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Travel approximately three hours from the city of Maumere, Sikka regency of East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT), followed by a rental car through winding roads, ravines and cliffs and road conditions are not smooth. Tiring and challenging, let alone made the trip early in the morning. But it all disappeared after entering the village of Moni, the nearest village to the Lake Kelimutu. Offers mothers Lio woven cloth was sold at the foot of the Kelimutu vehicle parking lake visitors. Woven Lio is one of the local potential of the local community sold for tourists. The colors keep changing Kelimutu Lake. Changes could have been caused by mineral content, the influence of biota species of moss and rocks in the crater. For the local community that the colors change has its own meaning.

Villages located in the village of Moni Koanara, Sub Wolowaru, Ende Regency is located 13 kilometers from Lake Kelimutu. From Moni only takes about 45 minutes to reach the mouth of Lake Kelimutu. Promptly at 08.15 Wita, after crossing the trail about a mile, we arrived at the mouth of Lake Kelimutu.

Kelimutu crater

Three color lake on top of the crater Kelimutu become one of the wonders of this world, absolutely stunning with the beauty and mystery that are stored on top of a mountain 1690 meters high above sea level it.

Flores is a combination of word meaning mountain looked and the quality of the means to boil. Flores is one of those tourist destination is very popular on the island of Flores, in addition to komodo, Bena traditional village, and Riung Marine Park beautiful. Volcanic lake is considered magical and mysterious as the lake is the third color changing, over time. Earlier this lake is the color of red, white, and blue.

In mid-2006 and then been several changes, especially to the two adjacent lakes namely Lake Young Souls drive (Tiwu nua ko’o fai muri) and Lake Dead soothsayer (Tiwu ata polo). Lake Dead Young to drive the green earlier, in June last year had turned blue. While Lake Soothsayer or Evil People who previously turned dark brown color slightly reddish.

A separate lakes, Lake Dead Parents (Tiwu Ata Mbupu) remain dark green / moss. However, in December and when updates are visiting the lake Lake Young Souls drive back to green, Lake Evil One becomes a dark blue, and Lake Parents become blackish brown. Flores Lake water color is a mystery of nature.

Morning is the best time to watch Lake Kelimutu. By the middle of the day, let alone the late afternoon, usually a lake shrouded in fog blocked the view. That’s why the tourists usually stay in the village of Moni and the new left Kelimutu morning. Flores is located about 66 kilometers from the city of Ende and 83 kilometers from the city of Maumere.

From Maumere can use a rented vehicle around Rp 600,000 for travel Maumere-Flores, Maumere. Travel time can be determined alone and visitors can reach the top of Flores. For a cheaper cost of Maumere can use the public bus at a cost of Rp 25,000, but only reached the village of Moni, but difficult to find a bus that arrived early morning in the village and should stay in place. There should also hire a private car or motorcycle taxis to reach the top of the lake.

“If the leased vehicles, visitors can stop at several traditional villages and travel arranged according to agreement. Normally one way to go home, take eight hours at a price of Rp 600,000. This time is already more than enough to include two hours of enjoying the lake and surrounding Flores,” said Paul Yanca, the usual driver renting private vehicles.

Apart from Maumere, Flores also be reached from Ende using intercity bus or rental vehicle, with the price and travel time is relatively not much different.

A wooden cottage is one of the alternative accommodation in the village of Moni before or after visiting Lake Kelimutu. Tariffs are relatively inexpensive and attractive natural landscape is a pleasure for tourists with limited funds. Flores is believed to also as a place bersemayamnya human spirits. The lake is visible in the picture is the old ghost of the lake (Tiwu Ata Mbupu) located separately from the other two lakes are huddled together.

To stay in the village of Moni there are about 20 people managed homestay rate Rp 25,000-Rp 50,000 per night. Government-owned cottage cost Rp 75.000-Rp 85.000. Flores area surrounded by forest with rare flora in the region of Flores. There are pine, fir, redwood and edelweiss. While the existing fauna such as deer, wild boar, pheasant and eagle.

What you see now is not much different from the situation 15 years ago when visiting the region updates. There is little difference, if the vehicle 15 years ago, visitors can reach the mouth of the lake, the current vehicles can only reach the foot of the mountain and takes 30 minutes walk to the lip of the lake was magical.

Local communities believe that the sacred Kelimutu and give fertility to the surrounding nature. In some occasions there is usually a local ceremony and give offerings to the “spirit” that keeps the region.

Lake Kelimutu

The third broad lake of about 1,051,000 square meters with a water volume of 1292 million cubic meters. Antardanau boundary is a narrow stone walls easy landslide. The wall has a steep 70-degree angle with a height between 50 to 150 meters.

Kelimutu had erupted in 1886 and left three crater lakes are shaped and defined as a national park since February 26, 1992. Flores is also a good place for those who like hiking and enjoy the tropical mountain village area.