wonders discoloration in 3 lakes kelimutu

Lake Flores at the peak of Mount Flores, Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), Inonesia.

The lake is known to the lake three different colors, namely red, blue and white. But with over time the colors are changing.

wonders discoloration in 3 lakes kelimutu

Lake Flores popularized by a citizen of the Netherlands, in 1915. Then, the beauty is more known after Y. Bouman, in 1929, wrote about the beauty of its lakes and water discoloration.

Scientifically, the color change is a factor Kelimutu mineral deposits, moss and rocks in the crater, and the influence of sunlight.

Scientists believe that the lake was formed from volcanic eruptions in ancient times.

This phenomenon has attracted the attention of geologists for this lake has three different colors, but still in the same mountain.

The names of the lake kelimutu

All three lakes have form, under hydrothermal conditions, and geochemical different.

That is the appeal of Lake Flores. The third lakes is magical :

1. Tiwu Nua Muri Koo Fai (Danau Pemuda dan Gadis)
2. Tiwu Ata Polo (Danau yang Mempesona)
3. Tiwu Ata Mbupu (Danau Orang Tua)

Flores National Park area is also a habitat for several species of animals and plants.

Some of them even endangered as Wallacea owls, hawks and kancilan Flores Flores.

As one of the flagship attraction, the accommodations around the lake were overlooked.

Around the lake there is a guard shack, shelter shelter for visitors, toilets, parking space capacity, as well as several small inns.

How To Go Kelimutu Lakes

Most tourists going towards Lake Flores departing from Moni morning (around 4 am) to be able to see the view of the sunrise atop Mount Flores, travel between Moni to Kelimutu not too far just about 30 minutes, followed by a leisurely walk (about 15 minutes) through the path to the lake edge.

Moni itself is a village where travelers stopover before reaching Lake kelimutu, especially tourists who will hunt sunrise because it must stay.

There are quite a lot of lodging options in Moni at an affordable price. Do not forget to bring with lighting / flashlight for the trail to Lake Flores at night is very dark without any lights.

Besides travelers should also bring drinking water because the trail is quite uphill and sometimes enough air smelled of sulfur.

If you plan not to stay in Moni, you can leave directly from Ende or Maumere, perjalana distance inland from Ende approximately 1 hour while the Maumere about 2 hours drive through winding roads and steep enough.

Although not hunt sunrise, you should go in the morning and arrived at the lake Flores before 10 Morning, because after that the scene would be covered in mist so that tourists can not see the beauty of the lake.

Exhausted by the long journey plus trekking to the crater rim / Lake Flores will be paid as soon as you arrive at the top and enjoy the natural beauty.