Beloi Beach
Praia Beloi
The main beach at the ferry pier on Atauro Island’s east coast. The reef starts about 50 meters offshore, so you can snorkel straight from the sand, and eco-bungalows and dive shops are concentrated here.
Beloi is the main village and ferry port on Atauro’s east coast, and the island’s most popular base for visitors. Along the beach are eco-bungalows such as Barry’s Place, dive centers and small restaurants. The reef edge is about 50 meters offshore. You can enter the water from the beach and see corals and tropical fish, and sometimes sea turtles. You can also charter a boat for about US$25 to snorkel the nearby reef for an hour, and dive shops run two to three dives a day (about US$60 per dive). Under the traditional “Tara Bandu” marine conservation rules, every diver and snorkeler pays a conservation fee of about US$2. A market is held near the pier every Saturday. Getting there: take a ferry or fast boat from Dili to the Beloi pier, then walk to your accommodation.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Atauro Island
- Vila Maumeta & Boneca de Ataúro
- Adara Reef, Atauro
- Mount Manucoco
- Makili
- Akrema Beach
- Whale & Dolphin Watching in Ombai-Wetar Strait