Batu Tabir

★★★★☆ (26)

This underwater pinnacle is located north of Tanjung Butong. It is located in a current zone, and the top of the pinnacle is about 5m underwater, and the bottom is surrounded by boulder formations.

If you are lucky, you can spot marble stingray here. Besides, you can spot jenkins stingray and other bottom dwellers here. Whip corals and small sea fans grows on the rocks.

Dive Activity

Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Dive Attitude

Dive Attitude

S-09-03A, Suite Vivo 9 Seputeh, 58000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Selamberr Dive

Selamberr Dive

59-1(1st Floor), Jalan Bazar P U8/P, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Below The Surface Divers

Below The Surface Divers

MIMPI SALES OFFICE, NO 3B PERKEDAIAN 2 TINGKAT MERPATI, MDB KUALA BESUT, 22300 KUALA BESUT, TERENGGANU, AGS - Malaysia

Dive Sites Nearby

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Kampung Beach Front (★4.6)

Kampung Beach Front (★4.6)

Right in front of Nemo Chalet is the Kampung House Reef. This dive site is a simple shore entry, and is welcoming to snorkelers and divers alike. The sandy bottom stretch into 10m deep, and has an abundance of Clownfish and Anemones.
Aqualung
Vietnamese Wreck (★4.2)

Vietnamese Wreck (★4.2)

The Vietnamese Wreck, aka Pasir Tani Wreck, was a US Troop Transport boat used by Japanese Navy during WW2, and used by Vietnamese asylum seekers in the 1970s. It ended up sunk in Malaysia Waters, and is now a Marine life haven laying at 24m depth. Penetration is possible for overhead certified divers.
Mares
Sea Bell Rock (★4.2)

Sea Bell Rock (★4.2)

Sea Bell owes the name to the lighthouse. Beneath the lighthouse sits a massive boulder cluster, with extensive growth of corals and marine life on it. The dive site extends to Sea Bell Reef, where hard corals cover the sea bed, extending into 18-20m depth
Mares
Batu Nisan (★4.2)

Batu Nisan (★4.2)

Batu Nisan is an easy dive in a protected zone off the northern edge of long beach. The dive site offers calm and clear water with a sandy bottom, which is perfect for learners and divers alike to practice skills and buoyancy control. The site also offers decent night dive with easy shore access.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Romantic Reef (★4.2)

Romantic Reef (★4.2)

Romantic Reef is a rocky slope that divides Romantic Beach and Teluk Aur. Extending from the surface to 15m deep, this dive site is an easy slope for beginners to dive.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Batu Nisan Laut (★4.2)

Batu Nisan Laut (★4.2)

Extended out of the shallow shore of Long Beach, Batu Nisan Laut is a rocky slope that extends to 10m, before transitioning into a sandy bottom. It is a relatively easy dive site for students and divers alike to practice skills and buoyancy control.
Aqualung
Romantic Beach (★4.6)

Romantic Beach (★4.6)

Perhentian Romantic Beach is a dive site well suited for beginner training. Sheltered from longshore current in the bay, the reef starts from the shore, extending all the way to down south into a rocky slope.
Mares
Panglima Abu (★4.5)

Panglima Abu (★4.5)

Panglima Abu reef is located off the beach of the same name. It is located off the Northwest of Pulau Perhentian Kecil. The site extends from the shore, and consists of a mixture of hard and soft coral patches. It it a good dive spot during pre and post monsoon times, being sheltered from the eastern wind.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink
D’Lagoon (★4.4)

D’Lagoon (★4.4)

D’lagoon is a reef overlooking the Perhentian windmill. Blessed with clear water and a shallow and majestic reef, it is the embodiment of beauty itself. D’lagoon is located in a bay, also protects it from wind and current. The Reef starts from the shoreline into 12m depth, where it transitions into a sandy bottom.
Mares
Teluk Kerma (★4.3)

Teluk Kerma (★4.3)

Teluk Kerma is separated into Kerma Darat, and Kerma Laut, meaning Kerma by the land, and Kerma by the sea respectively. The site owes it’s name to the beach of the same name. The site is a shallow reef, that extends into 15m. The site is a combination of boulder and corals.
Aqualung
San Choi Wreck (★4.6)

San Choi Wreck (★4.6)

San Choi are 3 fisherman wrecks sunk in 2018 to form an artificial reef. Sitting at 18m depth, the wreck is now teeming with fishes, to the extent that it blocks the sunlight. The wreck is also a cleaning station, with plenty of cleaner pipefish and cleaner shrimps offering their service to the fishes.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink
Sand Ray Alley (★4.2)

Sand Ray Alley (★4.2)

The Sand Ray Alley offers a stingray galore underwater. The rocky outcrops extends 10m underwater, where the sandy bottom starts. Between the Rock and the sandy bottom, a plethora of stingray species dwells and prosper. Do watchout for the occasional triggerfish presence though.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Tanjung Butong (★4.2)

Tanjung Butong (★4.2)

Tanjung Butong is located at the northern point of Perhentian Kecil, and is a rocky slope. Due to it’s exposed located, current can be strong occasionally.