best places to visit in Timor-leste
Dili
Dili is East Timor’s largest city where you’ll find new restaurants, textile shops, produce markets, and seafood stands amongst thatch roofed homes. On the beaches of Dili, you can enjoy freshly cooked seafood, drink a coconut, and watch whales swim along the coastline during migration season. Scuba diving in Dili is known to be great all year and is home to a variety of corals, blue moray eels, trevally, scorpion fish reef sharks, and more.
Most directions around Dili are in relation to Cristo Rei, a 27-meter-tall statue of Jesus Christ that overlooks the city. Cristo Rei is the second largest statue of Jesus Christ in the world. While in Dili, the effort taken to walk up to Cristo Rei is worth the panoramic views of the city and the sea.
Atauro Island
Thirty kilometers from the beaches of Dili is Atauro Island, accessible only via boat ride. Here, you’ll find world-class diving, walking paths, and are likely to catch a glimpse of the resident pod of dolphins. Atauro means “goat” in the local language, so expect to see many there too.
During both Portuguese and Indonesian occupation, Atauro Island acted as the local jail. Today, its untouched beaches are perfect for snorkeling and diving while inland you can find trails that venture through the cleared rainforest to lively villages famous for selling wooden sculpture and crafts.
For a price, you can also try your hand at traditional fishing using handmade goggles and spear guns.
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