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Scuba Diving Malaysia-Pulau
Langkawi
Pulau
Payar
is located
south east of Langkawi and north of Penang Island. No form of
accommodation is available on the island and only the marine park
center occupies its solitary beach. Strict conservation laws
enforced by marine park rangers around the island have resulted in
prolific marine life. Although at times the plankton rich waters can
reduce visibility the abundance of fishes makes up for it. Jacks,
Fusiliers, black tip sharks, barracudas and giant groupers are
sighted on a regular basis. Coral life is a mixture of hard and soft
corals.
Favorite
Dives :
Grouper Farm
 suitably
named, this site is located towards the southern end of Pulau Payar
and is home to small schooling fishes nervously darting about due to
the presence of numerous huge groupers. Seascape is mainly hard
corals slopping down to about 15 meters.
Pulau Kaca
Situated towards the east of Pulau Payar are some easy wreck diving
sites. Dozens of sunken fishing trawlers are found around Pulau Kaca
creating an artificial reef. Depth is about 18 meters which makes it
an easily accessible wreck to explore. Abundance of fish life,
mollusks and nudibranchs can be found among the scattered vessels.
Pulau Segantang
This rocky outcrop is located 13 km towards the west of Pulau Payar.
It features steep rocky terrain plunging into the sea to a sandy
bottom at 20 meters. Nurse shark, barracudas and jacks are very
common here. Lobsters, moral eels and mollusks are also commonly
sighted here.
 Next
Semporna
group of islands
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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