Pulau Payar (Payar Island)

Pulau Payar (Payar Island) Transportation, Accommodation, Attractions, Diving, Snorkelling, Marine Park and Location.

Payar Island is located 19 nautical miles south of Langkawi Island. If you are coming from Penang Island, it is located 32 nautical miles north of Penang Island. It is also approximately 15 nautical miles west of Kuala Kedah. This island still remains unspoilt until today due to its status as a Marine Park.
 

The marine park, with its natural beauty unfettered by the pollution and development. Being a marine park means that you are not allowed to do the followings:

■ No fishing or killing of fish.
■ No collecting of corals or other marine organisms.
■ No collecting of sand, dead shells or dead corals.
■ No polluting or littering.
■ No anchoring on reefs.
■ No building or erecting any type of structure on the water.

Keeping strictly to these rules and regulations will ensure that this park will remain unspoilt for many years to come. Comprising an uninhabited islands of Pulau Payar, Pulau Lembu, Pulau Kaca and Pulau Segantang, this park is surrounded by coral reefs and many kinds of endangered marine species.

Payar Island is the biggest island in this park measuring 2 km by 1/4 km. The Marine Park Centre which provides information on the marine park is located in Pulau Payar.