RAWA ISLAND

Allah Ta'ala says,

‘’أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ الْفُلْكَ تَجْرِي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ لِيُرِيَكُمْ مِنْ آَيَاتِهِ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآَيَاتٍ لِكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ’’

" Do you not see that the ships sail through the ocean by the grace of God , to show him to you some of the signs ( of power ) Him . Verily in this is truly there are signs for everyone very excited , thankful . "

From the Al-Quran (QS. Luqman: 31) can conclude that It is Allah who 

subjected all that God has shown his greatness by allowing wood and 

iron ( ship ) floating on the water which is ocean. of water , 

God made ​​the sea , from the ocean , the gods made ​​the island .

The islands that exist make this a show of greatness of God and 

has showered the sea for sustenance. So, I want to introduce a 

little bit about one of the island that Allah had made which is 

Rawa Island, Johor in Malaysia.

Rawa Island is one of the easy getaway to have a cozy environment 

with family and friends. it is located at Mersing,Johor. It has 

beautiful beaches with water that is still very green and lush. 

In addition, the soft white sand add to the beauty of its own. 

The panorama presented makes this beach has a special 

attraction for the tourists. Not only a beautiful color 

combination of green and blue  sea water, people that 

go there also will be surprised by many white dove habitat 

that wandering by the beach. Not only that, as far as 

the eye can see, there are some groups that adorn the 

beautiful coral sea. Plus, the panorama presented the 

beauty of the trees and beautiful beaches. 

Rawa Island were owned by the Johor Sultanate, the island 

has been sensitively developed with just two small resorts 

which is Rawa Safaris and Alang’s Rawa. By history, 

Rawa Island were found by Tunku Mohammed Archibald 

when he were fishing on that area. 

There are many activities that we can do there, for 

example swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, sailing, 

relaxing, take a nap and many more. 

There are two ways to there. First by boat and second by ferries. 

All boats and ferries depart from Mersing. When booking  stay on 

Rawa, a speedboat transfer between Mersing and Rawa can be 

included in package. The departure time is dependent on availability 

of boats, tidal conditions and the size of your group and cost about 

RM 35-45.  Alternatively, ferry services between Mersing and Tioman

Island can make a stop at Rawa depend on request. 

Tickets cost RM 45 each way and ferries leave every one to two hours 

between 09:30 and 17:30.

Tips:

• Rawa Island closes during the monsoon season (November to March)
• Tidal conditions may influence the departure time of your boat
• Ferries are often delayed and there are sometimes cancellations.
• Book your ferry ticket in advance if travelling over weekends, public holidays and Singaporean and Malaysian school holidays.