3D/2N Pulau Jerejak Free & Easy

Pulau Jerejak (Jerejak Island), is a 362 hectare island located off the southeastern tip of Penang, Malaysia, a short ferry ride from Bayan Lepas, Penang. It was formerly a penal colony and was formerly known as the Alcatraz of Malaysia.

Jerejak is covered with thick coastal forest approximately 4,000 years old which consists of about 210 species and 71 families of plants. Dipterocarp is a timber species found on hilly areas of the island which are highly priced. Beside the highly priced timber, another plant with commercial value in the Jerejak forest is commonly known as Tongkat Ali. Tongkat Ali is a medical plant and is supposedly to have the same sexual effects as viagra. There are also mangrove swamps in the area which provides a natural habitat and breeding ground to organisms such as crabs and jellyfish..

Besides the wide range of flora available on the island, there are also a variety of fauna species on Jerejak. Among the 39 animal species here are white bellied sea eagles, monitor lizards and long-tailed macaques.Long tailed macaques are diurnal (active during the day) and arboreal (tree-living) animals. They live in multi male and multi female groups. They tends to sleep on tree branches, so when you get into the jungle, look up and try to spot any of them 'hanging out'. This is an ideal place for bird watching.

The island is very quiet and you can relax all day. In the daytime you can go visit the main island of Penang or you can do outdoor activities on Jerejak. In the evening you can't do much on Pulau Jerejak, because there are no roads or villages. There's just the resort. In the daytime the adventure village of the resort is where you go for outdoor action on Pulau Jerejak. Take it to the limits with abseiling, rock climbing, mountain biking or take to nature with fishing, jungle trekking or camping under the stars.

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