Tokong Laut might just be one the best dive sites in Perhenthians Islands. It is a huge pinnacle surrunded by a very rich marine life with scorpionfish, turtles, bamboo sharks and much more. The hard and soft coral is also beautiful. Along the reef, you can find tunnels and small caves ideal for underwater photography. The sandy bottom is about 19 m deep.
Best time to dive: the ideal period to plan holidays here isMarch to April. Access: from the Shore. See the map of Tokong Laut on the right for the exact location.
Fishes you may spot while diving Tokong Laut
- Boxfish
- Cuttlefish
- Nudibranch
- Pufferfish
- Scorpion Fish
- Turtle
... and more fishes & sea life, Bamboo Shark, Yellow Snapper
Photos
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Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French PolynesiaPhoto by Yann Hubert
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Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin FishPhoto by Rich Guest
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Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh StraitPhoto by Agnes Tjandranegara
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Blue Nudibranch in Lembeh StraitPhoto by Rich Guest
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Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone housePhoto by Jihye Lee
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Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo!Photo by Yann Hubert
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Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear waterPhoto by Agnes Tjandranegara
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Surreal LifePhoto by Jihye Lee
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Scorpion Fish At NightPhoto by Agnes Tjandranegara
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Koh Tao Underwater StructurePhoto by Jihye Lee
Diving Reviews for this region
Perhentian Islands
Nice and easy diving with nice coral and rich marine life. The snorkelling is very good with many harmless blacktip reef sharks.
dived on 13.7.2013 around the pinnacle at tokong laut. sea was choppy, visibility down to 15m. lots of soft corals,rays. dive time 40min 20m. As the season is just starting..and weather improving things should be better in the coming months.Great dive operators at Perhentian Island Resort. Ask for Rashid.
The best dive site in Perhentian. It’s like diving in an aquarium with beautiful soft corals and colourful fishes. The weather was superb when we dived last week (August) and we used the dive centre at Perhentian Island Resort.