Indonesia🇮🇩 | hikesKelimututri-colored lakes, volcanic summit, remote Flores | things to do and best time to go

Kelimutu gives you three crater lakes for roughly an hour of easy walking, which makes it the best scenery for the effort on Flores. The lakes change color over the years, sometimes turquoise, green, red or black, so no two visits look identical. Access is simple for independent travelers: bemo and buses connect Ende and Maumere to Moni, a small village with homestays at about Rp150,000 to 300,000 a night, and an ojek to the car park costs roughly Rp50,000 to 100,000 each way. That keeps the cost low. The flexible distance suits any pace: stay at the main viewpoints, or add the short climb to the upper lookout for a wider view of all three lakes. It also fits smoothly into a longer overland route across Flores, between Bajawa and Maumere, or on the way from Labuan Bajo toward Sulawesi and … read more 👉

Kelimutu gives you three crater lakes for roughly an hour of easy walking, which makes it the best scenery for the effort on Flores. The lakes change color over the years, sometimes turquoise, green, red or black, so no two visits look identical. Access is simple for independent travelers: bemo and buses connect Ende and Maumere to Moni, a small village with homestays at about Rp150,000 to 300,000 a night, and an ojek to the car park costs roughly Rp50,000 to 100,000 each way. That keeps the cost low. The flexible distance suits any pace: stay at the main viewpoints, or add the short climb to the upper lookout for a wider view of all three lakes. It also fits smoothly into a longer overland route across Flores, between Bajawa and Maumere, or on the way from Labuan Bajo toward Sulawesi and beyond. Hot springs, waterfalls and weaving villages near Moni fill the afternoon after your sunrise.