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Dive Review of Dive Timor in
General Travel/Other Locations/S.E. Asia

Dive Timor: "Unexplored Region - above and below the sea", Sep, 2018,

by Adam Preston, Koh Samui, TH (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 10604 has 2 Helpful votes.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 3 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 3 stars
Snorkeling 3 stars
Value for $$ 2 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Timor is the newest country in S.E.Asia and just emerging from violent and unstable past. So visitors come here to experience the unexplored NOT for 5 star food or service.

Dive Timor does valiant work providing good dive service and backpacker accommodation is comfortable enough. For those wanting better accommodation there are 4 star hotels not far away in town.

However the bottom line is the maine life was nothing special. Some nice corrals. Small reef fish. Some interesting critters. Being the only divers in the water is a lovely experience. The area is touted as having amazing marine biodiversity in the Coral Triangle - perhaps is you are interested in a few rare critters you will be happy - but for overall marine life - you can see more in one day diving around Koh Tao Thailand for example than a week diving Timor Leste.
Websites Dive Timor   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Maldives, Raja Amat, Komodo, Cocos, Sipadan, Thailand Similans, Thailand Gulf, Philippines, Fiji, Bali
Closest Airport Dili East Timor Getting There direct flights from Bali, Singapore and Darwin

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, no currents
Water Temp 25-27°C / 77-81°F Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 10-15 M / 33-49 Ft

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions surfacing with buddy depending on who is low on air first
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics N/A

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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By Valera Sakhnenko in ON, CA at Sep 20, 2024 05:36 EST  
Thank you for your review and honest opinion. I was getting a similar impression about diving in this area based on YouTube videos.
By Valera Sakhnenko in ON, CA at Sep 20, 2024 05:36 EST  
Thank you for your review and honest opinion. I was getting a similar impression about diving in this area based on YouTube videos.
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