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Sunrise above the clouds from the summit of Mount Ramelau, Timor-Leste
22 packages · 4 operators · from US$50 per person

Timor-Leste tour packages, every price compared

Every multi-day tour you can book in Timor-Leste (East Timor), from a night in Balibo's historic fort, in the town where the Balibo Five were killed in 1975, to ten days across the country. The prices are the operators' own, and the drive times come from Island Explorer Holidays, who drive these roads every week.

By Tony Franklin, Founder · Updated October 2026

Compare packages Package or do it yourself?

Quick answer: tour packages in Timor-Leste, and what they cost

  • 22 multi-day tours and packages are bookable on Rezerva right now, from 2 to 10 days, run by Mysaffy Atauro Island Adventures, Island Explorer Holidays, MaunTimor Guide and Eco Discovery Timor-Leste.
  • Prices run from US$50 to US$1,888 per person, set by the operators themselves. Most need at least 2 or 3 travellers to run.
  • Island Explorer's 5-day tour of Dili, the Maubisse highlands, Lauhata beach and Baucau costs US$1,776 for two. The same route booked piece by piece, with a hired 4WD and driver, comes to about US$1,243 for two, without the meals, entrance fees and planning the package includes.
  • The longest drives are Dili to Balibo (3 hours 30 minutes) and Com back to Dili (7 hours), as Island Explorer plans them.
  • Best season for a road trip: the dry months, May to November. Roads to the highlands and the east get slow and slippery from December to April.

Every multi-day package, side by side

Tour prices in Timor-Leste are usually quoted by email, one enquiry at a time. These are every bookable package on Rezerva at the price its operator set, and the table updates itself when they change it.

Around the country

Dili, the coffee highlands, Balibo, Baucau and the far east, by road with a driver.

PackageOperatorDaysCoversPrice
Balibo Fort Overnight: History & HeritageIsland Explorer Holidays2Dili, BaliboUS$160 per personfrom 2 travellers
Jaco Island & Tutuala Tour (2 Days)Island Explorer Holidays2Dili, Tutuala and JacoUS$160 per personfrom 3 travellers
Maubisse & Dokomali Highlands Tour (2 Days)Island Explorer Holidays2Dili, MaubisseUS$160 per personfrom 2 travellers
Mount Ramelau Sunrise Trek (2 Days)Island Explorer Holidays2Dili, Mount RamelauUS$160 per personfrom 3 travellers
Mount Ramelau Sunrise TrekMaunTimor Guide2Mount RamelauUS$365 ba ema to'o na'in-2US$182.50 each when 2 travel
Mount Ramelau, Maubisse & Aileu: 2 DaysMaunTimor Guide2Aileu, Maubisse, Mount RamelauUS$750 ba ema to'o na'in-4US$187.50 each when 4 travel
Mt Ramelau Sunrise TrekEco Discovery Timor-Leste2Mount RamelauUS$565 per person
Timor-Leste Multi-Day Private TourMaunTimor Guide2Timor-LesteOn enquiry
Baucau & Jaco Island: Car and DriverMaunTimor Guide3Baucau, Tutuala and JacoUS$600 ba ema to'o na'in-6US$100 each when 6 travel
Jaco Island & East CoastEco Discovery Timor-Leste3Tutuala and JacoUS$350 per personfrom 3 travellers
Baucau & Jaco Island: All Inclusive for 2MaunTimor Guide3Baucau, Tutuala and JacoUS$900 ba ema to'o na'in-2US$450 each when 2 travel
5-Day Timor-Leste Tour: Dili, Highlands & BaucauIsland Explorer Holidays5Dili, Maubisse, Liquiçá, BaucauUS$888 per personfrom 2 travellers
5-Day Timor-Leste Tour: Highlands & Balibo HeritageIsland Explorer Holidays5Dili, Maubisse, BaliboUS$988 per personfrom 3 travellers
7-Day Timor-Leste Tour: Highlands, Baucau & Jaco IslandIsland Explorer Holidays7Dili, Maubisse, Liquiçá, Baucau, Tutuala and JacoUS$1,288 per personfrom 2 travellers
7-Day Timor-Leste Tour: Balibo, Highlands & BaucauIsland Explorer Holidays7Dili, Maubisse, Balibo, Maliana, BaucauUS$1,388 per personfrom 3 travellers
7-Day Timor-Leste Uncovered: Reefs, Ridges & Asia's Newest NationIsland Explorer Holidays7Dili, Atauro, Maubisse, Mount RamelauUS$1,690 per personfrom 2 travellers

Atauro Island

The reef island 25 km off Dili, 2 to 3 hours by ferry: reefs, village life and, in season, whales in the Wetar Strait.

PackageOperatorDaysCoversPrice
Atauro Blue Escape: Reef, Village & SunsetIsland Explorer Holidays2AtauroUS$245 per person
Whale & Dolphin PackageMysaffy Atauro Island Adventures2AtauroUS$350 per personfrom 5 travellers
10-Day Timor-Leste Tour: Atauro Island, Balibo & HighlandsIsland Explorer Holidays10Dili, Atauro, Maubisse, Balibo, Maliana, Baucau, Com, Tutuala and JacoUS$1,888 per personfrom 3 travellers

Diving and snorkelling packages

Multi-day water trips. Dive courses are compared separately on our dive operators page.

PackageOperatorDaysCoversPrice
Snorkeller PackageMysaffy Atauro Island Adventures2AtauroUS$50 per personfrom 2 travellers
Diver PackageMysaffy Atauro Island Adventures3AtauroOn enquiry
4-Day Atauro Dive EscapeIsland Explorer Holidays4Dili, AtauroUS$690 per personfrom 2 travellers

Prices are the operators' own, in US dollars, and exclude international flights. What a package includes (rooms, meals, entrance fees, the Atauro boat, airport transfers) differs from one to the next: each package page lists it in full. Free cancellation up to 48 hours before, as on every Rezerva booking, unless the package states its own dates policy.

Package or do it yourself? A worked example

Take 5-Day Timor-Leste Tour: Dili, Highlands & Baucau from Island Explorer Holidays: Dili, the Maubisse highlands, a night at Lauhata beach and Baucau. Here it is for two people, as a package and booked piece by piece on Rezerva, at today's prices.

Do it yourself, for two
Hotel Timor, Dili: 2 nightsUS$236
Sara's Guesthouse, Maubisse: 1 nightUS$30
Lauhata Beach Escape, Liquica: 1 nightUS$97
Full Size 4WD from Timor Cars: 4 days at US$140US$560
Driver: 1 day in Dili at US$35, 3 days outside Dili at US$55US$200
Fuel: about US$40 a day for the 3 days out of DiliUS$120
Total for twoUS$1,243

Not included: meals, entrance fees, a SIM card, the airport run on the last morning (a taxi is US$10 to US$15), and someone who has planned each day. One room for two at each stay's lowest listed rate; your dates may cost more. The package's beach night is at the resort it calls Lauhata Beach Resort. Lauhata Beach Escape is the stay at that beach you can book on Rezerva, and may not be the same place.

As a package, for two
US$1,776
US$888 per person, 5 days

Included, as the operator lists it:

  • Snack and drinks
  • Entrance fees
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Accommodation (2 nights Dili, 1 night Maubisse, 1 night Liquica)
  • Included meals: 4 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 4 dinners. Other meals are at the traveller's expense unless the itinerary says otherwise
  • SIM Card
See the package

Booked piece by piece, the car, driver and rooms come to about US$533 less for two. What the difference buys is the meals, the entrance fees, the airport run and a day-by-day plan from people who drive the route every week. If you would rather set your own pace, hire the car and driver and book the stays below; if you want it handled, book the package.

Somewhere in between: in the tour builder you choose the days, the places and how many are travelling, and see the price of a private tour with Island Explorer Holidays' driver-guide, hotels and entrance fees included, before you ask for it.

How long the drives take

Distances in Timor-Leste are short and the drives are not. These are the driving times Island Explorer Holidays plans with, checked October 2026. Allow longer for stops, rain and slow trucks.

LegDriving time
Dili to Maubisse2 hours 30 minutes
Maubisse to Hato Builico (Mount Ramelau)1 hour
Dili to Baucau2 hours 30 minutes
Dili to Balibo3 hours 30 minutes
Balibo to Maliana45 minutes
Com to Dili7 hours

Atauro is a boat ride, not a drive: see the Atauro ferry timetable. Com and Jaco Island are a long day east of Baucau; the Jaco Island guide has the road in detail.

Where you sleep on these routes

Outside Dili the choice is small: a guesthouse or a homestay in most towns, a hotel in a few. These are the stays you can book on Rezerva at each overnight stop, the ones the packages use first.

Dili

More places to stay

Maubisse

More places to stay

Hato Builico

More places to stay

Liquiçá

More places to stay

Balibo

More places to stay

Maliana

More places to stay

Baucau

More places to stay

Atauro

More places to stay

Com and Tutuala, the overnight stops for Jaco Island, have no stays on Rezerva yet. The 10-day tour and the Jaco trips arrange those nights for you.

Book a package

Snorkeller Package (1/3)
Husu · grátis

Snorkeller Package

Atauro Island2 loronMysaffy Atauro Island Adventures
SnorkelFásilFoti
$50ba ema idaMínimu bainaka 2, husi $100
Haree data no disponibilidade
Balibo Fort Overnight: History & Heritage (1/8)
Konfirmasaun kedas

Balibo Fort Overnight: History & Heritage

Balibo2 loronIsland Explorer Holidays
EspedisaunFásilMáx 10Foti

Overnight stay inside historic Balibo Fort Hotel

4.8(12 · Google)
$160ba ema idaMínimu bainaka 2, husi $320
Haree data no disponibilidade
Jaco Island & Tutuala Tour (2 Days) (1/8)
Konfirmasaun kedas

Jaco Island & Tutuala Tour (2 Days)

Jaco Island2 loronIsland Explorer Holidays
EspedisaunModeraduMáx 10Foti

Pristine uninhabited Jaco Island

4.8(12 · Google)
$160ba ema idaMínimu bainaka 3, husi $480
Haree data no disponibilidade
Maubisse & Dokomali Highlands Tour (2 Days) (1/8)
Konfirmasaun kedas

Maubisse & Dokomali Highlands Tour (2 Days)

Maubisse2 loronIsland Explorer Holidays
KaféModeraduMáx 10Foti

Seloi Kraik mountain lake and rice paddies

4.8(12 · Google)
$160ba ema idaMínimu bainaka 2, husi $320
Haree data no disponibilidade
Mount Ramelau Sunrise Trek (2 Days) (1/8)
Konfirmasaun kedas

Mount Ramelau Sunrise Trek (2 Days)

Ainaro2 loronIsland Explorer Holidays
TrekkingDezafianteMáx 10Foti

Summit of Mt Ramelau (2900m), Timor-Leste's highest peak

4.8(12 · Google)
$160ba ema idaMínimu bainaka 3, husi $480
Haree data no disponibilidade
Mount Ramelau Sunrise Trek (1/7)
Husu · grátis

Mount Ramelau Sunrise Trek

Hatubuilico & Mount Ramelau2 loronMaunTimor Guide
TrekkingModeraduMáx 2

Sunrise on Timor-Leste's highest peak

$365ba ema to'o na'in-2
Haree data no disponibilidade
Mount Ramelau, Maubisse & Aileu: 2 Days (1/7)
Husu · grátis

Mount Ramelau, Maubisse & Aileu: 2 Days

Mount Ramelau, Maubisse & Aileu2 loronMaunTimor Guide
TrekkingModeraduMáx 4

Ramelau sunrise hike

$750ba ema to'o na'in-4
Haree data no disponibilidade
Whale & Dolphin Package (1/3)
Husu · grátis

Whale & Dolphin Package

Wetar Strait, Atauro2 loronMysaffy Atauro Island Adventures
Animál fuikFásilMáx 8
$350ba ema idaMínimu bainaka 5, husi $1,750
Haree data no disponibilidade
Mt Ramelau Sunrise Trek
Husu · grátis

Mt Ramelau Sunrise Trek

Mt Ramelau2 loronEco Discovery Timor-Leste
TrekkingDezafiante
5.0(2 · Google)
$565ba ema ida
Haree data no disponibilidade
Timor-Leste Multi-Day Private Tour (1/8)
Husu · grátis

Timor-Leste Multi-Day Private Tour

Timor-Leste2 loronMaunTimor Guide
EspedisaunFásil

Your own itinerary, any length

Presu tuir konsulta
Haree data no disponibilidade
Baucau & Jaco Island: Car and Driver (1/8)
Husu · grátis

Baucau & Jaco Island: Car and Driver

Baucau & Jaco Island3 loronMaunTimor Guide
EspedisaunFásilMáx 6Foti

Your own car and driver for 3 days

$600ba ema to'o na'in-6
Haree data no disponibilidade

Common questions

How much does a tour package in Timor-Leste cost?

Multi-day packages on Rezerva run from US$50 to US$1,888 per person, depending on length and party size. Overnight road trips, to Balibo, Maubisse, Mount Ramelau or Jaco, start at US$160 per person. A 5-day tour is US$888 to US$988 per person. The longest, 10 days, is US$1,888 per person. These are the operators' own prices, and none includes international flights.

Is it cheaper to travel Timor-Leste on my own?

Usually, if you count only the car, the driver and the rooms. Our worked example puts the 5-day highlands and Baucau route at about US$1,243 for two booked piece by piece, against US$1,776 for the package. The package adds meals at most stops, entrance fees, a SIM card, the airport transfer and a day-by-day plan from people who drive the route every week.

Do I need a driver in Timor-Leste?

You can self-drive: a 4WD costs US$120 to US$140 a day. Traffic drives on the left and cars are right-hand drive. Bring an International Driving Permit with your home licence. Most visitors hire a driver for anything beyond Dili, because the mountain roads are narrow and unsigned and conditions change after rain. A driver costs US$35 a day in Dili and US$55 a day outside it, on top of the car.

When is the best time for a tour of Timor-Leste?

The dry season, May to November. Highland mornings are clear and the roads east and into the mountains are at their best. From December to April rain slows the roads and can close the track to Hato Builico, so packages run but drive times stretch.

Can a solo traveller book these packages?

Most multi-day packages run from 2 or 3 travellers, and the price per person assumes that party. If you are travelling alone, send an enquiry from the package page: operators sometimes add a single traveller to another group, and our Join a Trip board lists departures that are open to sharing.

Do the packages include flights and visas?

No package includes international flights: you fly into Dili, under 2 hours from Darwin or Bali. Some include the airport transfer, a SIM card or the Atauro boat; each package page lists exactly what is and is not included. Check the entry rules in our visa guide before you book. Flights to Dili.

Keep planning

Timor-Leste itineraries
Day-by-day plans for 3 to 10 days
Car hire with a driver
4WD US$120 to US$140 a day, driver extra
Small-group expeditions
Guided trips on set dates
Where to stay
Every district, every stay type