Tioman
( 2 user reviews )2 Reviews
I liked
I had choice tioman for last minute after plan with my friend.. We suprise that Tioman Island are totally different from most internet said.. The sea very clear , and we found many colorful coral and huge turtle & also black tips shark just in front of our bungalows ( Tekek Beach. We stay at coral reef holiday, the room look simple but interior & inside very clean and comfortable. By the evening we going having dinner at Tioman Cabana restaurant, its was amazing served variation of food from western to local.. Try the homemade burger was amazing... after that we hang with the owner and others tourist playing live music and also fire ball (thanks Mr Shamrock) Day after we going to snorkeling to Coral Island .. the beach was very white and you can see the bottom even 25 feet deeper. Tekek its nice place to chill & relax but make sure go the south part (local call Tg Said Beach) its really paradise.I disliked
The ferry service at mersing it not following the right time.. we wait almost one hours from exact time departure. When we going to Salang Beach after snorkeling.. was so suprise.. many big building and many rubbish by the beach.. most of cafe owner just flow the washing water to the sea.. and the beach not really long...
I liked
Juara beach - tim's beach hut shack !!I disliked
WARNING: DO NOT STAY AT MOKHTAR'S PLACE Myself and friends decided to take a short trip to Tioman over the holiday weekend of Hari Raya. The island is mostly deserted as it is monsoon season so we went without booking accommodation. We stayed at Mokhtar's place because we thought it was cheap and cheerful for 1 night. They have signs up that you need to check out by 10am. The next morning there was NO ONE around, (still sleeping) so we went for breakfast to come and deliver back the keys. The owner comes running out at noon when we were delivering back the keys and was very insistent that we pay extra nights because we did not follow by the rules. We calmly explained no one was around, lest no one on the island and he got very angry and started to push our friend. He told him not to push him or touch him, and the owner very aggressively ran for a hammer to intimidate to pay. The owner completely flew off the handle and started yelling and advancing towards us with a hammer, then resorted to get a pair of hedge clippers to intimidate us to pay and screaming and yelling like a crazy person. Slamming the hammer into the desk and yelling and screaming at us and advancing towards us. If we thought he was joking we would have just left, however he had a crazy look in his eye and we really thought our friend's life could be in danger so we paid an extra 50RM to get away safely. THIS GUY IS CRAZY AND NEVER STAY HERE. We found out later they have a bad reputation on the island. We thought he could have been on some sort of drugs, he was very much capable of harm and it was a very very unpleasant experience. Tell all your friends, DO NOT GO HERE. We finally found the sweet spot on Juara beach at Tim's Beach hut. Brilliant place, very very very highly recommended! Saved the whole experience.