Tulai Island is also known as Fan Canyon because the dive site is full of large gorgonian sea fans that grow on the volcanic rocks. There are several dive sites around the island. Encrusting sponge and soft coral covers the rocks and marine life includes snapper, fusilier, wrasse, sweetlips, lionfish and scorpionfish to name just a few. Ribbon eels can be spotted here.  There are several swim-throughs formed by the boulders. Maximum depth here is 25m and currents can be strong either side of a full moon. Visibility ranges from 5-20m.
Labas Island, to the south of Tulai Island, is another rocky boulder dive site with lots of swim-throughs, caverns and caves. There are also coral garden beds covered in all the usual tropical reef fish. This is a good macro dive site and a torch is useful for highlighting critters in all the cracks and crevices. The maximum depth is 23m and currents are normally mild. Visibility ranges from 5-20m.
Tiger Reef is a submerged reef in the channel between Sepoi Island and Labas Island. It's maximum depth is 25m. It is regarded as one of the best reefs around Tioman with healthy hard and soft coral formations plus seafans, sea whips and crinoids. Black tip reef sharks can be seen at the reef edges and barracuda are often seen in the blue. Schools of snapper and fusilier are prolific as are trevally, soldierfish and surgeonfish. Currents can be strong at this dive site.
Golden Reef is a submerged reef off the north east side of Sepoi Island. A beautiful reef down to 25m deep is full of soft corals, hard corals, sea fans, feather stars and barrel sponges. Reef fish include angelfish, butterflyfish, puffers, porcupine fish and batfish. Various nudibranch can be found here.... Continued >>
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