Club sérieux et professionnel, avec un beau service. Beaux spots de plongées y compris pour la plongée de nuit depuis la plage.
Mon bémol : peu d’interactions avec l’équipe de dive masters après les plongées. Pas de séance de remplissage des logbooks comme on les aime en France ! Ça reste très boulot-boulot.
Booking via a dive 🤿 center in Singapore, 19 Students 👩🎓🧑🎓👨🏾🎓landed in Pulau Tioman 🏝️ to complete their PADI Open Water Course with Tioman Dive Buddy - Sunbeach. Some amazing feedbacks. 😎
1. TDB Sunbeach uses Sun Beach Resort 🏨 for accommodation. The rooms 🛌 are pretty amazing especially if you are staying at the Suites. (See my pics 📸 and video 📹)
2. There is a beautiful swimming 🏊♀️ pool to conduct confined water lessons. I find this to be extremely valuable 📝. No matter if you are learning OWD, side mount, twin tanks or what not, this pool (with depth 📉) gives you an opportunity to work out the details 1 – 1 with your instructors 🧜♂️ before you head out to sea 🌊. Critical 🤨
3. Small group 🧑🧑🧒🧒 of Instructor to student ratio. 1 : 4 or 1 : 5, we paid extra for this service and you should request for this too. It improves 📈 your learning 💭 curve tremendously, I will highly recommend this. ☝️
4. TDB Instructors are all locals with vast local knowledge of the reef 🪸🐠and dive site. Most of them have 100s of teaching dive experience and the students had a safe and incredible time ⏰ with them.
5. Equipment 🤿 used by TBD are mostly new sets. I didn’t notice any super old equipment and they all functioned as intended. Whatever was leaking, they replaced and serviced it immediately.
6. Boats 🚤 used are fast craft outboard which is perfect for Tioman. Out to the reef 🪸 and back 🔙 very quickly and easily.
Overall, a good trip 🧳 with the kids. I can conclude there are more Pros ✅✅✅ than Cons ❌ seeing how TBD Sunbeach operated. Granted it wasn’t 100% 💯 perfect but seeing they place emphasis on safety and lesson essential, I will say they did a good job overall 👍. They have a huge operation in Malaysia 🇲🇾, do consider their services if you are going to Malaysia - Pulau Tioman.
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Huge shoutout to Alfred Liaw and the superb friendly staff at TDB SunBeach in Tioman! Alfred was incredibly patient yet stringent, teaching us vital safety skills while still being warm and thoughtful (hot tea & towels after dives – amazing!🥰). Seeing the signs of discolored reefs due to coral bleaching from rising ocean temperatures underscores how vital it is to protect our marine life. A must-do for responsible diving!
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We had an amazing first-time diving tour and successfully completed our Open Water examination! From the moment we arrived at Jetty Genting, we were warmly welcomed by the TDB Sun Beach team. Coach Alfred Liaw was incredibly passionate and patient with all his students and guests — just like the rest of the dive masters, who were all equally kind and professional.
What truly stood out was how he never gave up on any of us. He took the time to get to know each student personally, offering support, encouragement, and guidance throughout the journey. His care and dedication made all the difference. Give a huge thumb 👍🏻 to Coach Alfred and the team.
The diving experience at Tioman was unforgettable: crystal-clear waters, vibrant coral reefs, and breathtaking underwater views. We’re already looking forward to our next dive adventure here!
Instructors at TDB were consistently proficient, structured and competent.
Constantly went out of their way to accommodate any needs or issues we may have while also pushing us to complete the course with a strong level of technical skill.
Sections related to theory were adequately explained and demonstrated underwater. All basic procedures were sufficiently practiced in pool and shore conditions prior to starting the dive.
Instructors push you during the boat dives to learn while curating a mostly safe learning experience, and experience is definitely one to remember
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Alfred is an amazing instructor that is patient and super encouraging when we start to get panicky. He is great at explaining techniques and theories which make it easy for us to understand, and also point out our areas for improvement. The staffs there were all very friendly and approachable too. Will definitely be back for subsequent dives!
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