Secret Garden
A small but superb sponge garden with resident colonies of photogenic purple anthias and silvery glassfish. Compact, colorful, and excellent for slow diving.
Quick facts
Depth
8-25m
Difficulty
Open Water
Reef type
Wall and macro
From shore
Nearshore west Atauro reef
Marine life
Pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs, flamboyant cuttlefish, blue-ringed octopus, purple anthias, glassfish
Best for
Macro life, sponge gardens, anthias and glassfish
Getting there
Boat or guided local access
Coordinates
-8.2300, 125.5500 · Atauro West
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Depth: 5-40m
Centerpiece of Atauro west coast diving. A sandy slope leads into walls dropping toward the Wetar Strait, with rich sponge gardens and dense hard coral cover.
Whale Shark Wall
Depth: 10-35m
A dramatic vertical wall on the edge of the Wetar Strait. Deep water close to shore creates the conditions that occasionally bring larger pelagics through.
Kitali Bay
Depth: 5-30m
A sheltered bay south of Adara with a vibrant wall, sponge-covered overhangs, and excellent hard coral patches.
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