| Elevation | 1,672 m (5,486 ft); Prominence: 1,144 m |
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| Province | Nusa Tenggara Timur |
| Ribu Category |  Kurang Tinggi |
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Photos provided by Benita Sommerville, Chris Whiting and Steve Campbell
Bagging It!
Famous for its three exotic coloured lakes, Kelimutu is the biggest natural tourist attraction on the island of Flores. The three lakes are Ata Bupu (brown, “Lake of Old People”), Ata Polo (red, “Enchanted Lake”) and Nuwa Muri (turquoise, “Lake of Young Men and Maidens”) although the colour of the lakes changes. It is close to the town of Moni where there is plenty of transport to the lakes. The highest point itself requires extra time to reach and, understandably considering the fantastic views of the lakes, very few visitors bother.
this is a very easy 10 minute hike to the top assuming you get a local to give you a ride to the park entrance.great views of the three lakes but the colours are not what they used to be.but still worth it.if you have come this far into flores i urge you to make the effort to go on the east coast an take a ferry to the island of lembata. crystal clear water and volcanos galore around there.stay at ille ille.theres a dutch guy called jim.he has a more dvds than the whole of thailand put together and has great advice about what to do.
Hi Chris, hi to all the others,
I want to go to Kelimutu in August. But I still don´t know what is the best way to get to Flores. I just heard from Trans Nusa and that they have flights to Ende. But how can I book? Can you recommend a travel agency? And is it easier to start in Ende or maybe better Maumere? I will have about 5 days for this trip. Would this even be enough for a flores round trip?
Thanks for your advice,
Sonja
Hi Sonja
I’ll be in Flores the first week of August actually. Arranging tickets in advance is a real pain! However, Batavia fly from Denpasar to Maumere and back (usually via Timor I think) and that’s the way we’re coming back. You can book those in advance. For Transnusa, you can only book one month in advance, and even then not online. Merpati is the other option but they don’t exactly have the finest safety record and I’ve heard plenty of reports of flights cancelled if there aren’t enough passengers. So I’d say stick to Transnusa and Batavia.
hi sonja
dans the man to figure out flights.i got lucky when i went to flores.i just showed up at bali domestic airport and they happened to have a flight going to labuanbajo(flores) within the hour.
my trip, i started from labuanbajo in the west and finished in lembata in the east and it took around ten days.but i did spend about three days around komodo island area.( which was great ). but if you dont fancy overgrown lizards then i think it is possible to do most of flores in five days. i would suggest two options. one would be is to go from labuan and finish in maumere or ende depending on flights.you would have enough time to do kelimutu and easliy another ribu. either inierie or ebulobo are both baggable. bajawa is a nice town to hang out.
the other option would be is to start in the east like lembata( you can fly there via kupang timor) and work your way back to ende.this part of nusa is my favourite with stunning volcanos.check out ill boleng and lewotolo.you could bag them as well.
good luck