Perhentian Islands Overview Trip ideas Experiences Places to visit Best time to visit Accommodation Back to all places Not just a desert-island idyll (though they’re that too), their exceptionally calm, clear and shallow waters make the Perhentian Islands the ideal place to snorkel or dive amongst damselfish, neon-bright anemones and stingrays. Perhentian Islands Connects with Malaysia LangkawiLangkawi is a jungle-clad island paradise amid the sparkling waters of the Andaman Sea. The best way to round off a day of snorkelling, trekking or mangrove kayaking? Satay skewers and an ice-cold beer on its white, sandy beaches. Malaysia Tioman IslandHow many desert islands do you know who’ve won an Oscar? Perhaps that’s stretching it a bit, but there’s a good reason Time Magazine named Tioman the most beautiful island in the world in 1970 – and it hasn’t lost any of its charm for us. Malaysia Redang IslandWhiter-than-white sands, bluer-than-blue seas, a vivid green jungle backdrop and otherworldly coral gardens: Redang is barefoot luxury against a luminous tropical backdrop in the ever-warm, ever-beautiful Gulf of Thailand.