Three coloured lakes at Kelimutu

Kelimutu is a volcano, approximately 1.631 metres above sea level, close to the town of Moni in central Flores Island of Indonesia containing three summit crater lakes of varying colors. Tiwu Ata Mbupu (Lake of Old People) is usually white and is the westernmost of the three lakes. The other two lakes, Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) is usually blue and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched or Enchanted Lake) are separated by a shared crater wall and are typically green or red in color, respectively. The lake colors do vary on a periodic basis. Subaqueous fumaroles are the probable cause of active upwelling that occurs at the two eastern lakes.

Two years ago geotechnology research centre (LIPI) noted that the colours of the lakes had changes. The white lake becomes brown, blue lake become light green and red lake become deep green.

The lake have been a source of minor phreatic in historical time. The summit of the compound 1639-m-high Kelimutu volcano is elongated two km in a WNW-ESE direction; the older cones of Kelido and Kelibara are located respectively three km to the north and two km to the south. The scenic lakes are a popular tourist destination

To reach this place, tourists usually use vehicles and travel about 51 kilometres from Ende or hire a city bus