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10-Day Timor-Leste Tour: Atauro Island, Balibo & Highlands

Name: 10-Day Timor-Leste Tour: Atauro Island, Balibo & Highlands
Brand: Island Explorer Holidays
Price: 1888 USD
Availability: InStock

Ten days: Dili, Balibo Fort, a day trip to Atauro Island, the Maubisse highlands and the far east around Com and Tutuala.

Dili

4.8(12 reviews)

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From$1,888/person

Duration: 10 days
Route: Hotel pickup (Dili) → Hotel drop-off (Dili)
Group size: 3-10 people
Difficulty: Moderate
Itinerary: 10 days
Trip code: IEMHP1

Highlights

Atauro Island snorkeling on pristine coral reefs

Balibo Fort Hotel, overnight in a Portuguese fort

Dili Vanilli coffee and vanilla plantation

Dokomali waterfall trek

Com Beach and local boat trip

Ira Lalaro Lake, crocodile spotting

Lene Hara Cave, pre-historic site

Ramos Horta Museum

About This Experience

This is our longest and most in-depth tour. It starts with an afternoon tour of Dili, then heads west to the historic village of Balibo, near the Indonesian border, for a night inside Balibo Fort, and back to Dili through the rice fields of Maliana. On day four you take the morning ferry across the Wetar Strait to Atauro Island to snorkel its coral reefs and visit a village, and come back to Dili the same afternoon. Next come the cooler highlands around Maubisse, coffee country, with a night at Sara's Guest House and the Dokomali waterfall. Last is the far east: Baucau, a night at Com with a boat trip for a swim at Com Beach, then Ira Lalaro lake and the Lene Hara cave near Tutuala. You get a city break, reef time and a road trip into the interior all wrapped in one tour.

What's covered

Itinerary: 10 days
Meals: 7 breakfasts
Accommodation: 9 nights · Hotel in Dili, Balibo Fort Hotel, Sara's Guest House, Maubisse +2 more
Inclusions: 4 items below

What's Included

Snack and drinks

Entrance fees

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Accommodation (5 nights Dili, 1 night each at Balibo, Maubisse, Com, Lakummore)

Not Included

Most meals (7 breakfasts included)

Drinks with meals

Travel insurance

Itinerary

14:00Begin hotel pickups
14:30Begin Half-day City Tour of Dili
14:45Visit St Anthony's, Motael
15:00Visit the Resistance Museum
16:00Quick shopping at Tais Market
17:00Brief visit to the Dare Memorial
18:00Cristo Rei for sunset
19:30Hotel drop-off

Stay: Hotel in Dili

Set departures

Small group, max 10 · guaranteed from 2 travellers · private dates also available on request.

7-16 Nov 2026🐋 Whale season

8-17 May 2027

5-14 Jun 2027

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Good to know before you book

Suitable for able-bodied people of all ages. Moderate fitness required for waterfall walks and island excursions.

What to Bring

Swimming gearLight warm layer for highlandsSturdy shoesCameraLuggage for 10 daysReef-safe sunscreen

Where you'll go

Hotel pickup (Dili)

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Planning details

Meeting point

Hotel pickup (Dili)

Starts and ends

Starts in Hotel pickup (Dili)

Ends in Hotel drop-off (Dili)

Group size

3 to 10 guests per departure

Booking cutoff

Book online up to 36 hours before the start (Dili time).

How late you can book

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the scheduled start.

Operated By

Island Explorer Holidays

Dili

4.8(12 reviews)

Organised with Island Explorer Holidays

$1,888/ person

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Seats to reserve

2guests

$1,888 × 2 guests$3,776

Total$3,776

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Booking protection

Full refund if the operator cannot confirm your booking dates.

Free cancellation

Cancel up to 48 hours before the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8

12 reviews on Google

Matias

6 months ago

I had a wonderful time in Timor Leste with this travel agency! My tour guide Roberto was 🔛🔝! He was very flexible, teached many things from his culture and country and was over all very professional and nice. He also managed to arrange me an extra tour to Balibo on a short notice 👍🏻. Totally recommend this travel agency and this tour guide! 👍🏻

Tero S.

a year ago

Our half day city tour was exellent! Roberto(guide) was amazing and let us know lot of information every site where we visited. Highly recomend this company!

Rory Spittle

a year ago

Had the pleasure of having Vilter take me on a tour to Balibo. Saw many things on the way there and when I was there. The professionalism and quality of the tour was well worth the money. Can't recommend this service enough.