6D/5N. FLORES TOUR (FROM LABUAN BAJO TO ENDE/MAUMERE OR VISE VERSA)
Price Per Person : Based On Request
If you are curious to know deeply about unique culture and beautiful nature on Flores Island, after exploring Komodo National Park, we recommend you to take six days Flores overland tour. This tour program will cover Liang Bua Flores’s hobbit cave, Bena Village, Riung Marine Park, Kelimutu Three Color Lake and more.
This tour will start from Labuan Bajo and end up in Maumere or Ende town or vise versa.
FLORES TOUR ITINERARY
Day 1. Labuan Bajo - Ruteng (+/- 135 KM) Around 5-hrs Driving
Pick you up at your accommodation in Labuan Bajo. Then, drive to Ruteng. En route will stop at few nice places to enjoy the nature. Visit Cara Village at Cancar area. Short hike up to the hill at Cara Village to see the incredible rice fields view. It is called Lodok ‘Spider’s Web Field”. Continue driving to natural cave of Liang Bua ‘a home of Home Floresiensis’ found by archeologist in 2003. Drive to your accommodation in Ruteng for ovenight.
Day 2. Ruteng – Bajawa (+/- 135KM) Around 5-hrs Driving
Pick up at your accommodation. Then drive to Bajawa. En route will stop some nice spots to enjoy the nature. Visit Ruteng Pu’u Village to see the prototype of Manggaraian traditional house. Heading to Rana Mese Crater Lake to stop for while to enjoy the nature. Continue trip to Aimere via Borong. Stop at Aimere Village to see the traditional process of making local alcoholic drink produced from palm sap. Heading to Bajawa to check in at your accommodation.
Day 3. Bajawa – Riung (+/- 70KM) Around 3-hrs Driving
Pick up at your accommodation. Then, visit an amazing and unique traditional village of Bena. Walk around the village to take pictures and interact with friendly local inhabitants. Driving back to Bajawa town for taking lunch. Continue trip to Riung. On the way will stop at Mangeruda Natural Hot Springs to take a bath and relax. Heading to Riung and Check-in at your accommodation.
Day 4. A Day Excursion in Riung (Explore Riung Marine Park by Boat)
Pick up at your accommodation. then drop you off at the pier to get on the local motorised boat for exploring the Marine Park of Riung. You will visit Kalong Island to the see thousand of Fruit Bats hanging on the Mangrove forest. Snorkeling and relaxing at Bako, Pulau Rutong, Pulau Tiga. Lunch will be done in one of the islands. In the afternoon will get back to the pier. Then, drop you off back to your accommodation in Riung
Day 5: Riung – Moni (+/- 185KM) Around 7-hrs Driving
Pick up at your accommodation. Then, will do long drive from Riung to Moni Village. On the way will stop at several beautiful spots for taking picture or enjoying the nature. Stop at Panggajawa Blue Stone Beach for relaxing or swimming. Afterward, visit Wologai Traditional Village via Ende. After visiting Wologai, you will continue driving to Moni Village to check in at your accommodation.
Day 6: Moni – Maumere (+/- 100KM) Around 3-hrs Driving. From Moni to Ende ( +/-50KM)
Very early wake up in the morning to start your trip by driving to Kelimutu Three Color Lake. It takes about one hours drive from Moni to parking area near Kelimutu Lake. Then, take an easy hike up to the summit of Kelimutu Volcano through the path stairs. It takes around 30-minutes till the summit. From the summit of Mt. Kelimutu, you can enjoy the wonderful landscape and see three amazing different color lakes called ‘Kelimutu Tri-color Lake’ while enjoying the beautiful sun rise. After spending your time at Kelimutu, will walk down back to the Car parking lot. Drive back to your accommodation at Moni for breakfast. On the way will stop at water fall. After breakfast, continue trip to Maumere or Ende. En route will will stop at some nice spots. Check in at your accommodation or drop you off at the aiport for flight to the next destination. Tour is ended.
Note: You can also start this tour from Ende/Maumere to Labuan Bajo with same itinerary