Kelimutu Tour The wonder of the world 3 Days /2 Nights

Day 01. Denpasar – Maumere – Moni (-/L/D)

Morning flight to Maumere. On arrival transfer to a local restaurant for lunch. Then proceed to Moni with stops in  Wolowaru village. Late afternoon arriving in Moni. Dinner and overnight at Flores Sare Hotel or similar.

Day 02.  Moni - Kelimutu – Maumere (B/L/D)

Early morning driving up to Mt. Kelimutu to see its picturesque colored lakes and the sunrise. After breakfast driving back to Maumere with stops in Jopu traditional village, Sikka weaving village, and Wuring fisherman village. Late afternoon arriving in Maumere and check-in at Flores Sao Resort or similar.

Day 03. Maumere – Departure (B/-/-)

After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight back to Bali

EFFECTIVE: 01 APRIL 2009-31 MARCH 2010

Include:

• Accommodation base on non star hotel specified on the program (star hotel is not available)
• Meals full board (breakfast, lunch & dinner)
• Private tours & transfer
• English speaking guide
• Entrance fee

Exclude:

§         Airfare

§         Conservation fee US$ 15 (for max 3 days visit) on Komodo island (shall be paid personally by clients on Komodo island)

§         Personal expenses such as laundry, tipping, etc.

FLORES ISLAND

There is a saying ’’Ulu gheta leja geju eko ghale bajo bima’’ which means the head faces the sunrise (in the east) in east flores, and the tail towards the sunset (in the west) in labuan bajo, manggarai, west flores. This metaphor symbolizes a dragon, lying with its head at the eastern end of flores, and its tail in west manggarai, or Nusa nipa, the name of flores island before the arrival of the Portuguese.

Manggarai, whose capital is Ruteng, was once ruled by the kings of Bima. The influences of Bima and Goa are evident in prevailing titles, such as karaeng, and in the manner of dress.

The shape of the roofs, with the buffalo horn symbol, may be an element inherited from the Minangkabau. The cool town of Ruteng lies at the foot of a mountain. It can be reached by air from Denpasar and Kupang or overland from the western part of the island via Labuan bajo, or from the eastern part via Ende - Bajawa.

In previous centuries, Reo was a part of considerable trading potentials. Beside the famed komodo lizard, the area has many attractions to offer tourists, such as the Caci dance, a wildlife reserve, and archeological caves.

Liang Bua is a cave 13 kilometers from Ruteng, which not so long ago caused minor sensation due to the finding of rare prehistorically fossils.

Ulumbu, lying far behind the mountains and near the southern coast, has a geyser, spurting water 15 meters high into the sky. The places, however, is not easy to reach.

Caci is an interesting dance. Two warriors wearing traditional clothes face each other, each holding a shield in the left hand and a lash whose tip is covered with dried buffalo skin, in the right. This dance is accompanied by gong beats, and preceded by chants, Sung by males.

Horse races can be seen in karo village, south of Ruteg. In former times, such races drew participants from as far as Bajawa, Boawae and even Ende. Magic is said to be often involved. Usually held during big holidays.

Mount Pocoranaka is the highest mountain on flores island, and practically unexplored.
Ranamese is a big lake in the mountains. The air is cool and sometimes misty. Good for relaxing, water sports, fishing. Some lodgings and modest restaurants are available.

Labuhan Bajo is the jumping board for tours to the Komodo National Park and other areas in east Nusa Tenggara.

Batu Cermin Cave is five Kilometers from the town Labuhan Bajo. The grotto is 75 by 75 meters large and contains stalactites and stalagmite.
Some tunnels are arrow and dark but in other sunlight falls.

Historic Ende, Ende was the site of a kingdom that excised around the end of the 18th century. The name today refers to capital of ende regency, which includes the autonomous territories of Lio and Ende. The people of the area are therefore known as Lio-Ende people.

KeliMutu is Holy Mountain with three crater lakes, filled with water of different colors. Far removed from the civilized would, utter silence reigns around these lakes. The 1.690 meters high mountain, 60 kilometers from Ende was “discovered” by a Dutchneb van suchtelen and Le Roux, who came to explore it after hearing stories about the mountain which the local people regarded as the location of Heaven and Hell.

According to legend, the man kelimutu was punished by the gods due to his cruel treatment of the weak. The story presumably refers to the giant Ata Polo Ria, who ill treated the orphans Ata Koo Fai and Ata Nuwa Muri, as well as the old man Ata Bupu. As a punishment the gods put the giant to death.

Those three lakes are believed by certain people who still adhere to the old ancestral beliefs to be Heaven and Hell. The guardians holding the key of the gates are Konde and Ratu. The color of the water that fills the lakes constantly changes. As a result, the red like is now light-green; the green one has turned black, while the dark blue one has not changed.

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