LIVEABOARD DIVING IN Malaysia

Malaysia is situated in central Southeast Asia, bordering Thailand in the north, Singapore to the south and Indonesia to the southwest. Separated by the waters of the South China Sea, the country is divided into two regions. Positioned immediately north of the equator between Thailand and Singapore is Peninsular Malaysia and the country’s capital of Kuala Lumpur. Scuba diving in Malaysia is undoubtedly worth the trip. The islands surrounding Malaysia are renowned by divers all over the world as one of the best diving spots in the Globe. Experience the magnificence of the underwater scenery while diving in Malaysia. Pick from a variety of underwater landscapes, including sloping reefs, pinnacles, and coral gardens, to choose between deep, drift, wreck, cave, and wall dives. The best places to dive are the islands in the eastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and the islands in the eastern part of the Borneo province Sabah. Situated just off of the Malay Peninsula, Redang, Perhentian and Tioman Islands (with its highlight Tiger Reef site) offer their own unique charm. The last two islands are especially good for beginners. Around the Perhentian Islands, there are at least 20 different sites including unique shipwrecks and several fringing reefs. Redang Island features beautiful hard and soft corals in, what some consider, the world’s most developed coral gardens, as well as sandy bottom sites offering quality muck dives. Diving around the islands in the western part of the peninsula is less popular due to turbid marine water conditions which has a negative impact on underwater visibility. The only place to dive in this area is around small islands that lie between Langkawi and Penang - Pulau Payar and Pulau Kaca, where divers can dive a number of shipwrecks. Sabah province features some of the best diving in the world to observe big fish. Sipadan and Layang Layang attract hundreds of Hammerhead sharks and visibility can reach 50m/164ft. While Mabul Island is where divers come for muck diving. Sipadan is rising 600m/2000ft from the bottom of the Celebes Sea. It has remarkable biodiversity with more than 3000 species of marine life. Other famous diving spots off the islands surrounding Sabah are Kapalai, Labuan, Langkayan, and Mataking. All these islands have the same in common: great dives, great visibility, huge walls, and various marine life.