Coral Garden :
• Maximum depth: 18m
• Currents: Mild

Dive into a mesmerizing garden that looks like a vast valley of orchids, but instead covered with beautiful white, blue and purple soft corals. The marine life here is equally amazing where you are likely to encounter giant groupers, snappers, bannerfish, moon wrasse and alot more! If you’re lucky, you may even stumble upon a giant cod or boxfish.

Sunken Boats :
• Maximum depth: 15m
• Currents: Mild

Yes, you read it right – boats. This site has several fishing boats that were originally confiscated by the authorities and sunk, which is now covered with hard corals. And is now home to black tip sharks, barracudas, and snappers. Be mindful of your buoyancy as the sandy bottom is full of sea urchins.

Tyre Reef :
• Maximum depth: 26m
• Currents: Moderate to strong

Dive down a rocky slope covered with hard corals, and you will find schools of jacks, groupers, barracudas, eels, and loads of sea anemones. This site is suitable for the more experienced diver looking for larger fishes in deeper waters. Keep an eye out for the occasional reef and leopard sharks.

If you are looking to travel to Kedah (Payar Island Marine Park) you are inevitably looking for a weather forecast. So here’s a forecast for the next 7 days. Although weather forecasts are not always accurate with ever-changing weather patterns, it does provide a good guess on what’s to come. Every little bit helps! 😀