INDONESIA | FLORES - KOMODO - 8 DAYS

Arrival Ende Airport – Moni

Upon arrival at Ende Airport, our driver will meet you and drive up to Moni. Moni is located on the foothills of the Kelimutu volcano. Rice fields are surrounding this small farming village. Tradition plays an important role in modern life on Flores. Signs of this can be found in the traditional villages in the region. If the time permit you may visit Kowanara village famous for its traditional Lionese houses, stone seats and traditional sacred cemetery.

Moni – Kelimutu Sunrise Tour, Transfer to Bajawa

Early morning, wake up call for departure to the Kelimutu volcano. A short walk (30 minutes) will take you to the look-out point to wait for the sunrise. Kelimutu means Mountain of the Spirits. Known for its famous 3 color lakes: Turquoise, Brown and Black. It’s the dissolved minerals that give the different colors and these are still changing. Continue transfer to Bajawa.

Bajawa & Soa Tour

Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, a local guide will pick you up to start a hike through traditional villages along the foot of the Inerie Volcano. You will have an opportunity to visit Bena with megalithic stones, offering and meetings places where the head of the villages decisions are still made that influences their relations with the supernatural. The traditional houses of Bena have steep high roofs of grass. Some have been rewarded with the image of a warrior with a spear, other are represented by a woman, showing who lives in the house. After the hike is time to take a rest in the Natural Hot Springs of Soa.

Bajawa – Ruteng

From Bajawa it is a few hour drives to the town of Ruteng. This is a small, Catholic city with a lively store and market district. The town is on a higher altitude resulting in a cool and pleasant climate. The city is also the centre of the local Manggaraiminority. Arrival Ruteng, check in to your hotel for overnight. A unique accommodation as you will stay with some of the local nuns.

Ruteng – Labuan Bajo, visit Old Ruteng and Spider Webs Cancar

After Breakfast at the hotel, you will have a transfer from Ruteng to Labuan Bajo. On the way, you will visit old Ruteng where you can see how people still live in a traditional way. Next stop is Cancar, from a hilltop you will have an excellent view of the spider web shaped rice fields. Labuhan Bajo is Flores’ most westerly point, where the bay is filled with the candy-stripped sails of outrigger fishing boats and encircled by bougainvillea-festooned houses.

Labuan Bajo – Komodo & Rinca Trip

Morning depart to the harbor to catch a wooden motorized boat leaving for Rinca for approximately 2,5 hours you will reach on the island of Rinca. Afterward doing round trek to explore Rinca island to see komodo dragon on their natural habitat. Komodo Dragon is a Giant Monitor Lizards on earth which is 90 kg weight, and more than 3 meter its length. Rinca Island is also home for wild water Buffaloes, Timor deer, long tail macaques, wild pig, and sometimes is wild horse. Keep your eyes up to the trees, if you are lucky sometimes you will small dragon on the trees to protect themselves from adult dragon. After trekking for 2,5 hours on Rinca Island will get back to the boat to sail to Komodo island will take for 2,5 over the blue sea, afterward you will arrive at Pink Beach for explorer the underwater life, snorkeling and swimming. Lunch will be served on the boat. Afternoon continue to Komodo Village to see how the way of life the people from dragon princes island. Dinner & Overnight are also on the boat at Komodo island.

Komodo – Pink Beach – Labuan Bajo

After having breakfast on the boat, then trekking to explore the island of Komodo. Along your trekking you will be entertained by beautiful concert of many kind of the birds. This island of Komodo is also home for Timor deer, Wild board and also good for Bird watching. After having trek for 2 will get back to the boat and direct sailing to spectacular white sandy beach or Pantai Merah for snorkeling, swimming and relaxing. Back to Labuan Bajo.

Labuan Bajo – Departure

At appropriate time, you will be transferred from your hotel to Labuan Bajo Airport for flight to your next destination.