8 Days Flores

Flores (Ende - Moni - Kelimutu - Bajawa - Soa - Ruteng - Labuanbajo - Komodo Island - Pink Beach - Rinca Island)

Duration

8 Days

Tour Type

Specific Tour

Group Size

10 People

Languange

English

Overview

Tour Categores: Overland

This tour lets you gain an insight to Flores Island, the different side of Indonesia. You will drive from the eastern part of the island to the west side with an amazing stopover in each regency that is passed. First of all, you will hike Kelimutu Mountain, a unique mountain which has 3 different color crater lake. As you continue to the west, you will pay a visit at traditional villages that still practice their ancestor’s tradition in Bajawa regency and Ruteng regency. The highlights of this tour is going on a mini Liveaboard tour to Komodo and Rinca Island to meet the largest living lizard in the world.

Highlights

Itinerary

Day 01 : 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.

Accommodation :
Standard : Bintang Lodge by Tobias
Superior : Kelimutu Ecolodge
Deluxe : Kelimutu Ecolodge

Meals included : N/A
Travel time : Approximately 2,5 Hours

Day 02 : 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.

Accommodation :
Standard : Happy-Happy Hotel
Superior : Silverin Hotel
Deluxe : Silverin Hotel

Meals included : Breakfast
Travel time : Approximately 10 Hours

Day 03 : 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.

Accommodation :
Standard : Happy-Happy Hotel
Superior : Silverin Hotel
Deluxe : Silverin Hotel

Meals included : Breakfast
Travel time : Approximately 10 Hours

Day 04 : 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 Manggarai-minority. Arrival Ruteng, check in to your hotel for overnight. A unique accommodation as you will stay with some of the local nuns.

Accommodation :
Standard : Kongregasi Santa Maria Berdukacita
Superior : Spring Hill Hotel & Resto
Deluxe : Spring Hill Hotel & Resto

Meals included : Breakfast
Travel time : Approximately 8 Hours

Day 05 : 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.

Accommodation :
Standard : Golo Hilltop
Superior : Puri Sari Beach Hotel
Deluxe : Bintang Flores

Meals included : Breakfast
Travel time : Approximately 7 Hours

Day 6: Labuan Bajo – Kanawa Island – Kelor Island - Kalong Island

Start at Labuan Bajo or your previous module, you will be transferred to the harbor of Labuan Bajo, here you board a boat to cruise to the islands of Komodo National Park.
The first stop is board for Kanawa Island, continue trekking to Kelor Island, lunch on board, and continue to Menjerite for snorkeling. The boat will anchor at Kalong island. Enjoy the sunset and enjoy thousands of Bats flying out to Flores island looking for food. Overnight and Dinner on board local boat

Day 7: Padar Island – Long Beach – Pink Beach – Komodo Island - Labuan Bajo

Early Morning sail to Padar Island. It takes about 2 hours until you reach Padar island. A walk to reach the highest point of Padar and enjoy the magnificent view surrounding it. Back on Boat and continue sail. Then proceed to Pink Beach. Here is the time to discover the splendid underwater world of these rich waters (snorkels and fins are provided). Lunch on board. Back on Boat and continue sail to Komodo Island. This trip over blue tropical waters and past hundreds of small islands will take approximately 2 hours. On our visit to Komodo island, we make a walk (1 hour) with a local ranger in search of the Komodo dragons. During your visit also wild buffalo, deer, pigs, and various species of tropical birds like the Cockatoo can be seen. Return to Labuan Bajo will take around 4 hours. Upon arrival at the harbor transfer directly to Hotel in Labuan Bajo

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

Accommodation : N/A
Meals included : Breakfast
Travel time : Approximately 15 minutes

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