:: La Petite Kepa Island - Alor Diving Travel ::
LA PETITE KEPA ISLAND HOMESTAY
La P’tite Kepa Homestay is
situated on the small magic Kepa island in the middle of
Pantar Strait (between Alor and Pantar), just five
minutes by boat from Alor Kecil village on the Alor west
coast.
This
is the right place to explore the nearby islands. We are
right on the nothern part of Pulau KEPA in front of
Pulau TERNATE and Pualu BUAYA (crocodile island), with
the fantastic scenary of PURA, PANTAR, and ALOR.
The Homestay has been built like a traditionnal village,
with 8 Alorese style houses to stay in, made of bamboo
and coconut trees, and thach covered.
Some of them have a nice terrace, and the other ones
have a 360° view opened first floor, with a room under
the roof.
For ecological and functional reasons, houses have
separated mandi (indonesian shower-room/toilets) : the
ground is hard and porous, the fresh water has to be
fetched from Alor Kecil. There is four shared mandi.
Still because of ecological awareness, we use solar
pannels to provide electric-light at night-time, and we
burn the rubbishes in a home-made incinerator, which
neutralize smoke’s acidity.
All the
meals
are made with fresh and seasonal products. We prefer
local farming products than imported goods.
We serve Indonesian Alorese food with the ”P’tite Kepa’s”
touch, elaborated by our first class cooks Bibi Nene &
Mama Maria. For sure you will enjoy the various served
recipes of fish, farm chicken or duck, vegetables,
salads, toffu, soya cheese, diferent kassava, seasonable
fruits, ...
Lunch and dinner are shared all together, and you can
get your breakfast in self-service.
DIVING AND SNORKELING
Alor is a hidden paradise
for marine biodiversity. You can meet the best coral
formations and underwater life in the Alor-Pantar
strait.
Diving allows you to appreciate all the richness of
underwater world in all types of configuration of the
reef, but just with your snorkelling gear, you can enjoy
the reef scenery, many types of corals where revolve
thousand of fishes.
Snorkelling is possible all around Kepa island, but you
can also try magnificent coral garden of Alor Besar, or
the excellent spots of Pura, Ternate and Pantar, just a
short ride by boat.
GETTING
THERE
When you are already in Alor …
From Airport to Alor Kecil (village in front of Kepa) or
Kalabahi (main town) :
The road goes to Kalabahi (around 10 km
,
20 min), then to Alor Kecil (another 15 km, 20/30 min) :
* straight to Alor Kecil by chartered bemo
(~100'000/150'000 Rp), “ojek” (motorbike taxi)
(30'000/50'000 Rp), or Trans Nusa car or the (only one)
taxi (50 000 Rp/pers),
* or going to Kalabahi (~25 000 Rp/pers) by air company
car, bemo or ojek.
From Kalabahi to Alor Kecil :
* Regular blue bemos (3000 Rp + luggages), or ojek
(10'000 Rp) . Main departures in front of the Pelni
harbour (passengers used to wait near the shop “Gunung
Bromo”).
* Chartered bemo : ~ 50'000 Rp
From Alor Kecil to Kepa :
In Alor Kecil, stop on the beach, 40 m before the
pier and the warung “Pesisir”. There is a sign in front
of Baba SERE's home. Ask for him, or Bapak MUKSIN. They
will accompany you to Kepa (small sailing boat or motor
boat), or will arrange it.
If we are not available, other inhabitants will probably
propose to accompany you
(usually ~ 5'000 or 10'000 Rp/pers)
Travel around :
From Alor Kecil it is now really easy to rent a
motorbike.
Bemo, Jeeps, or even car are available from Kalabahi
(with driver). Some guides (english speakers still rare)
can accompany you if you wanT.
Go to/from ALOR by AIR
All flights to/from Alor pass in transit in Kupang.
It is now possible to have connection from DENPASAR
(BALI) or JAKARTA and SURABAYA (JAVA) to ALOR the same
day :
From Jakarta-Surabaya or Denpasar TO ALOR: Monday,
Thursday, Sunday
FROM ALOR to Denpasar : Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Saturday
FROM ALOR to Surabaya-Jakarta : Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
The other days you just have to stay one night in Kupang
Kupang - Alor < > Alor -
Kupang
* TRANSNUSA (ATR, 46 seats, 45 mn) (~400 000 Rp) :
Monday & Thursday 13:45/14:45, Sunday 16:00/17:00,
Tuesday & Saturday 9:20/10:20
* MERPATI (Boeing ~50 seats, 40 mn) (~400 000 Rp) :
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 6:30/7:30
BALI :
Denpasar (Merpati) (600'000-1'000'000 Rp) > everyday
From Bali at 7H if deserve Sumba, leave at 10H if direct
to Kupang. From Kupang at 12H.
JAVA :
Surabaya and Jakarta (Merpati, Mandala, Srijaya, Lion,
Batavia)
(750 000-1 500 000 Rp to Jakarta > everyday
Come and Discover Indonesia Islands with us!
