Timor-Leste Itineraries
Realistic day-by-day routes, built around ferry days and slow mountain roads.
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By David
Quick answer · as of September 2026
With 5 days, do Dili and Atauro Island. With a week, add Maubisse and a sunrise climb of Mount Ramelau. With two weeks, loop east to Baucau, Com and Jaco Island as well. Divers should give Atauro at least four nights.
- Minimum for Dili + Atauro
- 4 to 5 days
- Dili to Jaco Island
- 8 to 10 hours by road
- 4WD with driver
- USD 120–150 a day
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5 days
Timor-Leste in 5 Days: Dili and Atauro Island
Spend two days in Dili for Cristo Rei, the waterfront and the Resistance Museum, then take the ferry to Atauro for three days of snorkelling and village walks.
7 days
Timor-Leste in 7 Days: Dili, Atauro and the Mountains
Dili, two nights snorkelling on Atauro, then a 4WD trip to Maubisse and a pre-dawn climb of Mount Ramelau, Timor-Leste's highest peak.
7 days
A Diving Week in Timor-Leste: Dili and Atauro
Two days of shore diving along Dili's north coast, then four nights on Atauro, where surveys recorded more reef fish species per site than anywhere else.
14 days
Timor-Leste in 14 Days: The Complete Loop
Two weeks covering Dili, Atauro, the north coast to Baucau and Com, a day on Jaco Island, then the highlands of Maubisse and a sunrise on Mount Ramelau.
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