I highly recommend Manny Timor Tours. They were very professional, friendly, well organised and reliable. We were a family group of ten (four adults, four kids, two older adults), and they were flexible with our needs (we had a full day tour of Dili and another day up to Maubisse and Aileu). They accomodated extra stops we asked to make, and when we needed transport into the evening in Dili, they arranged for the driver to stay on for a small fee.

Lito (aka Manny), Carmen, Alex and Joko were all a pleasure to interact with. And Erni looks after bookings. Can’t say enough good things about them.

Established in 2005, Eco Discovery are one of the longest running and most reputable tour operators in Timor-Leste. They are Timorese owned and operated. I’ve been on multiple trips with them, from day adventures, to an 8 day epic crossing the country on foot. They are well organised, responsive, and know Timor-Leste as well as anyone. They can organise pretty much any type of trip, and have the greatest experience of any Timorese operators in running hiking trips.

I have used Compass Diving for scuba diving, snorkelling, transport and accomodation on Atauro, and whale watching activities a number of times in the last 18 months. They have always operated with friendly professionalism and I’ve always felt comfortable with their safety standards and equipment in and on the water. They have done a wonderful job catering to all members of my family, from my 70 year old dad doing a Try Scuba activity, to accompanying my recently certified 10 year old on dives. At the resort on Atauro, tent accommodation was basic but comfortable and in line with other accommodation options on the island, there were warm showers, they served a range of dishes for meals that were always good quality, and their friendly staff were happy to sit and share their wealth of knowledge about diving and sea life in the downtime. Put simply, we’ve had wonderful, fun experiences with Compass and would definitely use them again in the future.

I did both a snorkelling trip and my whole PADI open-water certification with Dive Timor Lorasae. The whole team was incredible: it was easy to get things booked, get gear fitted and work out a schedule that suited me. Giovanni is a marine biologist who led our snorkel trip, he was so kind and was able to answer all (literally so many!) of our questions with ease, plus point out interesting creatures and facts about life on the reef. Selina was my sucuba instructor for the pool session and my 4 open water dives, in different beautiful locations. She was an incredible instructor, patient, easy to understand, knowledgeable, and so kind. She made scuba diving feel safe and fun, and be an altogether unforgettable experience. East Timor has some amazing reefs and beaches, pristine and with some of the most biodiversity waters in the world – most times we were the only divers there. Delicious lunch (they even made me a vegan option) was served on the days when we went to two different beautiful locations (a couple of hours drive away from Dili) with their van! So happy I got my certificate here, and thank you so much to Selina and the rest of the team for making it possible and such a great experience!

Professional and passionate diving service with a wide range of dive types including whale and dolphin watching trips.