Rawa Safaris Resort at Pulau Rawa Island

Rawa Safaris Resort at Pulau Rawa Island

Rawa Safaris Resort at Pulau Rawa Island is located just off the coast of Mersing town in Johor, Malaysia. Not many people travel here due to one of the main factors which is the pricing. You see, most Malaysians like to go to Pulau Tioman for their holidays as they need to be with a crowd at all times. Well, Rawa Island is not for most of them.

The journey to Rawa Island takes about 30 minutes by boat as it is only about 16 km from the town of Mersing. However, please note that you cannot simply board any boat to go there. The island is a private island and only serviced by the Rawa Safaris boats. Pulau Rawa is not a large island so most of the activities are centered in and around the resort. This is a really great place to bring your loved ones or kids and spend some serious quality time here.

Rawa Safaris - Wooden jetty

Rawa Safaris Resort at Pulau Rawa Island has only one main wooden jetty and there are only two resorts there. Well one resort and one backpacker inn which used to be called Le Club Rawa but recently changed to Alang Rawa. Alang being the name of a Johor royalty figure, Tengku Alang. A little more on Alang Rawa is at the end of this post.

Rawa Safaris Resort at Pulau Rawa Island

Rawa Safaris Resort at Pulau Rawa Island also has, if not the best, one of the best pure white sand beaches I have seen in Malaysia. Honestly, not many people know what a white sand beach is. If you go to Tioman Island, the sand there is more on the brown side and yet people still term it as white sand. Some resorts in Malaysia dare to claim that their beaches are white sand beaches. Well, come here to see what it means. Seriously.

Rawa Safaris is also well known to the upmarket travelers and also the Singaporeans as the resort is exclusive and Eco-friendly. The general manager of the resort practices recycling where ever they can and I had the privilege of being brought around to see what they have been doing to help the environment which I think is really great.

Rawa Safaris Beach bungalow villa

Rawa Safaris Resort has some really nice beach bungalow villas, beach front rooms and also garden view rooms. For the large groups or families, this would be perfect. Check the pricing though as on low season, prices per person is about RM500.00+

Rawa Safaris Beach front chalets

Rawa Safaris Beach front chalets are quite pricey if you should know. Minimum rates are about RM450.00 (US$132) per head. That's right, per person but this includes full board. Also any activities you wish to participate in will cost you. If you want to go snorkeling, you need to hire the snorkel and flippers.

For Scuba Divers, they have diving equipment at the dive and sport shop there but no dive master. So one needs to be an advanced open water diver to dive in Pulau Rawa. There are no dive lessons available. You can also rent canoes and wind surfers for some sea activity. No motorised sea sports are available.

You can also inquire about fishing trips or island hopping around Rawa Island. Besides this, they have a pool and snooker table and a karaoke room to sing your hearts out.

Rawa Safaris Beach front chalet room inside

The view of the beach front chalet is amazing especially when watching the sunset. By the way, there is no television in the room here. Just air conditioning and hot water with the other basic amenities.

Hill side rooms or garden rooms

These are the hill side rooms which I stayed at. The price I paid was on promotion which came up to about RM580.00 (US$170) for two of us with full board and 3 meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner. There is room service as well up to a certain hour if I recall correctly.

Rawa Safaris Hill side room interior

Our room bed at Rawa Safaris hillside unit. Notice there is a platform instead of a bed with the mattress laid down. Was actually quite nice and comfortable without any mosquito's or bugs.

Main bar and restaurant

The Rawa Safaris Resort main dining area and bar. We had all our meals and drinks here. Food is served buffet style with 5 star service and taste. Sadly, the lighting was candle light so I did not take any pictures of the food. but rest assured, you will be eating fresh seafood and really well prepared dishes from Local to Chinese to Western.

One thing that caught my eye was the bar which was nicely done and decorated. This is no doubt one of the few bars which made my top 10 list of bars to drink at in Malaysia.

View of the restaurant

Rawa Safaris - Intricate detailed work on the bar

Alangs Rawa, Le Club Rawa Backpackers hostel

Alangs Rawa or what used to be called Le Club Rawa is a backpackers paradise and it is located just next to Rawa Safaris Resort in Pulau Rawa. However, I was told that the guest from both places are not supposed to cross over to each others resort space. At one time, apparently Alangs Rawa only accepted foreigners who were white and turned away any Asians or locals who went there. But it has changed since.

There are only 10 rooms with no air conditioners or resort living services there. It is purely a backpackers type of lodging with natural beauty.

Alangs Rawa or Le Club Rawa website
Room Rates at Alangs Rawa are from RM185 (US$54) to RM220 (US$64)
Reviews on Alangs Rawa or Le Club Rawa from Trip Advisor

More info about Rawa Safaris Resort at Pulau Rawa Island

Rawa Safaris office contact;

RAWA SAFARIS SDN BHD
Tourist Centre, 86800
Mersing, Johor,
Malaysia.

Rawa Safaris Telephone Number: (607) - 799 1204 / 1205 / 5073
Fax: (607) - 799 3848

E-mail : rawasfr@tm.net.my


I have another article on Pulau Rawa Island and the things to do and see while staying there. I did some exploring up a hill and also brought the coral fish right up to where the waves break on the beach. Plus some lovely night shots and beautiful sunsets and scenery. You can visit my posting here - Pulau Rawa Island

~ David, Malaysia Asia

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