Wae Rebo, a primitive village in flores lately becomes so popular . Among many common travel destinations of this place, this wae rebo withdraws much visitors for its amazing location on the valley entrapped by surrounded range of mountains.
The major sight of this traditional village is the circled coned forming house with a unique architecture and the circular stoned altar in the midst where local people offering the sacrifice to their gods and ancestors.
Wae rebo is familiarly called Kampung di atas awan ( a village hanging on the cloud) by the visitors. It's because the forming clouds surrounding wae rebo village, beautifully making the village seems to be hanging on the heavy clouds and the village stands on its middle.
Wae rebo is familiarly called Kampung di atas awan ( a village hanging on the cloud) by the visitors. It's because the forming clouds surrounding wae rebo village, beautifully making the village seems to be hanging on the heavy clouds and the village stands on its middle.
This primitive village of manggarai is just a contradiction of modern civilization that it brings much amazement to us, an peculiar architecture that are very traditional based concepts. The construction of houses shows a cliche of the ancient type of constructions with pure natural resources.
Just look at the roof that are made of coarse grass or coconut leaves in coned form heading to the sky. Meanwhile the wall is made of wood. Over all the portion of roof is bigger than the body of the house it self. They called it:"mbaru niang". These mbaru niang are the place of all traditional rites, prayer, ceremony of local people. These houses stand steadily with majestic view of mountains as their unsophisticated background.
Wae rebo village as it's viewed from the top consists of some mbaru niang houses forming in circle and the round yard in the midst.
Each house is occuppied by some families who stay together with in thus it's called communal buiding. These families are descendants of preceeding ancestors staying within the house and being separated by made valve partitioned the space within according to the number of families. We find no modern equipments in the house and the people of Wae rebo have no preference to use things that are modern in essence. It's also the place where traditional musical instruments like gong, drum stored. These traditional musical means are used in ceremony of local people to counterpoint the folk songs.
Wae rebo village as it's viewed from the top consists of some mbaru niang houses forming in circle and the round yard in the midst.
Each house is occuppied by some families who stay together with in thus it's called communal buiding. These families are descendants of preceeding ancestors staying within the house and being separated by made valve partitioned the space within according to the number of families. We find no modern equipments in the house and the people of Wae rebo have no preference to use things that are modern in essence. It's also the place where traditional musical instruments like gong, drum stored. These traditional musical means are used in ceremony of local people to counterpoint the folk songs.
Visiting wae rebo means getting ready to flash back of those time when modernization were still not prevail. we don't expect thus to use gadget like cellphone, mini markets and other things pertaining to term modern. People just savour pure natural foods like boiling cassavas, bananas and sometimes chicken purely without the use of modern delicious ingredients. This chicken is a special offer especially for the guest or visitor coming here.
People here in wae rebo village are very hospitable, they treat every visitor meekly and serving a cup of grown coffee as welcoming symbol to every guest. A cup of coffee is likewise a socialization instrument even for manggarai people in common. It's not usual then if you have a chance to visit house of wae rebo villagers or manggarai people in common without being served by a cup of coffee. It authentically is a sign of brotherhood.
Nowadays, wae rebo has become the major concern of government to make as one of primary destination for the region of flores. Through it's program, government has renovated massively mbaru niang houses while still maintaining the traditional concepts as its main value. As the visitors increases by number to go there, local people also slowly changing to be affable to modernization starting from food, clothes and equipments like television.
To visit wae rebo, we will also witness the ordinary life style of people that are quite distinct and peculiar. The main occupation of the people are the farmers. Every morning the spend time working in the garden of coffee plantation, cassava plantation and banana near to the village. They return back to their house after the sunset and going to public open are bathroom which is basically traditional shower made of bamboo placed directly to the water springs.
Nowadays, wae rebo has become the major concern of government to make as one of primary destination for the region of flores. Through it's program, government has renovated massively mbaru niang houses while still maintaining the traditional concepts as its main value. As the visitors increases by number to go there, local people also slowly changing to be affable to modernization starting from food, clothes and equipments like television.
To visit wae rebo, we will also witness the ordinary life style of people that are quite distinct and peculiar. The main occupation of the people are the farmers. Every morning the spend time working in the garden of coffee plantation, cassava plantation and banana near to the village. They return back to their house after the sunset and going to public open are bathroom which is basically traditional shower made of bamboo placed directly to the water springs.
The water is so fresh and pure hygiene. People use it to wash the clothes, bathing and also for cooking.
In order to go to wae rebo village we have some option
TREEKKING THE MOUNTAI
In order to go to wae rebo village we have some option
TREEKKING THE MOUNTAI
we have to have to put guts in stake. We can only go through the small path through the mountains.But all things worth fighting for, will have a good fight to gain it putting foot forward over another to reach top. It needs alot energy to hike the mountains yet it's truly challenging and interesting journey to go.
We have to experience this unique moments and surely guaranteed by memorable experience that never wither through times as we visit this wae rebo, the unique primitive village with sight of dense trees along the path.
The trekking starts from denge village which takes almost 3 hours.From denge, the trip will2lead to 3 spots to take. The first one is from wae lomba river which is an hour and half from denge. The second is from pocoreke. This pocoreke is the only spot available for phone signals then the last one is nampe bakok which takes around 40 minutes.
TRUCK ( WOODEN MADE BUSS)
It's called bis kayu, the only transportation mode that will bring you from ruteng town to denge where you will start the mount trekking to wae rebo village. The buss will be only up to denge village and the rest you have to trekking
BOAT
If you begin your trip from labuan bajo, where komodo national park is located, you can take a boat to dintor. The boat should be charted in advance and it heads you through the south coast from nangalili beach to dintor.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Contanct infromation for you trip to wae rebo village
tour guide : www.floresexotictours.com
Boat charter : Pak Irwan, +62 812366 89171
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