Malaysia Islands

Langkawi - Read More!
The island of Langkawi is shrouded in legends and mysteries, with fantastic tales told behind some of the island's foremost landmarks. On the other hand, many people visit this island for its duty-free shopping or pleasant beaches. The island is pretty hot and dry for most of the year except the rainy seasons, but you can herp with fairly good results at most times. Langkawi is located off the coast of Kedah state; you can take a ferry ride from either Kuala Kedah or Kuala Perlis to reach the island, both journeys take around an hour.

Pulau Payar - Read More!
Pulau Payar is a little island located 19 nautical miles off Langkawi Island. It can be reached by ferry within an hour from Kuah, with plenty of operators plying this route daily. This island can be described as a little piece of paradise with rich and lush greenery, bountiful corals and an amazing marine ecosystem teeming in the waters. However, Pulau Payar Island is not a good place to herp, as the authorities have ignorantly removed all the snakes from the island over a certain period, in order to 'guard' the well-being of tourists.

Pulau Ketam - Read More!
Pulau Ketam is a flat island made completely of mangrove swamps off the coast of Klang in Selangor. On this island sits a Chinese fishing village that has been around for more than a century, surviving two massive fire outbreaks in 1967 and 1972 respectively. Today, the island is a tourist attraction and popular venue for seafood among locals. During low tide, the shores are swarmed with thousands of tiny blue crabs, which is why the name of the island translates to 'Crab Island' in English.