For the town in Sarawak, see Sibu.
Sibu Island (Pulau Sibu) is an island in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia.
Scuba Diving and snorkeling from Pulau Sibu are excellent as the whole area was turned into a Marine Park in 1993. It is the closest island to Singapore for Scuba Diving.
Dan's Nasty Frogmen has been operating out of Sea Gypsy Village on Pulau Sibu for 18 years. It is both a PADI registered dive centre and an SSI store.
The Mersing Marine Park is located in the South China Sea and consists of 13 islands including;
Pulau Sibu, Pulau Harimau, Palau Mensirip, Pulau Goal, Pulau Besar, Pulau Tengah, Pulau Hujong, Pulau Rawa, Pulau Tinggi, Pulau Mentinggi, Pulau Sibu Hujung, Pulau Pemanggil and Pulau Aur.
You could also go for walks through the forests to explore the island. Though there is nothing much, you could still spot a monitor lizard in the wild!
Note: Scuba Doo PADI Dive Center at Cabanas Resort has been closed down since Oct 09.
There are no independent Restaurants on the island, the one that did exist 'On the Rocks' fell into the sea and was not replaced. All the resorts on the island have restaurants however most include the food with the price of their accommodation.
The food quality is excellent on the island, resorts offering a mix of Western and Malay choices. Saturday Nights are traditionally BBQ nights.
You can buy alcoholic drinks in the resorts. A beer would cost about MYR 14 in Sea Gypsy's beach lounge bar. A full range of cocktails, liquors and wines is also available.
Official Sibu Island Information Website