One thing is quite strange if you want to spend millions of dollars to visit tourist destinations in other countries and consider tourism objects in Indonesia to be very limited or just that. If you want to check a little on a map or through Google Map, Indonesia has hundreds or even thousands of islands that offer exotic natural beauty, one of which is in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
NTT is a province in Indonesia that has 3 main islands, namely Flores, Sumba and West Timor. In addition, this province with capital in Kupang also has approximately 550 other islands, such as Alor, Lembata, Rote, Sabu, Adonara, Solor and Palue.
Each island included in the NTT region has many natural attractions, historic tourist destinations and places for culinary tourism. The following are interesting tourist spots that you can visit if you are in the province adjacent to Timor Leste which freed itself from Indonesia in 2002.
The beauty of Lake Kelimutu has been famous since colonial times and many officials of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who went to visit this one lake. Due to its beauty, Lake Kelimutu has been immortalized by the Indonesian Government as an ornament in units of banknotes used in the country.
Named Komodo Island because on this island there are prehistoric animals that are still alive today, namely dragons. Located in Komodo District, West Manggarai district, Komodo Island is located in the westernmost part of NTT and is directly adjacent to NTB or West Nusa Tenggara. Not only now, Komodo Island and its dragons have been known to all corners of the world since the 1910s. That is when the Dutch soldiers received reports that there were large size lizard-like monsters on the island.
Komodo National Park was established by the Government of Indonesia since the 1980s and by UNESCO was inaugurated as a special conservation place to preserve dragons. In addition to dragons, on this island also has biodiversity on land and sea. There are at least 1000 species of fish, hundreds of coral reefs and many other marine plants, along with 19 species of whales and dolphins that are underwater inhabitants of Komodo Island.
Famous for its beautiful natural beach charm and its waves which have international standards for surfing, Nemberala Beach is also one of the interesting tourist destinations that you should visit while in East Nusa Tenggara. Located on Rote Island or an island located at the southernmost tip of Indonesia, Nemberala Beach is better known by foreign tourists than local tourists.
When you visit Batu Termanu tourism object, there are 2 other tourist destinations, namely Batu Hun and Batu Suelay. In Batu Hun, you can do water activities, such as diving, snorkeling to fishing. There are also various pearls and grouper coral reefs in the area.
Riung is a tourist park that includes 17 islands in it. The islands included in the Riung area include Pau Island, Borong Island, Ontoloe Island (largest), Pulau Dua, Kolong Island, Lainjawa Island, Pulau Besar, Halima Island (Nani Island), Patta Island, Rutong Island, Table Island , Bampa Island (Tampa Island or Tembang Island), Pulau Tiga (Panjang Island), Copper Island, Taor Island, Sui Island and Wire Island.
If you look at it from a distance, then along the coast of Kolbano Beach, located in Kolbano Village, Kolbano District, Timor Tengah Selatan District (TTS), this will look sparkling. This is due to a stretch of stone with beautiful colors that are very beautiful and naturally formed.
It might not be an exaggeration to compare the beauty of the Pantar Strait Marine Park with the Komodo Marine Park, Bunaken in South Sulawesi to Raja Ampat in Papua. Because indeed the beauty can be thumbs up. The Pantar Strait Marine Park is a marine park located in Alor Regency and has a fascinating underwater beauty, as well as a diversity of reefs to the animals that inhabit it. In fact, there are several fauna under the sea that fall into the category of rare and endemic.
8.Pink Beach
If you have ever seen a picture or photograph of a pink beach, it is not necessary to think that the beach is only available overseas, because NTT province also has such a beach called Pink Beach.
Interested in visiting NTT and exploring all the tourist destinations it provides?
