. The reef itself is spectacular and the Snorkelling is well worth the one an a half hours to the reef. Water extremely salty, but beautiful and clear and the amount of fish and coral is incredible. Swimming with the sharks was great. Staff were relatively helpful and buffet lunch was great. Would do this trip again if i was to return to Penang.
Review by: Stephen K, June 2011
An excellent trip with a fabulous array of fish in lovely clear water. Great day out.
Review by: anthony s, May 2011
Fantastic trip. Although their appeared to be a lot of people snorkeling, I never felt overly crowded. Fish in abundance and clear waters. Option of swimming with the sharks, I declined! 2hr boat trip from Penang was also very pleasant. All pick ups were well organized,
Review by: VIKAS C, March 2011
Awesome trip!!
Review by: Tuan N, March 2011
It was nice, but could have been better planned. It was an extremely early start so we didn't have time for breakfast. By the time lunch came around we had just about passed out from starvation. They sell soft drinks but no snacks to keep people going until kunch was served. Also, they took us over to where the baby sharks were but we were not allowed to take our snorkels. Like how the hell were we supposed to see anything without goggles??
Review by: Patsy R, Australia, July 2010
definitely recommend. Take sea sickness tablets though as water was extremely choppy and we were not forewarned. Everyone on the boat was sick
Review by: Davin C, Australia, May 2010
Fantastic day lots of snorkelling with lots of fish, great lunch, and then a swim with baby reef sharks.
Review by: Teresa G, Australia, January 2010
We had a great day at Pulau Payar, well worth the 1 and a half hour fast ferry ride there! I would definitely recommend it! The waters were crystal clear and the fish were and coral were in abundance. The buffet lunch was also very good. I'm very happy with it!
Review by: Anonymous, July 2009
Tour was well organised, and the snorkelling and diving were fantastic. Would definitely go again when next visiting Penang or Langkawi.
Review by: , June 2009
Tour was well organised, and the snorkelling and diving were fantastic. Would definitely go again when next visiting Penang or Langkawi.
Review by: Tammy W, June 2009
Tour was well organised, and the snorkelling and diving were fantastic. Would definitely go again when next visiting Penang or Langkawi.
Review by: Anonymous, June 2009
Tour was well organised, and the snorkelling and diving were fantastic. Would definitely go again when next visiting Penang or Langkawi.
Review by: Anonymous, Australia, May 2009
Tour was well organised, and the snorkelling and diving were fantastic. Would definitely go again when next visiting Penang or Langkawi.
Review by: Tammy W, May 2009
Tour was well organised, and the snorkelling and diving were fantastic. Would definitely go again when next visiting Penang or Langkawi.
Review by: Anonymous, Australia, January 2009
Very disappointing. Terrible boat ride to the island. The marine park was not what we expected. Staff were very strict on where we could swim. Extremely windy and cold when we went. Make sure you bring your own towel! Lunch was less than ordinary.
Review by: Phillip S, January 2009
Very disappointing. Terrible boat ride to the island. The marine park was not what we expected. Staff were very strict on where we could swim. Extremely windy and cold when we went. Make sure you bring your own towel! Lunch was less than ordinary.
Review by: , January 2009
Very disappointing. Terrible boat ride to the island. The marine park was not what we expected. Staff were very strict on where we could swim. Extremely windy and cold when we went. Make sure you bring your own towel! Lunch was less than ordinary.
Review by: Anonymous, Australia, December 2008
Great tour! buffet was good! very beautiful place, the ferry home was 1.5 hrs but worth it!
Review by: Safet R, December 2008
Great tour! buffet was good! very beautiful place, the ferry home was 1.5 hrs but worth it!
Review by: , December 2008
Great tour! buffet was good! very beautiful place, the ferry home was 1.5 hrs but worth it!
Review by: Lorraine D, August 2008
This trip was wonderful. The ferry crossing was a bit rough but really worth it. The guide was very good and the snorkeling was amazing. Really worth doing. Lunch was very nice to.
Review by: Josephine B, August 2008
The whole experience was breathtaking, and you didn't need to be a great swimmer. The company was well organized and very friendly. The main person in charge was terrific. The snorkeling was absolutely wonderful and the variety of fish was amazing. Overall, the trip was well worth it and inexpensive.
Review by: Lorraine D, United Kingdom, July 2008
This trip was wonderful. The ferry crossing was a bit rough but really worth it. The guide was very good and the snorkeling was amazing. Really worth doing. Lunch was very nice to.
Review by: Gudrun G, Iceland, July 2008
It was great and the service was good.
Review by: Nicola M, May 2008
Great. We had a perfect day for swimming with the fish!
Review by: Josephine B, United Kingdom, April 2008
The whole experience was breathtaking, and you didn't need to be a great swimmer. The company was well organized and very friendly. The main person in charge was terrific. The snorkeling was absolutely wonderful and the variety of fish was amazing. Overall, the trip was well worth it and inexpensive.
Review by: Nicola M, Australia, April 2008
Great. We had a perfect day for swimming with the fish!
Review by: Francis A, South Africa, March 2008
This was an enjoyable day. A bit crowded, though.
Review by: Kyle A, March 2008
This was an enjoyable day. A bit crowded, though.
Review by: Debbie Anderson, March 2008
This was an enjoyable day. A bit crowded, though.
Review by: Iris H, United Kingdom, December 2006
Out of this world. The experience was amazing. The service and food was excellent.
Review by: Susan T, December 2006
We enjoyed our day but some aspects could have been better. The pick-up from our hotel was fine. However, the catamaran was old and scruffy and there was no safety announcement. The time at the platform was enjoyable if you don't mind snorkeling with crowds of other people generally making a lot of noise and scaring the fish away. The buffet lunch was very good. Good points – the staff running the reef experience made it fun and got us into the water before a second boatload of tourists arrived.
Review by: Anonymous, December 2006
We enjoyed our day but some aspects could have been better. The pick-up from our hotel was fine. However, the catamaran was old and scruffy and there was no safety announcement. The time at the platform was enjoyable if you don't mind snorkeling with crowds of other people generally making a lot of noise and scaring the fish away. The buffet lunch was very good. Good points – the staff running the reef experience made it fun and got us into the water before a second boatload of tourists arrived.
Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, October 2006
We enjoyed our day but some aspects could have been better. The pick-up from our hotel was fine. However, the catamaran was old and scruffy and there was no safety announcement. The time at the platform was enjoyable if you don't mind snorkeling with crowds of other people generally making a lot of noise and scaring the fish away. The buffet lunch was very good. Good points – the staff running the reef experience made it fun and got us into the water before a second boatload of tourists arrived.
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