When I went to Perhentian in March I was very unlucky with the weather. Lots of rain and the visibility was poor. Universal diver was everything the weather was not. The training they provided was excellent and with Nick Longfellow I had a great instructor to learn the ins and outs of open water diving. Since then I have done... More

My wife and I did a discover scuba diving course with Universal Diver (we weren't at the Perhentians long enough for a full Padi certification). We did two dives with instructor Julia and were very happy. All the instructors we spoke were very laid-back and welcoming and there was a great vibe going on at Universal Diver. Definitely highly recommended! More

Universal Diver, and specially our instructor, Nick, was the best our trip to Malaysia. Thanks of them we could learn to dive and we saw maravellous sharks and turtles. Wow, It was really incredible!!! We was doubting about diving course because of we was a little afraid, but Nick was a fantastic instructor, very technic but very funny and pacient... More

We took our PADI openwater certification with Julia, great great experience! We were in Perhentian Island for our honey moon and the underwater world was the perfect way to be together in Malaysia. All the people at the diving were very nice and friendly, always helpful and smiling. The training was very well done and it gave us great self... More

This is properly the best divining firm in Malaysia. We took thier Open Water Dive certificate and was happy to have Nick Longfellow as our instructor. Nick is an educational, calm and great director who gave us an amazing experience around the Perhentian Islands. Thanks Nick! - Kenn & Iben More

Just got back from a week in the Perhentians - dived with these guys, who are great! very friendly, professional and thorough. Ali the dive master fantastic fun and went out of his way to show us everything he could, Charlotte so bubbly and enthusiastic, and the other staff all very helpful and friendly. They have a larger boat which... More

Hubby and son took up the PADI open water dive course with Fez last week and it was definitely the highlight of the Perhentian trip. Fez and the crew were professional, friendly, patient and fun.... Highly recommend anyone to engage their services! More

My husband and I settled in at the New Cocohut Chalets on Perhentian Besar and set straight out to find a place to get our Open Water Certifications. Universal Divers is set a little behind another dive shop, and I'm not sure what made us go there first, but we walked into the ground level area and we were very... More

I have been lucky to visit a lot of dive sites in Malaysia. Is Perhantian the best out of it all? No, I don’t think so. There are sites with more pristine coral and more dramatic underwater life. However, Perhentian remains a great place for diving. There are plenty of different dive sites, you can do wreck dives, or look... More