Pulau Rawa Island - Excellent beach holiday in Malaysia

Pulau Rawa Island

Pulau Rawa Island is one of the few places in Malaysia that has the best beaches and waters that I have been to. If you are looking for a perfect beach holiday, I suggest you give this place a try. I have another posting about Rawa Island earlier but that was about the place in general and accommodation with contact info.

Traveling to Pulau Rawa or Rawa Island is via boat from Mersing jetty. It is also half way to Tioman Island. Normal boat operators will not take you there so you need to book the Rawa Safaris boat. The office is at the left side of the Mersing jetty area. Some tour operators at the jetty have packages too.

Pulau Rawa Island - The beautiful views and white sand beaches

So this posting will be about what to do and where to go while staying at the Rawa Safaris Resort. Again, if you have not read my other posting, I suggest you read that posting before reading this or vice versa. This is one of the last few almost-perfect paradise places left in West Malaysia.

Pulau Rawa Island - Jetty with water propelled slide

Pulau Rawa Island also has one of the most unique jetties I have been on. Made from wood, this jetty at Rawa Safaris has a water slide which is water propelled. Heck, even I gave it a shot! The picture above shows the slide during the low tide so not advisable to try it then. When the tide comes in, the water reaches to about waist level and is perfect for that landing. This is a kid winner!

Rawa Safaris Island Resort also has a sports shop catering to all non-motorised activities. They have scuba and snorkeling gear for rent. We did not go diving as the both of us do not dive so snorkeling was what we did. Mind you that if you dive, you need to be well experienced to do so there as there are no in house dive masters. If not, there are darts in the restaurant bar.

Coral fish at the jetty

The picture above was also taken from the jetty. Schools of coral fish in a myriad of colours will come around looking for food. I had brought along some bread to feed them and was I impressed. Not only the small coral fish came, the larger ones too.

Rawa Island - Lilian feeding coral fish by the beach

Then we tried to see if the fish were really that hungry. Lilian stood on the beach and put some food in her hand. We were both shocked to see that the fishes actually made their way to the food. How nice.

Hammock to just chill out

Other than enjoying Pulau Rawa on foot, you can just chill out at the hammocks found around the resort and read a good book or just watch the sun go down.

Crocodile sand sculpture

After we checked in on the arrival day, we obviously could not wait to walk around the resort and we saw some creative sand work done by some of the guest staying there. I must say it was really nice work.

Rawa Island - WWII Torpedo

Loafing around Rawa Safaris Island Resort, I came across this World War II Torpedo resting along the walkways to your rooms. And yes, I touched it out of curiosity.

Trek uphill to lookout point

Again, Rawa Island is very small with only one side of the island used for the resort. The back of the island is all cliffs and rocks. They have a small hill which I trekked up to explore at the look out point. Can be dangerous if you are drunk. So be careful.

And I saw this, most amazing colours for the sea, sand and forest. You may notice that this is the main picture I used for my blog header. On reaching the top after a 5 minute trek, the view was simply breath taking. You could see almost all around the island and the surrounding islands there.

Rawa Island - Back of the island from the hill

At one part of the hill, you get to see the back of Rawa Island which is all rocks and cliff. Nature at it's best I would say. If you are bringing children there, please be advised to keep an eye on them as this place is a trek and there are no safety barriers except for a small stretch of chrome barrier. One wrong move and you would be seeing a close up of the bottom.

Rawa Safaris Island Resort - Resident peacock

At the compound of the resort, you will come across a few beautiful peacock birds who are residents of Rawa Safaris Island Resort. Some of them are not camera shy but when you try to get too close, the will move off.

Rawa Safaris Island Resort Jetty

Another great way to spend the evening just before the buffet dinner is to just sit at the jetty and watch the amazing sunset. Benches are provided and the jetty is actually so huge that you could throw a sunset party just on the jetty.

Pulau Rawa sunset

And the sunset came. Imagine this - Peaceful, no kids running around, no groups of teenagers partying, no bar music playing away. Just you, the wind and the sunset.

Rawa Island Jetty at night

Walking back to the resort restaurant for the excellent buffet dinner, I could not help but take the jetty picture as it was all lit up so nicely.

Beautiful formation of clouds in the sky

Rawa Island - Just do nothing all day but relax

Crystal Clear waters

On the journey back, I turned around to see Rawa Island one last time and this is what I saw in the picture above. Clear waters with paradise in the background. If you ever make it there, I trust you will enjoy yourself. If you are the city type of person, there is no cell phone service, no TV, no Astro, no other bars, cafes and no nothing except for the resort and it's beauty. Remember, this is one of the few private islands left to cater to those who enjoy privacy with a price.

Pulau Rawa Island is definitely a place to explore if you want a beautiful and wonderful holiday minus the crowds. It is also an excellent choice for a Honeymoon Holiday in Malaysia.

Enjoy!

For more information, read my other Pulau Rawa Island article. There are contact details and so on.

Visit the Rawa Safaris Island Resort website
Reviews on Pulau Rawa Island from Trip Advisor
Review of Pulau Rawa on Virtual Tourist
Pulau Rawa Island on Wikipedia
Pulau Rawa information from Tourism Malaysia

~ David, Malaysia Asia

Posted in: blogsherpa,Malaysia,Malaysia - Islands,Malaysia - Johor,Malaysia Hotel - Resorts,Malaysia Hotels,Peninsular Malaysia – East Coast,Pulau Rawa