Are you familiar at all with the name Maumere? This capital city of Sikka regency in East Nusa Tenggara once destroyed by devastating disater from Tsunami back in 1992. A lot of people lost their homes, confuse, and lost their loved family members. Those were the dark days of Maumere.
But, many years have passed, Maumere still survives and looks even better today. The city is now known as a place for tourism in the area of East Nusa Tenggara, alongside with things to do in East Nusa Tenggara. What kind of attractions you can find there? See this list of things to do in Maumere Indonesia for more info.
1 – Koka Beach
Let’s start our journey with visiting the icon of Maumere, the Koka Beach. The beach is almost perfect with its really soft white sand and crystal clear water. People say it’s very similar to the beach in Ann Bay in West Nusa Tenggara. This the place that can be enjoyed by all people.
Location: Ende, Maumere
Opening Hours: Opens everyday
Activities that Can Be Done: Swimming, snorkeling, taking pictures, fish-harpooning
Average Cost: Free entry
Best Time to Visit: Morning and evening
2 – Bikon Blewut Museum
There’s another unique thing in things to do in Maumere Indonesia which also looks as great as things to do in Nusa Tenggara, a small place called Bikon Blewut Museum. So, this museum was founded by a Missionary from Netherland, Pastor Theodor Verhoeven. He used to dig up and found the materials from ancient age, such as the primordial men fossils, ancient tools, and even some caves.
Location: Seminari Tinggi Ledalero, Nita Village
Opening Hours: 10 am to 6 pm
Activities that Can Be Done: Watch the history of ancient time through the items
Average Cost: Rp20.000,-
Best Time to Visit: Morning
3 – Maria Nilo Maumere
The Maumere also has a religious place that looks gracious called Maria Nilo monument. The monument is a tall statue of Maria, Mother of God, the tallest statue in the land of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. This place that looks as good as things to do in Sumba is surely a must visit one.
Location: Keling Nilo hill, Waluwutik, Nita
Opening Hours: Opens everytime
Activities that Can Be Done: Praying, Taking pictures with the statue
Average Cost: Free entry
Best Time to Visit: Morning and Evening
4 – Sikka Church
You can also do another religious journey, visiting the old church named Sikka Church. The church was built by Pastor Y Engbers, long before Indonesia reached their independence. During the Portuguese time, the Pastor built it in order to spread the religion to the people of Nusa Tenggara.
Location: Sikka, South side of Maumere
Opening Hours: Opens everytime
Activities that Can Be Done: Praying, Seeing the wall decorations with traditional woven clothes
Average Cost: Free entry
Best Time to Visit: Morning
5 – Doka Village
Next one in things to do in Maumere Indonesia is Doka Village. The people of this village are famous for their creations, which is the traditional Doka woven cloth. Since the old times, they’re really popular for that, and now it’s even better. When there are tourists visiting them, the locals are welcoming with their unique traditional dance.
Location: Bola, Sikka
Opening Hours: Opens everytime
Activities that Can Be Done: Seeing and learning about cloth weaving method
Average Cost: No entrance fee
Best Time to Visit: Morning or Night (in case you’re staying there)
6 – Mount Egon
There’s also one location you should visit, a bit tiring one but still worth it anyway, a mountain called Mount Egon. You can see it clearly from afar, even from the villages located nearby. Even though it’s still active, but this mountain still becomes a favorite for the hikers all over the country.
Location: Waigiti, Sikka
Opening Hours: Opens everytime
Activities that Can Be Done: Hiking, trekking, camping
Average Cost: No entrance fee
Best Time to Visit: Morning
7 – Wairterang Beach
If the mountain is considerbaly tiring for you, maybe you can swicth to this one thing in things to do in Maumere Indonesia instead, a nice place called Wairterang Beach. This is the location where you can actually enjoy snorkeling and diving till your heart contended.
Location: Wairterang, 11km from Maumere city
Opening Hours: Opens everytime
Activities that Can Be Done: Snorkeling, swimming, diving
Average Cost: Rp200.000,- and Rp700.000,- for renting snorkeling and diving equipmen
Best Time to Visit: Morning to Afternoon
8 – Paga Beach
There’s also another beach called Paga Beach. But it’s not a place for diving or anything like that. Instead, this location is most suitable for hunting the culinary of Maumere. There’s a market located nearby, filled with kinds of food with the touch of Maumere spices and mostly dominated with fish meat. Totally a great location, just like things to do in Kupang.
Location: Maumere City
Opening Hours: Opens everytime
Activities that Can Be Done: Enjoy Maumere’s culinary, swimming, buying some dried fish in the market
Average Cost: No entrance fee
Best Time to Visit: Morning to afternoon
9 – Maumere Bay
Maumere Bay, the place where you first arrive, stepping your feet in the land of Maumere is also included in things to do in Maumere Indonesia. Aside from the ocean view, which is interesting enough, the bay has about 19 different islands you can explore. One day wouldn’t be enough.
Location: Maumere
Opening Hours: Opens everytime
Activities that Can Be Done: Swimming, snorkeling, island jumping
Average Cost: Rp100.000,- for boat renting
Best Time to Visit: Morning to Afternoon
10 – Kajawulu Beach
Even though the name of the plac is Kajawulu beach, but the interesting point is actually the view around it. Almost the same like hill areas in Bali, you can also see the beautiful rice terraces all around you. It’s good to see them when you finally reach the top of the nearby hill, even though it can be a bit tiring actually.
Location: Kajawulu, 24km from Maumere
Opening Hours: Opens everytime
Activities that Can Be Done:
Average Cost: Rp10.000,-
Best Time to Visit: Morning
11 – Waiara Beach
And the last one in things to do in Maumere Indonesia is Waiara Beach. The beach looks very similar to Sanur beach in things to do in Sanur Bali. The difference is significant, this place is still very natural and thanks to that, it’s still beautiful. No trash, no crowds, there’s only you and the beach.
Location: Waiara, 11km from the city center
Opening Hours: Opens 23 hours
Activities that Can Be Done: Swimming, snorkeling, diving, seeing the sunset
Average Cost: Rp5.000,- for parking ticket
Best Time to Visit: Morning and Dusk
Maumere, The Heat of Flores