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Tioman Island
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Pulau
Tulai
Pulau
Tulai
Beach
Ferry
Footpath
THAILAND
THAILAND
Kampung
Salang
Kampung
Salang
Salang Beach
Salang Beach
PENINSULAR
MALAYSIA
Kuala
Lumpur
Kampung
Penuba
Kampung
Penuba
0
100 mi
Tioman
Tioman
Island
Tioman
Island
Island
Kampung
Air Batang
(ABC)
Kampung
Air Batang
(ABC)
0
100 km
SINGAPORE
Kampung
Dungun
Kampung
Dungun
Air Batang Beach
Air Batang Beach
Kampung
Kampung
Tekek
Kampung
Tekek
Tekek
Tioman Airport
Tioman Airport
To Mersing
To Mersing
Pulau
Rengis
Pulau
Rengis
Berjaya Tioman
Beach, Golf & Spa Resort
Berjaya Tioman
Beach, Golf & Spa Resort
Bunut Beach
Bunut Beach
Kampung
Kampung
Juara
Kampung
Juara
Kampung Bunut
Kampung Bunut
Juara
To Singapore
To Singapore
Juara
Beach
Juara
Beach
Kampung
Paya
Kampung
Paya
Paya Beach
Paya Beach
14
Kampung
Genting
Genting Beach
Genting Beach
Kampung
Nipah
Kampung
Nipah
JapaMala Resort
JapaMala Resort
Bukit
Bukit
Seperok
Bukit
Seperok
Bukit Batu
Bukit Batu
Sirau
Bukit Batu
Sirau
Seperok
Sirau
Mukut
Waterfalls
Mukut
Waterfalls
Nenek
Sri Mukit
Nenek
Sri Mukit
Nenek
Sri Mukit
0
5 mi
Kampung
Asah
Kampung
Asah
Kampung
Mukut
Kampung
Mukut
0
5 km
and waterfalls. So idyllic is the setting that Tioman was the location for the 1950s H ol-
lywood film
South Pacific.
Tioman has been snubbed b y scuba enthusiasts because it was dev eloped before its
northern island neighbors, R edang and P erhentian. F or many, Tioman's accessibility
didn't jiv e with their expectation of “ unspoiled” ecology. To be honest, I hav e many
friends who have taken dive trips all over Southeast Asia and claim that diving inTioman
is as good, if not better, than in Redang and Perhentian.
Tioman has retained much of its tropical island charm, perhaps by virtue of the fact that
only one modern resort has been built on it. A ctivity is spread throughout the kampungs,
which spring up in the various bays. In
Tekek,
you'll find the airport, main ferry jetty, and
