One Dollar Beach

One Dollar Beach on Timor-Leste's eastern north coast is a stretch of white sand backed by trees with clear water and reef offshore, and the name comes from the entry fee the local community collects, which is the whole explanation. It sits on the road between Com and Tutuala inside the Nino Konis Santana national park. Simple shelters stand along the back and it is usually close to empty. The park it sits in is named after a resistance commander and covers much of the eastern tip of the country.

What you actually see

• The white sand - a clear stretch of beach on the eastern coast.
• The reef - the coral offshore within snorkelling reach.
• The shelters - the simple cover along the back of the sand.
• The name - the community entry fee that gave it the name.

When to go

May to November is the dry season with the calmest water. The rains from December bring runoff. Weekends bring some local visitors.

Honest expectations

Facilities are shelters and nothing more. The fee is collected at the roadside. The road along this coast is rough in stretches.

Nearby

Com is west, and Tutuala is east.