Three Reefs (Terumbu Tiga, max depth 24m) is situated north of Pulau Besar and is a jumbled mass of huge boulders with three main pinnacles. The pinnacles go as deep as 20m creating some amazing areas within the rocks to explore, including at least 14 different swim troughs which add a little twist to this dive site. The site is covered in spectacular hard and soft corals and has a wide range of marine life like nudibranchs, three different species of angelfish, bumphead parrotfish, groupers, turtles and trevallys hunting for food. This fantastic landscape makes it easy to see why it’s one of the top three dive sites here on the Perhentians.

The Sugar Wreck (Kapal Gula, max depth 18m) is a 3,500-ton cargo vessel named M/V Union star 17 , which was on its way to Indonesia for repairs when it got caught in a monsoon storm on Dec 16, year 2000, and sank six nautical miles off Kuala Besut in Terrengganu due to a leakage. The merchant vessel was carrying some 1,000 tons of sugar - hence the name Sugar Wreck.

Today, the 64m long wreck is lying on its starboard side at 18m and is one of Perhentian’s best dive sites – a spectacular experience not only because of the largely intact wreck which makes even penetration into the cargo holds possible, but also because of the diverse array of marine life that surrounds it. From schools of barracudas, snappers, jacks, sweetlips and squid to tons of scorpionfish, pufferfish, cuttlefish, porupinefish, lionfish and occasionally some kingfish and even whalesharks have been sighted. The fact that you can have a long bottom time also makes it perfect for PADI wreck adventure and wreck speciality dives.

D’Lagoon (max depth 16m)

Situated in the stunning, sheltered bay of D’Lagoon beach, this dive site is less affected by big waves and strong currents. Also it is very easy to get to, a mere five minutes from Long Beach .

D’Lagoon has a large sandy area at a depth of 5 meters enclosed within the coral reef, with a sand channel dissecting the reef to the sandy bottom at 12 meters .

The Vietnamese Wreck (max depth 25m) was a WWII troop transport vessel named Rangsak Kukumaru which served once the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was left behind in Vietnam after the Japanese pullout from SE Asia after WWII and was then later used by Vietnamese refugees to sail to Malaysian water seeking asylum in 1976. They were met by the Royal Malaysian navy who upon inspection found unexploded ordinance on board so the Navy decided to tow the ship back to the mainland to be disarmed but something went wrong and an explosion resulted.

The vessel sank south-west of Perhentian Kecil in an upside down position to a depth of 25m whilst part of the hull is covered in sand. The top of the wreck starts at 17m and is covered with colourful soft corals and barrel sponges where big stonefish and scorpionfish can be found. Penetration inside the wreck is possible as the position of the wreck creates some narrow openings to dive inside where you’ll most likely encounter some big barracudas and porcupinefish hiding in the shelter of the wreck hull.

Strong currents and lower visibility make this a more challenging dive for the adventurous of you. Nevertheless you might just drift along the sandy bottom looking for exclusive creatures like the blue ringed octopus, seahorses, decorated crabs and shrimps and maybe even discover a new species of nudibranchs.

As the bottom time at 25m is limited it’s perfect for using Enriched Air Nitrox to get a longer dive time so you don’t have to go up when you finally discover your first seahorse.

Sail Rock (Batu Layar, max depth 17m) is one of Perhentians’ most beautiful submerged coral reefs with a max depth of 17m on the sandy bottom which frames the whole reef. It starts already at 7m below the surface where you will be greeted by schools of yellow tail barracudas making your way down to explore the rocks covered with a huge variety of corals like the bright red fluorescent anemone, staghorn coral, table coral, whip coral, barrel sponges and tube worms where you will find different species of groupers, sweetlips, triggerfish, batfish and schools of snappers. On the sand you may see the camouflaged Indian Ocean walkman, stick pipefish and often some big whip rays and on a good day schools of bumphead parrotfish, blacktip reef sharks and turtles.

Iron Cape(Tanjung Besi, max depth 18m) is a beautiful hard coral reef covered in a colourful garden of staghorn and table corals which slopes down to a max depth of 18m.It starts as shallow as 2m bellow the surface making it perfect for a nice long dive and is ideal for snorkelers to visit too. In shallow water you can often see schools of squid, bigeye snappers and silver batfish passing by.

Towards the northern tip of Perhentian Besar the reef turns into a bunch of big boulder rocks where giant morays and brown marbled groupers hide and often you encounter trevallys, kingfish or black tip reef sharks gliding through the current on the edge of the reef. On the rocky sand bottom you will see numerous titan and yellow margin triggerfish greeting you along your dive. This dive site is one of the few homes to different species of surgeonfish like the orange spine unicornfish and the beautiful Moorish idol.

Curtain Rock (Batu Tabir, max depth 26m ) also known as Surprise Rock is situated on the northern tip of Perhentian Kecil. You can see the tip of several boulder rocks about 2-3m above sea level which slope down to around18m. Most of the time we start the dive in shallow water above a garden of hard, table and boulder corals close to the island where we will be greeted by a school of yellowtail barracudas then making our way down to the reef edge where we’ll find triggerfish, stingrays and school of snappers. Halfway through the dive the reef turns into a mass of huge boulder rocks where giant morays and giant sea cucumbers hide. As the dive site covers a big area it has a diverse and unique underwater landscape with lots of surprises waiting for you. Often we will end our dive around a shallow submerged pinnacle where you may see turtles, schools of silver batfish and fusiliers, unicornfish, and angelfish. For advanced divers there is a deeper part of the reef at 26m to explore. A few shallow rocks towards the open ocean overgrown with black corals and purple whip corals attract schools of chevron barracudas, queenfish, trevallys and big stingrays hiding under the rocks.

Secret Reef (Karang Selat, max depth 30m) used to be secret a few years back as it is a small straight submerged reef on the ocean floor at 30m and difficult to find as it lays out in the open with only landmarks to use for natural navigation. It is a short but intensive dive as the reef is full packed with aquatic life. As you descend into the blue and get closer towards the bottom you will dive into a school of bigeye snappers followed by hunting trevallys and hovering giant pufferfish. Most of the time you can’t even see the reef as the density and action of fish is too great. If you finally make it through the cloud of fish you will discover lazy cat and bamboo sharks between the rocks, morays and stingrays looking for shelter and dancing shrimps hiding in small crevices. As the site isn’t suitable for multilevel diving and therefore having a very short bottom time it’s a good idea to dive with Enriched Air Nitrox to enjoy this spectacular reef just a little bit longer.

Tomb Stone Reef (Batu Nisan, max depth 16m) is situated on the north end of Long Beach and slopes down from the rocky shoreline of Perhentian Kecil getting gradually deeper towards the east to the sandy bottom of 12m. Just a few metres off the beach the rocky reef with mainly hard and boulder corals starts in shallow water and is perfect for beginners or if you haven’t dived in along time as you can have a nice shallow easy and long dive without current. As you dive along the reef edge you will see blue spotted stingrays, Jenkins whiprays and lots of small gobies and shrimps spread out over the sand.

During the whole dive you will find lots of colourful anemones with different species of clownfish (nemos) living inside as well as batfish, angelfish, turtles and if you lucky you can see a school of bumphead parrotfish passing by.

@ Night

It’s our most popular dive site for night dives as it’s easy to access, shallow and easy to navigate. During a night dive here you might see sleeping parrotfish, different species of crabs and shrimps, squid and cuttlefish, tube anemones, active sea cucumbers, sea urchins, scorpion fish, stick pipefish, morays, stingrays and maybe even a sleeping turtle.

Redang Island Dive Trip

Located 20 kilometres from the Perhentian Islands , Redang is one of Malaysia ’s most spectacular coral reefs. Surrounded by an archipelago of 9 beautiful islands with clear, blue waters, amazing corals and loaded with a vast variety of aquatic life, Redang offers a multitude of great diving and snorkelling locations

Excellent conditions (visibility 15 to 30 m) make it possible to see turtles, white and black tip reef sharks, great barracudas, bumphead parrotfish, napoleon wrasse, unicorn fish, giant moray eels and colourful nudibranchs, as well as encounters with giant reef rays and whale sharks.

For this dive day trip we will meet at 8.30am before we go on a speed boat which takes us to Redang Island in 45 min to 1h. We will choose between some of the best dive sites around Redang Island where we will do 2 or 3 dives with a surface interval of 1h – 1 1/2h- enough time for lunch and some snorkelling time if you like before we return back to Longbeach. Join us for a great day out!! Snorkelers are welcome too!