#12 Islands in Malaysia · 2026
Pulau Sibu
🌺🌺🌺 Worth the Detour · 🏝️ Islands
Why go
A quiet island in Johor's marine park with white-sand beaches and resort villages. Less crowded than Tioman and good for snorkelling.
⭐ Don't miss: Snorkelling in clear water around the island's calm bays
- Entry fee
- Marine Park conservation fee RM30 (non-MyKad adult) / RM5 (MyKad adult), paid in cash at Tanjung Leman jetty; resort boat transfer extra
- Opening hours
- No public ferry; resort boat transfers from Tanjung Leman jetty (book with your resort) (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- March-October
- Time needed
- 2-3 days
- How to get there
- Drive to Tanjung Leman jetty (about 1.5 hr from JB), then boat 30 min.
- Address
- Pulau Sibu, 86800 Mersing, Johor
- Area
- Pulau Sibu, Mersing, Johor
- Facilities
- 🍽️ restaurant🚿 showers
- Muslim-friendly
- 🕌 Prayer room (surau) on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Halal food at resorts - Accessibility
- Beach and jetty access only
- Kids
- Calm and simple for kids
☪️ Halal status changes. For food, look for a valid JAKIM certificate (check at myehalal.halal.gov.my). Hotels and venues we have not verified are described as "pork-free", not halal.
- Closed or limited Nov-Feb
- Boat transfers can be bumpy
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⚠️ Not yet re-verified for 2026. Check fees, hours and that it is open before you go.
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