Thứ Tư, 26 tháng 1, 2011

Kelimutu: The Tricolored Lakes

Kelimutu Lake on Mount Kelimutu, Ende, Flores has three smaller lakes located next to it. The lakes appear to have different colors that change over time due to volcanic activity which started million years ago. In the entire world, this color changing phenomenon only occurs at Kelimutu.

 

Presently, these three lakes have black-green color in the far east lake, green in the middle lake, and black in the west lake. Previously, the far east lake was red and the middle lake was blue.

The local community considers these lakes a sacred place, where the souls of the dead lie. The name Kelimutu itself was derived from the word ‘keli’, means ‘mountain’, and ‘mutu’, means ‘boil’. The East lake is also called “tiwu ata polo” or lake for evil spirits, while the middle one is called “tiwu nua muri koo fai” or lake for young souls, and the west lake is called “tiwu ata mbupu” or lake for elderly and wise peoples souls. Lake Kelimutu and its spectacular panorama are now a very popular tourist attraction.


Getting There
Kelimutu is situated in Koanara village, Wolowaru sub-district, Ende Regency, about 66 kilometers from Ende city and 83 kilometer from Maumere City. Moni is a village at the foot of Mount Kelimutu. It is the gate to Lake Kelimutu. The distance between Moni and Kelimutu is 15 kilometers.

You can take a motor taxi, car or public transportation to take you to a parking lot before Kelimutu peak. Buses plying the Ende-Maumere route will pass Moni. From there, you must walk 30 minutes along the mountain side.

Every day, there are flights from Denpasar and Kupang to Maumere. To Ende, daily flights only come from Kupang. If you are interested in making a long trip in Flores, you can start from Maumere in the west and visit Kelimutu, Ende, Bajawa, Ruteng and lastly Labuan Bajo (Komodo) or vice versa if starting from the east.



Getting Around
Kelimutu area is surrounded with forest containing floras that are scarcely found in Flores area. Other than pines, there are also casuarinas, red wood and edelweiss. Pine forest grows well in this side of Kelimutu Mountain. The other side of the mountain is dried land with highly unstable sand and soil. Local community believes that Kelimutu Mountain is sacred and donates fertility to the nature nearby.

Visitors can only walk around Lake Kelimutu but not all areas can be explored because some are dangerous and therefore restricted. From Moni to Kelimutu, if you like to go trekking, there is a path which is shorter than the car access route.

Distance from Moni to the top is about 12 kilometer (km). The distance to the parking lot by motor vehicle is 11 kilometer, and then visitors will climb on foot through the pathway for 30 minutes. 





To Do
Morning is the best time to witness the beauty of Kelimutu Lake. Close to the midday and at evening the scenery of Kelimutu Lake is blocked with thick mist.

Other than the scenery of Kelimutu Lake, visitors can enjoy Flores’s hilly topography from the peak of Mount Kelimutu, during a sunny day. Or the beauty panorama at Kelimutu National Park. There’s the Conservation, containing pines and casuarinas trees which are sights for sore eyes.

Tired of hearing car horns? Listen to the chirp of birds inhabiting Kelimutu National Park. Or feed the many long-tail monkeys in the forest to the south.

Kelimutu area’s also adorned with cultural wealth like traditional houses, traditional dances and woven clothes of Flores. In addition, there are hot water sources, waterfall, and tradition settlements that you can visit along the way.

The best time to visit is July to September. But if you missed that period, you can witness a local tradition in mid-October when the community offers livestocks for paa loka (religious offerings).

Thứ Sáu, 21 tháng 1, 2011

2011 January - March



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Tour
20110322

start from Le Meridien Hotel


Generally foreigners who do not know the city of Jakarta is only introduced by a tour guide at the lavish and luxurious transportation, but we immediately introduce a local transport commonly used by ordinary people: microbus



Susan, Al


Sam Tenenbaum




from
Northwestern Chicago
U S





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Tour
20110316


Frances Byron



start from Rasuna Apartment
Kuningan



By local transport
Transjakarta




Frances Byron
(Australia)

&

O Channel TV


Frances, Lucy Wiryono, Nur, BuWono
Luar Batang


with
O'Channel TV

Hallo Pak Ronny,
Teman teman O Channel kemaren ada Dilla, Nissa, MArgrit, Topo n Imron (cameraman) Baharudin n Buntoro. Hehe lengkap ya pak.
Oh ya, I will send you the copy program, tlg di info alamat pengiriman nya ya pak.
Once again, many thanks :)
Regards,
Dewi Nuraini Affandi





Trainline



Ciliwung
river





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20110312


Gateway College Norway





























Ivar Schou, Shine, Rune Fjeld Braathen
Gateway College Students



Solasi, Jupri, Elie, Raka, Warsino, Anneke, Alee,
Ivar Schou, Shine, Rune Fjeld Braathen,
Novie, Gunawan, Mega




Kodok (Frog), do we have a car ?

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in the last minute
see you again








the kids comeback to their daily life
trainline, riverbanks,

do we remember
the moment ?





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start


from
Mulia Hotel
Senayan




by local transport






























start from Plaza Indonesia
from
the west side



and



finished at the
river banks







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start from Plaza Hotel Indonesia
circle



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finished
at the people
kampung




































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new volunteers



Warsino



Jupri




Alee











2011
MARCH





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Saturday
Tour 20110305
Margriet & Class
(Holland)


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Thursday
20110303

Tour AYAD VIDA
6 participants
(Australia)
+
2 language teachers and 2 staff


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2011
FEBRUARY



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Media Indonesia
article

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Tour
20110225

Christofer Kuffel & Ron Kuffel
(USA)



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Tour
20110223


Mike (Canada) & Charlene (UK)



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20110222



Joe Duffy
(UK),

day before the tour at
Metropolitan Mall

on the tour
with brandon agfa

Ale

with the captain

at the Sunda Kelapa
harbour



Burkard Richter & Frank Barzereit
(Germany)




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Saturday,
20110215


start from
Plaza Indonesia



Deasy, Greg
&
Parents
(Father & Mother)
(Australia)





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20110209



Michael Davis
(Australia)




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20110207
Suong
(Belgium)


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20110204
Kinsley
(New Zealand)
&
Blenda
(Australia)

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2011
January




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20110129
William (Ireland),
Danielle, Amelia (England)


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20110124

Chrissy, Rachel, Nathan
(Australia)



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Tour
20110123




Mateus, Keis, Patrick, Jerone, Tim





Tim Knol
(Holland)


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20110119



Judicale
(France)




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20110118


Lee Cheung Mook, Park
(Korea)



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Tour
20110115




Khaled (Saudi Arabia) & Christie (Australia)


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Tour
20110114


start from the All Saints Church, Menteng
and pick up Motoshi Sobue at Mulia Senayan Hotel



Motoshi Sobue,
(Japan)


John, George, Zach
(England); and
Motoshi Sobue (Japan)




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20110104
Ron, Wendy
(Australia)



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20110102
Marjorie, Stefan, Charlene
(France)

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20110101
Eva Tang
(Hong Kong)

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each trip though to some of the same location, always had a different impression and experience, with Michael Davis or at another day with Greg and his family, there are different

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Wednesday
20110126





Anneke brought gift to
Vini's mother



train pass, and children were knocked out, helpless.
who
take care of these children?


Wahyu (means 'Revelation') live on the edge of the rail,
I met Victor and brought his daughter (background)
for compassionate and helping poor children






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kereta lewat dan anakanak tersingkir tak berdaya. siapa ambilpeduli pada anakanak ini ?

train pass, and children were knocked out, helpless. who take care of these children?

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