Labas Island
Tioman Island · Malaysia
Labas Island offers some of Tioman's most spectacular soft coral and sea fan scenery, with cascading gorgonian fans up to two metres across draped across walls that plunge into the blue. Giant moray eels thread through the coral matrix while lionfish hover motionless in the fan fronds, ambushing passing prey. This is a site for slow, observational diving — every square metre of substrate holds something worth stopping for.
Conditions
Depth
8 to 28 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Giant Moray EelLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
LionfishLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Sea Fan (Gorgonian)
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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