Location |
This dive site
is a bit hidden at 34.8km
East of Dili. It is located behind a grove of palm
trees. One must drive slowly once the grove of trees is
see form the road because the dirt track leading through the
trees to the beach is not well marked. |
| Entry |
This site has a
relatively long, shallow entry. It takes some distance
to get to deeper water but well worth it. Try not to
come at low tide when some of the coral is very close to the
surface and could make getting across it a bit
challenging. |
| UW
profile
|
Once in the water, the best direction to take is East
if you are interested more in corals. To the West the
coral is not as abundant and soon the area is dominated by
sandy rubble. On either side the slope tends to drop off
rather quickly to 20-25 meters. |
| Points of interest |
This site is
nudibranch central. It is rare to dive at this site and
not come up wondering if you just discovered a new species of
sea slug. Lots of coral formations and to the East of
the site there is lots of coral cover on the slopes. |
| Topside |
An excellent picnic
spot for family and non-diving friends as there are several
shade trees in the sandy area close to the beach. Be
careful at low tide when the coral is close to the surface and
could scratch passing swimmers. |
| GPS reference |
S 08°
29.359' - E125° 49.898' |
| Underwater
images
from Timor-Leste |
