Visiting Lake Kelimutu might be one of the best ways to
spend your holidays. There are so many tourist
attractions that you could find in Indonesia that offers various
interesting things from cultural attractions to beautiful natural
landscape. One of the most popular natural tourist attractions that could
be found in Indonesia is Kelimutu Lake. This lake becomes very popular
since it has unique characteristics. Before you decide to visit this
lake, there are several important details that you might need to know
about this lake, especially how to get there and what activities that you
could do on this area.goindonet, go indonesia, complete
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The first thing that you should know about Lake
Kelimutu is its location. This lake is located in the top
of Kelimutu Mountain, Ende Regency, Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur.
Based on administrative regulation, Kelimutu Lake is located among three
sub-districts, Wolowaru sub-district, Ndona sub-district, and Detsuko
sub-district. The name Kelimutu itself came from two words, Keli
(mountain) and Mutu (boiling). Kelimutu Lake consists of three large
sized craters that are located on the top of the mountain, about 1,640
meter above the sea level.
Lake Kelimutu is unique
On 26 February 1992, Lake Kelimutu area is listed as
National Park. The area of Kelimutu National Park includes 5 sub-
districts, Detsuko, Ndona, East Ndona, Wolojita, and Kelimutu. Kelimutu
Lake is also considered as one of the most popular tourist attractions,
not only in Nusa Tenggara Timur Province but also in Indonesia. There are
many people from other countries visit this lake to see it’s unique
and beautiful natural landscape. Lake Kelimutu is unique due to the color
of the water that that is located on the three crates will change each
year.
When Lake Kelimutu is first discovered, the color of
the water that is located on each crate is red, blue, and white. However,
as the years gone by, the color of the water in Kelimutu
Lake changes constantly. According to information from Kelimutu
National Park, in the last 25 years, the water in Kelimutu Lake has been
changed for twelve times. Several researchers state that the change of
the color of water in Kelimutu Lake could be caused by the change of
chemical composition of the water itself.
Other thing that makes the color of the water in Kelimutu Lake changes
constantly based on those researchers is the rise of water temperature in
the crates. The refraction of the sunlight is also considered as the
reason why the color of the water in Kelimutu Lake changes constantly
through years. Besides the beauty of the lake, visitors who came to
Lake Kelimutu area also could see other natural beauties
such as waterfalls, hot springs, rice fields, and tracks along the
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