The official BPOLBF contact for investment in Parapuar is the authority’s own investment and cooperation division, reachable through its Labuan Bajo office and, for foreign investors, supplemented by the Kementerian Investasi / BKPM regional desk. There is no licensed fee-bearing intermediary that can allocate a Parapuar lot, arrange BPOLBF approvals, or expedite HPL sublease terms on your behalf — the process runs through BPOLBF directly, period. This page explains the verified official routes, flags a known problem with one widely linked official resource, and then offers something different: a free enquiry form for readers who want an introduction to independent market-entry lawyers and company-setup specialists who know the Flores / NTT regulatory landscape.
Parapuar Investment Intelligence is an independent editorial site. We are not BPOLBF, not affiliated with the Ministry of Tourism, not a registered investment adviser, and not a land broker. We cannot allocate lots, issue approvals, confirm pricing, or speak on behalf of the authority. What we can do — and do here — is tell you clearly who can help, what official channels actually exist, and where the UX experience is currently broken so you do not waste a trip into a dead end.
Who Actually Handles Parapuar Investment Enquiries at BPOLBF
BPOLBF (Badan Pelaksana Otorita Labuan Bajo Flores) was established by Perpres No. 32 Tahun 2018 and operates under the Ministry of Tourism. Its authority over Parapuar derives from its HPL (Hak Pengelolaan Lahan) certificate — Zone 1, approximately 129.6 ha, handed over by Deputy Minister ATR/BPN Raja Juli Antoni at the site on 15 September 2023. That HPL is what gives BPOLBF the legal standing to offer cooperation/sublease arrangements on the 19 lots it has demarcated inside the zone.
The internal division that manages lot offers and cooperation negotiations is broadly described in official materials as the investment and cooperation unit (bidang investasi dan kerjasama). In practice, early-stage enquiries — particularly from foreign investors or international hotel brands — have also moved through BPOLBF’s leadership directly. Plt Direktur Utama Frans Teguh was the spokesperson for investor relations through 2024–2025; as of mid-2026, BPOLBF leadership is again in transition (an interim director, Andhy M. T. Marpaung, has appeared in recent event coverage). This matters because it means the person who answers your initial enquiry may change: if you receive conflicting information across two contacts at the authority, ask both to put it in writing and reconcile before proceeding.
No publicly accessible lot-pricing schedule or published tariff exists for Parapuar. Reported investments — Dusit’s approximately US$15 million hotel on Lot 1.6 and Eiger’s approximately US$1.2 million store-and-coffee-shop commitment (both as of April 2025, single-source, unverified) — suggest that deal terms are negotiated individually rather than from a fixed rack. Do not rely on any third-party price list for Parapuar lots; ask BPOLBF for its current cooperation framework document.
How to Contact the Labuan Bajo Tourism Authority — Verified Channels With Honest Caveats
BPOLBF Labuan Bajo Office — Kontak Investasi BPOLBF
BPOLBF’s physical office is in Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat, NTT. The authority’s official domain is labuanbajoflores.id. For investment enquiries, the correct route is through their official email and, for formal proposals, a written letter of intent addressed to the Direktur Utama BPOLBF. Walk-in enquiries at the Labuan Bajo office are possible; call ahead. Verify the current contact details directly on labuanbajoflores.id rather than copying numbers from third-party articles, several of which are outdated by at least two personnel rotations.
One important note: BPOLBF operates a selectivity screen on investors. Frans Teguh publicly stated in April 2025 that the authority is being deliberately selective — sustainability alignment, not just capital volume, matters to lot allocation. Arriving with a completed PT PMA, a project concept aligned with the E3NC (Etno-Eco-Edu-Culture and Nature Conservation) framework, and a clear statement of your KBLI-registered business activity will give your enquiry significantly more traction than a speculative inquiry. Vague expressions of interest without a concept document rarely advance quickly inside a government authority structure.
Kementerian Investasi / BKPM — National and Regional Desk
For foreign investors, the Kementerian Investasi (formerly BKPM) is the parallel official touch-point. The investment coordination board oversees PT PMA formation (minimum issued and paid-up capital IDR 10 billion per KBLI project location, per Peraturan BKPM No. 4/2021), OSS-RBA licensing under the Cipta Kerja framework (UU 11/2020; PP 5/2021), and incentive queries. Relevant KBLI codes for typical Parapuar lot development include 55110 (star-rated hotel accommodation) and sector-adjacent codes for eco-tourism facilities, restaurants, and MICE operations.
BKPM has published a Labuan Bajo / Parapuar promotional brochure in the past (its sibling document for Golo Mori, bkpmri.id/pdf/tanamori.pdf, is publicly accessible as of research date). Whether a current Parapuar-specific BKPM brochure is live at a direct URL is unverified — do not rely on any URL you find in secondary sources; check the BKPM portal directly. The NTT provincial Investment Coordinating Board (DPMPTSP NTT) and the Manggarai Barat district DPMPTSP are also relevant for local licensing clearances, particularly for environmental permits and construction approvals tied to KLHK regulations.
The Official BPOLBF FAQ Page — A Candid UX Warning
Readers who have searched for Parapuar investment information or BPOLBF guidance in the past year will likely have encountered a page under the labuanbajoflores.id domain that purports to be an official FAQ. This page was — as of our research date — injected with gambling spam content. That is not a minor formatting glitch. The page carries BPOLBF’s institutional branding, but the content has been compromised in a way that is immediately obvious once you look past the authority header. The official domain itself (labuanbajoflores.id) is intact; the specific FAQ sub-page appears to have been targeted. We mention it here because several investor-facing aggregator sites continue to link to it as a primary source, and because a reader following that link for due diligence purposes will encounter content that has nothing to do with Parapuar.
Verify before relying. If the FAQ page appears coherent and free of spam when you visit it, it may have been cleaned up since this note was written — but given the sensitivity of investment decisions, treat any single official-looking page with normal due-diligence skepticism regardless.
What This Independent Site Can and Cannot Do
Let us be precise, because imprecision here creates real harm.
- We can do:
- Publish sourced, dated analysis of Parapuar’s zone structure, HPL mechanics, committed-investor status, infrastructure reality, and legal framework — the kind of editorial grounding that helps you ask better questions of BPOLBF and your lawyers.
- We cannot do:
- Allocate lots. Confirm pricing. Arrange approvals. Speak for BPOLBF or any government body. Guarantee any outcome, timeline, or return. Give you legal, tax, or investment advice. This site is an independent editorial publication, not a licensed adviser.
- We can do:
- Introduce you, free of charge, to independent specialists — market-entry lawyers, company-formation consultants, and on-the-ground advisers who have worked in the Flores/NTT regulatory environment and are not affiliated with any particular lot or developer.
- The important caveat on introductions:
- An introduction is not an endorsement. We do not vet specialists for competence in the same way a professional-licensing body does. We do screen for conflicts of interest — we will not introduce you to anyone who has a financial interest in which lot you choose or which developer you engage. No outcomes, allocations, or timelines are promised. Nothing on this site or in any introduction constitutes legal, tax, or investment advice. If you engage a specialist through our introduction and proceed to work with them, they may pay us a referral fee at no extra cost to you — that is how we sustain independent editorial work without taking money from developers or the authority.
A Note on Intermediaries Claiming to Broker Parapuar Lots
A number of commercial consultancy and property-listing sites appear in Parapuar-adjacent searches. Some present themselves in ways that imply they have privileged access to BPOLBF allocation, insider knowledge of available lots, or the ability to facilitate entry into the zone for a fee. This framing deserves scrutiny.
BPOLBF’s cooperation process is conducted by the authority. No private intermediary has been publicly announced as an authorised sales agent for Parapuar lots. If a third party is representing to you that they can secure a lot allocation, expedite an HPL sublease agreement, or guarantee BPOLBF approval in exchange for an upfront fee — ask them to produce a written authorisation letter from BPOLBF signed by the Direktur Utama. If they cannot, treat that claim with significant caution. The Indonesian legal system provides limited recourse for funds paid to unauthorised brokers in development contexts, and the 19-lot structure means scarcity is real — scarcity creates the conditions for fraudulent reservation schemes.
The same due diligence applies in reverse: BPOLBF’s own public materials, across multiple years, have consistently positioned the authority as selecting investors for compatibility with the zone’s sustainability framework. If an intermediary’s pitch focuses only on financial upside and does not mention the selectivity screen or the E3NC concept requirements, that is a signal they are not accurately representing the process.
Parapuar Investment Contact Form — Vetted Specialist Introductions
If you are at the stage where you need independent legal advice on PT PMA formation, OSS-RBA licensing for tourism operations in NTT, KBLI classification for your specific project type, HPL-cooperation due diligence, or general market-entry strategy for Flores — the enquiry form at the top of this page is for you.
Describe your project type, approximate investment scale, timeline, and the specific questions you need answered. We will match your enquiry to one or more specialists whose practice area and regional experience align with your situation. Response time varies; we do not guarantee same-day matching. If your question is editorial — a factual question about Parapuar that we can answer directly on the site — we will answer it in the form response rather than route it to a specialist unnecessarily.
Introductions are available for:
- PT PMA incorporation and OSS-RBA licensing (hotel, eco-tourism, F&B, wellness, MICE KBLI categories)
- Due diligence review of BPOLBF cooperation/sublease drafts — HPL-instrument and HGB-on-HPL mechanics
- Tax structure review for incoming foreign investment in tourism (not a substitute for a licensed tax adviser)
- Land title verification for town-area land (SHM, HGB) if your project involves Labuan Bajo town rather than, or in addition to, Parapuar
- Preliminary market-entry feasibility — connecting you with operators and consultants who have Flores-specific transaction experience
We do not introduce to land brokers, to parties selling Parapuar lot reservations, or to anyone who cannot clearly explain the difference between BPOLBF’s HPL-cooperation model and a private leasehold arrangement.
What to Prepare Before Reaching Out — to BPOLBF or to Us
This is practical advice that gets overlooked. Ill-prepared enquiries to BPOLBF get slow responses, and an ill-prepared introduction gets you to a lawyer faster but does not save you from preliminary homework. Here is what makes an enquiry productive at any stage.
| Item | Why It Matters | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Project concept summary (1–2 pages) | BPOLBF screens for E3NC alignment; a concept document shows you understand the zone’s framework | Include intended KBLI, rough area required, and how the concept engages with the surrounding forest |
| Investment scale indication | PT PMA requires minimum IDR 10 billion capital; reported lot commitments (Dusit, Eiger) suggest the range is US$1–15 million or above | UNVERIFIED: no published BPOLBF minimum lot-investment floor; confirm directly with the authority |
| Entity structure preference | PT PMA is the standard vehicle for foreign investors seeking HGB rights; this affects which BKPM procedures apply | If you already have an Indonesian PT, confirm whether it is PMA-eligible and KBLI-registered for tourism |
| Zone or lot preference | Four zones — Cultural, Leisure, Wildlife, Adventure — have different characters; Lot 1.6 (Dusit, reported) is committed; others vary by status | Zone hectare breakdowns by lot are not publicly published; clarify with BPOLBF which lots are currently available |
| Timeline clarity | BPOLBF’s own materials acknowledge infrastructure is still staged; a hard opening deadline before 2027 would need to be stress-tested against road completion and utility availability | Road: roughly 1.5 km built; approximately 200 m reportedly remaining as of May 2025; utilities staged but project-level specs not published |
| Written questions for BPOLBF | Written questions produce written answers — essential for a due-diligence record | Ask for: current cooperation instrument and legal framework in use; available lots by zone; any published HPL sublease terms; environmental clearance status per lot |
One preparatory note that is often skipped: the Bowosie forest history. Parapuar sits inside Nggorang Bowosie — land that was state forest prior to the Perpres 32/2018 designation, and that four kampung (Racang Buka, Kaper, Lancang, Nggorang) have claimed customary and agricultural use of since at least the 1990s. Residents physically blocked land-clearing machinery in 2022. NGOs including Sunspirit for Justice and Peace, WALHI NTT, and Floresa.co have documented these contests in detail. As of mid-2026, no publicly documented comprehensive settlement or formal recognition of adat claims exists — BPOLBF proceeded with HPL certification and investor promotion while the claims remain structurally unresolved.
This is not a reason to walk away from the zone automatically. It is a reason to ask BPOLBF, in writing, what the current community engagement and consent framework looks like for your specific lot, and to have your lawyer assess what exposure, if any, an unresolved customary-claim dispute creates for a long-term cooperation agreement. Investors who skip this question have typically not seen it addressed elsewhere in the investor-promotion materials — which is exactly why it matters to raise it directly.
If you want guidance on framing those specific questions before you approach BPOLBF, the enquiry form at the top of this page is the right place to start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I contact BPOLBF for investment in Parapuar?
Contact BPOLBF through its official channels at labuanbajoflores.id — the investment and cooperation division handles lot-level enquiries. For foreign investors, the Kementerian Investasi/BKPM is the parallel touch-point for PT PMA registration and OSS-RBA licensing. There is no officially authorised private intermediary for Parapuar lot allocation; any party claiming to broker access for a fee should be asked for written BPOLBF authorisation before any funds are committed.
Is there a published price list for Parapuar investment lots?
No. As of mid-2026, BPOLBF has not published a lot-pricing schedule or tariff. The two publicly reported commitments — Dusit at approximately US$15 million on Lot 1.6 and Eiger at approximately US$1.2 million — are both from a single April 2025 source and must be treated as reported and unverified, not confirmed. Terms are negotiated individually with BPOLBF. Any price list circulating through third parties is not an official BPOLBF document.
Can a foreigner invest directly in Parapuar, or is a PT PMA required?
Foreign nationals cannot hold Hak Milik (freehold title) in Indonesia — that right is closed by UUPA UU 5/1960. For a Parapuar lot, an investor would not be acquiring freehold regardless: they would obtain a cooperation or sublease arrangement derivative of BPOLBF’s HPL. The standard vehicle for foreign investors building a tourism facility is a PT PMA holding HGB-on-top-of-HPL, with a minimum issued and paid-up capital of IDR 10 billion per KBLI project location (Peraturan BKPM No. 4/2021). Exact lease terms and legal instrument are not publicly documented by BPOLBF — confirm the current framework before signing anything.
Why does the BPOLBF FAQ page show broken or irrelevant content?
The FAQ sub-page on labuanbajoflores.id was injected with gambling spam content as of our research date — the page carries BPOLBF’s branding but the content has been compromised. The authority’s main domain appears intact. Multiple investor-resource aggregators continue to link to the affected page. Verify directly on the official site whether the page has been cleaned up, and do not treat content on a compromised page as authoritative BPOLBF guidance on investment terms or lot availability.
What is the difference between investing in a Parapuar lot and buying land in Labuan Bajo town?
They are structurally different. In Parapuar, an investor obtains a cooperation or HGB right derived from BPOLBF’s HPL — the authority retains the underlying land management right, and tenure terms are individually negotiated rather than publicly stated. In Labuan Bajo town, investors typically acquire SHM (freehold) land and register HGB via PT PMA on top of it, at broker-reported asking prices (unverified) that range from approximately IDR 2–15 million per square metre for sea-view land near the waterfront. The Parapuar model offers zone infrastructure, a curated co-investor environment, and an E3NC-branded positioning with 80% green space maintained; it does not offer outright land ownership and the authority’s selectivity screen applies throughout. Town land gives a more standard property-rights structure but without zone facilitation or the forest positioning — and without BPOLBF’s ongoing coordination role. Which structure fits better depends entirely on your project type, risk tolerance, and timeline.