Nine hours, six different vehicles, remarkable patience and immigration procedures is enough to enjoy a little of the world who has not seen the worst of civilization. A few Indian travellers go Tioman. Shopping centres is chic of Kuala Lumpur and dazzling heights of Singapore. But for the junkies backpackers and adventure, it is also good that he can get. Armed guides Lonely Planet travellers, British, Dutch, German and Australian make their way to the remote island of Tioman, 40 kilometres off the Malaysian coast not only to explore the dense rainforests, but also meet one of the hot eating diving world.
A long way to go
It is the journey that makes Tioman a great destination. You take a bus from Queen to Singapore Street, a journey which can you S $24 ($1 S = SR 33). There are a few Singapore in Johor Bahru, Malaysia bus. It is a journey of half an hour for the control of Singapore point, one of the busiest in the world. You disable immigration and another bus across the bridge that connects Singapore with the Malaysian Mainland on board. "Land you" at the Malaysia checkpoint, a building that is as large as the domestic wing of the airport in Mumbai. Another stamp on your Passport, and then you're all set to go to Johor Bahru.
At Johor Bahru, you on another bus that brings you to Larkin. The Larkin bus station has many facilities for travellers. There is a canteen where you can order a Malaysian "breakfast" of roast chicken, while you listen to Bollywood hits of rice. You can also change money (they accept the Indian currency) here. Bus to Mersing on the coast of the Malaysia, depart every hour. The ticket price? 18 RM (1 RM = SR 16) per capita.
The ferry
As soon as you turn on a bus to Mersing that you can find a travel agent on your side peddling RM 35 seats for the next ferry to Tioman Island. "There is only a ferry - Bluewater." There used to be another but the boat caught fire, "he said brandishing a Malay newspaper article". It will then offer you rooms at Panuba beach and Berjaya Resort on the West coast of the island. When you say you want to go to Juara on the coast is, it will deter you. If you persist, it offers you reserve a cottage at Juara Beach Resort, Juara Mutiara or Rainbow Resort. If you agree to pay the RM 120 per night, it will even go further and reserve a 4 x 4 for you picking up in Tekek, the main town of the island for RM 30 one way. Is there an option? No!
Waiting for the ferry can seem endless. Pm 3 ferry often leaves no till 3.45 pm. The air-conditioned ferries are cramped with tourists and residents - both of them that you wonder if the place is really remote he has determined to be. The ferry should take you ideally two hours, but it is at the mercy of the wind and waves. Often, the ferries stop at Genting, on the southeast coast of Tioman and then head of Salang, in the North and then again to travel in the South at Tekek.
Tioman, finally
Locally known as Gunung Daik Bercabang Tiga, Tioman is 39 km long and 12 km wide. Disembark you at Tekek and take a 4 x 4 Cross Hill in Juara beach, across the island. The steep hill and "threatened" by. Multiple awnings of trees prevent light from below. The leaves of trees over the ground are sometimes as great as an open umbrella. You can also find squirrels doing a Mission Impossible and monkeys playing carrot. Forests are hosts of protected species such as the Binturong, macaques long-tailed, slow Loris, black giant squirrel, red giant Flying Squirrel, mouse deer, athérure, frigate, Tioman batrachus and common civet.
Lots of things to do
Juara provides the winning combination of the blue-green sea, white sand beach, a sandbank, ponds of small whirlpools and thick rainforest. In General, tourists come to Juara opt for scuba diving or snorkelling around the well preserved coral reef or explore the rain forest. Remi, a diving instructor said: "you can complete the course of scuba diving in three days and then you are free to go anywhere in the world," said. You can rent equipment of snorkelling just RM 40 per capita. There is also a sanctuary of turtle soft-shell on the island.
Fresh catch
There are few options for food Juara Beach are a minus resorts here. The capture of the sea and the Mainland cargo boat come just once a day so that you can not get everything that is there in the menu. Go for local specialities such as Sambal shrimp with rice and fried squid rings.
Flying to Tioman
There is a daily service of aircraft propeller of Berjaya Air Singapore Seletar airport and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah in Kuala Lumpur airport.