Pulau Dayang, Mersing

Dayang is in Pahang ("East Coast") within the Mersing Marine Park, which contains the more commerical island of Tioman. The primary gateway Mersing is in Johor ("South"). The two islands Pulau Aur and Pulau Dayang sit in the South China sea separated by the Dayang channel. Expect to see on the shore Kampung Pasir Putih-The village of white sand, pristine crystal clear waters, untouched coral dive sites and white sandy beaches. Dayang can be reached between the months of February to November, but the best time to reach Dayang is in the June to September when the rains are lesser and the water visibility is more.

Get in

The best way to reach Dayang is through Dive shops in Singapore and Malaysia with one of their diving trips. Travelling from Singapore to Mersing jetty is usually 3 hours and the trip starts at around 7pm. With a dive boat, the sea transfer takes approximately 3 to 4 hours. From Kuala lumpur the land transfer to Mersing takes around 5 hours.

Get around

The inhabited portion of the island is a stretch of beach and the only way to get around is on foot. There are services for travel between Pulau Dayang and Pulau Aur for a small tip to the boat-men.

Do

SCUBA diving is the major attraction in Dayang. There are a variety of fish and coral to gaze upon for divers. The dives are not very challenging and can be done by all levels of divers. The dive sites usually have a visibility of over 15m and have a variety of fish. There many dive sites around dayang, the most popular being Reyners rock, which is a huge boulder sitting on the sea bed with a small portion of the rock pointing outside the water. Reyners rock is where there have been sightings of whale sharks and is famous for the variety of coral and nudibraches. Apart from this the evenings can be spent playing beach volleyball on the beaches of the resort

Buy

There is a small shop inside the resort in pulau dayang which provides for chips, candybars and snacks. T-shirts and towels can also be bought in the resort shop, but don’t expect to see top brands of t-shirts.

Eat

The resort is generally booked for the weekend by dive shops from Singapore. The resort provides 3 meals a day and snacks in the evening. There is a supply of drinking water(cold or warm) 24 hours a day and the resort also provides juice all through the day.

Drink

Alcohol is not available in the resort stores but with a small tip to the boat men can be bought off Pulau Aur which is more developed. Alcohol and beer can be taken into dayang from the mainland also.

Sleep

There is only one resort in Dayang, the Dayang Island resort which consists of a beachfront facility with 4 dormitories holding a total capacity of 48 persons, and another 40 quad sharing rooms around the resort, all with air-conditioning.

http://www.dayangisland.com/

~Info courtesy of Wikitravel~