ROTE ISLAND OF NUSA TENGGARA

Written By Budi Sabudi on Thursday, July 14, 2011 | 9:45 PM

The exhilarating feeling of reaching the southernmost point of Asia, riding the waves in one of the best surfing spots in the world and imbibing its unique culture, Rote Island offers you an adventure of a lifetime.

Most of the beach attraction is in at the Nemberala beach. It is a surfers' paradise. The white sandy beach and clear water was enthralling. The other beach available in this island is Bo'a beach, where it is located in secluded area. This pristine white-sand beach is 10 minutes away from Nemberala. It is a perfect place to take pictures of long sandy beach with palm trees, surrounded by golden cliffs. The place at Bo'a beach is practically not really a public beach where you can just lazed around, snorkeled, and do things we usually can not do in a public beach.

There is no flight from Jakarta that arrives in Kupang earlier than the Ferry departure schedule. So the only option is you can take any flight to Kupang wheather it is Sriwijaya Air, Batavia Air, Lion Air, and Garuda Air, and stay one night in Kupang. The next day you can take the Express Bahari ferry at 08.30, but usually departs late from Tenau harbour. Arriving at Ba'a Harbour in Rote, you can take an ojek, or a hired Oto to Nemberala. It's a 48 kilometers drive

For accommodation, the finest one in Nemberala is The Nemberala Beach Resort. But there are few others homestays that suit more for a tight budget. The homestays are usually packed with international surfers, so they have international quality to host guests as well. Anugerah Homestay next to Nemberala Beach Resort is a nice place to stay with nice bungalows.

Please let me know if you plan to visit this exclusive island.

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