Dive Tioman
Diving in the clear blue water of Tioman, with the house of reefs giving life to most marine animals, exploring the vast rainforest with waterfalls and mountains surrounded by fogs and clouds, or just simply enjoy exposing up to the sun with the white sand forming and relaxing between your toes. You can really find this place as a very wonderful and intoxicating place and may even consider it as your heaven on Earth.
Tioman is actually a perfect place to dive in. If you still don’t know how to dive, you can learn to dive safely with a comfortable environment while having the Bali Hai divers as your teachers. The Bali hai divers can be found on a private beach in the main Panuba bay, you can also choose different sites there on where you could dive. The best season to dive is usually from the month of March to the month of November because the northeast torrential rain starts from the mid November up to February.
Getting to Tioman is actually easy. The shortest way to get there is by traveling in the air from either Malaysia or Singapore. If you came from Singapore, the flight usually takes at least 45 minutes and if you came from Malaysia, usually it lasts less than an hour. You may also try to choose to transfer by ferry and speed boat from Mersing up to the east area of mainland Malaysia.
Getting to Tioman is actually easy. The shortest way to get there is by traveling in the air from either Malaysia or Singapore. If you came from Singapore, the flight usually takes at least 45 minutes and if you came from Malaysia, usually it lasts less than an hour. You may also try to choose to transfer by ferry and speed boat from Mersing up to the east area of mainland Malaysia.
For the accommodation, there are many inns and resorts that you can choose. The rooms for this resort are mostly for budget and affordable. There are hills that are surrounded by many tropical rainforest and an additional beautiful view of ocean will give you a perfect experience from this place.
Tioman was open naked by Chinese and Arabs Seafarers and some traders in different countries around thousand years ago. Tioman was first used as source of water and an aid for most of them.
Actually, up to now, you can still view and see some small pieces of ceramics in the shallow are of the sea. To be able to know that you are already in the tip of Malaysia, you can find Singapore as a good sign especially if you are sailing and going there by water.
One ancient tale foretells a story of a pretty dragon queen that is on her way from China and going to Singapore. She took a rest in the warm water of South China Sea where she immediately fell in love with its surroundings and decided to stay there and transformed herself to become a beautiful island.
The current Tioman has more than eighteen beaches, some are developed with resorts and some are still untouched. This started the gaining of many tourists that loved and supported the place after going experiencing the unique enjoyment from this place.
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Best Time to Dive
When visiting the Tioman, you can’t be assured that in any date or month the dive sites will be open. The best time for you to set a vacation in there will be around the month of March to November, on these months you can avoid the upcoming rains and storms. Mostly, rains in the country occur during the mid week of November up to the month of February.
Getting There and Around
Getting to Tioman is very easy and short. There are some ways for you to get there. You can use by air, by land and by water. There are airports that give service in getting to Tioman. If you came from the mainland Malaysia or Singapore, the best way for you is traveling in the air. Coming from those places, both will took less than an hour to get in Tioman. And if you don’t want to travel by air, you may have another choice which is to travel by water. There are some ferry boats and speed boats from Mersing that can help you to easily arrive in the east part of the mainland Malaysia. Using the land, you can have the Singapore Johore Express bus line. This bus will direct you to the Larkin Bus Terminal in Malaysia.
Tioman Dive Resources
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Check before you go
- Passport expiry date (most countries require at least six months prior to the expiry date)
- Visa requirements
- Travel Insurance (make sure coverage for Scuba Diving is included)
- Medical status (Visit your doctor if you are unsure)
Tioman Weather NOW!
- Conditions for Mersing, MY at 9:00 am MYTCurrent Conditions: Light Rain, 75 F Forecast: Sat - Thunderstorms. High: 84 Low: 75 Sun - Scattered Thunderstorms. High: 84 Low: 76 Full Forecast at Yahoo! Weather (provided by The Weather Channel) […]
