Rawa Island
A small coral island off Mersing in Johor, with its neighbours Harimau and Mensirip close by. White sand and clear water draw swimmers and snorkellers on the boat out from the mainland.
- Where
- Mersing, Johor, Malaysia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 2.5203, 103.9758
Get the Rawa Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Rawa Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Johor volume with your photos and a note.
Near Rawa Island
Tioman Island 40 km
A densely forested island 20 km long, lying 39 km off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Seven villages sit along its shores, and the coral reefs around it make it one of the country's favourite places to dive and snorkel.
Endau-Rompin National Park 79 km
Protected rainforest straddling Johor and Pahang in the southern foothills of the Tenasserim Hills, around 870 square kilometres in all. It is the second largest national park in Peninsular Malaysia after Taman Negara, crossed by about 26 kilometres of trail.
Desaru Beach 113 km
A long beach of fine sand on Johor's east coast, facing the South China Sea and backed by casuarina trees. Resorts sit along it, and it is a weekend escape from Johor Bahru and Singapore.
Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple 119 km
A Hindu temple in Johor Bahru whose walls, pillars and ceilings are covered in pieces of glass that glitter under the lights. In 2010 it was recorded as the first and only glass temple in the country.
Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque 121 km
The state mosque of Johor, built between 1892 and 1900 under Sultan Abu Bakar, on a rise looking over the Straits of Johor. Its white walls and minarets owe as much to Victorian Britain as to the Islamic world.
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 122 km
Mangroves, mudflats and ponds covering 130 hectares in the north-west of Singapore, the first wetland reserve gazetted in the country, in 2002. Migratory shorebirds stop here on their long flights, and boardwalks pass monitor lizards, mudskippers and the odd saltwater crocodile.
Punggol Waterway Park 123 km
A 12-hectare riverine park along Sentul Crescent in Punggol, following the man-made Punggol Waterway through the new town. It is laid out in four themed areas, with lawns, play spaces and promenades by the water.
Pulau Ubin 123 km
An island off Singapore's north-east coast, one of the last places in the country with a kampong village and dirt tracks. Bumboats cross from Changi, and people hire bicycles to ride past old granite quarries to the Chek Jawa wetlands.
More hidden gems in Johor
Questions
Where is Rawa Island?
Rawa Island is in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tioman Island (40 km), Endau-Rompin National Park (79 km), Desaru Beach (113 km).
How do I get the Rawa Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Rawa Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Johor volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Rawa Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Johor volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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