Gunung Mutis Nature Reserve NTT

Mutis Mountain Nature Reserve is one of mainstay attractions owned by the Province of East Nusa Tenggara. This popular tourist area with mountains of marble stone by local people called Faut Kanaf or stone name. Under Faut Kanaf, there are sources of water called the eyes of Oe Kanaf or water from a stone. Water is sourced from the Kanaf Faut flowing to a point and form two watersheds (watershed), which is called community Benain DAS and DAS Noelmina. Both watershed is the source of life for the people of Western Middle East to this day.

Tourist area which is about 140 km north-east of Kupang has an area of approximately 12,000 hectares and is inhabited by one of the oldest tribes in East Nusa Tenggara, the tribe Dhawan. Visiting the Area Tourism Mount Mutis Nature Reserve was interesting. Million of flora and fauna live in it. Kawasan Wisata Gunung Mutis has vegetation types that are representative of a homogeneous upland forests. This area is also dominated by various types of ampupu (eucalyptus urophylla) that grow naturally and the type of sandalwood (Santalum album). Also here can be found a variety of other tree species such as hue (eucalyptus alba), bijaema (elacocarpus petiolata), haubesi (olea paniculata), kakau or mountain pine (casuarina equisetifolia), Manuk molo (decaspermum fruticosum), and oben (eugenia littorale ).

Other interesting sights can be seen is how indigenous tribes in this tourist region to support life. By leveraging the branches of trees, the locals make the forest home of the bees produce honey. Of honey bees this forest, the public can expect a lot to sustain its economic life, apart from the livestock and agriculture.

Location
Geographically, Mount Mutis Nature Reserve is located in the subdistrict of North Mollo, South Central Timor, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia.

To achieve Mutis journey begins from Kupang to SoE, the city of South Central Timor regency with 110 km distance and travel time approximately 2.5 hours. From SoE, the journey continued with a bus ride to the When, the City District North Mollo. Of When, travel continues to Fatumnasi Village, a village on the slopes of Mount Mutis and the entrance to enter this tourist area. Travel as far as 15 km with a bus will take visitors into the tourist area of Mount Mutis's stunning.

Source : http://www.nttprov.go.id