Scubareefing
East Timor-Leste is bounded by the Timor Sea to the southeast, the Wetar Strait to the north, the Ombai Strait to the northwest, and western Timor (part of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara) to the southwest.
Local Dive Sites Near Dili :
The area around Dili offers the diver some excellent close dives with great variety. Easy to schedule local dive trips at any time with our flexible schedules to fot yours. Only 5 minutes from our dive centre is Pertamina Pier, one of East Timor’s best dives for critters, octopus and schooling batfish.
Diver’s are always surprised when they first dive it and the amount of what is seen at a dive site within Dili!
Just 10 minutes west of Dili is Dili Rock East & West known for its easy access and great conditions with a variety of sandy bottom and excellent corals Dili East also offers great opportunities to see macro critters and loads of colourful reef fish.
Along the same beach lies Tasi Tolu, Timor’s premier muck diving option with sea horses and many other photographer favourites on this mostly sandy bottom.
Roda Reef an artificial reef project built by DTL good for frogfish, nudis and more macro. Both sites sea grass shallows attract dugongs throughout the year!
Travellling east of Dili you can find both Front and Back Side of Christ Rei offering excellent coral reefs with huge varieties of fishlife.
The Pinnacle is a local boat dive that is known for pelagics, turtles and stingrays!
