Enchantment Color Crater Flores

Enchantment Color Crater Flores

This is a mountain of mystery as well as charm. Located in the Village of Mount Flores strikes, District Flores, Ende, Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT). With a peak altitude of 1690 m above sea level, the mountain is unique because there are three different-colored crater lake.



This lake is known as the Lake Three Colors because it has three different colors, namely red, blue, and white. However, the colors are always changing over time. No less was 12 times the color change occurred within the last 25 years. The first and second lake is located very close together, while the third lake is located about 1.5 km in the west. Discoloration is allegedly due to the refraction of sunlight, the micro-biota, water, the dissolved chemicals, and due to the reflection color of the walls and bottom of the lake.



Flores is a combination word of "keli" which means mountain and the word "quality" which means to boil. According to local belief, the colors on the lake Flores has the meaning of each and have a very powerful force of nature.

Photo credits - Arif FadillahDanau or Tiwu Flores is divided into three sections corresponding to the color - the color that is in the lake. Blue lake or "Nuwa Muri Koo Fai Tiwu" is a gathering place for the soul of young people who have died. The lake is colored red or "Tiwu Ata Polo" is a gathering place for the souls of those who have died, and during his life is always a crime / magick. While the lake is white or "Tiwu Mbupu Ata" is a gathering place for the souls of parents who have died.


The third broad lake was approximately 1.051 million square meters with a volume of 1292 million cubic meters of water. Boundary between the lake is a narrow stone wall prone to landslides. The wall is very steep with a 70-degree angle. Wall height of the lake ranges from 50 to 150 meters.

Beginning of this area were found by Van Such Telen, a Dutch citizen, in 1915. Its beauty is widely known after the Y. Bouman describes in his writings in 1929. Since then the foreign tourists started coming to enjoy the lake known as the armature for the local community. Those who came not only a lover of beauty, but also researchers who want to know the natural occurrence is very rare. For fans of hiking and love the natural beauty of tropical mountain village, a trip to this place is the best option. Flores region has been determined to be a National Nature Conservation Area since February 26, 1992.

To achieve Kelimutu that had erupted in 1886, the need to "struggle" of its own. From the town of Maumere, Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, it took about 3 hours with a rented car with road conditions are not too good, twisting, across ravines and cliffs. We will meet with the village closest to the crater of Mount Flores called Kampung Moni.

The village is located in the Village Koanara, District Wolowaru, Ende within 13 miles of Lake Flores. From Moni only takes about 45 minutes to reach the lip of Lake Flores.

Apart from Maumere, Flores also can be reached from Ende using intercity bus or rental vehicle, with the price and travel time is relatively not much different. From the NTT provincial capital, Kupang namely, visitors can use the plane to the town of Ende, Flores Island, with travel time to 40 minutes. Flores is located approximately 66 kilometers from the city of Ende and 83 kilometers from the town of Maumere.



In the village of Moni being sold Lio woven fabric which became one of the local typical products and sold there by the locals to the tourists. In the village of Moni also contained lodgings that can be used by travelers to stay or rest.

There are around 20 homestays run by residents with a rate of Rp 25,000-Rp 50,000 per night while the government-owned cottage fare of Rp 75,000-Rp 85,000. per night. Edelweiss, Pine and Cypress was the number of plants that we can encounter when entering the area of ​​Flores.

Well, enjoy the crater lake area of ​​3 colors of the exotic mountain Kelimutu it!