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Location: Tioman (Malaysia)
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Top Dive Sites (make sure you dive these!)
1 Pulau Renggis With 2 votes(s).
2 Chebeh/ Batu Malang With 1 votes(s).
3 Tiger Reef With 1 votes(s).
4 Soyak Island With 1 votes(s).

Marine Sightings:

Based on data from your reviews for Tioman. we know the following about the marine life you can expect to see.
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Reviews:

Here are the last 10 reviews for Tioman. Show all of them.

Visited Comments
October 2008 Dived north Tioman (Salang), some good reefs. Coral best that I have seen (variety, colour and extent), but sadly mostly fished out. Those that are there are small and few and far between. Nothing big at all. Despite the 'marine reserve' status, fishermen actually operate out of the resorts, and all resorts serve a wide variety of fish in the restaurants. Malaysia - clueless. Only Cyprus has fewer fish! Go if you like coral, but if you want to see live fish, almost anywhere is better.
Date posted: 07-Oct-2008 11:48 by: Stonefish2
May 2007 Look out for speed boat going high speed when surfacing ! Especially at dive sites near resort !
Date posted: 01-Jun-2007 13:08 by: Crazy diver
August 2006 Tioman is a great Dive destination if you live in Malaysia or Singapore - so easy to reach! The best dive sites are on the outer islands - about a 25 minute boat ride from the main island - brilliant relaxing dives. Tioman Dive Centre -located on Tekek Beach is a very professional yet fun Set- up. I've dived with them many times and will keep on going back for more!
Date posted: 22-Sep-2006 02:09 by: Ravi
September 2005 Joined Project Aware - crown of torns removal project. Collected lots of COTS, sometimes up to 5 in a metre sq.
Date posted: 17-Jul-2006 05:27 by: chandran
September 2004 The Island is great. Jungle interior with interesting moderate hike from one side to the other, easliy done in a day. ABC (the village) is quiet, relaxed, and friendly. Hawksbills swimming about a few meters out from the beach. Five foot iguanas walking about on the beach. B&J dive centre was very good. Better visibillity would have made diving very good; go at the right time of year.
Date posted: 09-Jan-2006 10:28 by: Simon
August 2001 The diving is great and the island is idyllic. One of the most memorable weeks of my life.
Date posted: 22-Nov-2005 21:15 by: Tony
March 2005 Great place for a quick weekend dive trip if you happen to be in the Singapore/Malaysia area. Besides diving, there are villages around the island to explore.
Date posted: 02-Jun-2005 03:16 by: Jinks
April 2005 Diving was great, never seen so healthy soft corals, hard corals and sea fans. Lots of fish life, many turtles but especially outstanding were for me the many different nudibranchs our guide found. B&J was a great dive centre. Equipment was good, dive boats great, food on board delicious and the guides made my stay a memorable one. Hopefully I can soon go back!
Date posted: 31-May-2005 10:08 by: legrandbleu


Wreck Dives:

Here are the wreck dives we know of for Tioman.

Kuantan
Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews
The Kuantan was a Japanese oil cargo ship sunk in the mid 1990s. It was carrying crude oil when it sank about 20 miles off the Malaysian coast. The wreck lies on its port side and starts at 12m and hits the sand at 22.8m. It is 80m long and can be easily circumnavigate twice in one dive.
12m / 39ft
23m / 75ft
Accidental sinking: 01-Jan-1985 Wreck penetration not possible Technical or decompression diving. More info...
Diver reviews for Kuantan:
ok
Date posted: 26-Oct-2006 10:31 by: niko who thought that: Anyone can dive this wreck.
Ranked it as: Ranked as Awesome by nikoRanked as Awesome by nikoRanked as Awesome by niko