CENTRAL FLORES
Central Flores comprises the regencies (kabupaten) of Ende, Nagekeo, Ngada and Manggarai Timur.
See & do and hightlights in central Flores
BEACH
-Enabara beach Ende north coast
-Kotajogo beach near Mbay
-Marine Park 17 islands
-Mbalata beach near Aimere
-Pantai Ria in Ende (grilled fish at the seaside)
-Penggajawa, blue stone beach near Nangapanda
-Watu Cepi Beach near Borong
HISTORY
-Japanese caves near Mbay
-Rock with mark "Floresweg" (Trans Flores Road, made by the Dutch in 1925)
-Soekarno's (1st president of Indonesia) former house and museum in Ende
HOTSPRINGS
-Malanage hot- and coldspring
-Mengeruda hotspring, Soa
MARKETS
-Bobou near Bajawa
-Ende market
-Wednesday market Boawae
-Wolowona market
MOUNTAIN AND VOLCANO CLIMBING
-Mount Ebulobo, 2124 MASL, Mulakoli is startingpoint
-Mount Inerie, 2245 MASL, (dep 2 am, return between 10 and 12 am)
NATIONAL PARKS
-Kelimutu NP, the three coloured lakes which are changing from time to time
-Riung Marine National Park 17 islands
-Watu Nariwowo trekking (start from Langa village) short trekking
RELIGIOUS
-Cathedral Ende
-Statue of Mother Maria in the mountains near Beiposo and view on the valley
SUNSETS
-Dampek east of Reo
-Ende town
-Watu Mitong, 20 minutes west of Riung
-Wolobobo
TRADITION
-Arrack production in Aimere
-Tenun ikat (woven cloth)
TRADITIONAL VILLAGES
The villages below are the most beautiful in Ngada district and around Bajawa
-Bela
-Belaraghi (overnight
possible)
-Bena (overnight possible)
-Gurusina*
-Langa
-Luba
-Maghilewa (overnight possible)
-Tololela (overnight possible)
*Gurusina village has burned down on 13th August 2018 but has been rebuilt again.
-Wogo
Other areas
-Kawa
(Nagekeo but not easy accesible)
-Saga (between Ende and
Detusoko)
-Tutubhada (Nagekeo, easy accesible along the
road Bowae to Mbay)
-Wajo
(Nagekeo)
-Waturaka (near Moni)
-Woloara, Jopu Ranggase traditional house (near
Moni)
-Wologai (near Moni)
-Wolotopo (near Ende)
TREKKINGS
-Belaraghi to Paukate 1,5 hours downhill through savanna landscape
-Bena to Tololela through bamboo forest
-Beiposo to Belaraghi, 7 to 9 hours through the forest
-Watu Nariwowo trekking (start from Langa village) short
trekking
-Wawo Muda, the mini Kelimutu near Bajawa, 1,5 hours hiking
VIEWS, SEA AND AND LANDSCAPES
-Bukit Liaga, a Padarlike not often visited hill with awesome views
-Bukit Nanga Lok, viewpoint between Riung and Pota
-Coastline around Mauponggo
-Coastline east of Ende
-Coastline Ende to Nangapanda
-Danau Ranamese (lake)
-Detusoko ricefields
-Jalan tengah, a beautiful road on Flores with views on mount Ebulobo
-Landscape north east of Bajawa
-Rana Tonjong (lotus lake) near Pota
-Reo river
-Ricefields north of Mbay with the 7 palmtrees
-Riverlandscape near Kota Baru
-Views on Mbay 6 km before Mbay coming from Aegela
-Watu Mitong, 20 minutes west of Riung
-Wewo Rowet, mountain on the right side on the scenic road Mbay-Riung
-Wolobobo hill, view on Inerie volcano and the valley around the mountain
WATERFALLS
-Kedebodu, Ende
-Murondao, Ende
-Murudhaekale, Ende
-Ogi waterfall, Bajawa
VARIOUS
-Arrack production in Aimere
-Bamboo bridges between Ende and Detusoko
-Bamboo handicraft, Mr. Markus in Manubhara
-Batu kodok, a large rock which looks like a frog on jalan tengah
-Coffee plantation
-Coloured hangingbridge near Ende
-Japanese caves near Mbay
-Marapokot harbour
-Monumen Pancasila
-Pantai Ria in Ende (grilled fish at the seaside)
-Rii Taa island (1 hour from the harbour of Marapokot)
-Rock with mark "Floresweg" (Trans Flores Road, made by the Dutch in 1925)
-Soekarno's (1st president of Indonesia) former house and museum in Ende
-Statue of Mother Maria in the mountains near Beiposo and view on the valley
Anne Mieke -AM PHOTONESIA©-