"Consists of three main islands, this park is acclaimed for its pristine natural environment. Covering a total area of 15,864ha., this park was gazetted in 1978 to protect its pristine natural environment."
As the name implies, Pulau Tiga Park consists of three main islands – Pulau Tiga, Pulau Kalampunian Besar and Pulau Kalampunian Damit or better known as ‘Snake Island’. Covering a total area of 15,864ha., this park was gazetted in 1978 to protect its pristine natural environment, which include coral reefs, exotic marine life, native flora and fauna and other natural existence of the islands.
The only available facilities in the park are located at Pulau Tiga, the largest of the three islands. Dubbed as ‘Survivor Island’, Pulau Tiga was the main location of the popular ‘Survivor’ TV programme shot in 1999. Pulau Kalampunian Damit is a small island covered in thick vegetation and is home to hundreds of the amphibious sea snakes, while Pulau Kalampunian Besar is a small sand cay built up from unconsolidated coral fragments popular with the many species of birds including the Megapodes, the Great Crested Terns, pigeons and sea eagles.
The drier month of March to July is the best time to visit the park, although it is open throughout the year. Pulau Tiga Park is located in Kimanis Bay on the West Coast of Sabah, about 48km south of Kota Kinabalu.
To reach Pulau Tiga, one has to take a 30-minute boat ride from Kuala Penyu, a small settlement about two hour’s drive from Kota Kinabalu. Other ways of getting there is by chartering a speedboat from Kota Kinabalu and cruise to Pulau Tiga or fly to Labuan Island and charter a boat from there. Both journeys take about 90 minutes.
User recommendation
"the marine park was appealing. the clear blue water and the sandy beach are so tempting!" by rizaz
"fall in love since watching it thru survivor. CBs has made a good choice to choose this island. i bet the enjoyed it very much. Go malaysia!" by ezian
"memang menarik " by aisah
"I Love this Island and i'll go there for my next trip with my family." by Fred
"Pulau Tiga Park is dazzled with its SURVIVOR show. The beauty of the place attract the CBS program to conduct the show in Malaysia. We should proud of that which our country has been telecasted to the world." by scalia
"Salah satu tempat yang menjadi pilihan untuk program TV Survivor. Terdapat banyak lagi flora dan fauna dan kehijauan hutan yang belum terjejas." by Fitri Alia
"a must visit by the tourist. get to swim, diving, snokelling and everything..under the sun!" by jaz
"fall in love since that CBS programme, survivor is on air. SO nature and untouched from any development which will cause bizarre to its nature system. " by elin
"why not VM put a video series on this island???" by lin
"Sungguh terpesona bila you berada di sini. Airnya seakan akan seperti yg kita lihat di iklan2 TV. Ingatkan semua tu tiou tapi ada juga di Malaysia ni." by wati
"Must go place for tourist. You can do snorkelling and diving. It consusits several beautiful small islands." by imran
"Keindahan semulajadi Pulau Tiga dapat dilihat melalui program SURVIVOR di NTV7. Sungguh tidak sangka yang negera kita mempunyai potensi untuk dipilih sebagai kawasan utama bagi program tersebut. " by shoana
"relexation is the best thing to be" by simon
"Selain kendahan alam marinnya, Taman laut ini juga kaya dgn spesis mamalia dan burung di kaw pantai pulau2 nya." by mathasan
"This place has been well known all over the world for its Survivor series location. Beautiful beach with clear blue water." by moose
