Microlet
Check the shapes with the categories.
How to look around Dili
Microlet is also a good choice to look
around the city. Microlet is a minibus,
How to use a taxi
which runs 12 different routes. You can
Taxies are a good choice if you want to
check each route at:
go to your destination fast. Dili has two
http://www.dilimicrolets.com. Price is
kinds of taxies-Yellow Taxi and Blue Taxi.
25 cents for adults and 15 cents for
You need to decide how much money
Timorese students. When you want to
you pay when you catch a taxi. Price
stop a microlet, raise your hand, and
range is about $3-5. (to go to the airport,
when you want to get off, make a sound
$10) Bule Taxi has a meter, so when you
with coins tapping somewhere in the car.
go further, you pay more. (Call a blue
taxi: 7742 7777)
Want to Dive??
Compass Diving
Website: www.compassdiving.com
Email: compasstimorleste@gmail.com
Phone number: +670 7723 0965 / +670 7723
0964
How to get a SIM card
You can buy a SIM card at any telephone
companies in Dili. If you have a SIM free
phone, you can use your phone with the SIM
card, or you can buy one in phone companies,
Timor Plaza, or any other phone shops ($15~).
After you get a phone, you need to buy PULSA
to add value to your phone.
The numbers inside the shapes are the
same as those in the descriptions on the
opposite side.
Diving spots!
Souvenirs
East Timor has some
fascinating souvenirs.
Coffee is one of the
best products in this
country and you can buy
it for your family and
friends.
Tais is Timorese
traditional hand-made
fabric, and you can buy
it in the Tais Market or
Alola Foundation, which
is located in front of
the central post office.
Moreover, Aroma Timor is
one of the best local
products, made by
Timorese women. You
cannot miss the tea and
banana chips .
How to go to Atauro
You can buy a ticket at ticket center (see the map), and there
are two types of boats. From Friday to Tuesday, you can ride on
a smaller one. 1 way trip is for 45 minutes for $13. On Thursday,
You ride on a bigger one. 1 way trip is for 2-3 hours for $5. The
Boat leaves the port at 8:00 am for Atauro, and from Atauro to
Dili, leaves at 3 pm. Atauro has beautiful nature, good hotels,
restaurants, sea food, the beach, and advanture!
How to send a letter from Dili
There is a central post office in the center of
How to eat at a warung Travelling in Dili without Wi-Fi How to shop at local markets
How to travel to Timor-Leste the city. There, you can send letters and big
Warung is a Timorese traditional Sometimes in Dili it is difficult to access Wi-Fi and you may be lost in the
You can travel to Timor-Leste directly packages to your countries. To send them, Dili has a lot of local markets named
style of restaurant. When you go to center of the city. You don’t need to worry about it. You can download an
from Bali, Kupang, Darwin, and you just bring them to the post office, and Mercade, such as Taibeshi Market. There
Warung, you can see various kinds application called “maps.me”. After you download this app on your phone,
Singapore. You don’t have to obtain a write an address label which an officer will are lots of goods and food, such as local
of food available, and you can you download East Timor’s map. Then, you can use the map application
visa beforehand. After you arrive at give you at the post office. Prices differ vegetable, fruits, clothes, and drinks. You
choose as many dishes as you want. without a network connection. Moreover, it has GPS, and it automatically
the Dili airport, you can buy a tourist depending on weight of your package and can buy at cheaper prices compared to
The price differs depending on shows where you are now in Dili! (*In the countryside, GPS sometimes
VISA for $30 which will allow you to destinations. (e.g. 20g for 50 cents-$1, 2kg for supermarkets. If you want to know the
what you want to eat ($1.50-$6.00). doesn’t work well).
stay in Dili for a maximum of 1 month. $45-$65) price, say “nee hira?” (How much is this?).