PEARLS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

A glittering setting of skyscrapers and polished pavements, casinos, trendy bars and designer shopping, glamorous Singapore, with her highly accessible Changi international airport, is an ideal port of departure for a yacht charter holiday. A yacht charter Singapore can be combined with overnight journeys to neighboring tropical islands in Malaysia.

Only a few hours sail from Singapore, in Malaysian waters, idyllic Tioman island is a renowned scuba diving destination whose beautiful beaches were depicted in the 1958 movie “South Pacific”. Tioman is the largest of the many volcanic islands that form the Tioman Marine Park, and offers jungle trekking, 4-wheel drive excursions, golfing on 18-hole links courses, and scuba diving on several top-class dive sites.

There are over 20 excellent dive sites dotted around Tioman. The top 3 are 1. Chebeh, where you’ll find huge boulders and swim-through tunnels 2. Tiger Rock, a submerged reef accessible only by tender and 3. Sea Fan Garden, an underwater paradise full of sea fans, glass sweepers and colourful nudibranchs.

Now replete with a newly built marina Tioman island is set to be the ideal destination for yacht charters departing from Singapore.

Adjacent to Tioman are the islands of Sibu, Rawa, Pemanggil, Aur, Tinggi, Besar, Tengah Mensirip and Hujung, which all feature glassy blue and emerald green waters, lush vegetation and miles of empy beaches. At Aur island there is a stunning natural harbour fringed by beautiful white sandy beaches which is a perfect anchorage, and on Lang island a lovely lighthouse affords panoramic views of the South China Sea.

North from Tioman, some 150 nautical miles away, is the Malaysian state of Terengganu, which is blessed with some of the most beautiful islands - with some of the finest dive sites - on the East Coast of Malaysia. Pulau Perhentian, the most famous, is the northernmost island followed by Pulau Lang Tengah, Pulau Redang, Pulau Bidong, Pulau Kapas and Pulau Tenggol.

For yacht charters in Singapore and Tioman please enquire well in advance due to repositioning distance from Raja Laut's home base in Langkawi. For more details please Contact Us.