Alor is a place for incredible surprises! Here nothing is guaranteed, but mola mola (sunfish), thresher shark, whale and marlin have all been seen many times. Napoleons, giant trevally, reef shark, turtles, barracudas, eagle rays, giant grouper, huge dogtooth tuna and more are usual encounters. And that’s not all… These protected reefs have a lot more to offer - from intact coral slopes and walls to scenic rock formations, Alor will enchant everyone. The growth is exuberant, with such an astonishing variety of soft and hard coral that your will almost forget to breathe. Macro lovers will not be left out, critter diving is a highlight in Alor. The colorful slopes of Pura Island are home of the cute mandarin fish, but also frog fish, blue ribbon eel, leaf fish, harlequin ghost pipe fish, pygmy sea horse, etc. In south Pantar the water is generally colder and the reef coverage is mainly soft coral. The fish life is amazing and an unbelievable variety of nudibranchs can be found. More north, the walls around Ternate offer beautiful underwater scenery, including caves and multiple overhangs; divers are often gently drifting, surrounded by schools of fusilier, sergeant majors and tuna.

Facts about Alor It is in Indonesia Alor is in the Asian Sea. The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet. The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.

Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities

Images taken on this dive site

by Gilles Brignardello
this was on the house reef inside a red gorgonia fan, this baby file fish is less than 1 cm long. gilles. Alor Divers

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by Gilles Brignardello
alor divers house reef.

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by Gilles Brignardello
not excatly marine life but ....

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by Gilles Brignardello
Night dive at the house reef. I think it is impossible to get this shot if he was not asleep...this fish is usually so shy... Gilles…. Alor-Divers

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by Gilles Brignardello
my first try with a snoot, luky this guy was not moving much.

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by Tom Radio
Stargazer Alor, Indonesia

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by Tom Radio
Orange Banded Pipefish Alor, Indonesia

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by Tom Radio
Reef Shot Alor, Indonesia

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by Gilles Brignardello
taken with a 150 mn, this allow me to take them before i get to close and they get scare away.

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by Gilles Brignardello
the fishes are so busy eating the eggs that you can touch them with the dome .

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by Gilles Brignardello
the traditional way of fishing in Pantar. this was NOT a set up, this guy was really looking for is lunch while i was at my safety stop. taken with Nikon 10.5 fish eye.

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by Gilles Brignardello
nikon 10.5 . clear water , beautiful condition. Ternate island, Alor Archipelago

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by Gilles Brignardello
she like to move fast, i had to spend quite a lot of time and many shot to be able to get 1 OK picture.

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by Gilles Brignardello
pura island, Alor Archipelago. just lucky...

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by Gilles Brignardello
wall diving at is best. Alor Island , Indonesia.

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by Gilles Brignardello
usually not swinming around. Pura island , Alor Archipelago.

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by Gilles Brignardello
lion fish and sun, only 5 metr depth. Alor archipelago.

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by Gilles Brignardello
Empereur shrimp on sea cucomber. kalabahi bay, Alor archipelago.

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by Oki Karyadi
alor east indonesia

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by Babula Mikulova
nice red...

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by Gilles Brignardello
i feel safe in my house...

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by Alex Varani
"Polaroid" brainchild

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