My husband and I were very excited to visit Langkawi's Coral Reef, however were very disappointed with the service and poorly organised day tour. The buffet provided was horrible and cold. The toilets were filthy and smelt like urine. Unfortunately there is no other way to visit the coral reef unless travelling in a large group and with only a couple of different tour groups which are much the same.
We are still glad we experienced the Coral Reef as the island and snorkeling experience was amazing.

This was hands down the weirdest diving experience I've ever had. Must admit it was very well organized, down to the seconds but in a way, as person it made us feel like build a bears on a conveyor belt. We we're rushed to the ferry, then rushed to the diver's corner, rushed on a boat, rushed into the water, rushed out, rushed to lunch and repeat. The calmest time of the day was the time spent underwater. As a somewhat experienced diver, the dive was fine, but if it was my first time I would have probably wanted more attention and instructions. For the record the diving was decent, lots of clownfish, some lion fish and cool funnel like corals, but nothing too special. Lunch was surprisingly good with a variety of choices and it seemed like the snorkelers had a lot of fun. The whole experience could be summed up by the fact that I got my diving stamp slammed on my arm by winking man with few teeth as I rushed to the ferry back to mainland.

We booked our trip a day in advance (at Cenang Beach) and were picked up at almost 8.45 am the next morning. After picking a few more people from different hotels, we were dropped off at the Ferry Terminal. It was a completely touristy setting with more than 100 people easily on the ferry itself but at the platform, different groups were being managed by different teams. We found the instructors to be pretty straightforward and they were able to communicate the Do's & Dont's without any glitch. They were also patient with someone like me who has a major aquaphobia and let me practice the breathing technique for as long as I wanted, without pushing me to get into the water. The Dive was barely 2 minutes for me personally and we then moved to the beach where lunch was served. The lunch was pretty average but again, it was better than nothing!

There were a lot of people snorkling and trying to touch (even catch/hold) the baby sharks- which i personally think shouldn't be encouraged. But there weren't too many staff members at the beach to check on each individual's antics.

We were told this was an entire day's trip but we were ferried back to the terminal by 4.30 and were at our hotel at 5pm..which I didn't seem to mind! But all in all, it was an okay-ish experience and in hindsight, I could have spent my time just chilling at the beach!