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Explore Tioman Island
Tioman Island, off Malaysia's east coast in the South China Sea, is a diver's paradise offering an unparalleled underwater experience. Renowned for its vibrant coral reefs and abundant marine life, this tropical island attracts divers of all skill levels. The island is surrounded by a selection of dive sites that cater to both novices and seasoned divers, featuring exquisite coral gardens, towering rock formations, and impressive shipwrecks. With calm waters, excellent visibility, and minimal currents, Tioman Island is particularly appealing for those looking to enhance their diving skills in a serene environment.
Diving on Tioman Island is a captivating journey through a marine wonderland. From the shore or via speedboat, divers can explore sites teeming with colorful marine species, including black-tip sharks and graceful turtles. The island's diversity extends to its diving options, with both shore and boat dives available, alongside the opportunity to embark on a liveaboard adventure. The best diving season runs from March to October, when the waters are warm and conditions are ideal for witnessing the island's spectacular underwater ecosystem. Whether you're seeking thrilling encounters or tranquil dives, Tioman Island promises a memorable dive experience.
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Diving in Tioman Island
With 25 dive sites, there are many different types of diving for divers to explore and choose from, based on where their interests lie. Not only are there dive sites around Tioman Island itself, but there are also multiple sites around the small islands scattered around Tioman Island. One of the spectacles here is the collection of 8 wrecks which lie at Marine Garden dive site at depths ranging from 12 to 30 metres. There are multiple dive sites here which harbour thriving reefs at all different depths so divers of all levels can experience this lively underwater world. At Chebeh island, the rock formations here create thrilling tunnels and caverns to explore. Almost every dive here involves a variety of species in high abundance with the chances of spotting larger species such as Manta Rays and Sea Turtles.
Top Wildlife Sightings in Tioman Island
It is almost guaranteed that on every dive here at Tioman Island, divers will be able to admire multiple marine species, and usually in high abundance. The reefs are made up of a colourful collection of soft corals, hard corals, Sea Fans, Sea Sponges and Anemones. The flourishing reefs attract many species, luckily for divers, and some of the reef fish spotted here include schools Boxfish, Angelfish and Butterflyfish, Lionfish, Nudibranchs, Stone Fish, Octopus, Stingrays, Blue Spotted Stingrays, Moray Eels, large Groupers, Black Tip Reef Sharks and Sea Turtles,
Chebeh Island is the best location to spot the two gentle giants who make appearances here in April and October; Manta Rays and Whale Sharks.
Something divers will definitely be made aware of by the diving professionals they will be diving with are the aggressive Trigger Fish.
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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Total number of species: 600
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Wrasse
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Green Turtle
1.7k Sightings
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Total number of species: 200
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Moray Eel
1.6k Sightings
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Total number of species: 27
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Barracuda
1.2k Sightings
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Total number of species: 28
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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 100
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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 90
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Angelfish
4.8k Sightings
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625
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Total number of species: 130
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Butterfly Fish
4.5k Sightings
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Total number of species: 130
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Pufferfish
3.9k Sightings
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The best Months to dive in Tioman Island
Malaysia, in general, has a tropical climate which consists more specifically of a rainy season and a dry season. Luckily for divers the dry season is twice as long as the rainy season and means 8 months, of great diving conditions, to be enjoyed. The rainy season runs from the beginning of November till the end of February and due to the rain and stronger winds, conditions are not ideal for the smaller boats to go out and the reduction in visibility. However, during the dry season, the sea is much calmer and it hardly rains at all. The water temperature ranges from 27 degrees Celsius in the rainy season up to 30 degrees Celsius in the warmest month in the dry season. The visibility lies between 10 and 25 metres on average, and higher on the clearest days. The best time for larger species such as Whale Sharks and Manta Rays are in March and April.
