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Penang is one of Malaysia's main tourist draws, although for scuba diving there are better options as the waters can be a bit murky.
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Selangor is the wealthiest, most urbanized and, with 4.1 million people, the most populous of Malaysia's states, surrounding but not including the capital Kuala Lumpur and the capital-to-be Putrajaya.
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Not a traditional dive destination, Singapore none-the-less has a number of dive operators that provide regular tours to the more traditional dive sites in Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo, Vietnam & Indonesia.Changi Airport provides easy connections to the rest of Asia.
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Seminyak is the most upmarket of the west coast's beaches, with high-end accommodation and mostly high-end restaurants and bars to serve its residents.
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Vietnam is growing as a tourist destination, but is still years behind the over-commercialisation of places like Thailand.Nha Trang is the diving capital of Vietnam and is probably the busiest and most developed seaside city.
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Scuba facilities are readily available, and the diving is reasonably good, especially in view of the proximity to Singapore. Popular dive sites are: Paya: A group of rocks adjacent from the beach offers a variety of colourful coral and fish.
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Tawau is a bustling town, facing the Celebes Sea to the east and the interior mountain ranges to the west.
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Thailand is probably the best known, and most developed, of all dive-destinations in South-East Asia. With access to the Andaman Sea in the west, and the Gulf of Thailand in the east, and a well developed tourism infrastructure, it is easy to understand why.
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The capital of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu is the starting point for dive trips to the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.Coral beds and marine flora is abundant here and various dive spots can be found along all the designated dive sites in the Park.
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Malaysia is divided into two main areas. Peninsular Malaysia is linked to Thailand in the north and, via a causeway, to Singapore in the south. Further to the east, on the island of Borneo, are the two states of Sabah and Sarawak.
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