Atauro Island is situated 25 km north of Dili in Timor Leste (East Timor). It is at the centre of the Coral Triangle described as having the highest biodiversity of any reef system worldwide. Atauro Island offers an amazing scenery, characterized by beautiful hills, clear sea with protected bays and healthy coral reefs.

Atauro Dive Resort is the first dive center on Atauro Island- Timor Leste. The dive resort was founded by Volker Katzung, a German Master Instructor with more than 25 years diving experience all over the world. His great passion for diving and marine conservation motivated him to establish the dive resort on Atauro Island after living in Timor Leste for over 10 years and discovering many of the local dive sites. Atauro Dive Resort offers guided diving and snorkeling tours, Whale and Dolphin tours, PADI courses, equipment rental, commercial diving, Eco-friendly accommodation and Restaurant.

Atauro Island-Timor Leste, has a variety of diving sites ranging from slopes covered with coral gardens to dramatic walls draped with magnificent fans, sponges, whips and soft corals – the diverse architecture of her reef systems is what Timor Leste is mostly famous for.