LIVEABOARD DIVING IN Tioman

Tioman Island lies some 36 nautical miles off the southeast coast of peninsular Malaysia. Tioman airport is located here. The closest international airport from which you can get to Tioman is Selangor. Tioman is a white sandy palm-fringed island that is blessed with crystal clear warm waters where divers can discover an abundance of marine life. There are more than 25 dive sites around the island. The topography of the dive sites is fascinating, with swim-through between granite boulders and small caves and canyons, like the Fan Canyon spot. There are plenty of dive spots for beginners (Salang Jetty, ABC House Reef, and others) and for experienced divers (Salang House Wreck, Tiger Reef, Sawadee Wrecks, and Soyak Island). Tiger Reef is a submersed pinnacle between the islands of Labas and Sepoi. It starts at 9m/29ft depth and slopes down to 22m/72ft. This site is one of the major highlights of Tioman’s underwater world. The rock formation is simply amazing because everything is covered by soft corals, hard corals, and barrel sponges. Due to strong currents large schools of jacks, mackerels, yellowfin barracudas and rainbow can be met. There are also a few good sites for night diving and macro underwater photography where currents are generally weak and do not bother divers much. Tioman is surrounded by smaller islands, which also offer great diving and snorkeling sites. The best known of them is Coral Island, lying to the north.