Perhentian Island
The Perhentian Islands offer good scuba diving. They belong to the Terengganu Marine Park. There are about 20 dive sites around the small archipelago accessible within a short boat ride. There is a good wreck dive called the Sugar Wreck. It is easy and shallow and will offer the tourists good underwater photography opportunities. This site is also one of the most beautiful dive sites in Malaysia. However the site is close to the mainland and visibility is not always good.
Perhentian Island’s easy diving conditions make it ideal for those who enjoy relaxing dives with little current yet abundant marine life. Shallow reefs which showcase kaleidoscopic corals, and are home to sea turtles and an array of reef fish, make Perhentian a favorite of many Malaysian divers. For wreck diving enthusiasts the “Sugar Wreck” should not be missed. These islands are closed during the monsoon on the East Coast from November through to February.
Accessibility: Option to fly into Terrenganu, drive up, or take overnight busses to Kuala Besut jetty for the morning ferries
Good to know: Travellers from Singapore can opt to hop on the Transnasional business class overnight bus
