Redang Island, Tropical island in Terengganu, Malaysia
Redang Island is an island in Terengganu, Malaysia, stretching several kilometers and covered in tropical forest that reaches down to the shoreline. The beaches are distributed along the eastern and western coasts, with the eastern side offering longer stretches of sand and calmer waters, while the western side is rockier and less accessible.
Redang Island was part of the Kuala Terengganu District until 2014, when it was transferred to the newly formed Kuala Nerus District. Seven of the eighteen islands in the Redang Islands Mukim were gazetted as marine parks by the Department of Fisheries, protected within two nautical miles of the shore at lowest tide. The 2000 film Summer Holiday was shot at Laguna Redang Island Resort, and a replica of its tea house now serves as the resort's gift shop.
Redang is one of nine islands forming the Redang Islands marine park, gazetted by the Department of Fisheries with a protected zone two nautical miles from shore at low tide. The 2000 film Summer Holiday was shot at Laguna Redang Island Resort, where a replica of the film's tea house now serves as the gift shop.
Boats run from the mainland mainly between March and October, as crossings during other months are often made difficult by wind and waves. Visitors who want to swim at different beaches can walk along coastal paths or hire a small boat that shuttles between the bays.
The 2000 film Summer Holiday was shot at Laguna Redang Island Resort on Pasir Panjang, and a replica of the film's tea house now serves as the resort's gift shop. The island is also a turtle nesting site, with turtles coming ashore between May and September.
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