Amazing Kelimutu Flores

State/Province : Flores

The afternoon program is visiting Watublapi, a hamlet about 18 km to the south east of Maumere, the place is well known for its fertile land and rich with exotic tropical plants and fruits. Thelocal dances and folk songs welcome you accompanied with local dishes and drinks. You will have a chance to comprehend more about Ikat Weaving that is well known as tie dyeing weaving technique. The Ikats are both as cultural and for their own used but gradually right now as economical products and the women in the village earn their living from selling the Ikats. There some interesting places around the town visit, such as Maumere market, Wuring - the fisherman village with houses built on stilts and Ledalero Museum.  You will have lunch in Paga Beach Restaurant or in Wolowaru. During the day you will experience the dramatic change in both nature pattern and ethnic environment. Pay a call to their villages (such as in Lisedetu with traditional Houses). And try to comprehend the local daily life or just closer look into their architectures. It is important experience to see sunrise at Kalimutu - the three colored Crater Lake. You should start your day early in the morning (start at about 4.00 o'clock). When you arrive in Kalimutu you will feel yourself hypnotized by the beauty of the nature. After going down from the hill we visit some villages (Koanara and Ranggase with surroundings to comprehend the Lio ethnic daily and to understand their work of civilization. The Lio people is also well-known for the Ikat Weaving. We will have lunch in Wolowaru or Paga Beach). We return to Maumere in the afternoon. Day 04: