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Scuba diving in East Timor is quite good, but very little is known about it in the outside world. I'm a rather experienced diver and have logged several hundred dives in dozens of countries. The diving off of Timor is worth taking your time to try.
Try to avoid the wet season since the runoff in the rivers will cloud visibility. However even in the wet season, diving sites that are rather removed from the mouths of rivers will still yield good dives.
The corals are very healthy and the fish life is too. Timor is located along the southern edge of the Coral Triangle, which is the global epicenter for tropical coral life. On the few dives that I logged, we saw sharks, turtles, scorpion fish, orangutan crabs, bat fish, barracuda, dozens of nudibranchs and dozens of different hard corals, soft corals, fans and sponges.
As of this posting, all diving in Timor is beach access. Be prepared to walk into the water with equipment on and do your surface intervals and equipment changes on the shore.
Equipment: Bring your own if you will be staying awhile, otherwise the rental of gear is relatively inexpensive in Timor.
Cost of each dive with transportation and gear rental is $40, so a two-take day trip will be $80. If you pay credit card, expect a 5% fee.
I asked around and many local expats recommended "Free Flow Divers". I must say, I had a good experience with them too.
Updated Mar 10, 2010
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A bicycle ride along the coast from Dili to Liquiçá (approx 30Km) is a great way to see the coastline and villages along the way.
I advise to go early morning (like 06:00), right when the clarity becomes enough, and if you go even in a low rythm, you should be there by around 10:00 (remember the humidity and heat make the effort greater)
To return, you either can wait until late afternoon, or pick a mikrolet, don't worry with the bike, when I did this, we were a group of 5 and we all came in the mikrolet, with the bikes in the rooftop....
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Q: My Friend now in Dili East Timor, she is looking for cheap Flight coming back to Manila Philippines. Can you Please Help what are...
A: I doubt you will find cheap flights. As there is hardly any competition, fares are high. AustAsia Airlines (http://www.austasiaairlines.com/) have flights to Singapore...
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