Paya Beach
Pantai Paya
A quiet beach village on the southern stretch of the west coast, where the coral reef begins right off the resorts and you can see clownfish just a few dozen metres from shore.
Paya is a small village on the southern stretch of Tioman's west coast. It has a curved stretch of fine sand and several mid-range resorts, and it is quieter than ABC and Salang. A coral reef lies a few dozen to a hundred or so metres offshore. You can swim straight out from the sand to snorkel, and common sights include clownfish, parrotfish, butterflyfish and sea anemones. Visibility is better at high tide. Resorts run diving and snorkelling tours to nearby Renggis Island and Coral Island. A path behind the village leads on foot to a waterfall known as 'Rock Fall'. Ferries stop at the Paya jetty, about 15 minutes by water taxi from Tekek. At low tide, the reef area is very shallow, so avoid stepping on the coral and wear protective footwear.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Kampung Genting
- Renggis Island Marine Park
- Nipah Bay
- Kampung Tekek & Marine Park Centre
- ABC Beach (Air Batang)
- Dragon Horn Peaks (Bukit Nenek Semukut)
- Monkey Beach
- Juara Bay