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PLAN YOUR TRIP UNDERSTAND TIMOR-LESTE Loo ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd “All you’ve got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. So go!” TONY WHEELER, COFOUNDER – LONELY PLANET Get the right guides for your trip PAGE PLAN YOUR PLANNING TOOL KIT 1 Photos, itineraries, lists and suggestions YOUR TRIP to help you put together your perfect trip 10 Top Experiences ........ 4 WEBSTER MARK 4 Welcome to 10 Timor-Leste .................... 11 TOP Need to Know ................. 12 EXPERIENCES If You Like... ..................... 14 Month by Month ............. 16 Itineraries ........................ 18 Diving & Snorkelling ....... 20 COUNTRY/REGIONALCOUNOUNTRY/REGIONALAL SHOESTRING PHRASEBOOKPHRRASEBOB OKO • TheTh originalii l • Big trip Welcome to Diving & Snorkelling Sitting at the southwest corner of the Coral Triangle, the north coast of Timor-Leste and Atauro Tour de Timor ................. 23 1 has some of the best diving going. The reefs are pristine and the sea life is as plentiful as it is Comprehensive • Multicountry diverse, Smiling, from nudibranchs friendly to turtles people to schooling will trevally. The other good news is that most of it can • Timor- be seenwelcome on shore you dives. toFor theirthose that country don’t dive an– thed snorkelling is also some of the best in the word. See p 20 . all it has to offer. Make sure you • Adventurous • Maximise budget Dili Marathon .................. 27 Leste take them up on it. Adventure Awaits Year-Round Timor-Leste richly rewards those who venture to its mountainous interior for trekkin Regions at a Glance ....... 30 hot springs, dense jungles and raging rivers. Getting there is a major part of the adventur whether by vehicle, mountain bike, foot or even Timor pony – however, it is well worth th eՖ ort. OՖ shore, you’ll À nd Timor-Leste’s greatest treasures in its myriad dive spots. Many these are unnamed, but Dili has excellent dive companies ready to help lead the way. Swi a few metres from the beach and there are spectacular drop-oՖ s. The reefs are among th most ecologically diverse on the planet. Surfers should note that the south coast also has breaks waiting to be named. And T o p E v e n t s exploring remote islands is your thing, cross the Wetar Strait to Atauro, and keep a loo 16 out for migrating whales on the way over. For those who want to take on the world’s toug est bike race, sign up for the Tour de Timor. And if you really want remote, just make fo D i l i E a s t o f D i l i Oecussi, the minute enclave in West Timor. Events 333 Beaches 333 Month Tour de Timo Natural Beauty Everywhere You Look Looking for other travel resources? Diving 333 Diving 333 East Timor has jagged mountains, green valleys, thundering rivers, rich marshes and pla Dili Maratho tations of coՖ ee, fruit and rice. There are kilometres of silky white beaches, where you Dining 333 Trekking 333 arrival will increase the population by 100%. by On a clear day from the nation’s highest peak, Mt Ramelau, you can see both coasts wit Sunset Fair, a slight head turn. Tutuala Beach at the eastern tip of Timor is nothing less than paradise. short outrigger ride will take you to Jaco Island, the quintessential deserted tropical islan Nativity ScenThen again you don’t have to stray far from Dili to get a sense of the natural beauty: pull u Month a chair on the beach and enjoy the sunset. Whale-watch A Turbulent History & a Bright Future Events Beaches December Almost 40 years after the Portuguese departed Timor-Leste a colonial Á avour still lingers Dili hosts, or is the The white sandy pockets of Dili, Baucau, Maubara and Balibo, just to name a few. Reminders of the Indon sian occupation and the violence of the 1999 independence referendum are also visible, bu start and À nish line, beaches on the the Timorese are getting on with rebuilding their nation. The charm and grace of the peop embody the seemingly unlimited potential of the country. This tiny nation will fascina for all of Timor- north coast that those ready to meet the challenge. Leste’s events, lie east of Dili are including the Dili amazing, and most January May Jun The year begins with East The start of the dry With gr Marathon and Tour of the time you will Timorese heading to the season and the visitors’ interna de Timor. Its not all have them to your- beach for New Year’s Day season. For the next six is the b hard work; you can self. For a real slice celebrations. Many of the months Timor-Leste visitors expats are still on leave receives the bulk of its and boo also have a night of paradise, head to tft dth t iit itibtt l ll h out at the Sunset Tutuala’s beach. Fair. Diving Diving Some of Timor- Some of Timor- Leste’s most Leste’s best diving renowned dive is right in Dili, over- sites can be found looked by Embassy within an hour or Row. You don’t have so from Dili. 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