Who named the dive sites? The dive sites in Timor Leste were primarily named by the pioneers of scuba diving in this young country around the time of the country’s independence. Timor Leste was under the United Nations from 1999-2002, and then in...
Read moreSex Change in the Underwater World
During the past few decades a large debate concerning gender identity and sex change has been raised in the western world, involving many different sectors of our society: politics, medicine, psychology, physiology, philosophy, religion etc. The...
Read moreFinding Nemo in Timor Leste
Dive Timor Lorosae had a great Brazilian Instructor called Sato and when he returned from his first dive I asked him ‘How was your dive?’. I was half expecting him to be excited about the seahorses or the rhinopious, but he replied...
Read moreDo something different – Try a Night Dive!
When I took my PADI Advanced Open water course, the Night dive was a mandatory dive. That has changed because some countries such as Finland don’t get night for months of the year. A night dive the cold waters of England is...
Read moreRussian Roulette and the pufferfish
Yellowbellied pufferfish by Jose Cortez When I first got to Timor Leste one of my first scuba dives was along the beautiful wall at Bobs Rock. On the return leg the current had picked up a bit so we were having to fin against the current, when I...
Read moreLa Casa November 2017 Update – Night Dive
Night Dive at our artificial reef: La Casa La Casa has quickly become one of our favorite sites. Searching for macro critters only a few minutes away from the shop. Since the beginning of its development back in July 2016 loads of...
Read moreDiving Timor Leste
Diving Timor Leste Not much is known about the country and Diving Timor Leste (also known as East Timor). Thus it isn’t much of a tourist hotspot. Yet just a plane ride from Bali, Singapore or Darwin and you can arrive to one of the newest...
Read moreIndonesian Rock Star Kaka Satriaji from SLANK diving Timor Leste
SLANK in Timor Leste! Indonesian rock star Kaka Satriaji from SLANK in Timor Leste diving with Dive Timor Lorosae. Recently we at Dive Timor had the privilege of taking Kaka Satriaji on a dive in Dili – Timor Leste. PIP our resident...
Read moreMorning Dives at Pertamina Pier – by DM Leo
I love early morning dives at Pertamina Pier. Dive while Dili is sleeping There is a certain thrill that comes with getting up while the rest of Dili is sleeping, grabbing some tanks, and diving in the ocean just as the sun pokes its...
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