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Scuba Diving Malaysia-Pulau Aur /
Dayang
Pulau Aur and
Dayang Island
(peninsular
Malaysia) The Marine Parks of Johor have two distinct regions,
the inshore islands are Pulau Rawa, Pulau Babi Hujung, Pulau Babi
Tengah, Pulau Babi Besar, Pulau Tinggi, Pulau Mentinggi and Pulau
Sibu.Offshore, 65km east of Mersing, Pulau Aur, and the three
smaller islands of Pulau Dayang, Pulau Lang and Pulau Pinang,
together with Pulau Pemanggil, which is 15km northwest of Pulau Aur,
make up the rest of the Johor Marine Park.
Pulau Aur and
Pulau Dayang
are two islands in close proximity
of sites to dive, from deep trenchers to shallow reefs. Most noted
for its pelagic sightings Aur and Dayang have been the site of many
sightings of whale shark and manta Ray.
Diving ranges from rock boulders and submerged reefs to wrecks. The
channel between Aur and Dayang is rich with coral reefs in
relatively shallow waters. You also have a unique opportunity to
dive on a wreck just off the shore of Dayang. Pulau Pinang a rocky
area, has steep drop-offs that provide shelter to giant stingrays,
groupers, large schools of barracudas, and sometimes Manta Rays or
whale sharks.
Favorite Dives:
Rayner's Rock.
A large
boulder breaking the surface
at about 4 meters high. Diving is good around the eastern
 portion
with a mixture of both hard and soft corals providing shelter for a
profusion of marine life. You can expect to encounter schooling
yellowtails, rainbow-runners, trevallies and closer to the reef,
groupers, damsels, butterfly fish, scorpion fish and lots of cuttle-fish.
Pinnacles.
This submerged reef is located towards the south of Pulau Aur. The
top of the reef begins at about 12 meters and sloped in excess of 25
meters. If dived under the right circumstances with slight currents,
a large number of pelagic circumstances with slight currents, a
large number of pelagic including jacks, fusiliers, barracudas and
black tip shark can be sighted. Among the hard corals and scattered
soft corals are wrasses, pufferfish, damsels, lionfish and snappers.
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Pulau Langkawi
Dive sites around
Malaysia :[
Sipadan island ][
Mabul ] [
Kapalai ] [Redang Island ]
[ Tioman island ] [
Lankayan ] [Semporna island] [
Pulau Dayang/Aur ] [
Tenggol island
] [ Jarak Island ] [
Pulau Langkawi ] [ Layang-Layang ] [
Pulau Kapas ] [
Lang Tengah ]
For more
information contact
info@scubadiving-malaysia.com
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