Diving and Trekking
The crystal-clear waters of Malaysia and its abundance of tropical fish and coral make snorkelling and diving a must for any underwater enthusiast. This is particularly true of East Sabah's islands, which include Sipadan and Mabul, and the Peninsula's east coast islands of Perhentian, Redang, Kapas and Tioman. Pulau Tioman offers the most choice for schools and dive sites. Dive courses cost from RM650 for a five-day open water course, to RM1200 for a fourteen-day dive master course. Make sure that the dive operator is registered with PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) or equivalent. Increasingly, it's possible to get a day's worth of diving for a competitive price of around RM80-100, which includes basic training. The majority of treks , either on the Malaysian Peninsula or in Sarawak and Sabah, require some forethought and preparation, and you should be prepared for trails and rivers to become much more difficult to negotiate when it rains. That said, although the rainy season (Nov-Feb) undoubtedly slows your progress on some of the trails, conditions are less humid and the parks and adventure tours not oversubscribed. Most visitors trek in the large national parks to experience the remaining primary jungle and rainforest at first hand. For these you often need to be accompanied by a guide, which can either be arranged through tour operators in Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Miri and Kota Kinabulu, or at the parks themselves. For inexperienced trekkers, Taman Negara is probably the best place to start, while Sarawak's Gunung Mulu offers sufficient challenges for most tastes, and few people who make it across to Sabah forego the chance of climbing Mount Kinabalu, not a task to be undertaken lightly, however.
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