Kalimutu Lake- The Lake With 3 Water Color

Kelimutu Lake is a crater lake situated on top Mount Flores (volcano). Mount Flores is located on the island of Flores, District Flores, Ende, East Nusa Tenggara Province, (NTT) Province, Indonesia.

Kalimutu Lake, better known as the Lake Three Colors. Discoloration on the three lakes is influenced by the activity of  volcanic mineral of Mount Kelimutu. Lake Ata Polo is lake which was originally green, then changed to a reddish brown color. Lake Nuamuri Ko'o Fai has a toska color turned into white milk. And the last lake, Lake Ata Mbupu recorded rarely changed its color, is now turning in to black from its original green color. Since 1915, the three lakes changes color several times, between 17-44 times.

Discoloration on the three lakes is just a scientific for fluctuations Kelimutu volcanic activity. According to records, this mountain has erupted terrific in 1830, several other eruptions also occurred in the early 1900s. Even the surrounding community trust, discoloration Lake Kalimutu is not only a common natural phenomenon, but also as an early sign of the occurrence of a something big.

Danau Sentarum National Park- Representative of Wetland Ecosystems

Danau Sentarum National Park is a national park protecting one of the world's most biodiverse lake systems,  located in the heart of Borneo Island, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The Danau Sentarum National Park is representative of wetland ecosystems lakes, freshwater swamp forest and tropical rain forest in Borneo. Approximately half of the park consists of lakes, while the other half consists of freshwater swamp forest.

The Danau Sentarum National Park (DSNP) ,is located in a remote area of the upper Kapuas River called "Kapuas hulu" in West Kalimantan province, of Indonesia Borneo, and situated close to the Malaysian border of Malaysian Sarawak, and is approximately 700 km. inland from the West Kalimantan provincial capital, Pontianak. The Danau Sentarum National Park is an area of connected big lakes and seasonally flooded by the tropical rains, as the water streams down from the cloud Rain Forest hills of the surrounding area.

The Danau Sentarum National Park is approximately 30-35 m. above sea level, while the surrounding hills are situated as high as 750 meter above sea level. Daytime temperatures are consistently between the 26-30 degrees Celsius, The driest months are usually July, August, and September. The area was established in 1985 as the Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve. While the borders are unclear, the main part of the park is around 1250 square km

Several Longhouses are found in the area of Danau Sentarum National Park, The Iban longhouse of Sungal Sedik is located about 6 km. from the district center of Lanjak. The longhouse was a 14-household community containing about 100 residents. The Sedik River territory is a hunted area for the members of the at least five other longhouse Dayak communities of Lanjak. 

West Kalimantan 's Danau Sentarum National Park wildlife has 120 species of fish, Among them are the Asian bony tongue, toman, betutu, jelawat, belida, ketutung, and the beautiful clown loach. Other animals like proboscis monkey, orangutan, estuarine crocodile, siamese crocodile, clouded leopard, great argus pheasant, false gavial, and wooly-necked stork also inhabit this national park.

Some locations / attractions to be visited:

Lanjak hills, Nanga Kenelang hill and Tekenang hill. A panoramic view of the lake, boating and wildlife observation and study of birds equipped laboratory facilities.

How to get  there :

To reach the location: Pontianak-Sintang-Semitau using a four-wheeled vehicle about 11 hours or Sintang-Semitau longboat (Bandong) taken about seven hours. Semitau to the location using the motor boat to Lanjak. Pontianak-Putussibau with aircraft about two hours and Putussibau to Nanga Suhaid with longboat about seven hours.

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Anggi Lake, Two Different Lakes

Anggi Lake is located in the Arfak Mountains, Anggi Subdistrict, Manogwari Regency, West Papua Province. To get on the Anggi Lake have to took about 6 hours from the Manokwari City. The road conditions are not so good be one cause, because about 40% of roads have been damaged and have to pass up and down the mountain, but as long as you will see in the course of Arfak Mountains views in the beautiful  and natural. Can be by passed with 4WD car with regular public transport fares from Manokwari to the Arfak is  IDR 350.000 or equivalent with USD 36,5 per person. It could be by using an airplane type of Twin Otter andCessna with it takes about 25 minutes by IDR 400.000 or USD 41,5 per person.

Anggi Lake consists of two lakes namely Anggi Ginji Lake (Lake Of Men) and Anggi Gita Lake(Lake Of Girl). It is said that the two lakes was formed from a pair of humans who have ever lived in the Arfak Mountains. Both are only separated by a towering mountain. Oddly enough, both of these lakes have a different color to each other. The first lake is Black while the second is Blue. That’s why both the lake known as Lake Of Men (Anggi Ginji Lake) andLake Of Girl (Lake Anggi Gita). Anggi Gita Lake has an oddity until recently have not been resolved, i.e. the depth of the Anggi Gita Lake to date has yet to be measured so that its depth is unknown. Anggi Lake located about 2.000 metres above sea level. It is a suitable location to do many activities such as picnicking, camping, take pictures with the family even swim. This Lake also has a very clear water and the surrounding temperature is very cold.

Temperature around Anggi Lake is very cold, i.e. about 8 to 20 degrees Celsius, let alone on the Kobrey Hill where temperature can reach 6 degrees celsius. Therefore most Sough Tribecommunity in Iray Village many horticultural farming such as potatoes, carrots, leeks, celery, various types of flowers including Gladiolus Anggi and Rhododenrum. They have not been acquainted with pesticides, so plants that they plant thrives and avoid toxic chemicals and dangerous. Unfortunately, their yields are still hard to be marketed out of their ghetto area with high transport costs reasons, not enough for a roundtrip fare like in the Ransiki orManokwari. They’re still very hopeful if traders from outside came in to buy their crops.

Anggi Lake is also a source of clean water for life that exists around it. One of them is aSough Tribe that living around the shores of Anggi Lake, they generally build the Thousand Feet House (Traditional Home Of Sough Tribe) made of different types of fruit wood is resistant against all season in the Arfak Mountains. The Sough Tribe is also known for its hospitality towards visitors coming. So, if you want to know more about the ins and outs of Anggi Lake and life around him, you can ask directly to the surrounding communities as well as looking at traditional house of their own.

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The Beauty Of Singkarak Lake

Singkarak Lake is a volcanic lake located in the heart of West Sumatra. With a very exotic scenery, Lake Singkarak deserve to be one of the place that you have to visit  when traveling to the province of the Minangkabau.

Lake Singkarak  is a lake  That has an area of 107.8 km², being approximately 21 km long and 7 km wide. The natural outlet for excess water is the Ombilin river which flows eastward to the Strait of Malacca. A hydroelectric project however has diverted most of the lake outflow to the Anai river which flows westward into the Indian Ocean near Padang.

Singkarak Lake  is located at an elevation of above sea level 362,5 m has a typical fish species which only live in this Lake and the only one in the world. Local people call it Fish Bilih.

Uniquely this fish could not be cultivated outside its habitat, both in the aquarium, pond or floating nets though. Many of these fish were a source of livelihood of fishing communities around the Lake. You can enjoy the fish that tastes good is a specific and in the restaurant/bistro on many points of the tourist sites around the Singkarak Lake .

Singkarak Lake  located in two districts in West Sumatra,  there are Solok and Tanah  Datar Districks. With area 107.8 km ² this lake is the 2nd largest lake in Sumatra Island after Toba Lake .

The location of lake is very strategic, in the side of the road between Tanah Datar and Solok City. Because of its location within easy reach, so that tourists can enjoy the view of the lake at the edge of road twisting. Even tourists who arrive by private vehicle can enjoy the beauty from their car.

Tour deSingkarak (abbreviated TDS) is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in West Sumatra,Indonesia, and named after the Lake Singkarak. First staged in 2009, Tour de Singkarak is classified by the Union Cycling International (UCI) as a 2.2 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It covers more than 900 kilometres — from/to Padang passing around lake Singkarak and runs through inland West Sumatran cities — and lasted for a week and held annually around May or June.

Beside for traveling, Singkarak Lake  is also best place for sport such as Tour de Singkarak (annual professional road bicycle racing), on land can be for walking, jogging, gymnastics. At the lake for swimming sports, fishing, rowing and air sports like skydiving.

Lake Singkarak is located 70 km from Padang, 20 km from Solok and about 36 km from Bukittinggi.

From Minangkabau international airport, you can reached Lake Singkarak only about 1.5 hours-2 hours by public transportation or you can take a rented car through the Padang-Solok route and then take other transportation to the lake. This journey will take you passed the Sitinjau Laut area which is famous for its sharp curves and steep canyons.

There are many hotels near Lake Singkarak such as those along Solok-Bukittinggi main road and in the Tanah Datar district.

The town of Umbilin is on the shore of the lake, its collection of hotels and restaurants make it a convenient place to stay. Boats can be rented from here and it is a good place for swimming, hiking and relaxing.

Legend of Lake Toba

Once upon a time, lived a young orphan farmer in the northern part of the Sumatran Island. This area was very dry. The young man lived from farming and fishing. One day he went fishing, he already fishing for half of the day but still not getting any fish yet. So he returned home for the day turns to night, but when he nearly left he saw a big beautiful golden fish, he then caught the fish and brought it home. He intended to cook the fish right away but watched the beauty of this fish he then cancelled his intention. He chose to keep it as pet, and then he placed it in a big pond and feed it. On the next day, like usual, he went to his farm, and on the noon he comeback home, to have lunch. But when he arrived in his house he was very startled for the meal had prepared to be eaten. He then fears that the fish might be stolen, and then hastily he ran to the back of his house.

However, the fish was still in place, for a long time he thinks, “Who cooks those meals”, but because his is very hungry, he ate those meals. But this incident continued to occur again repeatedly, every time he came home for lunch, the meals are prepared on the table. Then one day this young man made a strategy to find out who cooks those meals, the next day he then began to commence his strategy, he then hide around the trees close to his house. He was waiting for a long time, but the smoke in his kitchen still has not been seen, and when he then intended to return home, he began to see the smoke in the kitchen.

"Hey woman, who are you, and where are you came from?” the woman began to drop tears, and then the young man saw his fish was no longer in the pond. He asked the woman, “hey woman, where is the fish in that pond?” the Woman cried intensely, but this young man continued to ask and finally the woman answers, “I was the fish that was caught by you”. The young man then startled, but because he felt that he had hurt the feelings this woman, then he said, “Hey woman, did you want to become my wife??” the Woman then startled, he stay quiet, then the young man said “Why are you silent??” Then the woman said, “I wanted to become your wife. But with one condition.” ”What is the condition?” the young man quickly asked, the woman then said, “In the future if our child was born and grew, never even once you said that he/she was anakni Dekke (child of a fish) ”. The young man then agreed to that condition and swore he will never say it.

Then they were married and granted a child. When the child was 6 years old, this child turn to be very naughty. Then one day the mother told her child to deliver meals to his father field, the child then went to deliver rice to his father. But in the middle of the trip, this child was felt hungry, then the child opened food package for his father, and ate the food. After finished eating, the child then wrapped it back and continued the trip to his father's field. On arrival the child gave the food package to the father, the father was very happy, the father then sat and immediately opened the food package that was sent by his wife to be carried by his child. But he was very startled when he opened the package there is only bones remained. The father then asked his child “Hay my child, why there are only bones left in this package??” And the child answers,” In my trip I felt hungry, so I ate the food.” Listened to that the father was very angry, he then slap his child and said, "Botul maho anakni dekke (Why you child of a fish),". The child is then ran home crying and ask to his mother “Mak, Olo do na in dokkon amangi, botul do au anakni dekke? (Mother, is it true what father said, that I am a child from a fish?) ” Heard his child's words his mother was startled. While dropping tears and saying in her heart, “My husband has violated his swore, and now I must return to my place.” Then the sky was suddenly become dark followed with lightning, thunder, storm, and rain. The child and the mother disappeared, from their footprint emerged a spring that flowed water as swiftly as possible. Until this area was turned into a lake, that was named as “Tuba Lake” the lake without mercy, but because of the bataks was difficult to say “Tuba”, then this lake was mentioned as.  LAKE TOBA. According to the local Citizen, the mother return as a huge fish (the lake guardian), and until today no one is able to measure the depth of this lake. Many tourists that tried to dive into the lake but never return. The lake depth in the book is only estimation not as a fact.

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Lake Toba

Lake Toba also known as Danau Toba in Indonesia is the largest volcanic lake ( crater lake ) in the world. Lake Toba was created by the eruption of a super volcano 75 thousand years ago. It is still surrounded by the crater edge of that volcano, and in the middle of the lake, volcanic activity created Samosir an island as big as Singapore. Attached to that island is a small peninsula, with the village of Tuktuk on it. This is the tourist destination of the area, where we enjoy the cool air, a dive in the lake, the relaxed atmosphere, and the local Batak culture.

Lake Toba is a 100kms x 30kms volcanic lake in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Lake Toba has become one of the main tourist attractions for a long time in North Sumatra.

Surrounded by tall mountains, it cradles the large island of Samosir in its middle. The large volcano island in the middle of Lake Toba is Samosir Island. At 630km², Samosir is also notable as being the largest island within an island, and the fifth largest lake island in the world.

Lake Toba is about 4 hours drive by car from Medan City (North Sumatra, Indonesia). You can travel by public bus which may take longer to about 6 hours. The usual stop is the town of ” Pematang Siantar ” halfway to Lake Toba.

These are the things that you can find when touring to Lake Toba:
- Liberty of Lekjon
- Mountain bikes to explore Samosir island
- Traditional Batak house
- Graves of Tomok
- Tuktuk restaurants and hotels
- The flora and fauna of the lake.