Enjoy the Sand Hill and Bat Nest on Menipo Island, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara

The potential of flora and fauna in Menipo park is quite diverse. Launching the official website of  BBKSDA of NTT, the dominance of flora on Menipo Island in the form of lontar (Borrassus flabelifer), acid (Tamarindus indica), kesambi (Schleichera oleosa), and colors (Hibiscua tiliacius), sea spruce (Borrassus flabelifer), acid (Tamarindus indica), porch (Schleichera oleosa), and colors (Hibiscua tiliacius), sea spruce (Borrassus flabelifer), acid (Tamarindus indica), porch (Schleichera oleosa), and colors (Hibiscua tiliacius), sea fir (Casuarina equisetifolia), Rhizophora mucronata, Rhopus Ceripos tagal, Bruguiera conyugata, and Bruguiera exaristata.

The potential of wildlife on Menipo Island are timor deer (Cervus timorensis), macaque (Macaca fascicularis), wild boar (Sus vitatus), monitor lizard (Varanus salvator), python timor (Phyton timorensis), seagull (Sterna sp) , perkici birds (Tricholosus haematodus), small yellow-crested cockatoos (Cacatua sulphurea),

Sea eagle (Haliaretus leucogaster), king prawn (Halcyon sp), cormorant snake (Anhinga melanogaster), sparrow bird (In orizyphora), white heron (Egretta sacra), bird's kneel (Geopelia striata), black cranium (Anhinga melanogaster), sparrow (In orizyphora), white heron (Egretta sacra), bird's kneel (Geopelia striata), black heron (Anhinga melanogaster), sparrow bird (In orizyphora), white heron (Egretta sacra), bird's kneel (Geopelia striata), black heron (Anhinga melanogaster), sparrow (In orizyphora) koakiu (Philemon inornatus), estuarine crocodiles (porous Crocodiles), leatherback turtle (Dermocheyis coriacea), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).

Access to Menipo Park

To arrive at Menipo park, visitors can use the DAMRI bus from Kupang by paying Rp 60,000 per person. DAMRI bus always enters the village of Enoraen every day, except on Saturday and Sunday.

In addition, visitors can use a pickup car from Oesao by paying Rp25,000 per person. If want to rent a car to Menipo park, visitors have to spend around Rp 400,000 - Rp 500,000 per day.

The recommended route for visitors is the Kupang - Oesao - Oekabiti - Ponain - Tesbatan - Bikoen - Menipo park. The distance is about 119 kilometers, need about four hours.

(POS-KUPANG.COM/Intan Nuka)