Lone Tree
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About this site
Lone Tree is a shore dive in Timor-Leste, named after a single tree that is long gone. It lies in front of an abandoned graveyard whose tombs have been destroyed.
You enter from the shore and swim over beautiful shallow corals to a white sand patch with coral bommies. From there you can go left or right. On the right is a deep wall dive. On the left is a deep sloping reef with very healthy coral and a big diversity of fish. Depths run from 5 to 50 m.
The shallow area holds a huge anemone garden full of clownfish, more than you can count. At 5 m it is good for safety stops and snorkellers. Lionfish and scorpionfish hide in the deep part, and sharks are often sighted. Devil rays, whitetip reef sharks and Napoleon wrasse are possible.
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Access from the beach is easy at any time, and the required skill is Open Water Diver. The site is hot, as there are no trees for shade.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatusReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor ChromisPycnochromis margaritiferReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Blue-headed WrasseThalassoma amblycephalumReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Reticulated DamselfishDascyllus reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny ChromisAcanthochromis polyacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacklip ButterflyfishChaetodon kleiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Goldbelly DamselPomacentrus auriventrisReported here · unconfirmed
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