Flores Island is one of several Islands in East Nusa Tenggara province. It stretches between east longitudes of 118° and 125°, and between south latitudes of 8° and 11°. The Province covers an area of 49,880 square kilometers. It is populated by 3,500,000 people.
Flores island is one of the three main Islands. The three main islands are Flores, Sumba and Timor from which comes an abbreviation of FLOBAMOR. The total island belonging to the Province is 566 islands. This amount includes numerous small Islets which are not inhabited and do not have names yet.
If you need Flores Tour Information, Mount Kelimutu is a favorite Flores tour destination. On the top of the mountain you will discover the three colors lake. Therefore, The Tour Operators offer a Flores Kelimutu trip 3 days and 2 nights.
The tour is either through Maumere town or Ende town. On the way back from climbing Mount Kelimutu, you can see Sikka traditional weaving village. While in Ende you can visit the exile house of the first President of the Republic of Indonesia.
Moreover, those who adore adventure trips, they will experience an amazing trip during the exploration on Komodo – Flores Tour overland. The tour starts in Komodo island where they explore the dragon lizards that live in their habitat. Furthermore, proceed to the trip to Labuan Bajo town of west Flores. There are numerous attractions they can enjoy en route before arriving in Maumere, east Flores.
In addition, Sumba is a very famous island for arts, handicrafts, traditional weaving, and cultural attraction. Meanwhile, Timor island is the principal island with Kupang as the capital of the Province. It serves as the center of Government and economic activities.
57% of the area is hilly and mountainous. In Timor we find Mount Mutis 2.427 meters high. Whereas Flores is famous for Mount Kelimutu of 1.792 meters high. The mountains in Flores and Timor islands are not as high as Mount Rinjani in Lombok which reach the height of 3.726 meters.
In addition, the Geologist divides East Nusa Tenggara into two zones; a volcanic inner curve which formed the islands of Rinca, Komodo, Flores, Alor, Pantar, Adonara, Lembata and Solor; which have fertile soils; and an outer curve of limestone and rock formation that made up of Sumba, Sabu, Rote, Semau, and Timor.
