Perhentian Islands packages and tours: what's included

Types of trip

The Perhentian Islands lie off Besut District in Terengganu⁴, and almost every package starts at Kuala Besut Jetty, where the speedboats leave. Resorts, dive centres and booking agents sell the same few formats: a snorkelling day trip, a full-board snorkelling package, a Free & Easy Package without activities, a dive package or course, and an all-inclusive stay.

Snorkelling day trips from Kuala Besut

The booking site besutjetty.com sells a day trip from Kuala Besut at RM130 per adult and RM90 per child⁵. It covers the return boat and snorkelling gear and stops at five snorkelling points⁵: Shark Point, Fish Point, Coral Garden, Turtle Point and Fisherman Village. Lunch is at Fisherman Village or the Marine Park Jetty, and the trip ends either back at Kuala Besut or at your accommodation on the islands. Boats leave between 8:00 and 9:30 AM⁵. If you are already staying on the islands, the same site sells a half-day⁵ session for RM50⁵.

Go Perhentian runs a shared-boat island-hopping trip from Kuala Besut at RM110 per adult and RM80 per child⁶, with the round-trip boat and a snorkelling trip included. Day-trippers can take the 4:00pm⁶ boat back the same day.

For a longer day out, Perhentian Island Divers sells a trip that adds Rawa Island and either Redang or Lang Tengah for RM269 per person⁷.

Full-board snorkelling packages

This is the package most agents sell: nights, all meals, the return boat and at least one snorkelling trip.

Coral View Island Resort on Perhentian Besar: the booking site pulauperhentian.com.my prices it from RM560¹ per person twin share in a Standard Fan room, for stays from February to October 2026¹. The agent myisland.my lists the same room from RM490², and its snorkelling trip covers Turtle Point, Turtle Beach, Shark Point and Teluk KK.

Perhentian Island Resort: Anjung Holidays’ version, sold through pulauperhentian.com.my, includes the return fast boat, six meals, two nights and one snorkelling trip³. Mango Vacations’ version includes 2 snorkelling trips with gear⁸ and a welcome drink, and is valid 1 Feb–31 Oct 2026⁸. Prices run from RM690³ per person twin share in a Superior Classic room in low season to RM1,120–1,130³ in a Premier Beach Front room in the June–August³ peak.

Perhentian Shari-La Island Resort on Perhentian Kecil: pulauperhentian.com.my’s package covers 2 nights, 6 meals, return boat and 1 snorkelling trip⁹. A Standard room costs RM630⁹ per person in shoulder season and RM740⁹ in super peak, which includes all of July and August⁹. The VIP Suite tops out at RM1,110⁹.

The Barat Resort sells its own snorkelling package: RM640 per person in a Standard Room, March to September 2026¹⁰. It includes 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner and a BBQ dinner, plus two snorkelling trips¹⁰. Trip A covers Shark Point, Teluk KK, Turtle Point and Turtle Beach; Trip B goes to Rawa Island, Tokong Burung and Serenggeh Island. The boat is not in the price: the return sea transfer costs RM60 per adult and RM50 per child¹⁰. Its low-season Retreat Package costs RM800 for one person or RM1,100 for two¹¹.

Perhentian Trans, which runs boats from Kuala Besut, advertises 3D2N packages from RM170 nett per person¹².

Extra snorkelling trips can be added to the agent packages: Susu Dara and Rawa for RM70³ per person, or Redang and Lang Tengah for RM180 per person, minimum 2³.

Free & Easy and activity packages

Mimpi Perhentian Resort sells short packages of its own. The Exploration Package includes 2 nights, return boat, three meals a day, one snorkelling trip by boat and one windmill trek¹³. The Free & Easy Package keeps the nights, boat and meals but has no activities¹³. The Fun Dive Package adds one check-out dive and three boat dives¹³.

Mimpi’s shared return boat costs RM140 per adult and RM90 per child¹⁴, with the marine park and jetty fees paid separately at Kuala Besut Jetty. The resort adds a surcharge of RM180 per room per night¹⁵ on 21–28 March, 26 May–1 June and 1 July–31 August¹⁵, and its room prices exclude the RM10 per night¹⁵ tourism tax.

Dive packages and courses

Tuna Bay Island Resort’s fun dive package costs RM1,230 per person twin share¹⁶ in a Deluxe Standard Chalet, before 8% SST¹⁶, rising to RM1,450¹⁶ in a Super Deluxe Sea View Chalet. It includes four fun dives on the 3D2N version and six on the 4D3N¹⁶, plus 2 breakfasts, 2 Western set lunches, 2 afternoon teas and 2 set dinners¹⁶. Check-in runs from 1 March to 30 October 2026¹⁶.

For beginners, Tuna Bay’s 5D4N¹⁷ PADI Open Water package costs RM2,410 per person twin share¹⁷, or RM2,850¹⁷ in a Super Deluxe Sea View Chalet. It includes the course, certification card, manual, full dive gear and the return boat from Kuala Besut Jetty, but breakfast is the only meal¹⁷. In July and August it only takes bookings of at least 5 nights¹⁷. The Barat’s 4D3N¹¹ Open Water package includes 3 nights, full board, the course, dive gear and certification¹¹, from RM2,120 in low season to RM2,260 in peak¹¹ in a Garden Dorm room. Mimpi Perhentian’s 5D4N¹³ course package includes 4 nights, return boat and three meals a day¹³, with materials and certification.

If you would rather book your own room, dive centres sell the PADI Open Water course on its own: Seahorse Diver at MYR1,320¹⁸, Panorama Diver at RM1,400¹⁹, The Barat at RM1,450²⁰, Antigravity Diving at RM1480²¹ and Perhentian Island Divers at MYR1,800²² with e-learning and gear. Course-only prices usually leave out the rest: Sea Voice Divers says its rates exclude accommodation, meals, boat transfer and marine park fees²³. More on centres and sites in the guide to learning to dive in Perhentian.

All-inclusive stays

Alunan Resort’s all-inclusive price starts at RM509++ per person per night²⁴. That covers the room, yacht trips, unlimited snorkelling, water sports, dining and drinks, daily activities, coral adoption, spa vouchers and return boats. If you want to weigh an all-inclusive resort on Perhentian against simpler chalets, the accommodation guide compares them by beach and budget.

What packages leave out

Package prices rarely cover government fees. The marine park charge and the jetty fee must both be paid before entering the pier at Kuala Besut²⁵. Tuna Bay’s rates exclude the marine park conservation fee¹⁶ and island access fees¹⁶. The Barat’s prices exclude sea transfers, tourism tax for non-Malaysians and the Marine Park Conservation Fee¹¹. Anjung Holidays’ Perhentian Island Resort package leaves out insurance, Kota Bharu airport pickup, the marine park charge and the District Council fee³.

Book a package or boat

Klook sells the Perhentian Island Resort full-board package, the Kuala Besut ferry run by Perhentian Trans and fun dive packages with a PADI centre. The cards show the current price and rating.