Facts
| Elevation: | 1,015 m (3,330 ft) | Prominence: | 1,015 m |
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| Ribu category: |  Kurang Tinggi |
Province: | Nusa Tenggara Timur |
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Photos
 Approaching Pulau Pura (Matthew Riley, June 2009)
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 Approaching Pulau Pura (Matthew Riley, June 2009)
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 Approaching Pulau Pura (Matthew Riley, June 2009)
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 Approaching Pulau Pura (Matthew Riley, June 2009)
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Bagging It!
Pulau Pura is a small volcano cone island which is sparsely populated and lies between the larger islands of Pantar and Alor.
I climbed Gunung Pura in June 2009 on the way across Nusa Tenggara from Lombok to Alor.
I started from La Petite Kepa (www.la-petite-kepa.com), which is a great place to dive or just relax and run by a French couple. It is based on Pulau Kepa, a small island just off of Alor Kecil on the west coast of Alor and about 30 mins bus ride from Kalabahi. The owners organised a boat to take me from there to Pura island at 6am and the trip took about 30 minutes to the small village on the north coast. My arrival was greeted by much interest from the locals as tourists rarely venture here, and I was quickly able to find a guide to take me to the summit for around Rp50,000.
The ascent is not too tricky with a reasonable path all the way up to the crater rim, although it is fairly steep once you get past the small village about 10 minutes from the main coastal village. It took me about 2 hours with frequent stops to catch my breath. The guide and I were accompanied by his three children, who gleefully bounded up the mountain with little effort whilst I puffed and panted along behind them. The trail is fairly open for the first third and provides great views of Alor, Pantar and surrounding islands. Once you get nearer the top the views become obscured by the forest, but thankfully this gives some shade from the sun. Once at the top we walked around the rim for about half an hour and then descended into the crater itself, which took about another 30 minutes. The crater is heavily forested on the descent but is more open in the middle, with a few small farms and scattered huts. On the way back we stopped at the guide’s village where I was given food and tuak and spoke in broken Indonesian with the locals who were very friendly.
The ascent can be done fairly easily in half a day starting from La Petite Kepa. You will need some basic Indonesian as no English is spoken on the island other than the ubiquitous “Hello Mister”. The view from the rim is mostly obscured due to the forest, nevertheless it is a worthwhile trip and a delight to meet such friendly, generous and happy people.
Bagging information by Matthew Riley (October 2011)
Practicalities
| Getting there | A 30 minute boat ride from the closest accommodation (see below). |
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| Accommodation | La Petite Kepa, Pulau Kepa. |
| Permits | Not required. |
| Water sources | Take sufficient supplies with you. |
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