[DILI] Budget and Itinerary

FRIDAY: January 23, 2015

Sriwijaya Air (Bali - Dili) - 1,390,000.00
IDR1,390.000.00

Coke (Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport) - 0.50

Taxi (Airport - East Timor Backpackers Hostel) - 10.00
East Timor Backpackers Hostel (Bunk Bed/3 Nights) - 36.00
Taxi (East Timor Backpackers Hostel - Cristo Rei) - 5.00
Mineral Water/Snacks (Cristo Rei) - 0.50
Taxi (Cristo Rei - Timor Plaza) - 10.00
Burger King (1 pc Chicken w/Rice & Pepsi) - 4.95
Burger King (BBQ Bacon Burger w/Fries & Pepsi) - 5.50
Mikrolet (Timor Plaza - East Timor Backpackers Hostel) - 0.25

USD72.70

[DILI] Around the City

Walking around Dili is an option if you don't have a fixed itinerary in mind. You can do this on the first day or on the last day whenever you are free. Dili isn't really that big and you could see most of the notable landmarks in just a few hours. However, make sure that you have the necessary protection. The weather in Dili is hellish and the sun could be merciless. Apply enough sunscreen in the morning. Apply enough mosquito repellant in the evening.

[DILI] The Atauro Day Trip

I only had two things in mind coming to Dili: meet Jesus; and go to Atauro. Coming from an archipelago of more than 7000 islands, I'm pretty hard to impress. The thing is, there's nothing much to see in Dili and since you're already there, might as well see what the island has to offer. Atauro is part of Dili but you don't have a lot of transportation options.

[DILI] Jesus on the Cliff

Occupying the eastern side of the island of Timor, Timor-Leste was once a province of Indonesia when the latter invaded the former after the European decolonization of Southeast Asia. The Indonesians did not leave until 2002, when East Timor finally declared itself a free nation once again. As the youngest nation in the region, the country has not yet been fully opened to tourism and lacks good infrastructure. Suffice it to say that it wouldn’t be on your travel map unless you love collecting immigration stamps.