See & do and hightlights in east Flores
BEACH
-Doreng Beach
-Ina Burak Beach on Adonara
-Kawaliwu Beach, also for sunset (good combination with Ile Padung)
-Koka Beach, on the way from Maumere to Moni
-Lato beach, 20 kms west of Kawaliwu
-Mekko Beach, Adonara
-Oa Beach and Rako beach (surfing) are next to eachother
-Nobo Beach
-Paga Beach, on the way from Maumere to Moni
-Pantai Kwuta, beach 6 kilometers (1 hour!) west of lake Asmara
-Pantai Riang Sunge, beach on Solor
-Pantai Watohari, beach on Solor
-Pantai Wewa, beach on Solor
-Watotena Beach on Adonara
DIVING & SNORKLING
-Daytrip to Pulau Besar and Koja Doi which is connected by a small stone foothpath
and Pangabatang island (boats leave from Nangahale)
-Diving and snorkling Larantuka and surroundings
-Diving and snorkling near Maumere and the islands north of Waigete (Babi
island,
Pulau Besar), around 30 kms from Maumere. Check this diving website
LARANTUKA SIGHTSEEING
-Cathedral Rheina Rosari
-Chapel Tuan Ana
-Chapel Tuan Ma
-Chapel Tuan Meninu
-Mater Dolorosa
-Taman Bukit Fatima
MARKETS
-Alok Market in Maumere
-Larantuka market seaside
MOUNTAN CLIMBING
-Mount Egon near Maumere
-Mount Lewotobi twin volcano near Boru (start at Bawalatang)
RELIGIOUS
-Biara Trappist monastry in Tanjung Bunga
-Cathedral Rheina Rosari, Larantuka
-Cathedral St. Yosef, Maumere
-Catholic graveyard just outside Larantuka (seaside)
-Chapel Tuan Ana, Larantuka
-Chapel Tuan Ma, Larantuka
-Chapel Tuan Meninu, Larantuka
-Mater Dolorosa
-Semana Santa, the holy Easternweek from Wednesday before Eastern until Sunday
including Good Friday as the peak of the celebration; bookings need to be made far
in advance, at least 6 months before
see also
-Sikka, old wooden church and weaving process
-Taman Bukit Fatima
SUNSETS
-Kajuwulu, north west of Larantuka
-Wair Nokerua, west of Maumere
TRADITIONAL VILLAGES AND WEAVING
-Bantala, west of Larantuka (tenun ikat)
-Bola, weaving village (tenun ikat)
-Dokar, weaving village (tenun ikat)
-Ile Padung (traditional house)
-Lepo Lorun, weaving village (tenun ikat) near Nita
-Lewokluok, weaving village; every Thursday or on request
-Riangkeme near ile Mandiri (tenun ikat)
-Sikka weaving village and old church
-Waibao, Tanjung Bunga (tenun ikat)
-Watublapi, weaving village (tenun ikat)
-Wuring, muslim village on stilts, 4 kms west of Maumere (but you need to resist the
plastic soup!)
VIEWS, SEA AND LANDSCAPES
-Bukit Liaga, a Padarlike not often visited hill with awesome views
-Bukit Salib Kolisia, a wonderful viewpoint west of Maumere
-Detour Nobo to Boru around the twin volcanos Lewotobi Laki2 and Perempuan
-Great views along the coastline with views on Adonara, Solor and Konga
-Lake Asmara, a beautiful lake hidden in the jungle
-Nilo hill with a statue of Mother Maria with views on Maumere
-Ricefields near Magepanda
-Roundtrip ile Mandiri
-Tanjung Ogor Paret
-Wair Nokerua, a beautiful coast also popular for sunset
WATERFALLS
-Kedebodu, Ende
-Murondao, Ende
-Murudhaekale, Ende
VARIOUS
-Cocoa plantation between Maumere and Moni
-Larantuka King's Palace (history 1st Catholic kingdom of Indonesia)
-Leworook coffee plantation (not far from Lewokluok village)
-Trip to Adonara island 1 to 3 days (Kampung Adonara, Ina Burak, Watotena Beach,
Mekko Beach, Ile Boleng)
-Trip to Solor island 1 or 2 days; Lamakera (whales), Portugues fortress in Lohayong,
pantai Watohari, beaches in the southern part. A wooden boat leaves from
Larantuka at 9 am and back from Podor at 16:00 hrs
-Tanjung Bunga, the "tail" of Flores, where Flores got it's name from
-Tunaboats off the beach 6 kms south of Larantuka
-Wuring, muslim village on stilts, 4 kms west of Maumere (but you need to resist the
plastic soup)
Anne Mieke -AM PHOTONESIA©-