Deep Blue: Malaysian Dive Resorts

“As holiday spots go, Malaysia is pretty dreamy. It’s beautiful, affordable, easy to get to, has incredible climate, scenery and wildlife… and phenomenal diving. With a stunning array of marine species and coral landscapes, its dive sites are among the best in the world. And with most being close to shore, Malaysia favours resort-based diving.

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Minang Cove Resort & Spa, Tioman Island
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Stunningly scenic, Tioman Island is the largest of Malaysia’s east coast islands. With glorious isolated beaches, and clear, warm water, it’s an idyllic spot for divers. Superb spa resort, Minang Cove Resort has an expertly-run, fully-equipped dive centre. Complete novice or seasoned diver, your instructor will give you a tailored experience. Taking you out on their purpose-built boat, you can visit the underwater pinnacles and coral bommies, giant rocks with swim-throughs, hard and soft corals and a myriad of marine life.

If you want to see more hotels on Tioman Island, visit our Tioman Island hotels page.

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Paya Beach Spa & Dive Resort, Tioman Island
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Just a few steps from the beach, the stunning Paya Beach Spa & Dive Resort has a spa, pools, beach bar, grill, and its own PADI dive centre, Divers Cove. Run by a friendly, professional team, Divers Cove is passionate about diving and the environment. Explore the pristine coral reefs around Tioman Island, joining personalised diving activities from introductory courses to multi-dive packages for experienced divers. Check out Divers Cove’s scuba campaigns such as reef building and help give something back to the undersea world.

If you want to see more hotels on Tioman Island, visit our Tioman Island hotels page.

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The Reef Dive Resort, Mataking Island
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Malaysian diving doesn’t get much better than at this specialised resort on Mataking Island. Offering a complete range of hire and training options, you can pretty much tailor your own dive holiday from The Reef Dive Resort. Offering a full range of PADI courses, you can choose to explore the reefs around Mataking, or take a boat trip to the world-famous dive site of Sipadan Island where you’ll find enormous schools of barracuda and trevally, reef sharks, bumphead parrotfish, and too many sea turtles to count.

If you want to see more hotels on Mataking Island, visit our Mataking Island hotels page.

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Bunga Raya Island Resort & Spa, Gaya Island
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Famous for its wildlife on land, the warm undersea world around Borneo is equally abundant. Home to sea turtles, clown fish, giant groupers, coral fish, trigger fish and whale sharks, its reefs attract divers from around the world. Bunga Raya Island Resort & Spa has its own PADI certified dive centre fully equipped to meet your needs whatever your experience. Unlike many resorts, you don’t need a license to dive here because its specially trained PADI certified instructors will guide you on your dives.

If you want to see more hotels on Gaya Island, visit our Gaya Island hotels page.

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Gaya Island Resort, Gaya Island
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Aspiring to preserve wildlife and promote sustainability, the blissful Gaya Island Resort is in a marine park where human activity has long been restricted. With several eco-friendly initiatives from conservation through education to rescue programmes, you can join one of several PADI-professional guided dives in the tropical waters of Kota Kinabalu. Home to more than 75% of known species, and coral gardens just 20 metres from shore, you can explore over 25 dive spots around five islands within the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.

If you want to see more hotels on Gaya Island, visit our Gaya Island hotels page.”