Langkawi Island

Geopark Langkawi is the most Northern archipelago located on the Westside of Peninsular Malaysia; located 30 km off the mainland. The archipelago consists of the main island Langkawi and almost 100 small surrounding islands; only four of them are inhabited. Langkawi lies very close to the border of Thailand, the nearest island Koh Lipe is only a 30 minute boat ride away. The island is located in the district of Kedah, and contains 479 square kilometers of tropical grounds. This site is also one of the most beautiful dive sites in Malaysia.

Pulau Payar Marine Park can be reached in just 45-90 minutes from Kuah town in Langkawi or from Kuala Kedah on the mainland. Reef sharks can be spotted from the beach or from the floating platform. If visitors want to venture into deeper water, explore a coral-encrusted wreck or try their hand at drift diving, scuba dives can be arranged around the island. Langkawi is always open to tourists with diving accessible year-round. However, the best time to dive is outside of the west-monsoon season, from October until May. From June to September, the west wind and rain can cause water visibility to decrease and local dive sites unable to be reached.

Accessibility: Plenty of direct flights into Langkawi

Good to know: Year-round diving