Ruteng
Ruteng for agritourism trekking and hiking
The arrival into Ruteng draws many people’s attention to the numerous large traditional buildings located in the city’s surrounding village. Laying at the foot of the mountains, Ruteng has a lot to offer for those who like adventure, walking, and hiking and at the same time provides great opportunities for exploring and understanding unique local cultures and traditions. Place like Wae Rebo, a traditional village of cone-shaped buildings, hidden in the local jungle are definitely a highlight of Ruteng, and a ‘must-do’ for visitors. Another popular recommendation is a visit to the ‘spider’s web’ rice fields – an historical distribution of land forming a unique spider’s web pattern that remains today. Trekking around local rice terraces, it is also possible to visit ‘Tengkulese’, one of the highest waterfalls in Flores. This city also provides opportunities for learning about early history and ‘Homo Floresiensis’.
“Lingko Lodok” or also popular with a name spider web rice field is unique land distribution in Manggaraian tribe, west part of Flores. This has been inherited by the ancestors of Manggarai known to distribute land towards the villagers in a community or village. The central point where the measurement for dividing land is made called “lodok” and the circle form of the huge paddy field is called “Lingko” and that’s why it is called “lingko lodok”. The famous spider web that you can experience during your tour in Flores is in Cancar, 15 km from Ruteng city or 30 minutes by car.
During your stay in Ruteng, you will experience of trekking around the paddy field to see the sea of rice terrace and the locals who are busy farming
