Destination
Baucau
While Baucau is best known for its beach, it’s actually a long way down (5km) to the water from the Old Town, and even further from the bland, Indonesian-built New Town (Kota Baru).
With your own wheels (or on painfully slow public transport) you’ll stumble across lime-green rice paddies, mangroves and idyllic beaches where buffalos (and the occasional crocodile) roam. Some of the best diving in the country is found just off shore.
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