- Pulau Tenggol
Tenggol Island
The Tenggol group of islands is the most southernly of Terengganu's Marine Parks. It consists of Pulau Tenggol (Tenggol Island), Pulau Nyireh, Tokong Timur, Tokong Burung and Tokong Talang/Tokong Kemudi, Tokong Laut.
Cited as “The Best Diving in Peninsular Malaysia” Asian Diver Magazine 2002 Annual Edition.
Pulau Tenggol lies convert|14|nmi|km|0 off the coast of quiet fishing town of Kuala Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia. This rocky island about 50 hectares in size, spans less than 3 kilometres in length and 2 kilometres at its widest point, is one of the most beautiful and serene islands off Peninsular Malaysia's east coast, with spectacular rocky cliffs that offer many excellent dive sites.One of the island’s attractions is that it is close to its original state. A virgin island with its white sandy beaches backed by steeply forested cliffs is a pleasant retreat away from the city. Activities range from snorkelling, scuba diving, jungle trekking or just basking under the sun on the white sandy beach.
At Pulau Tenggol, divers and Snorkellers alike can find pristine coral formations and a number of submerged rocks with excellent coral growths. Tenggol and its surrounding islands offer good visibility with teeming of marine life, including sharks, rays, nudibranch and a wide variety of hard and soft corals. Divers will discover that Tenggol offers great diving experiences, ranging from deep diving, drift diving and wreck dive for the advanced divers or experienced divers. The fantastic shallow dives are great for the least experienced divers or just for the experienced to off gas.
Tenggol Island temperatures rage from breezy 320C in the day to cool 250C at night.
The island was traditionally uninhabited, but now contains resorts. Vietnamese boat people were known to have been stranded on the island as an aftermath of the Vietnam War.
There are currently 3 resort operators at Pulau Tenggol, Tenggol Island Beach Resort , Tenggol Resort and Aquar Tenggol Resort.
External links
* [http://www.scubaexplorers.com.my Scuba Explorers: Pulau Tenggol, Terengganu, Malaysia]
* [http://www.pulautenggol.com Tenggol Island Beach Resort: Pulau Tenggol, Terengganu, Malaysia]
* [http://www.cuti.com.my/?f=Sub/Terengganu/guide_tenggol.htm Malaysia Travel Guide: Tenggol Island]
* [http://www.pinganchorage.com.my/tenggol_island.htm Ping Anchorage : Tenggol Island]
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