Scuba Diving in Malaysia is a popular and famous adventure activity that one can embark upon while on a visit to this exotic country. The beautiful seawaters and the abundant marine life are simply perfect to go for this sort of an adventure activity.
Malaysia is known to have 14 scuba diving destinations. In fact the country is home to some of the major diving destinations of the world. The most common diving destinations of the country are Sipadan Islands, Tioman islands, Redang Islands, Sabah, Sarawak and others. The waters surrounding the country and its islands are cool and are teeming with marine life. One can find different varieties of tropical fishes, sea turtles, algae, underwater plants, shells, sea clams and magnificent coral reefs with bright and colorful corals. All this and more makes Malaysia a perfect place to go for scuba diving.
The Tioman and Redang Islands are known for their coral reefs and the magnificent underwater caves. Sipadan islands are the most popular destinations for scuba diving in Malaysia. The islands are known for their brilliant multi-colored coral reefs and exotic underwater life. One can find flowers like Tubastrea and Alyconarian over here. Popular dive sites are Barracuda Point, Coral Garden, Staghorn Crest and others. It's simply amazing. Layang Layang is a good place to check out whale sharks and hammerhead sharks. Popular dive sites are Crack Reef and D'Wall. One can check out the cuttle fish in Mandarin Valley in Kapalai or Crocodile Island in Mabul Islands.
The best time to go for scuba diving is during the summer months like June, July and August. The monsoon months are avoided as the sea is pretty rough during that time and hence unsafe for such sort of adventure activities. April to October is the bets time to go for scuba diving in the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. In fact, the majority of the dive sites are open to the public all the year round.
Almost all the beach resorts have arrangements and facilities to allow the tourists to go for these sort of adventure activities. Both children and adults can go for a scuba diving adventure in Malaysia. Special scuba diving gears are available in all the beach hotels and resorts.
There are numerous scuba diving packages that one can avail of if one is interested in going for scuba diving in Malaysia. For instance, there is the Pahang Tioman Dive Holiday Package or the Miri Dive Package of Sarawak. These diving packages usually last from 2 to 5 days or 4 to 11 days and one can select any package as per their choice. These packages are economical and worth availing.
Scuba Diving in Malaysia is a great way to explore and see the underwater marine life of the country. It is a great way to have a great vacation.
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