Highland Coffee & Cultural Village Explorer
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Port
Dili, East Timor
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Activity Level
Strenuous
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$239
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 7¾ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Travel west along the esplanade of East Timor's laid-back capital -- Dili. You will pass historical buildings, secular and religious monuments, the Farol Lighthouse, the Statue of Integration, and Dili's oldest church.
The first stop is at the John Paul II Statue. Standing at the hilly side of west Dili, overlooking the beautiful coastline of Tasitolu, is the 18-foot-tall bronze statue of the late Pope John Paul II.
Heading south, you'll climb into the mountains to Ermera -- the heartland of Timor's coffee country. This area is renowned for its Arabica-Robusta hybrid, grown beneath the large, canopied albezia trees. You will visit the Railaco Timor Global Cooperativa Café, founded in the wake of the destruction of much of East Timor in the war for Independence in 1999. A local coffee expert explains the types of coffee and how they are processed. Enjoy the chance to sip some of the coffee varietals and explore the various aromas. Enjoy a buffet lunch here.
Gleno village offers a colorful traditional marketplace where you'll observe how the locals do their daily trading.
Notes:
Vehicles used for transportation are not air-conditioned and offer only limited legroom.