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The largest town of Sarawak is Miri, is located in the extreme northeast of Sarawak, off the South China Sea. It is the neighboring town to the oil rich kingdom of Brunei. It is within easy reach of national parks, huge rivers, heritage and adventure travel destinations and some of the best scuba diving in Borneo. There's a wealth of fruits and vegetables, seafood, game and meats at the Tamu Muhibbah markets, a must see for visitors.



Penang- the 'Pearl of the Orient’, also called as Pulau Pinang, is one of the most beautiful and the most popular tourist destination in Malaysia. Penang is famous for its beautiful natural surroundings and its historical past. The capital, Georgetown, is quite popular for its elegant colonial buildings and old world charm, which exists quite harmoniously along with modern hotels, department stores and shopping complexes.



Sarawak, the largest state of Malaysia, is located on the north-western shore of the island of Borneo. Its rainforest, the size of Austria, houses the world's richest and most diverse ecosystem. It is also home to the world's largest flower, the Rafflesia, the size of a coffee table, squirrels and snakes that fly, deer the size of cats, plants that eat insects (and small mammals) and species of flora and insects still waiting to be discovered. The wildlife preserves in this area include the Bako National Park, the Batang Ai National Park, an orangutan sanctuary at Semmongok, a turtle sanctuary at Pulau Satang.



Sipadan lies in the Sulawesi Sea or the Celebes Sea, off the coast of Sabah on mainland Borneo. It has a total area of 12 hectares. Pulau Sipadan is a coral island - in the true sense of the term as it was formed by layers upon layers of coral that grew on the walls of a submarine extinct volcano. The volcano rises as high as 600 mt from its base on the floor of the sea. At some places, the seabed drops to depths of 2,850ft and one such drop is barely 15ft from the beach. The sheer precipitation and depth turns the clear water into a dark, almost mysterious black green. The sun’s rays don’t quite reach this far down and it is impossible to see without artificial light, thus adding to the difficulty and danger for divers. That is also one of the reasons why Sipadan Island has been nominated amongst the world’s and certainly South East Asia’s best dive spots. Deep sea divers and professionals photographers come to Sipadan, drawn by the numerous dive sites that lie a short distance from the main island.



This beautiful tropical island paradise, Tioman Island is really something special. The largest island in an archipelago of 64 volcanic islands lying in the South China Se waters, ea, just off the east coast of Malaysia, Tioman has soft white beaches, aqua blue emerald green peaks and iridescent coral reefs. The outlying reefs are wonderful for diving, snorkeling or simply swimming.

 
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