| Photos by Aliza Mansor |
The five islands of Tunku Abdul
Rahman Park (TAR Park) represent
the most westerly ripples of the
undulating crocker mountain range.
Largest of the park's islands is Pulau
Gaya, where a twenty-kilometre
system lowland start on the southern
side of the island at Camp Bay,
alluring alternative is Police Beach, on
the north coast. Boatmen demand
extra for circling round to this side of
Gaya, but it's money well spent: the
dazzling white-sand bay is idyllic.
Wildlife on Gaya includes hornbills,
wild pigs, lizards, have been known to
swim over to nearby Pulau Sapi, a
25-acre islet off the northwestern
coast of Gaya that's popular with
swimmers, snorkellers and
picnickers. Though far smaller than
Gaya, Sapi too is ringed by trails.
The park's three other islands cluster
together 2.5km west of Gaya. The park
headquarters is situated on
crescent-shaped Pulau Manukan, the
most developed of all the park's
islands, but boasting fine beaches
and coral. Across a narrow channel is
tiny Pulau Mamutik, which can be
crossed on foot in fifteen minutes and
has excellent sands on either side of
its jetty. Pulau Sulug is the most
remote of the islands and
consequently the quietest. Its good
coral makes it popular with divers.
Rahman Park (TAR Park) represent
the most westerly ripples of the
undulating crocker mountain range.
Largest of the park's islands is Pulau
Gaya, where a twenty-kilometre
system lowland start on the southern
side of the island at Camp Bay,
alluring alternative is Police Beach, on
the north coast. Boatmen demand
extra for circling round to this side of
Gaya, but it's money well spent: the
dazzling white-sand bay is idyllic.
Wildlife on Gaya includes hornbills,
wild pigs, lizards, have been known to
swim over to nearby Pulau Sapi, a
25-acre islet off the northwestern
coast of Gaya that's popular with
swimmers, snorkellers and
picnickers. Though far smaller than
Gaya, Sapi too is ringed by trails.
The park's three other islands cluster
together 2.5km west of Gaya. The park
headquarters is situated on
crescent-shaped Pulau Manukan, the
most developed of all the park's
islands, but boasting fine beaches
and coral. Across a narrow channel is
tiny Pulau Mamutik, which can be
crossed on foot in fifteen minutes and
has excellent sands on either side of
its jetty. Pulau Sulug is the most
remote of the islands and
consequently the quietest. Its good
coral makes it popular with divers.
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