Johor Bahru - Attractions

Sibu Island

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by admin in Islands

Sibu Island or Pulau Sibu in Malay, while the island is big and it’s like kissing on Pulau Sibu Besar Sibu Island in English mean. Pulau Sibu is actually part of the Seribuat island chain and is located 12 km to the east coast of the western region of Peninsular Malaysia. If you want to get to Pulau Sibu then have to get to Tanjong Leman is the boat to the point of selection. Is approximately 2 hours north of Johor Bahru on the Mersing road. From a bird’s-eye view of the island looks like a triangular hour glass, measured at about 6 km long and 1 km wide.

Visitors to the island you will find that most of the resorts are located in the north east of Pulau Sibu. Here you will find golden beaches gradually slope into the sea making a perfect place to take a bath in the cool refreshing waters. This island will also see the other surrounding islands like Pulau Tinggi and on clear days, you may also be able to see as far as north of Pulau Tioman islands. If you are lucky enough to spend the night when there is full moon to make sure to take the opportunity to look to the sky as the island offers wonderful views of the moon.

Before the island was officially designated as a marine park on the way back to 1993, there was a line kelongs (traps) that can even be seen outside the southwest coast of the island provided with an endless supply of succulent seafood everyone to enjoy. However, since the new regulations were carried out in connection with the island are designated as a marine park, allowing only rods and line fishing, but it remains popular with tourists. The coast of the island are sheltered from most winds and it is very quiet and peaceful, in this sense has made the sea very quiet and you can not tell if it is actually a lake or sea. This environment has allowed the mangroves to grow without interruption along the coastline, another place that is quiet is peaceful situated in the extreme south of the village.

The area southeast of the island you will find cliffs with a rocky shoreline at the base which provides shelter to the village behind the harsh elements. The special thing about the rocks that are here is because they are colored, which is due to layers of volcanic ash that produces the wonderful patterns that you see. Tg Keramat near the cliffs and caves that have arches, where you can find a wide variety of marine life such as corals, fish and crabs.

There is also a village on the southern tip of the island of Sibu the name of the island is called Kampung Duku. Here you can find a mosque that is used by Muslims to pray, a clinic, a police station and other services normally found in a village. An interesting fact about the island is that it is solar, so this can attract nature lovers to the island for their holidays.

Pulau Sibu is also a good place to include the popular snorkeling area northeast of the island, or more specifically in Tg Semanggar. A wide variety of fish and corals in this area and is perfect for beginners as well as the area is generally between 30 feet and 40 feet. There are many dive sites located near and around the island where you can take 30 minutes boat ride to these places where you can see different types of marine life up close, like nurse sharks, rays, etc.. If you travel a little further to Pulau Aur and Pulau Permangil which is about an hour away you can even have the chance to see whale sharks and manta rays.

Establishments on the main island open all year except during the months of December and January. The weather is fairly consistent throughout the year not like the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, where the experience monsoons. Temperatures usually average 29 degrees and the air is cool in the evenings.

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