Bubble Beach

29.3km West of Dili. Find the Indonesian military graveyard for Indonesian soldiers killed during the 24-year occupation and park near the piles of white rocks. To the West there are coral gardens with brain coral formations. To the East, the area is marked by a predominantly sandy bottom with large coral formations. The sandy bottom is covered with small holes where hot water and gas caused by geothermal activity are escaping. A large coral formation to the NE of the entry point holds several Moray eels. The sandy area is often frequented by blue spotted rays. There are no trees near the entry point but 100 - 120 meters to the West there is a large tree with good cover. The entry is straight out from the NW corner of the enclosure. Gradual entry on small rocks and sandy bottom. Occupying 24,000 square kilometers on the eastern half of an island in the Timor Sea between Indonesia and Australia, East Timor has a population of approximately 800,000 people.