Atauro island

One of the most beautiful islands in Timor-Leste is Atauro Island. It is a small oceanic island and municipality located north of Dili, East Timor, at the extinct Wetar section of the volcanic Inner Banda Arc, among the Indonesian islands of Alor and Wetar. The nearest island is the Indonesian island of Liran, 13 km to the northeast.

Timor-Leste’s Ataúro Island is the untouched ecotourism gem of Southeast Asia. Just a quick boat trip from the capital of Dili, Ataúro gives the whole thing you can believe or need in a chilled tropical getaway: lush mountains with dozens of trails to explore; white sand seashores and lightly lapping waves; volcanic mountains shrouded with wispy clouds; human beings and groups nonetheless dwelling via way of means of nearby traditions; and the maximum biodiverse reefs withinside the complete world, with masses of dolphins and whales swarming the surface.

Locaiton: north of Dili, East Timor