Tourism Objects of Lembata

1. LEWOLEBA TOWN.
Lewoleba is a capital city of Lembata Regency and as a central of education, economicc, trade and ggovernment activities. In Lewoleba, you can spent your time for visiting traditional market in Pada, and you can rent a motor boat to Awelolong white sandy island, it is located in the north of Lewoleba town. On August you can join with local people to seek snails ( bekarang cari siput) in Awelolong. White Sandy Island at Wunopito beach (Lapangan Terbang). We can see Awelolong when low tied.

How to get there?
From Bali (Denpasar). You can get a flight from Denpasar to Kupang and by Trans Nusa air Service fly from Kupang to Lewoleba every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday in the morning.

From Bali (Denpasar). You can get a flight to Maumere Flores or Labuan Bajo in west of Flores Island and than:
Public overland bus from Labuan bajo or Maumere to Larantuka in east of Flores island. At 08.00 in the morning from Larantuka with daily motor boat. You can view the beautiful scenery of the narrow strait between Adonara Island and Solor Island during 3 or 4 hours. Local boat will be stop over in Waiwerang village after that to Lewoleba town. (Lewoleba seaport).
Ferry from Kupang in Timor Island at every Wednesday and Ferry from Larantuka - Lewoleba – Baranusa – Kalabahi – Alor and every Monday. Every Wednesday from Kalabahi – Baranusa – Lewoleba – Larantuka, East Flores. (Please contact ferry officer). Ph :…………….
Kapal PELNI / PELNI Ship.( KM.Bukit Siguntang) from Ujung Pandang/ Makasar - Maumere – Larantuka – Lewoleba – Kupang PP, every two weeks, please contact PELNI Office. Ph:
Kapal motor Diana from Wairiang (Lembata) – Kalabahi every Wednesday.
Kapal motor Nangalala from Kupang – Lewoleba – Kalabahi – Atapupu every two weeks.

Where do you stay?
Palm Indah Hotel (Excellent, and quite hotel in Lewoleba town) it offers, deluxe room, suite room, standard room and also breakfast, lunch dinner ). It is located beside Pada Traditional Market. Ph:
Lewoleba Hotel. Nice hotel in lewoleba town, it is located at Awalolong street. Lewoleba Hotel serves air condition room, economic room, breakfast, lunch, dinner and also rent car. Ph :
Rejeki Hotel. Nice hotel in Lewoleba town, it is located on Trans Lembata Street in the central of Lewoleba town and shopping area. Rejeki hotel prepares of air condition rooms, economic room, breakfast , lunch, dinner, rent a car and tourist information service. Ph:
Puri Mutiara Hotel. A nice hotel in Lewoleba town. It is located on Trans Lembata street near the police office. It is a clean hotel surrounded by banana trees. Puri Mutiara hotel serves air condition rooms, standard room, economic rooms and also your breakfast, lunch, dinner. enjoy ile ape volcano on Rayuan Kelapa Village ( Bajo fisherman village).Ph:
Lile Ile Back Packers.
It is located at Lewoleba beach Lile Ile is a nice home stay and quite for your accommodation in Lewoleba town. You can enjoy with the nice view of Ile Ape Volcano. Owner is Mr Jimy. He is Hollandaise. Ph:

Lembata Indah Hotel.
It is located in the middle of Lewoleba town on Berdikari Street. A nice and Clean hotel. Lembata Indah Hotel sereves air Condition rooms,Economic rooms, Breakfast, Lunch and dinner. It prepares also rent a car and motor bike.

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Where do you eat and drink ?

Moting Lomblen Restaurant and café.
It is located at Lewoleba beach. Moting Lomblen Restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, dinner. It is also serves sea food, Indonesian food cool beer. You can enjoy your breakfast, lunch and dinner while admiring beautiful of Ile Ape Volcano .Ph:
Berkat Lomblen Restaurant.
It is located at Rayuan Kelapa Village ( Kampung Bajo ). Berkat Lomblen serves sea food, local food an Indonesian food for your breakfast lunch dinner. Ph:
Warung makan Bandung.
A Nice warung makan (place for eating smaller than café) and located in the Central of Lewoleba town. It serves sea food, Indonesian food for your breakfast, lunch and dinner.(in front of Rejeki hotel )
Lomblen Pub and Karouke.
If you have a relax time, you can spend your spare time at Lomblen Pub for enjoy cool beer, while sing a song and dance. Open every night at 8.00 in the evening. It is located in Waikilok near Pada traditional market.
Santana pub and Karouke.
It is Located on Jalan Raya Pada. If you want get relax, Santana Pub serves cool beer, sing a song and dance. It is a calm place and surrounded by coconut trees. Open every night at 8.00 evening.

Important address :
Touristt Information Center: Office: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Lembata (Culture and Tourism Office). Jln Lapangan Polres – Kota Baru Lewoleba – Lembata. Phone (0383) 41286.
Money changer (Bank Nasional Indonesia) Jln.Trans Lembata – Lewoleba
Lembata. Phone:
Internet service :
Lembata Regent office: Trans Lembata street no 1
Kitory Nett : Kota baru street - Lewoleba – Lembata.
Telecommunication office (Internet Service) : Trans Lembata Street - Lewoleba Lembata
Public Hospital : Trans Lembata Street Lamahora–Lewoleba–Lembata.
Police office. : Trans Lembata Sreet. Lewoleba – Lembata.
Lewoleba harbour master. : Lewoleba sea port – Lewoleba - lembata.
Wunopito airport : Lamahora – Lewoleba – Lembata.
Trans Nusa Air Service. : Awalolong Street – Lewoleba lembata.

2. WAIJARANG VILLAGE:
White sandy beach, surrounded by fresh of tropical trees. Nice view at the hill top of Waijarang, Swimming, sun-bathing, sailing, fishing. Hiking, Camping relax.
Diving (you can bring your own dive equipment and be careful because the big current).
How to get there:
From Lewoleba town you can take a motor bike, or car, only half an hour. You will rent for one day. The road is good.

Where do you stay and to eat :
You can contact Kepala Desa (Head of The Village) for your accommodation and meals or you can stay at hotels in Lewoleba town.

3. KOLONTOBO VILLAGE
White sandy beach surrounded by coconut trees and mangrove.
Swimming, sun bathing, picnic, sun set. Relax, sailing.
How to get there:
You can rent a motor bike (ojek) from Lewoleba or you can rent a car. you can rent a car or motor bike at Lewoleba hotel or Rejeki hotel. It is about half an hour from Lewoleba town. Daily bemo starts at east bus station (Lamahora) at 12.00 noon.

Where do you stay and to eat :
you can contact Kepala Desa (Head of The Village) for your accommodation (Home stay) and meals (local food) or you can stay at hotels in Lewoleba town.

4. LAMALERA VILLAGE
The uniqueness life style of Lamalera tribes.
Peledang boath and tempuling harpoon of each clan.
Traditional house of each clan.
Traditional ceremony of tobo arus nama fata ( It is performed on 29 April every year ).
Misa Leva (Catholic Mass).It is a thanks giving ceremony using Catholic tradition. It is usually performed on 1 Mei every year.
Leva Nuang (Whale Hunting Season). We invite you to join with local fisherman for go fishing with their own boat. Season of Leva Nuang fom 2 Mei until September.
Demonstration of whale hunting by local fisherman at Lamalera beach, if you can not see the local people catch the whale on your arrival. (For further information please contact Kepala desa/village chief).
Beautiful scenery at Gripe
Local handicraft.( you will find in their own house ), traditional sarong using whale motive, shawls, small Peledang.
Fantastic of Lamalera Viilage (only stone and rocky Village).
Batu ikan paus (holy Whale stone in Lamamanu Village).
Special for tourist group, they prepare package tour. Please contact Kepala Desa.
How to get there ?
Daily public transportation. You can get it at Waikomo bus station on the west of Lewoleba town. The bus departures on 12 at noon. It will be reached 3 or 4 hours. You also rent a motor bike ( ojek ) from Lewoleba town. At hotel Rejeki and Lewoleba Hotel you can rent a car.
Where do you stay and to eat?
Abel Home stay ( rooms are include with break fast, lunch and dinner )
Guru Ben Home stay ( rooms are include breakfast lunch and dinner )

5. ATAWUWUR /ATAWAI VILLAGE.
Amazing of 30 meters of Lodovavo water fall surrounded by fresh air of tropical forest.
Bird watching and wild life of other animals, hiking.
Lodovavo river, frogs, eels, shrimps
Swimming and enjoy the natural of water fall and river.
How to get there?
Daily public transportation (bus or local transportation of truck). You can take at west bus station of Lewoleba (waikomo). You can rent a motor bike ( ojek ). Lewoleba hotel and Rejeki hotel are always ready for rent a car. It is about 3 hours from Lewoleba.
Where do you stay and to eat ?
You can contact kepala Desa for your accommodation and meals lunch, breakfast, dinner (local food at home stay). Atawuwur is a stop over point to Lamalera Village.

6. ATAWATUN / LAMAGUTE VILLAGE.
Tracking to the summit of Ile Ape volcano at 04.00 – 05.00 early in the morning ( sun rise, sunset, caldera )
Atawatung old village (kampong lama) with their customary house of each clan.
Traditional of Bean party (it is performed on July or August every year) in their customary house.
Traditional of ikat weaving. (traditional of Sarong is made by woman in their own house )
How to get there?
Daily public bus or bemo, You can take in the east of Lewoleba bus station in Lamahora Village at 12 noon, or you can rent a motor bike (ojek) and to rent a car at Lewoleba hotel and Rejeki hotel.
Where do you stay and to eat?
Hamaena Home stay or you can contact Kepala Desa for further information or Mr. Linus. He is a tracking guide.
For your meals please contact owner of home stay (Your break fast, lunch and dinner is local food).

7. WATUWAWER / ATAKORE VILLAGE.
Natural kitchen (dapur alam). Small holes of gases used for cooking local food like peanut, potatoes, young corn, meat of pig, and local vegetables. On every April or Marc they perform Buka Karun Ceremony.(A kind of ceremony starting to use the natural kitchen / dapur alam).
Customary house of each clans and big Ivory (maskawin/ belis), (on July or August, they perform the Ahar ceremony).
Nice view of Watulolo.
Traditional of ikat weaving done by women in their own house, local plait.
Traditional of coconut wine processing (Iris Tuak) by man in the morning and evening.

How to get there?
From Lewoleba town.
Daily public transport, departure at 12.00 noon you can take in the west bus station of Waikomo.
Or daily motor bike (ojek) you can find every where in Lewoleba town for . rent.
You can rent a car at Lewoleba Hotel and Rejeki Hotel.
Where do you stay and to eat?
Please contact kepala desa (the head o village) for your accommodation, meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner (local food).

8. ATAWOLO / LUSI LAME VILLAGE.
After you spend a little time in Watuwawer village, you can drive to Atawolo Village only 20 minutes.
Nice view at Atawolo hill top.
Traditional house of the clan, on March or April they held the traditional ceremony of eating young corn special to the chief of the clan and also a thanks giving ceremony for the God and their ancestor).
Lidah Manusia ( man’s tongue ) protected by the local people.
On September every year they held Bako Mede Ceremony and haddock (local Boxing), Rigum keluok / harvest ceremony .
How to get there?
From Lewoleba town.

Daily public transport, departure at 12.00 noon you can take in the east bus station of Waikomo.
Daily motor bike (ojek) you can find any where in Lewoleba town for rent.
You can rent a car at Lewoleba Hotel and Rejeki Hotel.
Where do you stay and to eat?
Please contact kepala desa (Village shef) for you arrival and for your accommodation, meals (breaksfast, lunch and dinner (local food).

9. MINGAR / PASIR PUTIH VILLAGE.
Really wonderful of White sandy beach, suitable for sunbathing.
High wave for surfing from July August September October (you can bring your own boat).
Diving in pulau Swanggi ( Swanggi Island) you can bring your own diving facilities for diving).
Sunset on Mingar beach from July until October every year.
Jogging
On FFebruaryy, the local people performs traditional ceremony for catching nale at Mingar beach.
Traditional village of Mingar.
How to get there?
From Lewoleba Town.
Daily public bus. It is always departured at 12.00 Noon from Lewoleba town to Mingar village, (you can take in the west Bus station Waikomo)
Daily motor bike (ojek) you can find every where in Lowoleba town for rent or
You can rent a car at Lewoleba Hotel or Rejeki Hotel.

Where do you stay and to eat?
Please contactt Kepala Desa (village chief) for you accommodation (home stay) meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner, local foods).

10. BEAN VILLAGE.
Really wonderful of White sandy beach suitable for sunbathing.
High wave for surfing on August until September.(you can bring you own boat for surfing).
Swimming.
See the cave bat (kelelawar) at gowa mera (in the Natural grave gua merah or red cave).
Jogging, and other sports on the beach.
Nice view at the Tanjung Baja hill top.
How to get there?
From Lewoleba town.
Daily public bus, you can take in the east bus station (Lamahora) in front of Lewoleba Public Hospital (Rumah sakit umum Lewoleba).
Daily motor bike (ojek) you can find every where in Lewoleba town for rent.
Please contact at Rejeki Hotel and Lewoleba Hotel for rent a car.
Where do you stay and to eat?
Please contact Kepala Desa (Village chief) for you accommodation and your breakfast, lunch, and dinner (local food).

11. LOWOLEIN VILLAGE.
Nice and quite beach for relax it is surrounded by coconut trees.
Swimming snorkeling and diving.
Stop over point to Bean beach (traditional eating shop with nice local food) Traditional of Rewa ika ceremony on August every year.
Traditional of ikat weaving processing done by women in their own house.
Sunset in Tanjung Baja hill top.
How to get there?
Daily public bus or bemo, you can take in the east of Lewoleba bus station in Lamahora Village. Start at 12.00. or you can rent a motor bike ( ojek ) or to rent a car at Lewoleba hotel and Rejeki hotel.
Where do you stay and to eat ?
Please contact Kepala Desa for your accommodation.
For your meals please contact owner of home stay

12. JONTONA VILLAGE.

Tracking to the summit of ile Ape volcano at 04.00 – 05.00 in the early morning (sun rise, sunset, and caldera).
Lewohala traditional village (kampong lama) with their customary house of each clan.
Traditional of Bean party (it happens on September every year). In their customary house.
Traditonal of ikat weaving. (Traditional of Sarong is made by woman in their house), Whale skeleton at Jontona beach.
How to get there?
Daily public bus or bemo, You can take in the east of Lewoleba bus station in Lamahora Village or you can rent a motor bike ( ojek )you will find every where in Lewoleba. or rent a car at Lewoleba hotel or Rejeki hotel.
Where do you stay and to eat ?
For your accommodation (home stay) please contact the head of village or Bapak Stef Lodan.
For your meals please contact owner of home stay ( local food).

For further information please contact:
Cultural and tourism office of Lembata Regency.
Lapangan Polres sreet – Kota Baru – Lewoleba – Lembata – NTT.
Phone ( 0383 ) 414 06
Contact person: Antonio Wutun Mobile (085237902751) or Dion Wutun Mobile (081328343512)


For further information please contact:
Cultural and tourism office of Lembata Regency.
Lapangan Polres sreet – Kota Baru – Lewoleba – Lembata – NTT.
Phone ( 0383 ) 414 06
Contact person: Antonio Wutun Mobile (085237902751)
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Youk Tanzil Dear Mr.Antonio & Dion Wutun,
This year I am planning to make a trip around Indonesia on motorcycle with my son to make a documentary film "Ring of Fire Adventure" The RoFa stage 1 start with NTT, NTB, Jawa Timur, Tengah, Barat and back to Jakarta. (Timor, Alor, Pantar, Lembata, Adonara, Larantuka Flores, Ende, crossing to Waingapu-Sumba and back to Ende, Labuhan Bajo, Komodo, Sumbawa, Lombok Bali and Jawa) Your Posting is a big help for me to plan our visit to Lembata. What we are worried is about the sea transportation since our team consist of 13 people ( 5 motor bikes, 2 cars).I am not sure that from Kalabahi we can do islands hopping and bringing the cars with us.
We expect the documentary will be broadcasted by international TVs, Cable & sattellite TVs as well as Inflight entertainment on Garuda Flights. I shall be delighted to get intouch with you and explain more about our trip and plans. Will be intouch soon