See & do
highlights in east Flores
BEACHES (beach=pantai)
-Doreng - Sikka south coast
-Ina Burak - Adonara island
-Kawaliwu, also for sunset - north coast Flores Timur
-Koka, on the way from Maumere to Moni - south coast Sikka
-Kwuta, 6 kilometers (30 minutes!) west of lake Asmara, Tanjung Bunga
-Lato, 20 kms west of Kawaliwu - north coast Flores Timur
-Mekko - Adonara island
-Nobo - south coast Flores Timur
-Oa Beach - south coast Flores Timur, next to Rako Beach (via Lewotobi)
-Paga Beach, on the way from Maumere to Moni - south coast Sikka
-Rako Beach - outh coast Flores Timur, next to Oa Beach (via Lewotobi)
-Riang Sunge - Solor island
-Watohari - Solor island
-Watotena - Adonara Solor island
-Wewa - Solor island
DIVING & SNORKLING
-Daytrip to Pulau Besar, Koja Doi, Pangabatang and Babi island.
Koja Doi is connected with Pulau Besar by a small stone foothpath.
Boats leave from Nangahale, 30 kms east of Maumere)
-Diving and snorkling near Maumere and the islands north of Tanjung
Darat (Pulau Babi, Pulau Besar, Pulau Damila, Pulau Kambing, Pulau Pomana).
Check this website or this one full of information both independed (no
agents)
-Diving and snorkling Larantuka and surroundings
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 (strato volcano 1661m) east of Maumere
-Mount Lewotobi (twin strato volcano, 1584m laki2/1703m perempuan) near
Boru (startingpoint at Bawalatang)
RELIGIOUS
-Biara Lamanabi, Trappist monastry in Tanjung Bunga
-Cathedral Rheina Rosari, Larantuka
-Cathedral St. Yosef, Maumere
-Catholic graveyards just outside Larantuka (seaside)
-Chapel Tuan Ana, Larantuka
-Chapel Tuan Ma, Larantuka
-Chapel Tuan Meninu, Larantuka
-Mater Dolorosa, Larantuka
-Nilo hill, with statue of Mother Mary overlooking Maumere
-Semana Santa, the holy Easternweek from Wednesday before Eastern until
Sunday including White Thursday and 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 proces
-Taman Bukit Fatima, Larantuka
SUNSETS
-Kajuwulu, north west of Larantuka
-Wair Nokerua, west of Maumere
TRADITIONAL VILLAGES (=kampung adat) AND WEAVING
-Bantala, west of Larantuka (tenun ikat)
-Bola, weaving village (tenun ikat), southeast of Maumere
-Dokar, weaving village (tenun ikat), southeast of Maumere
-Ile Padung (traditional house), northwest of Maumere
-Lepo Lorun, weaving village (tenun ikat) near
Nita, Sikka
-Lewokluok, weaving village - every Thursday or on request
-Riangkeme near ile Mandiri (tenun ikat)
-Sikka weaving village and old wooden church, southeast of Maumere
-Waibao, Tanjung Bunga (tenun ikat)
-Watublapi, weaving village (tenun ikat), east of
Maumere
-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 hill with awesome views, north coast Ende
-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 in Tanjung Bunga
-Nilo hill with a statue of Mother Mary with views on Maumere
-Ricefields near Magepanda
-Roundtrip ile Mandiri, the mountain near Larantuka
-Tanjung Ogor Paret, a beautiful part of the south coast in Sikka
-Wair Nokerua, a beautiful coast also popular for sunset
WATERFALLS (waterfall=air terjun)
-Kedebodu, Ende
-Murondao, Ende
-Murudhaekale, Ende
VARIOUS
-Cocoa plantations between Maumere and Moni
-Larantuka King's Palace (history of the 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 beach,
Watotena Beach, Mekko Beach, Ile Boleng)
-Trip to Solor island 1 or 2 days; Lamakera (whales), Portuguese fortress in
Lohayong, pantai Watohari, beaches in the southern part. A wooden boat
leaves from Larantuka at 9 am and back from Podor at 4 pm
-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©-