NUSA TENGGARA ISLAND'S

Flores Island

NUSA TENGGARA

As far as adventure tour and travel is concerned, Nusa Tenggara Timur(NTT) Province truly must be one of Indonesia's best kept secrets.

The diversity of the landscape, the people and the world class tourist attractions, all located in a safe and unspoiled environment make it a "must visit" destination.

The unabashed friendliness of it's people contrasts with the exotic and energetic traditional ceremonies like the Pasola of Sumba, the whip fighting of Flores and the war dances of Sabu. See the prehistoric Dragons of Komodo, the three colored crater lakes of Keli Mutu in Flores; dive in the world renowned diving destinations of Alor and Komodo; surf the waves of Rote and Sumba or just relax on any of the hundreds of unspoiled beaches that stretch as far as the eye can see.

Flores island is one of the island on East Nusa Tenggara province. It stretches between the east longitudes of 118° and 125°, and between the latitudes of 8° and 11° south. The east Nusa Tenggara cover the area 49,880 sq km and it has a population of 3,500,000. Flores becomes one of the biggest island on the territory of East Nusa Tenggara or NTT which comprises 566 islands, including many smaller islands which are not in-habitated and unnamed. The three main islands are Flores, Sumba and Timor from which comes the term 'Flobamor', which has been familiar as one of the names of NTT.
Flores is the volcanic island and has unique and spectacular attractions. Mount Kelimutu has become a favourite destination, with its three crater lakes of different colours. Sumba is the island famous for its arts, handicrafts, particularly the textile weaving, and cultural assets. Timor, being the principal island with Kupang as its capital, serves as the centre of government and economic activities.
The other permanently inhabitated islands are Lembata, Adonara, Solor, Palue, Nules, Komodo, Rinca, Sumba, Sabu, Raijua, Rote, Semau, Alor and Pantar.

Roughly 57 percent of the territory is hilly with mountains rising to 2427m (Gunung Mutis) in Timor and 1792m (G. Kelimutu) in Flores. The mountains of East Nusa Tenggara are not as high as in West Nusa Tenggara where the highest mountain of all of Nusa Tenggara is G. Rinjani in Lombok (3726m).

WEST NUSA TENGGARA

Kuta Beach, Lombok

The province of West Nusa Tenggara's administrative capital is Mataram, located in Lombok Island. This province consists of two large islands, Lombok and Sumbawa, and in addition, there are tens small islands. Before the Ducth Colonial era, Lombok Island was part of the Karangasem Kingdom of Estern Bali.

The population is made up over two million people. They are 80 percent of ethnic Sasak, while about 15 percent are of Balinese origin and the rest are of minority groups including Javanese, Arabs, Chinese, and Sumbawanese. Islam Wektu Telu, which blend Islam teaching and local belief system is practiced by the Sasak people.