Travel and vacation in Flores is the best decision for people who looking for Natural environment, far from city, far from the crazy sound in the city. Flores provides amazing eyesight, highest culture, fresh air and blues sea. All of those are still natural till now.

Bali is modern city now although Bali is main target for travelers. So I recommend Flores is good choice if you want seek natural and silent place, far from city.

To highlight about Flores, I start from the culture and language. Flores has different language for each district and the same case with its culture. There are many mountain, volcano, valley to spread each district. The language is very different to understand for others region (district), so all communication in Flores using National Language (Indonesian National Language).

Because of Flores is far from City and Industry; any transportation, infrastructure are not established well, that is why Flores is not so popular with the neighbor island BALI, but unlike Bali, Flores is multidimensional tradition, language, panorama, geographical place.

From west Flores, we see KOMODO the last dragon. To the east we will find Bajawa; the highland city in the valley. General temperature is cold because of highland land and very good for travelers to enjoy fresh and cold air and natural panorama. To the east again, in the middle of Flores we arrive in Kelimutu Lake, located in Kelimutu Mountain. The lake is in the top of the mountain, exactly on the Caldron (mouth of the mountain). Kelimutu charms anybody with the unique lake; there lake with differed by color. There are three colors, Red Green and Blue. Kelimutu also located in the highland so cold and fresh air also available in Middle Flores.

To the East we arrived in East Flores; that has 2 amazing place that travelers didn’t miss it while there were there. First is Catholic Tradition (adopted by Portuguese) when Easter comes. East Flores is also known as Holy Mary City. In the Holy Friday, thousand Christian (mostly came from outsiders) followed the tradition, to remember the death of Jesus. So in the Holy Friday night, there are thousands candle burned and to shine the city.

Second is the Whale hunting; this is not the modern hunting using the modern boat and bla bla bla. This is the tradition of local place and came from their old generation. Lamalera is the place where most of their people are fisher specially Whale Hunter. If you decide to see closer and take some pictures about whale hunting tradition, you might contact me. Why me? One reason only; I am fisher family and we (me) have some experiences in Whale. You will get high satisfaction and see from closer and closer. Unlike any Travel agent who partnered with local agent in Flores; we (I) are local citizen who accompany you with our own about to see whale hunting or to see wild whale from closer. We also have great experience in Wild Dolphins. We can accompany you to see closer even you can touch the wild dolphins and take some picture while the dolphins are making attraction.

I have the good name in internet and I have spent my one year to find money from internet. So if no satisfaction and highest utility with my services, my name will be kicked down, so I try to guide you with my best.

I live in East Flores, Flores Island (Flores island means Flower in Portuguese). Our neighbor island, we called Lomblein (Lembata) has unique tradition. A traditional village in southeast Lamalera has the traditional whale hunting. I have my own experience there with them. I’m not scare because I am a sea boy and my little kid was spend in the sea and whale is our daily pictures.

Before they turn to catch whale, first they establish religion ritual, ask and permit God in order to get successful and lucky. Every time before they decide to catch the giant fish Whale, they do it religion ritual; asking salvation in the sea.

Can you imagine how big the whale? Very big. and they catch it while they are in small boat (wooden material). They jump to sea and gaff the whale. They are master because they have very accurate strike, exactly in the heart or ticker if the whale. Once wrong strike, a problems is rose.

The whale will bring them to uncertain destination. One week later, They arrive in Australia or far far away from their village. So that is very important think is accurate in striking.

When I was young, NHK group visit my place, came to my home, and asked my father to bring them to the sea where dolphin are. They wanted to record from close and learn more about the wild dolphin. My father knew that he can call the dolphins. With our old Fiber-boat, my father took them to the Flores Sea and Japaneses were so glad because they can hold the wild dolphin, they also recorded very fantastic dolphin attraction in the sea.

If you want to sea closer the wild dolphin and traditional whale catching, I can connected you to the place, contact me at yohaneskerans@metropolis-travelling.com. Any request and asking will be answered quickly ASAP

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