About Xuandao
There are several relatively unpopular islands near Johor Bahru. The most well-known island is Ximan Island, but it takes a two-hour boat ride from Mersing Port to reach it, so we will not consider it. There are a few that are relatively recent: RawA on Rawa Island, BESAR on Bersha Island, SIBU on Sibu Island, and Tinggi on Tinggi Island. All of them are about half an hour's boat ride from the pier. Among these, the scenery of Rawa Island should be the best. It was once a private island of the royal family. You need to book a room directly on the official website by mail. There is no agent or other website to book. There are not many guides on these islands on the Internet. As for Tinggi Island, there are even fewer guides that can be found on the Internet. As the filming location of the American National Geographic Magazine and the TV show "Survivor", Bertha Island has a fine white sand beach as soft as silk, so Bertha Island was finally determined.
There are several resorts on Bertha Island, the largest of which is the ASEANIA BEACH RESORT under SARI PACIFICA. You can book a room through the official website, which also includes a buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner. As for the round-trip chartered car, boat fare and snorkeling, you need to contact and purchase it yourself. If you plan your itinerary early and you have enough time to prepare, it is recommended to book your own room and contact the chartered car. The total cost will be cheaper. Finding an agent is a way of peace of mind, you know.
About air tickets
AirAsia has direct flights from Guangzhou to Johor Bahru, but the flight time is not ideal. However, the red-eye flight from Guangzhou has an advantage. After arrival, you can take a chartered car to the pier and go to the island on the same day. Because the boat to Belsa Island leaves only once a day, it leaves at 12:30. It takes about 2 hours to drive from the airport to Mersing Port. The flight from Guangzhou arrives at Johor Bahru at 7:00 in the morning, so there is plenty of time. .
D1: Johor Bahru-Belsa Island
Exchange the ringgit at the ATM at the airport, have breakfast, and we will take the chartered car and set off to Mersing Port. It didn't take long to get out of the airport, and the speed was high, and there were large palm forests on both sides of the road. After driving for less than two hours, at about 9:50 in the morning, we arrived at Mersing.
The driver took us to the office on Belsa Island, filled out the information, and paid a house tax of MYR 10 per night.
After finishing the formalities, put all the large luggage at the office. It was still early to board the ship at 12:30, so we walked around and tasted local snacks and milk tea.
At 12:30, we were led by the staff to board the speedboat. There are not too many tourists on the island, about 25 minutes, we arrived at Bertha Island.
Drink a glass of refreshing WELCOME DRINK, get the room key, eat a delicious buffet lunch, and quickly return to the room to sleep.
The sunset time here is later than Guangzhou. While walking along the beach, we watched the sun slowly set, and we were lucky to watch the burning cloud that was the only time in a few days when we arrived at Bersha Island... It was really beautiful and shocking!
