Salang is the northernmost village

Village

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 on the island of Tioman in Pahang

Pahang

Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

, Malaysia. It is very small, yet popular with backpackers

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. It has a few bar

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s, some dive shops and two main chalet

Chalet

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complexes. Although the village itself is polluted, it is within close access to the best reef sites.

Salang is located close to the uninhabited "Monkey Bay" so named because monkeys are seen walking along the beach. There is also coral accessible from the beach although it can get a bit too shallow for snorkeling at low tide.