RAWA ISLAND
R A W A I S L A N D
P U L A U R A W A
Assalamualaikum hey welcome back! Note : Post ini akan ditulis dalam bahasa Melayu rojak. Understand the needing of posting one in English to suit my blog traffic needs, I will have another separate post later.
To start with, Aghis and I went back to Johor for the election and since we got a new ruling government, I decided to make use of the extra public holidays for a short getaway. I mean, it was , really short! haha 2DAYS 1 NIGHT.
Did I take a long time to prepare for this trip?
Nope. Not at all! It was a night before that I decided to wake my husband up yang tengah tido ' Baby jalan jom esok? ' ' where ' ' Rawa nak? Heard of it ' ' k jom '
I tell you why I didnt need such a long time to prepare. Sebab memang tak ada apa benda sangat pun nak prepare lagipun berdua je kan. ala kalau berlima pun xda hal la. benda boleh settle.
What to bring?
After all, it's an island, not a condominium's swimming pool yang ada pakguard that will chase u out if u wear tshirt kan!
Benda basic yang kena bawa:
- a suitable swimming wear
- OOTD with beach hats,
( this only applicable for me, as for Aghis I brought him two white shirts and two summer pants only, senang kan jadi lelaki kan kita dengan nak kena bawak tudung, kena la lain2 pagi lain esok lain malam lain. ha lah nanti dalam gambar kan sama je xsyok haha)
-shades. I swear this is important.
-slippers. sampai je jetty, toksah la pakai kasut.
- camera
-camera tripod ( you dont want to trouble others to take your photos )
-toiletries
-inner wear ( bring as much as you can !)
-cash at least RM 200 in hand.
IMPORTANT TO FIRST UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF RAWA !
FIRST of all, sebelum korang book the place it is really,really important for you to understand these following infos iaitu;
- Pulau Rawa ni adalah salah satu pulau yang ada kat kepulauan mersing di Johor,MALAYSIA.
- Mersing kan ada banyak pulau kan like Tioman, Pulau Besar , etc. So Pulau Rawa is just one of it.
-To go to Pulau Rawa is the same macam korang pergi pulau2 lain tu which is kena naik boat from Jetty Mersing.
- Jadi tak kisahla korang dari pelusuk mana, you got to drive ke Jetty tersebut. Nak ke sana jangan gatal waze Pulau Rawa pulak eak, search la Jetty Mersing atau Jeti Penumpang Jabatan Laut Mersing.
-Ni paling ramai taktau. Dalam Pulau Rawa ada two options of accommodation. Yup two only iaitu Rawa Island Resort and lagi satu, Alang Rawa. Sebelah2 je, takda boundaries ke apa ke takda. So you got to choose one! Secara ringkasnya I give u an early idea la ea apa beza dua penginapan ni.
Rawa Resort, mahal gila. Alang Rawa, mahal sikit haha. If you found them cheap, ye Alhamdulillah.
- But afterall, dua2 penginapan ni on the same island.
Option 1 : Rawa Island Resort
Kindly click on this link to view the rate : Jom tengok package Rawa Resort
Pening? Dont be. haha let me summorize for you.
So berdasarkan table harga yang korang tengok kat link tadi ni kan, those prices , contohnya the cheapest you may see is RM 1880 kan.
this is for one person, for two nights.
RM 1880 ni untuk satu orang, dua malam malam.
Jadi kita keluarkan Calculator, kalau satu malam sorang berapa? :
RM 940 per person, per night
That also does not include, tidak termasuk the additional charges as mentioned for eg.
Adult meals : MYR 440.00 Child meals : MYR 340.00
Two way boat transfer : MYR 100 nett / person piece
Surcharge charge : MYR 30 nett
(Eve or On Malaysia & Singapore Public Holidays)
All this above is price, for per person.
Since I dont stay here, if you are interested to, you calculate yourself lah ea the total budget haha.
Option 2 : My Option : ALANG'S RAWA
See even the name has no resort behind it tu pasal la murah sikit haha. This, even it's one of the most expensive compared to other islands in Mersing like Tioman, Pulau Besar, it is still much cheaper compared to RAWA ISLAND RESORT tu kan. Double kot. Tengok bawah ni.
Since kitorang last minute, esok nak pergi malam ni baru send email ask for quotation jadi kitorang ambil jela bilik mana yang available. Tapi as for our case we went on weekdays, Friday- Saturday so chances to get room tu a lil high la tapi kalau korang plan nak pergi on Weekend ha better book awal2.
So kami dapat Beachfront room type :
RM 490 per person + taxes = RM 568.50 per person , per night.
So, RM 568.50 seorang untuk satu malam.
Unlike RAWA ISLAND RESORT ada extra charges for few things kan. kat Alang, harga ni dah termasuk all these below,
meal ( 1 lunch 1 dinner 1 breakfast )
Boat transfer , Two ways
And tho it was a public holiday, we were not asked to pay extra than the mentioned prices.
Ada lagi satu bilik murah sikit nama dia Standard Jungle Side room, harga dia RM 460 +16%tax per person per night.
Next Question. Is there such a huge gap of standards between these two Rawa resort and Alang since the price gap is almost a double?
Banyak sangat ke beza dari segi standard di antara kedua2 tempat tu Rawa Resort and Alang Rawa memandangkan perbezaan harga yang hampir dua kali ganda?
My answer base on what I observed.
Interior wise : Yes. big gap. Rawa Resort dia macam rumah dalam hutan yang tepi pantai tau.memang luxury. Alang pulak very basic but really cosy seyh! Untuk tengok Rawa Resort punya photos, click here RAWA RESORT'S ROOM
Facilities : Not really. Lebih kurang je.
Meal : Not sure but Alang's meals memang sodap!
Privacy wise : Alang is better.
Penerangan untuk point2 di atas akan dibentangkan di bawah ya Yang berhormat sekalian.
Okay now since youve got the rough ideas between the two, I will proceed with the detail of my stay at ALANG RAWA.
1st day: 11th April 2018 : Friday
We were given two options either we would like to board the boat at 11am or 3pm.
I chose 11am. From Batu Pahat it took me around 2.5 hours to Jetty Mersing. Kalau dari KL rasanya dalam 5 jam. Dari Johor Bahru 2.5 H je. So kat Jetty Mersing ni kitorang jumpa dengan the person in charge for Alang. Sebelum sampai pun the PIC dah contact I through Whatsapp to confirm our ETA, and etc. Good admin service. And dia yang uruskan boat kita nak ke sana, Kita duduk elok2 je kat office dia tu.
The boat journey took us around 20-30 minutes only. I think Tioman took a longer time.
Upon arrival, you may witness such a very beautiful scenery as the water was so crystal clear , again better than Tioman and we could see the water slides from far together with the jetty. Ala Pulau Rawa ni macam dikenali sangat pasal water slides kuning dia tu kan haha. So once the boat was beaching, I was wondering apesal dorang tak turunkan kami ni kat jetty yang cantik tu? Padahal dekat gila dalam 200 metre away je. Instead, kitorang kena lompat dari boat tu ke air pastu jalan sikit ke pantai. Alah but really no harm at all lah, dalam 1 3 tapak je kaki kena air dah sampai pantai dah. Rupanya, oh okay jetty tu untuk those passengers yang stay at Rawa Island Resort. Ya lohhh pay more whatttt haha. Padahal dua2 ni sebelah2 je jalan kaki , jalan dalam air semua sampai la tak da boundaries pun but ye lah kan nama pun dah lain. Rege pun dah lain lol!
A very friendly staff welcomed us and brought us to our room, but he did not give us any key neither ask for deposit or even the full payment. I noticed that another group pun takdapat kunci so kat situ, kitorang keluar bilik ke apa pintu tak berkunci pun. dalam bilik nak berkunci tu bolehla. But for this if you would like to confirm you may ask them.
Our Room:
Puas hati! walaupun mula2 tu kerek sikit bila realised yang bilik tu takda aircond, tapi percayalah bawasanya pabila malam tiba ko tak terpikir pasal kipas pon! haha and the room is spacious enough! 1 Queen bed, 1 single bed. Bilik sebelah tu lagi la I nampak ada la dalam 5 orang kot dia sumbat, with extra mattress. tu pun bukan tilam atas lantai k. dia bagi macam katil yang boleh lipat2 tu something la I cannot skodeng sangat because that room all were boys kang laki ku meroyan pulak usha lama2 kan.I did mention that Alang is more privacy kan? Yes sebab in Alang, tak lebih daripada 20 bilik yang ada. kat Rawa island resort tah berapa banyak bilik ratus agaknya because it is really besar i tell you. So, more rooms means more visitors. more hanky panky. In Alang, kitorang chill chill je orang tak ramai, tempat luas dont really need to share with others kalau bawak anak2 tu memang muai la dorang nak main.
Sampai je, they asked if we want to have the lunch now or esok. Remember for 2D 1 N package, the meal is 1 sarapan 1 lunch 1 dinner. Since we plan to leave early esoknya so we had the lunch on the first day. Kalau harini nak lunch, esok before balik nak lunch lagi macam mana? suka hati ler, bayo je la lebih confirm dia bagi makan nak extra 4 kali pun boleh!
Kat situ activity dia tak da lah banyak sangat. but good enough for 2D 1 N. rasanya kalau lebih dua hari dah jadi boring.
Activity : All free of charge
- Volleyball. If u come in a group of friend this will be really fun! Dahla pasir dia best gila kottt sumpah.
- Snorkeling. Yang ni kita tak payah pergi naik boat lagi ke tempat lain untuk snorkeling. Ambik je Snorkeling set yang dah disediakan, semua orang kat situ snorkeling dekat2 situ je sebab dah memang cantik, no need to go far !
- Kayak. Free. Pun sama SubhanaAllah bila berkayak kat situ I felt so, so calm and amazed the view was just phewww.
- Water slides. Water slides ni bukan Alang punya. It's Rawa Resort's tapi ada one of the visitor tu kata pergi je doesnt matter so kami pun berjalan kaki dalam air, pergi ke slides tu. Orang putih seronok betul bawa anak2 main kat slides ni cz they all can swim well! yang Meleis ni mostly, em no komen.ahah
- Jungle Trekking. Free. From Alang, jalan sikit ke Rawa untuk naik atas ada macam mountain island tu la where we could see the whole of RAWA's view! Pergi pagi2 la best boleh witness sunriseeeee. co cweet.
- At their cafe, ada la few board games that we can play. Ada darts ada chess ada scrabble ada dam. You might be like he ele pergi pulau nak main benda alah tu. Eh tak. After dinner, dengan sayup2 ombak the calm and peaceful environment, it was fun to spend some times to play them!
Kenapa kena standby RM 200 cash ? sebab the water sports equipment kalau nak guna kena letak deposit RM 100 per person. Dah siap guna, dorang pulang balik duit. But that day I nak bayar dia kata tak pe pulak main je just ensure letak balik. Tapi korang standby je la ea bawa siap2 cash in hand.
Then, AIR MINUMAN TIDAK TERMASUK DALAM PACKAGE. jadi setiap kali kita makan tu, air bayar lain nanti masa check out. So total for two of us tiga kali makan, air sahaja dalam RM 60. Satu gelas air standard Secret Recipe, RM14-20.
Summary
Budget that has been spent per person:
PACKAGE : BILIK+BOAT+MAKAN 3x = RM 568.50
AIR MINUMAN - RM 35
PARKING RM 18 / NIGHT
So total +- RM 1220 satu malam untuk kami dua orang.
em dah tu je yang kitorang bayar for Rawa. haha yang lain duit minyak semua masing2 lah kan.
Best ke ? Berbaloi ke?
I can say that we paid for the view. Untuk kita yang tak kisah untuk stay in a very basic room, tapi i can ensure sangat selesa and bersih, Alang Rawa is totally good enough. Lagipun tak ramai orang tu yang best. Private island kan. Tapi kat Rawa Resort memang ramai, can imagine breakfast pun mesti penuh.
Lagipun dah sampai sana dah tak payah fikir apa, nak pergi snorkeling macam mana la apa la everything kita buat sendiri ikut suka kita,ikut timing kita, keselasaan kita. It is yet a luxury and different than most of any other island in Semenanjung Malaysia. Okayla kan kat Johor je pun dah cantik macam tu ! No need passport pun. Cantik ke tak cantik tengok la gambar2 kitorang ni kat sini -- > ARYANA RAWA ALBUM.
FAQ
Ada line ke kat sana?
Digi phone network ada tapi Internet tiada. My husband used Webe. Dua2 phone and internet coverage dia dapat.
Makan sedap?
Sedap. Lunch kitorang diberi pilihan untuk pilih main courses, tapi memang sedap dan banyak and puas hati. Dinner, buffet style and again, puas hati sebab kalau kitorang kira2 sorang punya makan tu ada lah dalam RM 40-50 per plate ada udang beso semua. Breakfast biasa je, tak banyak choice ada nasi lemak ( but im impressed on how they can make such a good nasi lemak! selalu hotel2 mahal / island resort nasi lemak dorang zz hampeh. And other basic breakfast meal like cereal, breads.Tapi betul la each of the hidangan memang sedap dia buat.
Macam mana nak book the package?
Email ke alangsrawa
In english boleh , bahasa Melayu pun boleh. Admin dia kakak Melayu.
Bayar package tu macam mana?
Actually ikut procedure kena bayar full payment tru online before datang. But since mine was really last minute, kami bayar masa check out je. Checkout and buat bayaran kat cafe dorang je tu ha takda lobi2 bagai takda.
Sesuai tak bawak kids?
Sesuaii gilaa!pantai kat Alang tu luas your kids gonna have lottss of fun! pastu dorang boleh main kat slides tu semua just ensure bawak siap2 pelampung yang kat bahu tu for kids so they can play the water slides without worries.
And bring your own la sand and beach toys kat Rawa xdak jual. Honestly the kids are gonna be more excited than the adults.
Kat jetty nak parking kereta kat mana? Selamat?
Ada few options. Yang public punya parking rate is RM 10 / malam. Ni kena tanya2 sikit orang kat sana mana park nya. I parked at Rawa Resort Island punya parking RM 18 / malam, sebab sampai2 terus nampak yang ni dulu so masuk jela. Dua2 I can say selamat , ada pakguard ada pagar.
Nota tambahan :
- Rumah2 kat situ semua papan tau. So, paham2 ea.
- No need to bring shoes at all. Keluar bilik semua kaki ayam je. I dah cakap banyak kali kan pasir dia best! haha somehow susah tau jalan kat pasir pakai slipper.
- Bawa la beach mat nak landing2 tepi pantai malam2 bolehla bentang tengok langit.gitteww
- Kat sana ada anjing sekor but no harm at all, dia tukang jaga je kot kat situ tak kacau orang langsung.
In case you missed it at the top, jangan lupa click ARYANA RAWA ALBUM to view more of our photos in RAWA.
Dan last sekali, pergi pulau jangan bawak luggage eah :D
Till then, I am not posting what's best but I am sharing what I do. Semoga bermanfaat for all. SALAM RAMADHAN AL MUBARAK GUYS! Jangan korek hidung ketika sedang berpuasa ya.
Semoga Allah rahmati kita semua.
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