Monday, February 22, 2010

Packed in a package of East Flores Tour

By Mansetus Balawala

East Flores packaging (Flotim) in a package tour is not an impossible thing. The region has diverse tourism potential, both cultural tourism and nature tourism is attractive. Not only that, the topography of steep hilly area, such as mountains suddenly appear on the surface of the sea. Towns and villages perched on the beach or on steep slopes nan. All this pampering eyes of anyone who visited the region. East Flores Larantuka as the old town opposite the Adonara and make it elegant Solor as a port city on the edge of the lake. As the center of East Flores regency government, Larantuka endeavored to organize themselves by not leaving Lamaholot cultural distinctiveness. Touch of Roman culture, Portuguese and Malays in conjunction with Christian religiosity, gives the impression and wonderful memories for everyone who visited.

Travel tour starts from the City Larantuka. In this city of Christian symbols like the Statue of Our Lady (Master Ma), Statue of Lord Jesus (Master Ana), churches and chapels as well as the Palace of King Larantuka in Roman architecture and ancient Portuguese confirm the identity of this city as a religious city. In this region, the lives of almost everything depends on dry land farming. Because only one growing season, the time between seasons filled with work as a fisherman or a carpenter. Partly fill the time by wandering, features high mobility rate. Life of man is supported entirely by women working in the garden and make the job a hereditary femininity as weaving and weaving. Keep in mind, many residents are also fishermen, especially those who live in the coastal areas.

In City Larantuka, you will be pampered with a beautiful beach as Weri beach. The beauty of this stunning beach sprinkled with white sand and stunning views across Adonara. This beach is only 5 kilometers east Larantuka. Easily accessible by city transportation routes at any time with the terminal-Weri Larantuka. Approximately 1 kilometer west coast there are caves and Weri Statue of Mary as a Catholic place of pilgrimage. Satisfied Weri Beach to enjoy the beauty, you can go about 5 miles to the east Mudakeputu toward the village. In this village, you can see the various upaca customary, traditional dances such as the one dance Hedung, soka Meraj bars, and others. Also can be seen weaving process by using natural dye and corn titi-making process which is the typical food of East Flores. Young decree in the village, you can also see the buildings and the traditional meeting place with architectural treats eye area.

There are also tours the Rock Umbrella. Batu Umbrella is a natural formation of rock with a height of approximately 6 meters and a giant umbrella-shaped 4.5 meters in diameter. Located at the end of the promontory Watu Umbrella, District of Tanjung Bunga. Can be reached by motor boat from Waiklibang within 90 minutes. Not far from the Rock Umbrella, precisely in the Village Waibao, there are stones that read Nopin Watch found in 1985 in the region Nopin Guard. This site is a stone bearing the letters of Java / Bali ancient relics and estimated as Gajah Mada. This site became very attractive because of Gajah Mada in mind disappeared into the eastern part of Indonesia. Could this area be a place where the Supreme Patih buried?

In this place there is also the entrance from the beach Painghaka called "Gate hymn". Coastal areas are Painghaka said port of call of the ancient traders with peniggalan found ancient objects in the region. Can be within walking distance 12 km from the village of Waibao, across the gardens of corn, the main attraction. Can also be reached by sea from Waiklibang motor for 60 minutes. The village also provided Waibao natural freshwater lake called Lake Waibelen. Formed by volcanic Ile Sodoberawao Kobanara years 400-500 BC. Diameter of 500 meters and its depth reaches 20 meters. Waibelen lake also known as Lake Asmara to commemorate kejadiaan sepesang youth suicide desperate sink to the bottom of the lake because they do not get the love a parent's blessing. In this lake there are also animals that move by the White Crocodile local community greeted him as "grandmother". This lake can only be reached by foot travel 500 meters from the village Waibao.

Travel not only get here. Along the northern coast of East Flores, you are presented with a panoramic Kawaliwu Beach. The beach is located in the Village Sinarhadinggala, Lewolema District, has its own peseona. Moreover, while sunset. In the vicinity of this beach can also be witnessed indigenous communities upaca. Former raging tsunami of 1992 can still be seen. Only with travel time approximately 30 minutes from Larantuka, making this panati never empty of visitors.

Tired Kawaliwu Beach panorama, you will be refreshed by soaking in Hot Spring Bathing Oka. This hot spring is very strategic location in the street-Larantuka Maumere. Hot Water Bathing Oka always be an option at the end of the visit for its natural attractions maniacs before returning to Larantuka to end their tour trip. Larantuka easily achieved from all directions. If previously only from the sea, can now also by plane from Kupang with 45-minute long journey to land on the Airport Land Gewayan. While from Maumere can be reached by road along 137 kilometers. There are many to choose from the inn as hotel Rulies, Tresna, Fortuna I and II, Hotel Shalom and some other hotels. Everything is located in downtown Larantuka.
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Mansetus Balawala, author and activist for All Health Foundation (YKS).

Source: http://www.kabarindonesia.com