Review of Redang De' Rimba 2*

The resort has air conditioned clean and spacious rooms/chalets. The stuff is very friendly and helpful. The place has a restaurant, which offers a wide variety of dishes on quite reasonable prices especially considering the place is located on an island. BBQ is also offered on select days. This resort is not recommended for elderly and people with heart diseases due the the amount of stairs to climb. Anyone else who has less but still some concerns because of accessibility of rooms is recommended to request a chalet on a lower level. Though, it wasn't a problem for us at all, but do note that this place is not located right on a beach like many other resorts on the long beach. It's about 1 km from turtle's beach, which is a picturesque place. Turtle's beach is not overcrowded like long beach, even at it's peek I haven't seen more than a several dozens of people, vast majority of whom are locals, on the about 400m long stretch of the beach. As you would guess based on it's name, you can see turtles over here. Small boats in 2-5 batches are coming from all over the resorts located around the island to lure turtles by small fishes and squids from the bottom of the sea all day long. It's a good opportunity to swim only about 50-100m off the shore to join those people swimming with turtles. Depending on your swimming skills, or lack of that, you may consider renting a snorkeling mask, life jacket or even fins right on the beach for about RM25-30 per day per whole set. There are small bamboo stalls selling fresh coconut and canned beverages, in the evening you may also purchase fresh grilled corn for only RM3 a piece. Coming back to the resort, there are some guided and unguided activities also available nearby. You may go for a scuba diving session or even enroll for a course to obtain your diving license in a few days, there's massage, and snorkling tours offered too. You may also visit long beach either by boat or if you are up for some hiking or rather walking trhough the jungle, there's a footpath available from Turtle's beach to long beach. It's about 2.5km long and can be confortable taken in a 30 minutes without rushing. Should you just want rest on the island and do nothing, you will appreciate the peaceful nature of this place. Don't forget to purchase your ice blended fresh coconut shake with a scoop of ice cream and caramel, or choice of your taste flavor, right in front of the resort. The decently sized shake costs only mere RM7. Enjoy your stay at De' Rimba! +++++