What to do and see in Pahang, Malaysia: The Best Things to do Good for Adrenaline Seekers

April 27, 2022 Renato Branum

Pahang (Malay pronunciation: [paˈhaŋ]; Jawi: ڤهڠ), officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific Darul Makmur (Jawi: دار المعمور, "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and a federal state of Malaysia. With an area of 35,840 square kilometres, it is the third largest Malaysian state and the largest in Peninsular Malaysia. Its territory comprises roughly 11% of the total land area of Malaysia. With 1.63 million inhabitants, it is Malaysia's ninth most-populous state. Pahang's capital and largest city, Kuantan, is the eight largest urban agglomerations by population in Malaysia.
Restaurants in Pahang

1. Tioman Dive Centre

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5.0 based on 333 reviews

Tioman Dive Centre

A dive centre with a personal touch. We will do our upmost to ensure that you have a safe and enjoyable day's diving at TDC. We are based in Salang Bay, near the jetty, in the north of Tioman, directly on the beachfront. We cater for experienced divers as well as those who have never dived before. We look forward to seeing you here soon!

2. Scuba Guru

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5.0 based on 41 reviews

Scuba Guru

Independent scuba diving instructor offering padi diving courses and fun dives. I provide a personal service unmatched by any of the dive centers here in Salang Bay on Tioman Island. I cater for individuals and groups, and can make arrangements to suit you personally.

3. Salang Bay Divers

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5.0 based on 47 reviews

Salang Bay Divers

We are a PADI scuba dive center at Salang Bay, Tioman Island. We provide PADI Certification Courses, Equipment Rental/Servicing as well as Leisure Dives. We also offer Snorkling Trips and Speed Boat Charter. Dive season start every year from February until November.

4. Merapoh Adventure

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Merapoh Adventure

We are a local tour specialist operating from Merapoh, the less used entrance to Taman Negara National Park, Pahang. We manage and facilitate visits to the park by offering several tour package options for groups and individuals as well as exciting adventures in the surrounding area. Join us to experience the vastness and uniqueness of Taman Negara's pristine 130 million year old primary rainforest. Explore trails and waterways bursting with life, canoe or tube down crystal clear rivers as they meander through the forest and take a refreshing dip in glistening waterfalls. Trekking through the park, packed with primates, keep your eyes open for encounters with some of the rare and endangered wildlife that calls Taman Negara home. Listen to the sounds of gibbons high in the trees, discover animal tracks withe the help of your guide and catch a glimpse of hornbills flying overhead. Enjoy getting back to nature, breath in the clean forest air straight from the lungs of the Earth and be serenaded by the sounds of the jungle. For the more adventurous, why not challenge yourself to scale the mighty Gunung Tahan - Malaysia's highest peak, or discover treasures hidden in Merapoh's dazzling array of limestone caves, home to beautiful formations and rare creatures. We are all local people and our experienced guides would love to share their firsthand knowledge of Merapoh's most beautiful locations with you, so whether you are looking for a weekend break or a week in the wilderness we can send you on a rainforest extravaganzas that's right for you!

5. Kuantan River Cruise

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5.0 based on 209 reviews

Kuantan River Cruise

We offer exciting guided river cruise to the river mouth and/or mangrove park. We also offer firefly sightseeing & crocodile spotting at night. An experience not to be missed if you are in Kuantan!

6. LXF Fishing Adventures

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LXF Fishing Adventures

The Legion Of Xtraordinary Fisherman (LXF) offers bespoke premium sport fishing charters that leave you wanting for nothing, exposing you to the true beauty that each location has to offer. One of our Signature Charters in Malaysia is for the fastest fish in the Ocean, the majestic Sailfish. There is no actual entry/admission fee, prices are dependent on package, location, duration and number of pax.

7. Amigo Dive Center

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Amigo Dive Center

Tioman Island, a popular scuba diving destination among locals and foreigners in Malaysia. The only 5 star PADI dive center situated on the east side of the island, Kg. Juara or more well known as Juara Beach. We are the ONLY dive operator on this side of the island which means we dive the east side of Tioman Island only. There are more than 10 well known but less explored sites which ranged from shore, sandy slope, rocky slope, submerged reef etc. Since we are the only dive center operating here, our customers will not have to worry about boat traffic and overcrowded dive sites. Our team consist of well trained and experience Instructors, Divemasters and staffs. PADI courses offered here ranges from PADI open water diver, PADI advanced diver, PADI rescue diver and PADI divemaster.

8. Juara Scuba Academy

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5.0 based on 31 reviews

Juara Scuba Academy

We traded suits and ties for boardshorts & flip flops and pledged to represent the voices of the ocean. Our professionally trained staff offer guided fun dives, as well as PADI & SSI courses for beginner to professional levels. A coral reef restoration & conservation program was born from our love and respect towards the ocean. The program is to educate the future generation to protect nature.

9. B&J Diving Centre

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4.5 based on 644 reviews

B&J Diving Centre

B&J Diving Centre is a PADI 5 Star IDC Centre that was established in 1987 and is run by a Malay/German/Swiss management team. It has dive centres in two locations on Tioman Island in Malaysia (Salang Bay and Air Batang Bay aka ABC).B&J has launched it's own upper market hotel (Tioman Dive Resort) in January 2012 to serve our clients even better.We take pride in providing the highest quality dive education for our customers as well as enjoyable leisure diving trips for already certified divers. B&J has a 100% safety record since it's existence and we constantly invest in maintaining/upgrading our equipment. Dive equipment is well maintained and regularly replaced, the air is tested for purity, the dive boats are large and comfortable and the dive groups are kept small.It might not be known to many but Tioman Island is home to some of the healthiest coral reefs and a myriad of marine life. B&J has been there from the beginning and has helped maintain these reefs by organizing regular environmental events such as cleanup days, COT (Crown Of Thorns) collections and more. B&J has been awarded several times by PADI for it's "Outstanding Contribution to Divers Education" and also as a “Project AWARE Environmental Achievement Award Winner”. B&J is also a “Go-Eco Operator” and a “Longitude 181 Ambassador”, promoting environmentally safe diving with a strict no glove and no touch policy. As a PADI 5 Star IDC (Instructor Development Center), B&J is amongst the top dive centers in Asia and the very experienced instructors teach all courses from beginner to instructor level. B&J is further a DSAT and IANTD Technical Diving Facility and provides DAN O2 Provider courses.If you like to see some of the most beautiful coral gardens in the South China Sea, a vast variety of tropical reef fish, turtles, sharks, cuttlefish and some of the best spots for nudibranchs in the world, then you shouldn’t miss a visit to Tioman Island.Two Tank dive trips for certified divers are organized daily and you have the choice of additional afternoon boat dives or night dives. If you prefer to take it more relaxed, then you should head for some great muck diving on the house reefs. Nitrox is readily available.Technical divers are drawn to Tioman to either enrol in more training and to visit some of the most spectacular wrecks in the world, HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales. Next to diving we assist you with transfer and accommodation bookings or invite you to join one of our regular cleanup efforts to protect the ocean.

10. DiveAsia Tioman

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4.5 based on 69 reviews

DiveAsia Tioman

DiveAsia, your host, a premier dive centre established on Tioman Island since 1976, has been providing continued diving pleasure, stress-free holiday packages as well as full Padi scuba diving courses. DiveAsia is also one of the region's attributed PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre, PADI Gold Palm IDC Resort who proudly believes in providing Dive professional instruction and facility excellence..

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