Bajawa is one of the some
interesting places in Flores Island. It is a cold city that lies more than
1.000 meters above sea level. According to the some legend, The words “bajawa”
took from two words namely: “bha” and “djawa”. Bha means plate this word
descript about the form of Bajawa town that look like a plate, and Djawa means
java Island, this words can descript about there are many Javanese people who
lived in this town, but the other version of djawa means a peace, so in generally
Bajawa means cool and peace city.
Bajawa with the population around
45,000 is not as modern as other districts in the city of East Nusa Tenggara,
The existing of some traditional village around Bajawa city and the culture of
this region makes Bajawa more original and traditional. With the cool and fresh
air adds the appeal of this city.
Like most people on the island of
Flores, communities in this town live of agricultural activities. The agricultural
products from Bajawa such as: vegetables and fruits spread in some traditonal
markets around Flores Island. This is because this region has fertile soil that
lies beneath the foothills of Inerie Mountain.
Bajawa is more famous now because
the existing of some tourist object that close by this city, And some opinion
said Bajawa as the home of nature and culture as the heritage of the ancestor. Here
are some of Tourist Object around bajawa.
- Bena Village: this is one of the traditional village in Flores island, it’s the megalithic village as the heritage of stone age. Located in the slope of Mount Inerie, and about 19 kilometers southern part of Bajawa. Here you will find Some traditional House that still Original, and also the friendly people make your visiting more complete.
- Wawomuda Crater: This crater is located in the Ngoranale village. To get here you need to drive about 15 – 20 minutes from The center of Bajawa then continue with trekking up the mountain about 30 – 45 minutes. Wawomuda crater is formed by erupted of Wawomuda Mountain on 2001. This crater has three small craters with different colors they are: yellow, red and brown.
- Mengeruda Hot Spring: Mengeruda Hot Spring also known as So’a hotspring lies in So’a subdistrict. To get to this place you need to drive around 40 minutes – 1 hours. On arrival you can enjoy and relaxing the hot nature water in this place. The water of Mengeruda is important to treat the skin suffer.
- Inerie Mountains: is the highest mountain of in Ngada Regency, Flores. This mountain has an altitude of 2,245 meters above sea level, which is shaped like a cone. If you want to climb this mountain, the starting point is in Watumeze village within approximately 30 minutes drive from Bajawa. Need 3 up to 4 hours to climb this mount to the top (depend on your stamina).
