Diving

Fact Sheet about diving on the east coast of Malaysia (FAQ)

The most important facts like a list of dive operators (dive centers) and liveaboard operators, dive safety (addresses of the hyperbaric chambers), dive conditions, climate, hotels and how to get to the Perhentians, Lang Tengah, Redang island and Bidong on one page and ready to print.

On this page: diving facts about the Perhentians, Lang Tengah, Redang and Bidong (east coast of Malaysia, gulf of Thailand)
Look at my website about dive sites on the east coast of Malaysia
Click here to look at underwater photos taken on the east coast of Malaysia

How to get to east Malaysia

Maps of Malaysia: Malaysia maps on www.worldatlas.com / Map of the mainland of Malaysia for zooming in

Malaysia (mainland and Borneo)

    

How to get to the Perhentians: To get there fly to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and then on to Kota Bharu, then bus / taxi to Kuala Besut, take ferry to Perhentian Islands, stay at Coral View Resort , Mama's place or Paradise Resort.

How to get to Redang: Fly to Kuala Terrenganu, take taxi to Merang, take ferry to Redang. Stay at Coral Redang Beach Resort (expensive) or Redang Lagoon (cheaper).

How to get to Lang Tengah: The dive operators will arrange transport from Merang

Change in between islands: Want to go from Redang to the Perhentians or the other way around? Either go by ferry and taxi or try Mama's place or the Coral View Resort for a special trip. Starting from Redang you phone to Perhentian and have them pick you up.

Perhentian islands

Dive operators in the Perhentians

Big Island (Pulau Perhentian Besar): Bubbles Dive Centre, Flora Bay Divers, Seahorse Dive Center, Steffen Sea Sports (no website), Scubaholic, Watercolours (German)

Small Island (Pulau Perhentian Kechil): Coral Sky Divers, Leisure Divers (no website), Perhentian Pro Divers (no website), Spice Divers, Stingray Dive Centre, Suria Perhentian Dive Resort (no website), Turtle Bay Divers, Watercolours (German)

Lang Tengah

Dive operators and accommodation in Lang Tengah

Coral Redang Beach Resort, Lang Sari Resort, Redang Lang Tengah Resort

Redang and Bidong

Dive operators in Redang

Berjaya Resorts, Coral Redang Beach Resort and Dive Shop, Diver's Den at the Redangkalong Resort, Redang Aquatic Adventure at the Redang Beach Resort, Redang Bay Resort, Venture Divers at the Ayu Mayang Resort (?)

List of resorts on Redang island

General information about Malaysia

lonely planet information about Malaysia - yahoo information about Malaysia

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Dive safety

Phone DAN (Divers Alert Network) outside Australia +61-8-8212 9242

Dive safety: contact DAN (Divers Alert Network) in Malaysia phone 05-930 4114

For more information about dive safety look at the excellent site of Diving Medicine Online or the dive safety page.

Hyperbaric chambers (or recompression chamber) in mainland Malaysia:

East coast: Kuantan Naval Base. Kuantan Mawilla Sail Diving Team, Tg. Gelang, 25990, Kuantan, Pahang Phone: 09 433 330 or 09-5833600 (I took this information from a webpage written in the Indonesian language)

West coast Malaysia:
Lumut (near Pangkor island): Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine of the Armed Forces Hospital Lumut Naval Base
Phone: 05 - 683 7090 ext 4071 Fax : 05 - 683 7169
Ipoh (Perak, West Malaysia) Phone: 605 – 2426237. Ask for doctor Lee Chin Thang

Singapore: The Singapore Naval Underwater Medicine Centre. Phone +65-6758 1733 (24-hours Emergency Hotline) / +65-6796 4197 (appointments)
Hyperbaric Medical Services, 1 Orchard Boulevard #08-05, Camden Medical, Centre, Singapore 248649, Phone: +65-6732 8552
Hyperbaric Medicine Centre, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Tan Tock Seng, Hospital, Basement 1, Singapore 308433, Phone: +65-6355 9021/2
www.hyperbaric-singapore.com / Medical Director: Dr Wong Ted Min

For more information about hyperbaric chambers look at the dive safety page.

More Information about scuba diving in south-east Asia

Description of dive sites

Asia: Burma / Thailand
Indonesia: Bali (east, north, south) / Nusa Tenggara (Lombok, Komodo, Flores, Alor) / Sulawesi (Bunaken, Manado, Bangka, Tukangbesi islands, Makassar and Selayar, Lembeh strait, Siau and Sangihe islands, Palu, Togian and Banggai islands) / Kalimantan
Malaysia: East coast (Perhentians, Redang) / Overview Borneo / Sabah and Sarawak / Lankayan / Mabul and Sipadan
Philippines: Visayas (Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Siquijor) / Sangat and Palawan (Tubbataha Reef)
Galapagos islands: center Galapagos, north Galapagos, southeast Galapagos, west Galapagos
Fact sheets

Bali - Borneo and Kalimantan - Burma and Thailand - Galapagos - Malaysia(east coast) - Manado, Lembeh and Siau islands - Nusa Tenggara (Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Alor) - Moluccas (Ambon, Banda, Halmahera) - Palawan (Sangat, Tubbataha) - Sulawesi - Sulawesi central - Visayas (Bohol, Cebu, Negros, Siquijor)
Tauchplätze

Indonesien allgemein - Bali - Bali Nord - Bali Ost - Bali Süd - Bunaken - Bangka - Manado- Lembeh
Informations-Seiten

Bali - Bunaken, Manado, Lembeh, Siau

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