No, there are not any wreck dives. But the dive sites are plentiful up both the East Coast and West Coast from Dilli on the mainland and across at Atauro Island, about a 1.5 hours boat ride from Dili. The reef is very healthy. We did about 16 dives during our week in Timor, a majority of which were around the 20 metre mark with a couple of dives to a depth of 30+ metres. We found the East Coast best with opportunity to do wall dives.

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Hi Naomi. Thanks for your question and your interest to come and dive in Timor. As Rob and David above said, we dive all year around and even in the rainy season visibility can be surprisingly good at exception of a few local dive sites that are very close to the river mouth and for that are more affected by the rain off. . So far the best time to come is when you can come the longest as there are plenty dive sites to explore! For the crocodiles point, apart from mentioning that we dont dive in the mangroves or estuaries, DTL is been diving timor since 2000 and this 16 years we have never seen a crocodile in any of our dive sites! We are talking about thousends of dives and not a single sighting. If your idea is to see crocs, then you will have much better chances if you plan a trip to the south coast of Timor.

Hello Harish A. Thanks for your message. The PADI Open Water Diver course usually takes 3-4 days and can be at flexible times and days that fit your schedule. The course consists of some self study that involves watching some videos and answering some questions from the manual teaching you all the basics you need to know to dive. Then there is a session in the pool, in which you learn about the equipment and practice all the in water skills. This is followed by 4 dives with your instructor, repeating some of the skills you have learned and gaining experience diving. PADI eLearning is a way to complete the theory side of the course online before you arrive shortening the course by a day or more and allowing you to start the in water portion straight away. To sign up and ensure you see Dive Timor Lorosae details in the bottom left corner. You will need to make sure that you are in reasonably good health to safely scuba dive. If you are interested in trying out diving before committing to a full course or just would like to experience it once, then Discover Scuba Diving is a great option. It involves learning the very basics from an instructor to safely dive, first practicing these basics in our swimming pool and then heading out for one dive with an instructor to one of our local dive sites. Let us know if you need any further help on your trip! All the best from all the DTL Team! Cheers.

Both are great here. There are beach dives near to Dili and boat diving is great also.