Thing Must Do in Perhentian Island
Snorkeling
Lovely Travel will provide snorkeling gear (mask and snorkel) and arrange snorkeling tours around the islands. Popular snorkeling spots on Besar include Teluk Pauh (to the left of the beach in front of the PI Resort), Shark Point and Tanjung Basi. The best place to see sharks (black tip) is in front of an extremely small "beach", only accessible by boat, between Shark Point and the Teluk Dalam large beach, or the rocks off the Coral View and PI Resort. They are usually seen cruising the bottom of the reef but be careful in low tide, otherwise you could end up swimming right along side them (mostly babies though). For turtles, best place is the middle of the beach in front of Perhentian Island Resort, where the sandy bottom is covered with algae. Price for 1 day snorkeling trip in Pulau Perhentian up to RM85.
On Pulau Besar, if you are planning to do snorkeling just in front of your chalet, then stay on the northern and east side of the island (Pulau Perhentian Island resort, Coral view Island & The Barat) where the water is clearer then the south side (Flora & Awana Resort) . Of course, the chalet and food is more expensive.
Best deal for accommodation and best spot in snorkeling are Coral View Island Resort and The Barat Resort (in my opinion). There're two Chinese restaurant around the corner with reasonable price. Fried rice RM8 per plate.
The best spot for family snorkeling would be the south-west of the island. The water is shallow and it is not fronting any chalet so the corals are more abundant and colorful. Between Pulau Besar and Redang, the corals are much better in Pulau Besar.
On Pulau Kecil good snorkeling point are in:
Long beach on the north has quite good coral and offer the possibility to see many tropical fish
Turtle bay has good snorkeling point and at night you can see turtles nesting. (June 2013)
Lighthouse Jump
If you are one of the YOLO guys, highly recommend for light house jump challenge. and make a stunning post like Olympic diver.
