Rote island - Pulau Rote Rote Island Indonesian Tourism Information

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 +.

There are two Termanu Stone: Stone and Stone Suelay Hun, is the natural attractions are very intriguing. Every visitation of tourists who come to the District of Rote Ndao. When the boat motors out from the port of Kupang Bolok Pukuafu passing through the strait and the first look is Termanu towering stone.
Hun made the waters surrounding the Rock and Fishing Menyelan attractions because there are pearls and coral grouper is quite a lot. Termanu stone according to legend Rote society consists of two pieces that the other is the kind of man are directly on the beach lily and other types of women one is located a few hundred meters sebela situated slightly right of the stone man into the sea.
It is said also that Termanu stone is a stone that can move - and move away from shame. Once this stone arrived in Rote and settled there, because that is the case then the people Rote regarded as sacred stone at a certain point where the old - old customs often pray at the feet of stone to invoke rain.

Bo'a in the district. Rote This tourist attraction is well known not only tourists from the State Kangaroo (Australia) but is also widely known by American tourists, European etc. Distance from the capital Ba'a + 30 km by using the bus or Mikrolet is quite comfortable and supported by adequate road conditions. Panorama and distinctive beach Nemberala - Bo'a because the sea waves, known as "Wave" which is perfect for tourists to do Surfing sports (surfing) to right the mess Southwest, this beach is known for its beautiful white sands and captivating as well as waves were very good and attractive with 8 times roll world is a challenge for surfers. Local Government in cooperation with the organization Rote Ndao Bali doing international surfing contest held in September-October each year.

Nembrala tourism village. This village offers a view of the beach, hedge towering coconut trees with leaves that shaded. Really pamper eye memandang.Desa located in Southwest District Rote Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara is like a hidden tourist nirvana. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city with the simplicity and hospitality of local people. Nembrala around the coast, there are several lodging options, ranging from hotels to homestay with tens of thousands of rupiah rate to hundreds of thousand rupiah per night. But, I chose to spend a few hours to just sit around on the beach.

Scenery around the coast is still relatively natural, ie, the traditional houses of some residents still use bebak (wood from palm trees) with a roof of reeds. Progressively add value Nembrala beauty around beach alone.

Thousand Mouth beach

Thousand Mouth beach in the district there. East Rote, very beautiful with a marine park and the cultivation of pearls for people / tourists who had visited the bay mouth a thousand always had trouble or got lost on the way out, very devious - Meander is said he was his master who kept closing the exit when the guests who enter do not ask permission from the owner. Apart from these beaches Tourism Object, there are many beaches - beach tour in Kab. Rote Ndao like: Oeseli Beach, Tongga, Sanama, Batutua, Oenggae, Tesabela, Nusakdale, Leli and Papela.