DESTINATION 4 : Tioman Island, Pahang,

Tioman Island is the largest in the a group of 64 volcanic islands which includes Pulau Sei Buat, Pulau Sembilang, Pulau Tulai , Pulau Chebeh , Pulau Labas and Pulau Renggis is located 80km northwest off Peninsular Malaysia's east coast.

According to a local folklore this island is the resting place of a fabled dragon princess who had turned herself into an island in the South China Sea and become truly one of the most beautiful islands in the region.

How to get there? 

Malaysian Airlines operates daily flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan. 

Express Bus services and taxis ply the routes from major towns to Kuantan. This is also daily buses plying the route of Kuala Lumpur directly to Mersing jetty.  

From Mersing jetty , you can then take a boat or ferry to Tioman Island.Tioman Island is within easy reach from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. There are several possibilities to come to the island.

From Mersing of Tanjung Gemuk, Tioman Island is just a 3 to 4 hour boat ride away. If you prefer a shorter comfortable ride, air-conditioned fast ferries which depart daily can make the trip in approximately 2hours.

There are a number of resorts to stay at on Pulau Tioman. I suggest that you stay at Paya Beach Resort. You will loved it as it was a compact place right next to the beach with enough facilities for our needs!

What is interesting at this place? Here we look @_@ 

TIOMAN NIGHTLIFE

     Karaoke 

  ~Enjoy at Karaoke pub in kampung Genting and for the price of a drink (RM10), you can stay there until they close at 10p.m. If you don't like to sing, you can always watch the star twinkle in the night sky.

 




Paya Tropical Holistic Spa 

 ~ Nighttime Relaxation Paya 
    Tioman Classic 
~ Very relaxing top to toe aromatherapy oil massage.

                            <TROPICAL HOLISTIC SPA>    

   Four S Cafe  

    ~  A place for Divers to meet in the evenings and get cheap beer right across the street from Fisher Men Dive Centre.

  BB cafe: Bar by the sea  

~  A relaxing bar on stilts which starts in the late afternoon and serves cold beer for the person who has been snorkeling and sun tanning on the beach all day.

 Beach Bar  

~  There is a live band performance every night at Beach Bar in the vicinity of Berjaya Tioman Beach, Golf & Spa Resort.

 

 

TIOMAN SHOPPING

Tekek Village Duty Free 

* The larger stores in Tekek stock not only a variety of tobacco and alcohol     products, including wines, but also a good selection of t-shirts, bathing suits and Tioman souvenirs.

                           <TEKEK VILLAGE>

  Vision Commerce store 

 * This is the island's largest duty free shop offering variety of products such as batiks, t-shirts, souvenirs, kitchen utensils, and cigarettes.


<VISION COMMERCE>

Salang Indah Mini Mart 

* Almost Complete Mini Mart providing food n drinks, sunblocks, tanning lotion, beachwear, cigarettes, medicine, shampoo and other stuff. 

                                       <SALANG INDAH>

 

  

  Paya  

* These are line of some duty free shops at the beach front, most notably in Paya village at the Paya Beach Resort. 

<PAYA VILLAGE>

TIOMAN OUTDOORS

 Nenek Semukut 

*This scenic twin peaks is undoubtedly the most recognize able landmark of  Tioman. 


   <NENEK SEMUKUT>












 Kampung Juara and its beach   

*This is probably the most secluded place on Tioman since it is located on the eastern side of the island facing the South China Sea

 <KAMPUNG JUARA> 

 Asah waterfall  
*The highest waterfalls are the Asah waterfall close to Mukut village which has refreshingly cool mountain pools to swim
                                                             <ASAH WATERFALL>

 Pulau Tioman Marine Park 
*The marine area around Pulau Tioman and eight other nearby islands have been gazetted as marine parks and marine reserves, confined to an area two nautical... miles from the coast. 

 <MARINE PARK>

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE FOODS 

As far as food is concerned, there were plenty and varieties.  I was amazed.   This was certainly no kampung.  The famous Ramly burger was here too.   Though Starbucks was not here, you still could find mocha or latte here.  Who knows, maybe KFC will be here in the future!  You must get BBQ fish at RM10.00 at the busy Salang Indah Restaurant. 

Further down the path, there was the White House Cafe which you can found the fried noodle very delicious at RM4.00.   

The setting here was beautiful.  Very basic tables and chairs by the sea.   They also sold BBQ seafood here.  You cannot miss it because it was painted all white.

If you want Chinese food, you can have it at the Salang Beach Chinese Restaurant.  I wonder how was the food here.
For breakfast, you can try the roti chennai at Salang Indah Restaurant or Salang Dream Restaurant.  

In this booming business of restaurants and cafes, you will find some small Malay stalls selling nasi lemak or simple food.  Salang is almost self-contained.  There were few mini marts selling anything from instant noodle to disposal underwear.  Price here was a little higher than the main land.