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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Tioman Island

About 36 nautical miles off Malaysia's east coast lies Pulau Tioman or Tioman Island, one of the region's most enchanting holiday spots. Scenic and tranquil, Tioman Island boasts miles and miles of white sandy beaches, swaying palm trees, charming villages and friendly people. Its crystal clear waters teem with spectacular marine life and colourful coral gardens. The twin peaks of Gunung Nenek Semukut provide a prominent landmark to this island, reputed to be one of the most beautiful and idyllic in the world.


Diving and snorkeling: Pulau Tioman is the biggest marine park in Malaysia. By diving and snorkeling, you can explore the underwater environment of Pulau Tioman and get to see lots of marine life. Besides diving and snorkeling at Pulau Tioman Marine Park, Renggis Island is recommended to visitors. Renggis Island has good hard coral diversity and thus it is a good place for diving. Before leaving to Marine Park, make sure the essentials equipments of diving and snorkeling are prepared.

Swimming and sunbathing: There are lots of beautiful beaches at Pulau Tioman such as Monkey Bay for you to swim. These beaches with white sand are good place to swim. If you do not like swimming, you can do sunbathing too.

Jungle trekking: The jungle walk across to Monkey Bay is recommended. After reaching Monkey Bay, you can do sunbathing or can swim. The ten minutes jungle trek to Rockfalls awards you with glimpse of monitor lizards and exotic butterflies in their natural environment.

Island hopping: You can go around the island and explore many interesting places via island hopping. There are many boats for hiring. In addition to, you also can rent a bicycle to go around the island. You can rent bicycle from many places.

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