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Tioman Island in February
Better avoided: February is outside the recommended season (March – October). Against it: Monsoon Seas: Fewer, Rougher Ferries. Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri can fall this month.
The season opens in March, next month. Monsoon Seas: Fewer, Rougher Ferries: usually over after February.
3 days in Tioman Island in February · from ₹19,894 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in February
What the season does to Tioman Island this month.
Worth knowing
Monsoon Seas: Fewer, Rougher Ferries
Tioman stays open through the north-east monsoon, but ferries from Mersing run less often, change times at short notice and are cancelled in high seas; diving visibility is poor and some resorts close. Keep a spare day before your flight.
What’s on in February
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitridates shift yearly
During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk: Malay restaurants are quiet by day and the evening Ramadan bazaars, with food stalls at every mosque and market, are the best street food of the year. Don't eat or drink in the street in Kelantan and Terengganu. At its end, Hari Raya Aidilfitri brings the "balik kampung" exodus: buses, trains and flights sell out weeks ahead and KL empties for a week. Dates move about 11 days earlier each year; they are set by the new moon.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹19,894 for two
- Room a night₹3,020
- Food a day, each₹1,664
- Main sight entry, each₹700
Mid-range
₹44,600 for two
- Room a night₹6,980
- Food a day, each₹3,840
- Main sight entry, each₹700
Luxury
₹1,11,150 for two
- Room a night₹20,930
- Food a day, each₹8,960
- Main sight entry, each₹700
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Malaysia yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 276 km away
Then: Bus · 9h (Bus from TBS to Mersing + Bluewater ferry)
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹9,500
Fly into Penang (George Town) (PEN), 514 km away
Flights from India: from 1 city, one way from ₹10,000
Entry rules
No visa needed for up to 30 days
- In the 3 days before you land, fill in the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) at imigresen-online.imi.gov.my. It is free (sites that charge are not official); keep the confirmation email. One card per traveller, children included.
- At immigration, show your passport, the MDAC confirmation and, if asked, your return ticket, hotel bookings and money for the stay. You are stamped in visa-free for up to 30 days.
- Flying on to Sabah (Kota Kinabalu) or Sarawak (Kuching, Mulu)? Those states run their own immigration check, so keep your passport with you on the domestic flight.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive; Confirmed return or onward ticket leaving Malaysia within 30 days; Hotel bookings (or a host's address) for the whole stay; Money for the stay: cash, a forex card or a bank statement; MDAC confirmation (screenshot or printout).
Visa-free entry for Indians is in force until 31 December 2026, and no extension had been announced by late October 2026. For a trip that starts in 2027, check the Malaysian High Commission or malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my before you book: without an extension you will need an eVISA.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Malaysia in February
Instead in season this month.
- Langkawi · great month
- Penang (George Town) · great month
- Cameron Highlands · good month
- Ipoh · good month
- Kuala Lumpur · good month
- Melaka · good month
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Tioman Island in February, day by day, priced for your group.