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Pulau Tioman

According to the Local legend, the mystical Tioman Island is the resting of a magical dragon princess who whilst flying from China to her beloved prince in Singapore , sought solace in the crystal waters of the South China Sea.

She was so pleased with the surrounding charm, that she discontinued her journey, and search for happiness in order to give pleasure and comfort to weary passing seafarers as well as providing shelter and refreshment to fisherman by turning herself into this beautiful island.

Pulau Chebeh - NE Corner
Surface current, volcanic boulders formation, depth - 18 to 27m; average - 20m, visibility range from 6 to 12m; average - 8m, lots of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, large white gorgonian sea fans, lots of sea anemone and clown fishes, large grouper, spotted rays, school of Jacks, titan trigger fish, different type of angelfish.

Magicienne Rock
Strong surface current, a rock pinnacle that rises to 8m below surface, depth - 8 to 22m; average - 15m, visibility range 8 to 15m; average - 10m, sharks, rays, shoals of Jacks, big eye trevally, yellowfin snappers, barracudas, groupers, lots of butterfly and angelfish.

Pulau Tulai North west side
Slight surface current, boulders with swim through, depth - 10 to 18m; average - 16m, visibility range 6 to 12; average - 10m, soft corals, white and blue gorgonian seafan, black coral, staghorn coral, feather stars, many sea cucumbers, sea stars, cushion stars on sand, turtle, Lionfish, Napoleon wrasse, angel and butterfly fishes.

Batu Harimau
Otherwise known as Tiger rock is midway between Sepoi and Labas, strong surface current, depth 10 to 30m; average - 20m, visibility range 8 to 18m; average - 12m, a jumble of volcanic boulders rising to within 10m of the surface, there is a buoy here, school of batfish, barracuda, fusiliers, yellowtail snappers, white and black tip shark, dive during slack tide.

Pulau Sepoi
Northern end side strong surface current, depth 12 to 25m, average - 16m, visibility range 8 to 16m; average - 10m, sandy bottom, big sea fan, manta ray, eagle ray, barracuda, school of Jacks, yellow banded snappers, sharks, turtle, usually drift dive, good chance to spot manta rays.

Layang layang
Northern side, calm surface current, depth 12 to 25m, average - 16m, visibility range 8 to 16m; average - 10m, sandy bottom, patches of lettuce corals, blue spotted rays and schools of  bumphead parrot fish, blacktips and turtle.

Tokong Bahara
Otherwise known as Bahara rock, strong surface current, two rocks rises from the island plateau and clearly marked by a light beacon, depth - 10 to 30m; average - 14m, visibility range from 10 to 20m; average - 14m, very colorful soft corals ranging from purple to pink dendronepthya to large blue gorgonian seafans, black corals, huge barrel sponges, barracuda, lot of angelfish and butterfly fish, humphead wrasse, parrot fish, black-tip and nurse sharks.

Pulau Renggis
Island outside Berjaya resort, calm, buoy, depth - 8 to 18m; average - 12m, visibility range from 8 to 20m; average - 15m, soft to hard coral, sea urchins, clams, barracuda, cuttlefish, fusiliers, big moray eel, big groupers, school of trevallies, big turtles.

Marine Park
From the jetty to the bay, calm, buoy, depth - 10 to 22m; average - 12m, visibility range from 4 to 10m; average - 5m, lots of boat movement to and from from jetty, a chain of more than eight fishing trawlers wrecks sunk in front of the jetty, clams, moray eels, lots of - remoras, batfish, rabbit fish, Jacks, puffer fish.

Pulau Soyah
Small island in front of Salang, calm, depth - 8 to 14m;average - 10m, visibility - 6 to 10m; average - 8m, rocky to sandy terrain, spotted ray, moray eels, batfish and lionfish.

Pulau Labas
Calm, mooring buoys at north and south sides, volcanic rocks ,depth - 10 to 23m; average -14m, visibility range from 6 to 10m; average - 8m, staghorn and lettuce corals, giant clams, eagle ray, black and white tip reef shark, cuttlefish, barramundi cod, ,big turtle, emperor snappers ,ten to twelve bumphead parrot fish often sighted and lot of angel and butterfish.

Malang Rocks
Surface current, boulders with swim around and through, depth - 8 to 18m; average - 14m, visibility range 6 to 10m; average - 8m, patches of lettuce corals, sponges, soft blue, pink corals on rocks, nudibranch, turtle, bumphead parrot fish, school of barracudas, blue spotted rays, sixband angelfish, parrotfish, large cuttlefish, yellow band fusiliers and butterfly fishes.

Roger's Wreck
A 35 footer Thai fishing trawler and sank to 22 metre in 1998. Standing upright on sandy terrain and structure is almost intact. Often sighted and lot of angel and butterfish. Huge resident grouper can be seen eyeing around. Lots of macros and not to be missed by photographers.

 
 
 
 
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