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Official Tourism Website of Timor-Leste
Manatuto Municipality, Timor-Leste
Destinations
Coastal diving and terracotta pottery

Manatuto

Lakeside serenity and hidden beaches

Stretching from white-sand north-coast beaches and cliffs to the rugged southern Timor Sea, with large braided rivers and a mountainous hinterland of centuries-old villages. Birthplace of former President Xanana Gusmão.

Things to See & Do

Dollar Beach

Swimming and picnicking

North-coast diving & snorkelling

Laleia church

Pastel pink twin-towered church

Manatuto town

Sunday market and terracotta pottery kilns

Manleo basketwork

Sungai Clere swamps

Birdwatching for rare cockatoos and pigeons

Laclubar

Coffee and avocado country