Agora Food Studio
Restaurant in Kampung Alor, Dili, serving international and Timorese dishes, run by the team behind the Timor-Leste Food Lab.
+670 7785 9912
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Restaurant in Kampung Alor, Dili, serving international and Timorese dishes, run by the team behind the Timor-Leste Food Lab.
+670 7785 9912
Beachside bar and restaurant on the Areia Branca stretch east of central Dili, serving international and local dishes daily.
+670 7723 3961
Small local café in eastern Dili serving Timorese and international food, open daily from 7 am to 8 pm.
+670 7784 0434
Community dining in Makili, Atauro, where women from eleven local households cook traditional Timorese food for visitors.
+670 7530 5363
Coffee house in central Dili that roasts single-origin beans from the Letefoho highlands on site, with light meals, open daily.
+670 7806 2892
Restaurant east of central Dili with a mixed Thai, Lebanese and Mediterranean menu and vegetarian and vegan options.
+670 7372 3888
Restaurant and guesthouse in Vila Maumeta, Atauro, known for handmade Italian pasta alongside Timorese dishes.
+670 7748 7301
Italian restaurant in central Dili serving fresh pasta, pizza and seafood, open daily from breakfast until late.
+670 7830 3939
Training restaurant in Dili where young Timorese learn hospitality skills, serving mainly Western food and well-regarded desserts.
+670 7862 8966
Vietnamese café in western Dili serving pho, hand-rolled spring rolls, Vietnamese baguettes and coffee, open daily.
+670 7831 8131
Small owner-run Thai restaurant in Dili cooking classic Thai dishes from fresh ingredients, with limited seating.
+670 7733 2399
Darwin-based airline flying Darwin–Dili on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (October 2026), about 1h 30m each way.
1800 627 474 (Australia freecall)
Beloi Beach Hotel's boat service from Dili's Marine Police compound to Beloi, Atauro: booked ahead, open to guests and other travellers.
+670 7729 2222
Car rental company in Comoro, Dili, listed by the official tourism site; ask about 4WDs, drivers, insurance and rates.
+670 332 5055
Dili car rental company listed by the official tourism site, offering cars, 4WDs and a bus, hired with a driver.
+670 7723 0880
Dili airport shuttle and private-hire company with cars, minibuses and a coaster, also running day tours from Dili.
(+670) 7750 8585
APORTIL's Success ferry: Dili–Atauro on Tuesdays and Fridays (US$5), Dili–Oé-Cusse on Wednesdays and Sundays (US$10), from Kolmera.
+670 331 7264
Fishing and outrigger boats on Atauro that can be hired with their crews for village, beach and reef trips; basic, often without safety gear.
Local fishermen at Valu Beach, below Tutuala, ferry day visitors across the short channel to Jaco Island for about USD 10 return.
MAF light-aircraft flights from Dili to Atauro, Baucau, Lospalos, Maliana, Same, Suai and Viqueque, plus charters, booked by online form.
(+670) 7732 7771
Car and motorbike rental near Comoro Bridge, Dili, with small cars, 4WD pick-ups and SUVs; listed by the official tourism site.
+670 7795 7364
The Alola Foundation's craft shop in central Dili, selling tais, bags, jewellery and coffee made by women's groups to fund its programmes.
+670 332 3855
Cooperative in Vila Maumeta, Atauro, where deaf and hearing-impaired artisans make jewellery and gifts from seeds and shells.
Women's sewing collective in Vila Maumeta, Atauro, making hand-embroidered dolls, bags and toys since 2006; visitors can see the atelier.
Women weavers selling handwoven baskets, cloth and mobiles from stalls on the Maubara waterfront, opposite the old Portuguese fort.
Craft centre in Beloi, Atauro, run by the social enterprise Empreza Diak, selling carvings, weaving, metalwork and pottery from island artisans.
+670 7730 3698
Social enterprise selling crafts from over 800 Timorese artisans, with shops at Hotel Timor, Timor Plaza, the Resistance Museum and Dili airport.
Restored 18th-century Portuguese fort in Balibo with a heritage hotel, restaurant and museums, run by the Balibo House Trust.
+670 7777 4845
Hillside memorial and café at Dare, above Dili, commemorating the WWII campaign and the Timorese who helped Australian commandos.
+670 7579 0406
Walled cemetery in central Dili where troops fired on a peaceful funeral procession on 12 November 1991, now a place of remembrance.
Bilingual museum in central Dili tracing Timor-Leste's road to independence, 1975 to 1999, through photographs, documents and films.
Free public library, small museum and gallery in Lecidere, Dili, named after resistance leader and first President Xanana Gusmão.
Dili-based tour and logistics company that has offered custom diving, trekking and camping trips; current operation unconfirmed.
Dili travel agency and tour operator at Timor Plaza: day and multi-day tours, Ramelau and Jaco trips, car rental, flights and hotels.
+670 7689 9555
Geothermal hot springs in a forested valley in Bobonaro's mountains, reached by motorbike or 4WD from Maliana or Balibo.
Spring-fed public swimming pool set in gardens with tennis courts in Baucau Old Town, a safe alternative to crocodile-risk beaches.
Dili inbound tour operator that has offered short breaks and multi-day trips themed on coffee, culture, history, hiking and food.
Australian-run PADI dive centre in Dili with courses, shore and boat dives on the north coast and Atauro, equipment hire and rooms.
+670 7803 8885
Marine conservation NGO working with coastal communities on Atauro and the mainland; its volunteer dive expeditions are suspended.
Dili's longest-running dive operator (since 2000): PADI courses, north-coast shore dives, Atauro boat trips and guest rooms.
+670 7723 7092
Dive school on Avenida de Metiaut, Dili, offering SDI and TDI courses, guided dives, technical diving and seasonal whale-watching trips.
+670 7709 9734