FLORES OVERLAND TOUR 6D5N

Early morning drive at 04.00 to Kelimutu, continue on foot to reach the peak, wait for the sun to rise. As the sun comes through, the view of the craters will appear and its magical phenomenon starts to whisper. Drive down to Moni for breakfast and departure. It is a 4-hour drive to Riung, located in the north coast of the island. Stop for chilling and lunch in the beach Nanga Pandha.

The tourist facilities in Riung are very basic, most accommodation are lodges and restaurants are offering very limited menus. What makes this place worth visiting is the excursion to 17 island. It is a less-visited destination, stunning beaches, and idyllic to escape hustle.

Leisurely enjoying breakfast at hotel, leave for a full day excursion to 17 island. Your journey starts in Kalong, a mangrove forest inhabited by bats/fruit bats. Our presence here, especially the sound of the motor from the boats will wake them from their sleep.

What a wonderful daytime show! The boat will then take you to other islands for snorkeling and beach-hopping. Lunch is a simple barbecue on the beach. Return to the mainland and stay for the night.

After days of driving, of course it was very tiring. And we are about to release it in the hot spring, a natural bathing place that is coming from the mountain. Drive to downtown Bajawa for lunch, enjoy a brief stroll, then drive down to Bukit Avatar for sunset and enjoy wonderful view of one of the island’s mountain Mt. Inerie. Drive to hotel and stay overnight.

Explore the island’s culture, in the village of Bena, Tololela, and Belaraghi. Megalithic villages, kinship pattern follows the maternal line, ancestral shrines of male (Bhaga) and female (Ngadhu) that stand majestically in the yard surrounded by houses.

From Bena, you’ll trek down to Tololela (1 hour trek). Lunch will be in the village. Trek down to the car, drive to the hot spring for chilling. A stunning hot spring where two small rivers of cold and hot water meet. Drive to Belaraghi for overnight. Dinner will be in the village.

It is a 10 hour drive to Labuan Bajo. Visit a traditional village Todo to see conical houses of 10 meter high, communal houses that are accommodating 5 to 8 families.

This traditional house is the tallest among the other ones across the island. This village was the strongest kingdom in west Flores, controlling the entire region. Drive down to Labuan Bajo after lunch, and stop by at Lingko Cara to see a magical view of spider web rice field. Check-in hotel and stay at leisure.