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East Nusa Tenggara Islands consists of Lembata,
Solor, Adonara, Pantar, and Alor. They are situated
East of Flores Is. and are still very much on the
new frontier of Indonesian dive and cultural
destinations. The topography of the islands is
mountainous with sculpted hills and more
interestingly as a result, making it less touched by
the outside World. East Nusa Tenggara Islands are
rich with the variety of ethnic groups forming their
own unique culture, traditions,and languages.
Culture and traditions are still kept strong today.
Most of the native inhabitants reside and work
farms along the mountain slopes overlooking the
ocean. The shorelines are inhabited by seafaring
ethnic groups from South Celebes, who make
their living from trading and fishing.
Lembata Is. is known for their beautiful "ikat" (tie
and dye) textiles. These handwoven textiles are very
much valued as the ethnic heirloom, each
possessing their own unique intricate designs.
On the Southeastern part of the island, Lamalera
village makes their living from whale hunting.
They are one of two traditional whale hunting
villages still allowed to pursue this custom. Their
traditional boats, "paledang", and tools are still
used during the hunting season from September to
November.Solor and Adonara Is. are rarely visited by
Western tourists. Alor is one of the least explored
islands and due to its rugged conditions, travel within
its interior is very difficult. These natural conditions
have kept the island's diverse ethnic tribes
extremely isolated, even from neighboring villages.
On this island alone, there are approximately 50
different tribal ethnicities, each with their own
language and cultural traditions.
The islands shoreline offer white sandy beaches and
beautiful coral gardens with rich marine and fish
life. Dive sites in Alor are known for their strong
currents. Some of the reefs have overhangs and
caves with a variety of sponges, soft and hard
corals, small reef fish but also, some of the
densest fish concentrations of large pelagic and
schooling reef species. Highlights include Giant
groupers, Sharks, Napolean wrasse, and Great
Barracuda.
Solor, Adonara, Pantar, and Alor. They are situated
East of Flores Is. and are still very much on the
new frontier of Indonesian dive and cultural
destinations. The topography of the islands is
mountainous with sculpted hills and more
interestingly as a result, making it less touched by
the outside World. East Nusa Tenggara Islands are
rich with the variety of ethnic groups forming their
own unique culture, traditions,and languages.
Culture and traditions are still kept strong today.
Most of the native inhabitants reside and work
farms along the mountain slopes overlooking the
ocean. The shorelines are inhabited by seafaring
ethnic groups from South Celebes, who make
their living from trading and fishing.
Lembata Is. is known for their beautiful "ikat" (tie
and dye) textiles. These handwoven textiles are very
much valued as the ethnic heirloom, each
possessing their own unique intricate designs.
On the Southeastern part of the island, Lamalera
village makes their living from whale hunting.
They are one of two traditional whale hunting
villages still allowed to pursue this custom. Their
traditional boats, "paledang", and tools are still
used during the hunting season from September to
November.Solor and Adonara Is. are rarely visited by
Western tourists. Alor is one of the least explored
islands and due to its rugged conditions, travel within
its interior is very difficult. These natural conditions
have kept the island's diverse ethnic tribes
extremely isolated, even from neighboring villages.
On this island alone, there are approximately 50
different tribal ethnicities, each with their own
language and cultural traditions.
The islands shoreline offer white sandy beaches and
beautiful coral gardens with rich marine and fish
life. Dive sites in Alor are known for their strong
currents. Some of the reefs have overhangs and
caves with a variety of sponges, soft and hard
corals, small reef fish but also, some of the
densest fish concentrations of large pelagic and
schooling reef species. Highlights include Giant
groupers, Sharks, Napolean wrasse, and Great
Barracuda.
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Nusa Tenggara region at a glance
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Nusa Tenggara region
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reef type: banks and walls
surface- can be rough
currents mild to strong 0-8 knots
surface- can be rough
currents mild to strong 0-8 knots
