FLORES OVERLAND & KOMODO TOUR (9-DAYS TOUR PROGRAM)
Flores Overland Tour program will discover more about the uniqueness of Flores island which starts from Maumere or Ende in the eastern of Flores Island. It includes visiting Kelimutu three color lake, Riung seventeen isles sea garden, Bajawa cultural region, Ruteng with Flores hobbit cave, impressive and unique traditional village of Wae Rebo, combining with touring to Komodo National Park to visit the real natural home of Komodo dragon.
Flores Overland tour will give you the unique experienced as the island is still undeveloped from being modern life, local people are so charming, nature is still pure, and culture is also so unique. In Nine days disc0vering the islands both Flores and Komodo are perfect travel plan. Here, beneath is the recommended tour itinerary, but it can also be modified as you want.
FLORES OVERLAND TOUR & KOMODO (9-DAYS TOUR PROGRAM)
Starting Point : Ende/Maumere East Flores, Indonesia
Ending Point : Labuan Bajo, west Flores, Indonesia
Price Per Person: On Requested
DAY 1. Ende or Maumere - Moni Village
Begin your Flores overland tour by picking up service at the hotel or at the airport in Ende or Maumere (Ende is recommended starting point). Drive to Moni village for your accommodation. En route will stop at several viewpoints for taking pictures and visiting the traditional village. Check-in at your chosen hotel in Moni village
DAY 2. Moni Village - Kelimutu Lake - Wologai Village - Ende - Riung
Early morning wake up. Driving up to Mt. Kelimutu. Soft trekking up to Kelimutu summit to witness the most amazing Kelimutu three-colored lake and its amazing landscape surroundings. Walking down back to the car parking area. Drive back to the hotel for breakfast. Heading to the traditional market Ndua Ria. Visit Wologai traditional village. Drive to Blue stone beach via Ende. Continue to Riung northern coast of Flores. Several stops on the way to Riung. Check-in at your chosen hotel in Riung.
DAY 3. Half-day snorkeling trip in 17 Isles marine Garden - So'a Hot Spring - Bajawa
Early breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the harbor to catch a local wooden boat. Boat to Kalong island to witness thousands of fruit bats flying out of mangrove tree. Boat to Bako/Tembang snorkeling spot. Boat to Tiga island for snorkeling and beach BBQ lunch. Boat back to harbor. Continue driving to Bajawa and stops at So’a natural hot spring for taking a bath if you want. Check-in at your chosen hotel in Bajawa.
DAY 4. Bajawa - Bena Village - Aimere - Borong - Ruteng
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to the impressive traditional villages of Bena. Continue driving to Aimere village to see the traditional process of local alcohol drink from palm juice. Drive to Borong. Stop at Rana Mese lake to take a picture. Drive to Ruteng to check in at the hotel.
DAY 5. Ruteng - Lodok Cancar(spider's web rice fields) - Denge - Wae Rebo
Early breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Cancar to see “Lodok” the huge round rice fields that look like giant spider’s webs. Drive south coast via Narang village. Heading to Denge village. Start trekking up for 3 hours to the impressive and unique traditional village of Wae Rebo. Dinner and overnight at Wae Rebo village
DAY 6. Wae Rebo- Denge - Lembor - Labuan Bajo
Simple breakfast at Wae Rebo village. See and enjoy the Wae Rebo village, by interacting with the local community to learn about their way of life and their unique culture before leaving the village. Trekking down back to Denge village. Drive to Labuan Bajo Labuan Bajo. Check-in at your hotel in Labuan Bajo for overnight.
DAY 7. Labuan Bajo - Kelor Island - Rinca Island - Padar Island (L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the harbor to catch a boat tour. Depart to Rinca Island. Stop at Kelor island to trekk to the hill-top of the island for enjoying the spectacular panorama. Trekking at Rinca islandd to see the Komodo dragon and other wildlife. If time is till possible, you will continue boating to Padar Island. Lunch and Dinner will serve on the boat.
DAY 8. Padar Island - Pink Beach - Komodo Island (B/L/D)
Bbreakfast on the boat, then take a morning trek to the top of Padar island to take a picture and enjoy the stunning scenery around Komodo National Park. Get back to the boat, then head to Long Beach for snorkel and relax. Visit beautiful beach of Pink Beach to snorkel and relax. Boating to Komodo Island. Trekking at Komodo island to see the Komodo dragon and other wildlife. Lunch, Dinner, and Overnight on the boat around Komodo island near Taka Makasar.
DAY 9. Taka Makasar - Manta Point - Siaba Island - Kanawa Island - Labuan Bajo (B/L)
Breakfast on the boat. Boat to Manta point to see the huge Manta ray fish by snorkeling (No guarantee, only lucky time to see them). Boat to Siaba island for snorkeling (if you are lucky, you can see turtles here). Heading to Kanawa island to snorkel/swim/relax. Breakfast/Lunch will be served on the boat. Boat back to Labuan Bajo’ harbor to transfer to your chosen hotel for overnight or transfer to the airport to take the latest afternoon flight for the next destination. If you want to take a flight directly in the afternoon after the trip, we advise you to take the latest flight around 4/5 PM.