Kelimutu

Easy hike to the top of the lakes (15 min). Beautiful views and colors.

We went out of Moni " The Geckos "with a rental motor bike , around 09.00 . So we arrive at 10 It was the perfect moment for making pictures.

The entrance is 150k per person and you can use the same ticket to enter again during the day. The hike is easy, 30/40 min to the top. At the top, there’s some venders with tea, coffee and cup noddles, they aren’t very push and leave alone. The view from there it’s gorgeous and you can the three colored lakes. After learning the spiritual meaning of this location and its geology, the Kelimutu holds a special place in my heart. Would love to come back and experience the different colors of the lakes.

Amazing experience you can watch till the stars break through. A magical Vulcano - changing colors. Go there before 5 and stay till 11am. Go to the second viewpoint. It is mesmerizing beauty. Watch it for some moments without your camera.

Beautiful crater lakes. Smells little bit on sulfur. The path to lakes it is very easy and it need 15-20 minutes to reach from parking lot. You don't need a guid, very easy. Ticket price is 150k per person

Very nice place, however the price is too much, 150.000rp. And its only opened from 6 till 10 am but there is no point of rushing because the sunrise is gone before 6 and its very cold, also was cloudy before 7 am but maybe not always. Check the weather before and the time of the sunrise online, because it is only nice with the sunny weather. Have a good vulcano trip and dont be sacred of going behond the limits, where is says "do not cross" because there is the real fun, if you fall inside its ok we all go on that direction, the how is not important.

We woke up at 4 AM and rode our motorbike in freezing coldness for about 45 minutes from downtown Moni to get there. The trail to the peak where you can observe all three lakes is very clear. All you need is flashlight, and in our case, we just used our cellphone. The idea is to catch the glorious sunrise which we did not get that morning. Understandable because we came at the closing end of the rainy season. It's still worth doing for the greater wow moment in seeing the lakes slowly unravel before your eyes. In pitch darkness, you have no idea about the scale of the place, but then you gradually realize the sheer magnitude of the crater lakes. As the birds start chirping in the background, you are presented with a real life cinematic experience that will long last in your memory.

Opening hours: 6am to 10am - don’t go for sunrise!☀️ The best time is to visit right before they close, since the colors in the lakes are prettier when the sun shines into the lakes. Our driver didn’t know that the gates are closed before 6am, so you can’t watch the sunset on the top