KELIMUTU LAKE

SASKIA PERMATASARI

Good Afternoon Ladies, Welcome to Kelimutu Lake Wonderful Tour! How are you? Great, I'm glad to hear that.First of all let me introduce myself, my name is Saskia Permatasari but you can call me Saskia for short, i'm from Sahid Jaya Tour and Travel. I will be your guide in this tour.

Well Ladies, before we start our tour tomorrow morning now i'd like to give you a travel tips on Kelimutu Lake. The first, because the air temeprature in this tourist attraction is quite cold in the morning, so make sure you bring warm clothes such as jackets and head coverings. The second, because we headed to Kelimutu Lake at dawn, make sure you bring a handlight for street lighting or it would be better if the headlight so you are not bothered to take it.

Ladies, after we talk about travel tips on Kelimutu Lake, now i'd like to give you information about Kelimutu Lake. Kelimutu Lake is located on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. East Nusa Tenggara is located in the eastern part of Lesser Sunda Islands and includes West Timor.

The Provincial capital is Kupang in West Timor. The province consists of about 566 islands, the largest and most dominant are Flores, Sumba, and West Timor.

Kelimutu Lake is one of the lake that is not only famous in Indonesian but also abroad. Kelimutu Lake is a must-visit place, because the changing water color and also its place on the top of the mountain offers the beauty of an exotic alley that will never be forgotten by tourists who come to this place. The name of Kelimutu is a combination of words from "Keli" which means mountain and the word "Mutu" which means to boil.

Kelimutu Lake is also known as a three color lake because each lake has a different color. There are experts who say it happens because of the material composition that is in the bottom of the lake. But there are those who say that the change of color follows the political atmosphere of our country. It is said that if the country of Indonesia is peaceful and peaceful then the color of the lake will be blue. If the political atmosphere is churning or heating up the color of the lake will turn red.

3 Lake in Kelimutu Lake consists of Tiwu Ata Polo is red, Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai is milky white, Tiwu Ata Bupu is green.

Nuwa Muri Koo Fai Lake and Ata Polo Lake are located side by side only separated by a cliff-shaped basin. To get to Kelimutu Lake we need about 4 hours.

Arriving at the parking of Kelimutu Lake, we must climb the stairs for 20 minutes to arrive at Kelimutu Lake. In some stair paths, we can find some typical Flores scent sold by local people. In Kelimutu Lake there are several facilities such as restaurants, parking areas and toilets. Kelimutu Lake Tourism object is open 24 hours because this place is a mountain tourism object that can be climbed at any time. 

However, because the climb is not too long so that no tourists stay at the top of Kelimutu Lake. It's just that most tourists come to Kelimutu Lake aroung 2 or 3 am in order to enjoy the beauty of the sunrise on the eastern horizon of the peak of  Kelimutu Lake. 

Allright ladies, i think its enough about Kelimutu Lake. I hope you are in good condition and enjoy in this tour. Don't forget we meet again at 2 am and don't forget to bring jacket, head coverings, handlight or headlight. Have a nice sleep. See you!


Lecturer: NINI TRIANTI S.ST.PAR, MM
Major: TOURISM