Bubbles Dive Resort

Bubbles Dive Resort has a bay to itself at Tanjung Tukas, on the south-east tip of Perhentian Besar, backed by jungle and run by owners who live on site.

It is a PADI 5 Star dive centre that takes divers out in groups of four per guide, and its beach is a turtle-nesting site. The resort runs its own conservation project: nesting is from mid-April to August and hatchlings emerge from June to October, and guests may join the team’s work for free when it has capacity. Rooms are air-conditioned deluxe, family and bunk-bed quad rooms, and kayaks, paddleboards and snorkel gear are free to borrow. In November 2026 it scored 9.2 on Trip.com from 25 reviews.

The catch is isolation and simplicity. Guest reviews often call the rooms basic, none has a sea view because the shore trees are kept, and one 2025 guest review reports no Wi-Fi or phone signal in the rooms. Any other beach means a water taxi. The resort asks for an RM500 deposit per room to confirm a booking. Under its terms, cancelling less than 30 days before arrival costs half of what you paid, within 14 days only 10% is refunded, and nothing is refunded in the last 7 days. One guest review from August 2026 reported construction with bulldozers on the beach next door, and some reviewers say the nearby coral has declined. It closes for the monsoon, roughly November to February, without published dates.