Rote island - Pulau Rote Rote Island Indonesian Tourism Information

alat musik Sasando adalah sebuah alat musik petik yang berasal dari pulau Rote-Nusa Tenggara Timur.musik sasando sendiri berasal dari bahasa rote "sasandu" yang berarti berbunyi atau bergetar alat musik ini sangat mirip dengan harpa dalam bentuk mini.

alat musik sasando ini sudah diggunakan oleh nenek moyang penduduk kepuluan rote sejak turun temurun sehingga alat ini sudah tidak asing lagi di kalangan penduduk asli pulau rote. terlebih ketika sedang diadakannya upacara adat bunyi alat musik ini selalau terdengar.



alat musik yang dibuat secara tradisional ini ternyata sangaggat indah bunyinya, bahan untuk membuat sasando pun sangat sederhana dan sangat mudah didapat terutama di daerah kepulauan rote , bagian utama atau tabung tengah sasando terbuat dari bambu , begitu juga ganjalan yang dipakai untuk merentangkan senar atau dawai - dawai sasando.sedangkang wadah untuk resonansi terbuat dari ayaman daun lontar yang dibuat seperti kipas.

sungguh sebuah alat mmusik yang sangat tradisional dan sangat indah , yang mampu memberikan nada yang sangat indah. Sehingga membuat alat musik ini sering dijadikan souvenir , dan menjadi idaman bagi para wisatawan mancanegara maupun lokal

Sopi Made from tuak, is the drink which is a typical Rote Island fermented juice and contain high alcohol. If processed further, the results can be used alcohol medical.
Water from the fermentation liquor is produced in a traditional palm and is relatively cheap, if even than beer.
beverage alcohol content to more than 45 percent that is characteristic of the city at the western end of Timor Island was.

Liquor is almost a daily drink-water-in addition to some residents in Rote. In addition to traditionally had a hereditary habit, as well as relatively inexpensive price of the content of alcohol beverages can grab the lighter flame. If you did not have money, people can process their own anyway through a process that was not too complicated.

Ashmore Reef (Pulau Pasir )are only taken eight hours by sailboat from Papela, East Rote, Rote-Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is a source of livelihood of the fishermen from Rote Island.

In waters around Pulau Pasir, is rich with various species of fish, sea cucumbers and lola. Since ancient times, the ancestors of Rote are looking fish there. Sand Island is the source of life as a fishing community Rote.



Pulau Pasirwhich consists of three islands, still claimed as part of the Rote, Rote Island, because there are graves of his ancestors.

However, when the area was used as a national nature reserve in Australia, traditional Indonesian fishermen practically forbidden to catch fish in there to prevent damage to the ecosystem.

Under the provisions of international law, traditional fishermen of any country are allowed to fish and other marine life because it uses a sailboat with no engine and do not know the limits of the country due to lack of available equipment.

Foti Dance always played by the 1st group and all-male. Consisting of 5 men dancers and 10 musicians. Although a relatively large number of music players, this dance is accompanied only by 2 musical instruments.

Among them, 9 units that have a different tone gongs and drums 1 fruit, a type of drum. All players-always wearing a traditional outfit East during the performance took place. Like, hat, scarf-shaped woven fabric that is placed on the shoulders and a long robe or dress. Not only this, they also use a series of triangle, ornaments made of brass material strapped to his right leg.

Uniquely, accessories triangle that is considered to be making this more and more impressed Foti dance gala. Because ............ when the dancers stamped his foot on the floor, triangle-it will also be sounded and enliven the atmosphere. Players dance Foti, Boni also revealed, Foti also features dance you can see from the movement of the dancers. When a drum is played with a rhythm tone that is relatively high, these dancers will rotate to the right. Meanwhile, the dancers will come back around to the left, when players started to play drums a low tone.

"A feature of this dance is a combination of footwork with a beating gongs and drums are beaten it in tune. Spectacular, but a dynamic dance. When he hits the higher tone, the dancers have to turn to the right. When it comes down to low, the dancers spin left. So tune up, the dancers spin to the right. When the tune down 1 tone, he'll come back around to the left. "

I do not know since when ................. Rote island society, NTT hereditary often assume, Foti dance is not just the traditional arts. As if he had become a tradition, when obtaining a happiness in life, they always held a dance show Foti.

Rote Ndao district has a unique reptile species found nowhere else in the world. This reptile is a snake neck turtle Chelodina Rote or mccordi. This includes orders testudines Reptiles of family and subfamily chelidae Chelodina.
This species has a unique shape, small size, resembling a snake's head, and the carapace is arched upward. Long neck for most of the carapace, so to hide his head, the neck should be folded circular carapace.

Small turtle neck length was expressed as a new species in 1994 after research conducted by scientific institutions in cooperation with the Ministry of Forestry. This species is a fraction of the C. Novaeguineae.
Snake neck turtle adults can reach 15-25 cm in size and shape of carapace (shell) side of the carapace with a unique curved upward.
Turtles are rare and endangered
Snake neck turtle this is one type of biological riches that exist only on the Indonesian island of Rote

Being in the district. Rote Southwest is a very beautiful island with its natural heritage, situated at the mouth of Bo'a surf beach - Nemberala which can be reached by motor boat / spedbot + 20 minutes. Ndana island surrounded by beautiful white sand and the rustle of the waves are quite interesting to play surfing competitions. In the middle on top of this island has a red lake, which is one sacred object that has a level which is still strong, one of abstinence for female visitors who come at this location is not within a period. In this lake there is also a sacred sword formerly used by a character named SANGGUANA customary to eradicate its enemies

Is a small island in the district. Rote located Northwest Coast Nemberala Tongga mouth. The island is very beautiful and captivating as the white sand and surrounded by a beautiful sea and is accessible by boat 30 minutes Spedbot +.