With the South China Sea, and the Straits of Malacca surrounding the country, Malaysia is blessed with the luxury of a diverse marine ecology which has been developed to satisfy those with a taste of adventure. The Marine Parks in Malaysia are of world class status and has drawn many tourists to the depths of the marine life. Malaysia's first protected marine park, the Terengganu Marine Park, located north of Kuala Terengganu and an archipelago that contains nine islands;
- Pulau Sipadan, Malaysia's only oceanic island, renowned for its wide range of rare marine species;
- Pahang Marine Parks, consisting of eight islands and with one of the best dive sites being Tiger Reef, which has a particularly high number of sea fans;
- Pulau Paya Marine Park;
- Pulau Perhentian, off the coast of Kelantan, rich in giant soft corals, large schools of pelagic fish and nocturnal shellfish;
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park;
- Labuan Island, a popular wreck-diving destination, with two wrecks from ships sunk in World War II, and one recent Malaysian wreck.
These are just some of the famous marine parks of the array of parks to choose from.
