SINGAPORE: Good news for tourists and investors – there are now direct flights between Singapore and Timor Leste.
A new route by Austasia Airlines has made Singapore the third country – after Indonesia and Australia – with commercial flights to Timor Leste.
Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta was onboard the inaugural flight home on Friday.
» Channel NewAsia has more here…
East Timor is a relatively small island nation yet full of surprises. “A great deal in a small package”. Its terrain changes from majestic mountain ranges to grassy plains, swamps to white sandy beaches and pristine coral reefs all within a few hours drive.
The pristine waters surrounding Jako Island © tumbleweeed
The people of East Timor are proud, shy but friendly when engaged, and will reward you with a prompt smile opening the door for a journey of adventure and discovery of places that only locals would know how to share! Animist beliefs provide the background for the creation of legends and myths and our peoples interpretation of life itself and, of natures part in our daily lives is simple yet intriguing.
Dili • Aileu • Maubisse • Hato Builiko • Summit of Mt Ramelau • Maubisse • Aileu
Mt Tatamailau - or Mt Ramelau as it is commonly called - at 2,964m, is the highest mountain in East Timor and home to the Mambai people. Since 1975 it has provided a sanctuary for East Timorese resistance and is considered, like the men and women it protects, to be indestructible. After the referendum in 1999, the people of Hato Builiko fled into hiding on Ramelau’s upper slopes, while below, the departing militia destroyed their homes.
“Summit of East Timor’s highest mountain, Mount Ramelau” Picture by Dan Caspersz
Now direct flights Singapore to Dili!
With kilometres of majestic walls dropping off into deep blue sea and acres of untouched reefs Timor Leste offers the adventurous diver the opportunity to explore the unexplored!
Secret Beach Atauro Timor
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