BATU CERMIN CAVE

Batu Cermin Cave as known as Mirror Stone Cave is one of the many tourist destination in

Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia. This spot is relatively close to the Center of Labuan Bajo. It's only 4 kms or you can drive around 10 - 15 minutes by car or motorbike.

Why is it called Batu Cermin or Mirror Stone Cave?. If you  enter this cave through the small gate, you will find the first big room inside, then you can move to the left side, and there is another big room here, on this side you can see the sun shine come in through the small  hole of the the cave, incoming light will be refracted in the walls of the cave that consist of some slick and glass stone that can emit the light  to illuminate some part of the cave, so that’s why this cave called Batu Cermin or Mirror stone cave.

Batu Cermin Cave was found by Theodore Verhoen (He was a pastor and also an archaeologist who comes from the Dutch) on 1951. Verhoen said that long time ago Flores island was in the bottom of sea. It can be proved by the discovery of some fossils inside the caves such as cora fossil l , fish fossils ,and turtle fossil.

How to get Batu Cermin cave.

If you start from the center of Labuan Bajo (Soekarno Hatta street), just keep going till you find the three junction, and take to the left side and just direct in the main street. Then you will find also the next three junction, please turn to the right and go straight till you find the traffic lights and turn to the left, keep going till you find the last three junction, and there are 3 direction, you can take the middle direction and please keep going, you will find the traditional Market of Wae Kesambi, just continue till you find the Big letter that written Batu Cermin or Mirror Stone Cave, and you can enter that direction.

In front gate of this cave there is an office where you can pay the entrance fee and registrate your name. Don’t need to scare to explore this cave because you will escort by the ranger or local guide from this place.