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Telok
Ayer Tawar
 Dept : 20 - 100 feet
Level : Open Water and above
This is a well-sheltered bay and the waters is generally calm.
Considered the house reef of the resorts which is about 200 meters
from shore, its slopes from 10 to 40 feet with sand bottom covers with
hard and soft corals. Other marine life includes garden eels, our
resident turtle, moray eel, box fist and even lionfish. There are two
wrecks located in this bay at 60 feet and the other is at 90 feet.
Doing a dawn dive here is like visiting Raffles Place MRT station
during the morning peak hours. Jump into our house reef right in front
of your chalet and enjoy a close encounter with one of the resident
turtles and a chance upon a herd of grazing hump head parrotfish as
shallow as a few feet of the bay water. Night dive here are gratifying
with exquisite black and white spotted baby barramundi cod and our
favorite little resident baby torpedo ray, a mere 15 cm long.
 Batu
Chachang to Tanjung Gemuk
Dept
: 60 - 100 feet
Level : Open Water Diver and above
A high concentration of fish life - jacks, travails, fusiliers,
barracudas, tunas, hump heads and eagle rays. The bottom of this area
houses an interesting collection of rock outcrops covered with soft
and hard corals, sea anemones and sponges. One diver voted as his
favorite site. Why? "Lots of fish, good coral life, and all at
only 40 feet!"
Tokong
Timur
Dept : 40 - 90 feet
Level : Open Water and above
Depending on the time of the dive, divers may encounter surface swell
in the area. Suitable for open water divers, it is characterized by a
big boulder, this site comprises mainly soft corals and sea whip
fields. The sloping reef go down to over 60 ft here, and is
well-covered with a variety of pretty soft and hard corals and sea
whips. This place positively rains fish down upon the diver, with
endless busily swimming schools of banner fish, fusiliers, angelfish,
and Hump head Parrot fish. Also frequently seen are Lizardfish resting
on coral or rock heads and Banana Fish. Surface swell can be rough
depending on the weather and time during the dive. Some of the fish
sighted here include hump head parrot fish, batfish, banana fish,
lizardfish.
 Coral
Garden
Dept : 20 - 60 feet
Level : Open Water and above
The gradients of the bays are gentle with sandy bottoms, rock outcrops
and many coral heads. A favorite spot for coral lovers. At an average
dept of 40 feet, the area has soft and hard corals, Christmas tree
worms, sponges, sea anemones etc. A one-foot length Christmas tree
worm can be found in this site.
Batu
Tokong Laut
Dept : 70 - 100 feet
Level : Advance Open Water and above
A favorite site of many repeat divers, this is also known as
"The Highway" as schools of pelagic fish are ply along this
"highway". Divers may experience strong currents in this
area. The terrain is generally rocky with huge boulders forming walls,
tunnels and swim thorough. A photographers haven as there are
interesting coral formations to be found on the walls of these
boulders and there are also a few interesting variety of the smaller
creatures too.
Tokong
Kamudi to Tokong Burung Laut
 Dept : 80 - 100 feet
Level : Advance Open Water and above
It is possible to do a drift-dive at 80 feet from Tokong Kamudi to
Tokong Burong. The condition is generally calm, with surface and deep
water currents. The surface can get choppy after bad weather. Schools
of barracudas, jacks, fusiliers, snappers and tunas sighted. This site
are also a nudibranch havens.
Batu
Tokong Kamudi
 Dept : 50 - 100 feet
Level : Open Water and above
A wall extends down to 100 feet. There is a good covering of soft,
encrusting and stony corals, sponges and Christmas tree worms. In
deeper waters, you will find soft tree corals, sea anemones and
nudibranchs. Fish here include angelfish, butterfly fish, surgeonfish,
wrasses, snappers etc. Most of the fish sighted are mainly small
corals fish. This appear to be a nudibranch haven too.
The
Wreck
The Cement Wreck
Name: Unknown
Nationality: Indonesian
Type: Cargo (Cement)
Dept: 45m/148 ft.
Highest point Bridge Wing at 120 Ft.
Background
The ship lies on its starboard with its bow facing NE (Note: UK
hydrographic survey states that it is lying on the port side). The
wreck is known locally as the "Indonesian Cement Wreck". It
is about 235 ft. in length and was built in 1955 by the Japanese. The
exact date of its sinking is unknown. But it was suspected before 1965
(most likely between 1963 and 1965). The Malaysian flag taken from the
wreck showed 14 strips, it was the flag used when Singapore was still
part of the Federation.
Article from The Decom Stop by Paul Tan.
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Some
of the dive sites around Pulau Tenggol
