Tiga Island, Malaysia
Transportation
Located 48 km south of Kota Kinabalu and the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Tiga Island National Park is reached by driving the 140 km to Kuala Penyu, a small settlement on the tip of the Klias Peninsula.
From here it is another 18 kilometres (11 miles), or about 30 minutes, by boat. Another way of getting there is by chartering a speed boat from Kota Kinabalu and cruise to Tiga Island, or fly to Labuan and charter a speed boat from Labuan.
In the media
Tiga Island became well known through the Survivor television series. It was the setting of Survivor: Borneo, the first American season of the show. It was also the setting of the first seasons of the British shows. The island was also rumoured to be the setting of the third season of Australian Survivor. However, it was later revealed that Samoa would be used as the location for the series.
Photo gallery
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Tree growing on Tiga Island shore
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Tiga Island trail crossroads
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Walking along one of the Tiga Island trails
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Fallen tree on a Tiga beach
See also
References
- ^ Molloy, Shannon (2 January 2016). "This is the secret island location where it's believed Ten will film Australian Survivor in a few months". news.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2016.