Pulau Payar Marine Park (Permanently Closed)

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• Anynomous

  11 April 2023

  This place has gone down hill fast. I was here about 12 years ago, and it was pretty awesome, with clean water, locals feeding baby black-tip sharks, plenty of space. This time around, the experience was terrible. It looks like they are renovating the place? because I didn't see the pier structure, but a temporary floating pier. The big ferries dump their passengers onto this overcrowded platform, then, the small ferries take them to the floating pier, 30 meters away. Maybe it is the Chinese New Year period, both places were overrun, and at lunch time, they turned into refugee camps, no joke. A few days later, on the Chinese New Year Day, I saw the Jetty Point at Kuah, (the ferry pier that takes people to the Marine Park), had such a traffic jam the likes of which I've only seen in Manila. How could this many people all arrive on the little Marine Park? The "Refugee" situation is turning into a crisis! Avoid this place, if you have dived or snorkeled in better places. The visibility was like 3-5 meters only.

• Anynomous

  10 March 2023

  Terrible Experience. Nuff Said. I guess everyone would agree with me. My advise, take care of the maintenance and get new contract for the food service provider. The existing one the worst.

• Anynomous

  29 February 2024

  Nature reserve with bare amenities! Not even fresh water tap supply available

• Anynomous

  18 December 2023

  Clean up the entire place. There's rubbish everywhere!

• Anynomous

  13 October 2023

  Place needs to be kept clean. It's too dirty. But it has some Nice views.

• Anynomous

  19 August 2023

  Rubbish or beach are not clean as expected are under local authority who are suppose to look afer the cleanliness of the payar marine park as all boat operator are paying levy on every single customer that check in

• Anynomous

  01 July 2023

  Very Bad Maintenance. About time for the management to upgrade the facility etc. Who on earth serve cold fries with plain white rice for lunch? Seriously? Please improve all these drastically. Oh yah! Totally forgot to mention the beach is kinda shallow already. Dirty. Rubbish everywhere. So disappointed.

• Anynomous

  17 March 2023

  I joined coral island tour company, the sea was very rough, and i had seasick from the wobbling ferry. The packed lunch is plain and simple. Beware of sharp corals and rocks at the shallow water. Toilets are the worst, no freshwater to shower and flush the toilet

• Anynomous

  01 June 2023

  Beautiful scenery and clear water which houses plenty of colorful fishes and baby sharks. We took lots of great photos there. Sadly , the corals there are mostly dead and bleached . 20 years ago, this place was awesome! The snorkels equipment might not work well for some, kept drinking sea water... Other than that, the infrastructure is poor, with toilets without doors and tap water. The wooden bridge along the beach is breaking down... Maintainance is very bad... Sad.. The food provided was not delicious.

• Anynomous

  29 November 2023

  I would give it a okay-score for this place compare to the marine park in Redang. Sea water is pretty clear with fishes. I went with one of the package offer by Coral Island - RM 150, include of hotel transfer, packed lunch (don't expect too much on the food, I reckon to BYO), ferry ticket, goggles, life jackets and entrance for marine park. Full of rocks and corals, have to swim to further to check out the sea creatires. Btw, I saw baby sharks!

• Anynomous

  08 May 2023

  Best place to learn snorkeling. But not for those who has already experience :)