Cluster · Dili
Cristo Rei & Areia Branca
Early-morning cluster: the statue on the headland after the climb, beach at its foot; go before 08:30 for cooler steps.Early-morning cluster: the statue on the headland after the climb, beach at its foot; go before 8:30 AM for cooler steps.
Key facts
- 28″ bags
- forbidden
- Time budget
- half
- Rescue coverage
- 100% ≤7′
- max p90 6.1′
- Places
- 2
Rules in force · 8Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore…Broken pavements and heat
- Southeast Asia ↗Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei and Myanmar; never carry a bag or parcel for anyone.
- Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
- Timor-Leste ↗Check entry rules and visa-on-arrival conditions on official Timor-Leste government sources only; fees and rules change.
- Timor-Leste ↗The currency is the US dollar. Carry small notes (1, 5, 10 and 20); change for a 50 or 100 is often not available.
- Timor-Leste ↗Medical care is limited: carry travel insurance that covers evacuation.
- Dili coast ↗In the wet season (Nov–Apr) coast roads flood and landslide: keep the day flexible.
- Dili ↗Broken pavements and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Dili ↗After dark, take a car door to door; do not walk between clusters.
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Map to the centre
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Walking weather, next 5 days
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Plan
How the ground walks, and what is here
Bound and physics
The statue hill and the beach below (approximate box).
- Slope
- steep
- Stairs
- About 500 steps to the statue
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- stairs and beach sand
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
On the ground
Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby
Rescue anchors
A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.
Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor. Drag to move; click the map, then scroll to zoom.
Statue car park
Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions
Path rest points
Place to sit · works in any conditions
Beach kiosk
Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions
Statue terrace
Place to sit · works in any conditions
Beach-road shelter
Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions
Roadside stall
Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions
100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 6.1 min) · 100% on hot days
Nodes in this cluster
- Go at opening, before 08:30: the climb is about 500 steps in full sun and the sea view is best in clear morning air.
- Look, do not swim without local advice: the sand is white and the sea pale, but crocodiles occur on this coast; add it after Cristo Rei at 09:00 and leave before the heat.Look, do not swim without local advice: the sand is white and the sea pale, but crocodiles occur on this coast; add it after Cristo Rei at 9:00 AM and leave before the heat.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfront, Tais market & government quarter | Car west | ~35 min | flat |
Red lines here
- Crocodile warnings apply on this coast: swim only where locals do.
Deep dive
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.