Kelimutu Lake: The Beauty of Three Colors Lake

    Kelimutu lake is a crater lake which is located on top of Mount Kelimutu (volcano) located on the island of Flores, NTT, Indonesia. The mountain location was precisely in the Pemo Village, Flores District, Ende Regency. 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.

    The lake is located at an altitude of 1631 meters above sea level. Kelimutu is a combination word of "keli" meaning mountain and the word "mutu" which means to boil. According to local belief, the colors on the Kelimutu lake has the meaning of each and have a very powerful force of nature.

    Kelimutu Lake or Kelimutu Tiwu divided into three sections that correspond to the colors that exist in the lake. Blue lake or "Nuwa Muri Koo Fai Tiwu" is a gathering place for the souls of young people who have died. The lake is red or "Tiwu Ata Polo" is a gathering place for the souls of the dead and as long as he lived always commit 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 area of ​​the lake is approximately 1,051,000 square meters with a volume of 1292 million cubic meters. Boundary between the lake was a narrow stone walls prone to landslides. This wall is very steep with a 70-degree angle. Lake wall height ranges from 50 to 150 meters.

    Beginning this area was discovered by Van Such Telen, a Dutch citizen, in 1915. Its beauty is widely known after Y. Bouman describes in his writings in 1929. Since then the foreign tourists started to come enjoy the lake known haunted for the local community. Those who come not only a beauty lover, but also researchers who want to know a very rare natural occurrence it.

    Some of the flora that can be found around the lake including kesambi (Schleichera oleosa), Casuarina (Casuarina equisetifolia) and perennial flower Edelweiss. While the fauna around the lake, such as deer (Cervus timorensis), wild boar (Sus sp.), Jungle chicken (Gallus gallus) and the Eagle (Elanus sp.)

    As one of the prime tourist attractions, the accommodation around the Kelimutu lake enough attention. Around the lake there is a guard hut, shelter shelter for visitors, toilets, parking space capacity, as well as some small inn.

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Climb Rinjani Mountain Exotism

    Rinjani mountain with an altitude of 3,726 meters above sea level. is the second highest volcano in Indonesia after Mount Kerinci or third-highest peak after peak Jaya / Carstenz pyramid in Papua. Rinjani mountain is located on Lombok island, West Nusa Tenggara and into the Mount Rinjani National Park area. This national park is also listed in UNESCO as a geological park in Indonesia.

    Rinjani mountain top you will see a very large caldera (with an area of ​​approximately 50 km2) with a lake (Segara Anak) and a small mountain (New Mountain) in the middle. The scenery is very beautiful peak, enough to pay for your journey tired during the hike. If you ample time to try to go down into the crater and fishing. In the lake Segara Anak there are lots of fish Mas & Oreochromis mossambicus. In addition, there is a pool of hot water, try soaking in the pool which may be the ultimate hot tub in Indonesia. Air temperature at the peak of Rinjani is very cold, can reach 4 degrees Celsius.

    To the summit of Rinjani mountain can be reached from two points of the door with a height Senaru 600 M above sea level and the Sembalun door (Sembalun Lawang) with a height of 1150 M above sea level. Sembalun doors more widely chosen because it is closer to the top so they can save energy. The best season for visiting is in August untill December each year.

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Amazing Sunrise in Mount Bromo

     

     Mount Bromo, is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, in East Java,Indonesia. At 2,329 metres (7,641 ft) it is not the highest peak of the massif, but is the most well known. The massif area is one of the most visited tourist attractions in East Java, Indonesia. The volcano belongs to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The name of Bromo derived from Javanese pronunciation of Brahma, the Hindu creator god.

      Mount Bromo sits in the middle of a vast plain called the "Sea of Sand" (Javanese: Segara Wedi or Indonesian: Lautan Pasir), a protected nature reserve since 1919. The typical way to visit Mount Bromo is from the nearby mountain village of Cemoro Lawang. From there it is possible to walk to the volcano in about 45 minutes, but it is also possible to take an organised jeep tour, which includes a stop at the viewpoint on Mount Penanjakan (2,770 m or 9,088 ft) (Indonesian: Gunung Penanjakan). The best views from Mount Bromo to the Sand Sea below and the surrounding volcanoes are at sunrise. The viewpoint on Mount Penanjakan can also be reached on foot in about two hours. From inside the caldera, sulfur is collected by workers. Depending on the degree of volcanic activity, the Indonesian Centre for Vulcanology and Disaster Hazard Mitigation sometimes issues warnings against visiting Mount Bromo.

        The most awaited thing the tourists while in Bromo is watch the sunrise.To view them, you must come in the morning and have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest mountain in the region.To get to the foot of Mount Pananjakan, you have to go through the desert-like area that can make you get lost. When the need to climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow streets and lots of sharp turns would require a high driving skills. To that end, many visitors choose to rent a car hardtop (a type jeep) driven by the community. The community is derived from theTengger tribe is friendly with visitors.Up above, there are many shops serving coffee or tea and a fire to warm the body while waiting for the sun tebitnya time.You can see the roundness of the sun which first matches only small pins, slowly enlarge and eventually form a complete circle and shed light so that we can see the view of the mountains in this region.

      After the satisfaction of seeing the sunrise from the mountain Pananjakan you can see thecrater of Mount Bromo.To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you should hire a horse at a price of Rp 70,000.

       Then, you have to climb the stairs that number reached 250 stairs to see the crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at the peak of Mount Bromo, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo smoke.You can also view the scene below, and saw the sea of ​​sand to the temple in the middle.It's really incredibly rare and unusual that we enjoy.

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