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INFO KUPANG, SOE, ALOR, ROTE

EAST NUSA TENGGARA

KUPANG

From the airport to the city: 15-25 minutes

There are taxis from the airport: Rp60.000/taxi to the city.

Location of the taxi locket: turn left after exiting the baggage claim. The locket is on the left side.

Places to stay:

Lumba Lumba Motel

Besides Café Rotterdam

Jl Timor Raya No.19

0380832302

Same management as Café Rotterdam

Maliana Hotel

Jl Sumatera No 35

0380 821879

Price Rp170.000
It's an old hotel

Orchid Garden Hotel

Jl Gunung Fatueu No 2

Kupang

0380 833707

NOT RECOMMENDED

There’s no staff that can help u at the hotel

One room had no lamp

One room had a very dirty bathroom

One room had no tv

One room had an air conditioner which cannot work

I think the owner decided not to have a hotel anymore

He might as well just burn the place

Places to eat/hangout:

Tebing Bar and Cafe

Jl Yos Sudarso

Tenau, Kupang

081233331115

Prices as of Nov 2016: Oh bread Avocado Coffee Cheesy Rp20.000, Oh fry Banana Cheesy Rp20.000

Restaurant Nelayan

Jl Timor Raya No 14

Kupang

0380 823000

Rotterdam

Steak House & Restaurant

0380 832302

Pantai Laut Resto & Bar

Jl Ikan Tongkol No 3

Kupang

0380 8020999

Jangan lupa pesen sei rica rica

Depot Tanjung

Jl Timor Raya 126

Kupang

0380 825014, 825311

Ayam tanjung nya enak : )

Kupang night market

End of Jl Sumatera

Open every night

Tempat beli oleh-oleh

Toko Ibu Soekiran

Jl M. Hatta No 16

Prices:

1. Taxis from hotel to harbour Rp60.000/car

2. Taxis from one point to another inside the town: around Rp25.000/car

3. Rent a car: Rp500.000/12 hour. For out of town u have to add more money for gasoline.

SOE

2-hour ride from Kupang

Otw from Kupang to Soe, u can do some pit stops:

1. Pondok Cucur, Jl Tim Tim Km 29, Oesao

2. Rumah Makan Persada (Rumah Makan Padang), Jl Timor Raya, Oelmasi

3. Taman Wisata Alam Camplong

4. Jembatan Noelmina

5. Desa Oebelo (desa sasando)

Place to stay at Soe:

Bahagia II Hotel

Jl Gajah Mada No 55

Soe

0388 2700219, 21242

Kamar utama I: Rp265.000/night

è A nice and very clean hotel : )

Around Soe:

1. Suku Boti 40km

2. Pantai Kolbano 80 km à 2 hours : http://ritaaza.blogspot.com/2012/01/kolbano-beach-timor.html

3. Istana Raja Amanuban di Niki Niki 27km (for the exact location, ask the local people)

ALOR

http://ritaaza.blogspot.com/2012/01/kepa-alor.html

How to get there

Flight from Kupang by Merpati or Transnusa.

U can buy merpati ticket from the website.

For transnusa, buy straight from the call center (0380 822555). Dont have to contact the sales officers.

Places to stay

Nusa Kenari Indah Hotel

0386 21208

Jl Diponegoro 11

La Petite Kepa

Kepa Island

081338200479

www.la-petite-kepa.com

       
Non-divers cannot book in advance

Exclusive bungalow: Rp350.000/person for the first 2 person. The rest: Rp150.000/person. The bungalow is for 4 person.

A ‘MUST’ place to visit : )

Places to eat at Alor:

Rumah Makan Kediri

Jl. R.E. Martadinata No 21

Kalabahi

Pantai Reklamasi

Lots of food at night

At Alor, u can contact pak cris (cristian dami) 081332299336. He arranges diving trip. But he also does other trips like visiting traditional villages.

There’s a guide at Alor: Pak Ahmad (082144396503). I dont recommend him. He’s an untrustworthy person.

Interesting spots at Alor: Takpala Village, Monbang village, Kampung Kopi village, a beach at Dulolong, Ampera village, Sebanjar beach, Batu Putih, Maimol beach, Mali beach, Kepa Island

Distances:

1. From Kalabahi to Takpala village: + 30 minutes

2. From Kalabahi to Alor Kecil (Alor Kecil is a village’s name, not an island): + 30 minutes. From here, u can do a 10-minute crossing to Kepa Island

3. From Kalabahi to Batu Putih: + 45 minutes

4. From Alor Kecil to the airport: + 50 minutes

Prices:

1. Rent a bemo (angkot): Rp300.000-Rp350.000/day

2. Car from Alor Kecil to airport: Rp150.000 for 2 person. For more than 2 person, add Rp50.000/person.

ROTE

http://ritaaza.blogspot.com/2011/11/island-hopping-rote.html

Most convenient way to go to Rote from Kupang:

By a fast boat Express Bahari from Pelabuhan Tenau (about 1.5 to 2 hours)

Price: economy Rp120.000/person.

Try to arrive at the harbour 30 to 45 minutes prior to departure coz it gets crowded especially on weekend.

And we cant really depend on the departure time stated on the ticket (could be 10 minutes earlier, could be late up to 45 minutes).

Express Bahari kupang: 0380 890181, 8010499

Cp at kupang: pak yat 085237630009

Cp at rote: shella 085239312228

Place to stay in Rote:

Anugerah Surf Camp

Nemberala

Kec Rote Barat

Rote Ndao – NTT 85382

Phone: erasmus frans 085239162645

Price: Rp200rb/person include 3 meals/day

A very nice place : )

Prices:

1. Bemo from pelabuhan to nemberala: Rp30.000. they could charge more for tourist.

2. Charter a bemo from nemberala to pelabuhan: Rp250.000

3. Rent a boat for all day island hopping: Rp1.000.000 includes lunch and snorkeling equipment

Itinerary rita

9 days: kupang-rote-kupang-alor-kupang-soe-kupang :)

Day 1: arrive at kupang, lunch at Nelayan Resto. go to oenesu waterfall (not a ‘must’ spot, it’s dirty), tablolong beach, kaki ayam beach n air cina beach. Sunset at air cina beach.

Day 2: from kupang to rote by fastboat express bahari 9.15am. straight to wisma anugerah at nemberala by bemo. Sunset at nemberala.

Day 3: island hopping from morning till afternoon: do’o island, ndao island, nuse island. Sunset at nemberala.

Day 4: from nemberala to pelabuhan ba’a via oeseli village: tungga oe, bo’a beach, fimo oeseli. Back to kupang by express bahari 11 am. Lunch at Tanjung Restaurant at Kupang. Sunset at Rotterdam. D
inner at Pantai Laut Resto.

Day 5: From Kupang to Alor by Merpati 06.20am. check in at Nusa Kenari Indah Hotel. Takpala village, lunch at Rumah Makan Kediri, Monbang village, Kampung Kopi village, a beach at Dulolong, Ampera village, sunset at Sebanjar beach. Dinner at Pantai Reklamasi.

Day 6: Batu Putih, Maimol beach, Mali beach. Spend the night at La petite Kepa

Day 7: snorkeling at Kepa Island. Back to Kupang, 3 pm flight from Alor. From Kupang drive to Soe. Stay at Bahagia II Hotel

Day 8: from Soe to Kolbano beach. Back to Soe and then to Niki Niki (Istana Amanuban). Stop by at Tetaf village.

Day 9: from Soe to Kupang: Noelmina bridge, Oebelo village, Lasiana beach. Back to Jakarta.