Revealed The Jewel of West Timor

📍 Transfer from Kupang Airport to Kristal cave (22km): 40 minutes Transfer from Kristal Cave to Hotel (15km): 30 minutes

Welcome to Kupang, 

Recommended flight:
Lion Air JT924 : Depart from Denpasar (Bali) at 11.05 arrival Kupang at 12.50

After landing in El Tari Airport in Kupang, be greeted by the local guide and enjoy the sightseeing transfer to your hotel at central area. 

Our first stop is the local restaurant so you could enjoy lunch. 

Afterward, get a transfer to Kristal cave. As the name, it’s a cave with crystal-clear water to swim in.
 
After refreshed, in late afternoon transfer to your hotel for check in. The rest of the day is leisure.

Dinner with the local guide in local restaurant depend on your time-wish (usually around 19.00)

Overnight in Kupang
 

Inclusions:

🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from Kupang to Manipo (86km): 4 hours

Early breakfast at hotel

This morning we will traverse the West Timor area to Manipo island. It’s an alluring 4 hours journey to the secret camp’s location tonight. 

The Menipo National Park in Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara Province is run by Nature Resources and Conservation Association. Helped by local volunteers the association preserve the environment of Menipo National Park.

There are some unique species living here, one of them is the Timor Deer. The Timor Deer is and endangared animal and protected for there are only a few remaining. The Deer is popular for hunters and poachers to catch. The association and the local volunteers help to protect the animal from poachers in order to make sure this animal does not, like so many, becomes instinct.

Close the the Menipo National Park is a beautiful beach which has become a very popular place. Luckily for nature it is not very popular with people, but it is popular for female sea-turtles to lay their eggs. They always look for quiet white sand beach to lay their eggs. You can visit this beach and see for yourself how sea-turtles lay the eggs. Best to come at night as they don't like the light.

Tonight, experience the camp nearby the park where you also could enjoy the traditional BBQ dinner. 

Overnight at camp

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from Manipo to Oehala (53km): 2 hours Transfer from Oehala to Benteng None (47km): 1 hour 30 minutes Transfer from Benteng None to Soe (25km): 45 minutes Trekking waterfall: up to 1 hour Difficulty: easy

Breakfast at the camp. 

Get transfer to Oehala waterfall to refresh. You need to do trekking up to 1 hour to reach the waterfall. Oehala Waterfall is another must-visit place in East Nusa Tenggara. The place is a beautiful forest with stages waterfall. If you go in the main pool (no such main pool, but mostly people go to this area) which is a big pool, don't use your sandals or shoes. Enjoy the natural spa massage for your feet as you step on small stones. Go around the pool and enjoy the texture of small stones. It helps your blood circulation.

And then, go to the waterfall and enjoy natural spa massage for your back by the waterfall. The water is so clean and fresh gives you the best Natural Spa experience.

Afterward, let’s visit the Benteng None Village - primitive tribal villages – ethnic groups live deep in the forest without modern amenities. 

* taking pictures is often forbidden in tribe’s area. You will need to ask around in Soe about the currently available options.

Lunch at the tribe’s house before drive to Soe. 
Checked in Hotel and relax. 
Dinner with the local guide in local restaurant depend on your time-wish (usually around 19.00)
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from Soe to Mutis (40 km): 2 hours Transfer from Mutis to Kefamenanu (78 km): 3 hours Trekking distance : 2-3 hours Dificculty : Medium

Early breakfast at hotel. 

Today you will summit one of the sacred and scenic mountain in West Timor. Get a 1,5 hours transfer to the starting point. 

Afterwards, start the trek by traversing initially through rolling hillside farmlands and thin woodlands, then up onto a grassy ridge with lovely highland views including the pyramid peak of Fatu Timau (1,058m) on the left. Along the ridge you’ll find some small cairns marking the graves of some early Dutch settlers, then the Batu Pintu, a sacred rock where the locals leave small offerings of food and betel nut. From this point the travel becomes noticeably steeper but it’s only an hour to the summit where a small monument and magnificent views all the way to the north coast and over Timor’s central highlands await. 

At 2,247m high, Mount Mutis is the highest peak in West Timor and the central feature of the 12,000 hectare Gunung Mutis Nature Reserve. It is bordered by the much larger 100,000 hectare Mutis-Timau Protection Forest. The region is the traditional home of the Dawan (or Atoni Metu) indigenous tribe, the earliest inhabitants of Timor. For 13,000 years they’ve hunted and gathered from the lands around Mutis, supplemented by livestock they began domesticating around 4,500 years ago.

Return to the base after the trek, enjoy your lunch at local house and then transfer to Kefamenanu. 

Dinner at the village

Overnight at Kefamenanu

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from Kefamenanu to Oebelo (173 km): 4 hours Transfer from Oebelo to Kupang (23 km): 45 minutes

Breakfast at hotel 

This morning you will experience a weaving class at the village with the locals. The weaving traditions in West Timor are very diverse and very beautiful, consisting of hand-made cloth woven on back-strap looms, sometimes still using handspun thread and natural plant dyes. The textiles are woven by village women amongst other activities such as growing crops, caring for livestock, social, domestic and family duties. Weaving skills are passed down from one generation to the next, with most women learning from their mothers, aunties or grandmothers.

Lunch at the village

We continue the trip by visit Oebelo village – where you can observe the famous traditional music instrument of Sasando. Why not try to play it coach by the locals ☺ 
The sasando, also called sasandu from Sandu or Sanu, is a tube zither, a harp-like traditional music string instrument native to Rote Island of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
The name sasando is derived from the Rote dialect word ”sasandu”, which means "vibrating" or "sounded instrument".

Transfer to Kupang at this afternoon

Overnight in Kupang
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from Kupang to Semau Port (16 km): 30 minutes per one way Snorkelling : up to 2 hours Difficulty: easy

Breakfast at hotel 

Thirty minutes by boat from Kupang, your adventure to Semau island is certainly worth to stay one whole day. No noise and uncrowned is what this island stands for.
The surrounding crystal - clear waters offer exceptional snorkeling and swimming. Bamboo bungalows are available right on the white sandy beach, and you can enjoy your lunch while enjoying a spectacular view on the last day of West Timor adventure. 

Back to hotel in late afternoon

Overnight in Kupang
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast, 🥘 Lunch, 🍗 Dinner

📍 Transfer from Hotel to El Tari Airport (8 km): 25 minutes

Breakfast at hotel 

Depend on your departure flight, get a transfer to El Tari Airport. 

Recommended flight:
Lion Air JT925 : Depart from Kupang at 13.30 arrival Denpasar (Bali) at 15.15
 

Inclusions:

☕ Breakfast