Flores Exploration Tour 8D/7N Package

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Explore Flores & Komodo: An 8-Day Overland Adventure and Komodo Sailing Cruise

Embark on an unforgettable journey through Flores Island, Indonesia, combining a captivating 8-day overland tour with a thrilling 3-day Komodo sailing cruise. This unique adventure allows you to experience the island’s stunning landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and exotic wildlife, topped off by the opportunity to explore the legendary Komodo National Park by sea.

Tour Highlights:

  • Kelimutu National Park: Witness the stunning Tri-Color Lakes with their vibrant hues of blue, green, and red.
  • Detusoko Village: Explore traditional local villages and learn about the culture and customs that have shaped the island.
  • Bena Megaliticum Village: Discover this ancient megalithic site, offering a glimpse into the island’s history and traditional ways of life.
  • Spider Web Rice Fields in Cancar: Be amazed by the unique spider-shaped rice terraces in Cancar, a beautiful and rare sight.
  • Komodo Dragon Adventure: Meet the famous Komodo Dragons in their natural habitat within the Komodo National Park.
  • Island Activities: Enjoy thrilling island activities such as snorkeling, hiking, and exploring the pristine beaches of the Komodo Archipelago.
  • Local Market Tour: Experience the vibrant local markets, offering a rich selection of local products and handicrafts.
  • Wae Rebo Village: Trek through lush forests to reach the hidden village of Wae Rebo, renowned for its traditional Mbaru Niang houses.

Tour Itinerary Overview:

Day 1-2: Arrival in Ende/Maumere & Flores Overland Tour

  • Arrival in Ende or Maumere, Flores.
  • Begin your overland adventure by visiting Kelimutu National Park to witness the famous Tri-Color Lakes.
  • Explore nearby Detusoko Village and immerse yourself in local traditions.

Day 3-4: Explore Flores Cultural Heritage

  • Visit Bena Megaliticum Village, one of the most well-preserved megalithic villages in Indonesia.
  • Take a scenic tour to see the Spider Web Rice Fields in Cancar.
  • Experience daily life in rural Flores through an Overland Local Village Tour.

Day 5: Komodo National Park Adventure

  • Travel to the stunning Komodo National Park to see the mighty Komodo Dragons in their natural habitat.
  • Take part in island activities such as snorkeling and hiking, enjoying the breathtaking landscapes.

Day 6-7: Sailing the Komodo Archipelago

  • Board your Komodo Sailing Cruise for a 3-day, 2-night liveaboard adventure.
  • Visit remote islands, snorkel in crystal-clear waters, and hike to incredible viewpoints.
  • Explore Pink Beach, Rinca Island, and other stunning locations within the park.

Day 8: Departure

  • Return from your sailing adventure and depart from Flores.

This 8-day Flores Overland Tour, combined with a 3-day Komodo cruise, is the perfect blend of cultural exploration and natural beauty. Experience the island’s rich heritage, spectacular landscapes, and encounter the incredible wildlife of Flores and Komodo in one unforgettable journey.

Day 1 : ENDE – MONI – HOTEL CHECK IN
  • Upon arrival in Ende meet and greet with our Tour Guide and driving directly to Moni. Visit Detusoko area to see the amazing terrace rice field where it’s setting on the slope. On arivval at Moni checking in Hotel.
Day 2 : MONI – KELIMUTU LAKE– WOLOGAI VILLIAGE –SOA HOTSPRING NATURAL- BAJAWA
  • It’s worth to experience the sun rise at Kelimutu three colored crater lakes You will begin your day early in the morning ( start abt 0.4.00 o’clock). Kelimutu (KeliMutu) volcano in central Flores, Indonesia, is famous for its 3 colorful acid crater lakes, where different salts and oxides in suspension or solution give the lakes varying colors ranging from blue and dark green to intense red. In historic times, few small phreatic explosions have been the only activity at the volcano.  The scenic craters with their lakes are popular tourist destinations. After enjoying and witnessing this natural miracle will drive back to the hotel for breakfast. Drive to Ndua Ria side-road local market. Drive to Blue Stone Beach via Ende. Stop at Wologai traditional village. Continue to Blue Stone Beach via Ende town. Heading to Bajawa to check in at your preference hotel. In the afternoon will visit So’a Hot Spring to take a bath and relax.   Accommodation and meals at the hotel.
  Day 3 : BAJAWA – BENA VILLIAGE – RANAMESE LAKE – RUTENG PUU VILLIAGE – HOTEL
  • Breakfast at hotel. Explore traditional village of Bajawa tribes. Visit Bena – a megalithic village where people do preserve their ancestral spirits believed and way of life, which can be seen in their “Ngadhu” and “Bhaga”. Ngadhu and Bhaga are conical thatched roof huts symbolized their Male and Female ancestral spirits. On the way stop on the slope of Inerie active volcano for taking pictures. Lunch will be provided enroute, then continue overland to Ruteng. stops will be made at Aimere village see “arak” distillation and fresh palm juice tapping and at “Ranamese” Lake, and snapshot at magnificent peak of Mt. Inerie – an active volcano. Continue overland to Ruteng – a cool and small town as the capital city of Manggarai Regency where major Manggarainese tribe dwelt. Drive to Ruteng Pu’u Village to see the prototype of the traditional house of the Manggarai tribe.
  Day 4 : RUTENG – SPIDERICEFIELD CANCAR –DENGE VILLIAGE – WAEREBO VILLIAGE
  • After early breakfast, depart from Ruteng to discover the southern part of Manggarai. First visit Golo Cara village – the best place to see ‘spider web’ rice fields. From there, drive to Todo traditional village, and continue to Dintor Viloage and lunch. The we drive denge villiage which meeting point for Waerebo trekking. Trek to WaeRebo village, which takes around 3-4 hours. The authentic Manggarai houses are located about 1,200m above sea level in the middle of the mountains. There are seven traditional houses. Built in the same form, six are for the local people and one extra house for the visitors. These houses has a cone shaped with high roofs and five stories: the top four are mainly used for storage and all the living areas are on the bottom. Before we entrance the viloiage , we will welcome by local ceremony ritual and check in local house. After that, you free time to interaction with local people. Stay overnight in local house waerebo.
  Day 5 : WAEREBO VILLIAGE – LABUANBAJO – LIMESTONE MIRRO CAVE – HOTEL CHECK IN
  • Morning sunrise in Waerebo Villiage and breakfast in traditional house and after that around 10.00am we start down trek back to denge village and continue drive to Labuanbajo. Drive to Cara Village that will take about 2 – 3 hours.Visit the Spider Web Rice Field at Cara Vilage Drive to Lembor to see the other rice field Then continue to Labuan Bajo while do some stop on the way to take picture. Ariive in Labuanbajo we will stop in Limestone mirror cave to explore the unique cave in labuanbajo town before we check in hotel .
  Day 6 : LABUANBAJO- KELOR ISLAND- MEJARITE – KALONG ISLAND- STAY ON BOAT (B.L.D)
  • In the morning around 10.00am we will pick you up at hotel and Then drop you directly to harbour for sailing komodo liveaboard 3 days 2 nights. After that from harbour ,we sail move to first destination is Kelor island. Trekking on the hills of Kelor Island, it only take 5 minutes to go up and see whole island from the top. Swimming near the beach or just laying down on white sandy beach. Then Manjarite Island, snorkeling spot near Kelor Island. This is the first spot for snorkeling, welcoming you with a lot of colorful fish. On the last spot The boat will strolling near mangrove area (kalong island) and when the sun goes down, thousand flying foxes will flying over the boat.
  Day 7 : PADAR ISLAND, PINK BEACH, KOMODO ISLAND, MANTA POINT & TAKA MAKASSAR ISLAND ( B.L.D)
  • Early morning (or night before) the boat will depart to Padar Island. There is stairs until the view point to see three color beach of Padar Island. The move to pink beach, Known as Long Beach too, pink sandy beach will make you can’t wait to rolling there. Little bit snorkeling after sunbathing to meet the fish and coral . after that Komodo Island is natural habitat for Komodo Dragon, we will take short trekking to the jungle to see Komodo and their nest. There is other animal live in Komodo Island like buffalo, deer and wild boar. Be patience! Manta known as friendly fish who like to swim against current to find the food. Sometimes they are playing on the surface or hide from us on the bottom of the sea. There is no beach or island, we will jump over the boat when we see them. Not far from Manta Point. Taka makassar or Gusung Island is tiny island with white sandy beach. Due to strong current, we only allowed guest who can snorkeling very well to see the most amazing coral and reef near the Island, our guide will be with you during snorkeling. Move to Stay overnight around Kanawa Island.
  Day 8 : KANAWA ISLAND – BIDADARI ISLAND – HOTEL/AIRPORT DEPARTURE ( B.L.)
  • Morning activities in Kanawa island . Kanawa Island have so many many colorful fish near the beach and jetty. Laying on the beach after snorkeling will be perfect for the last place of the trip. After that move to Bidadari island to continue other sport snorkeling before goin back to Labuanbajo. We will arrive in Labuan Bajo at the latest 1:00 PM or earlier depend on your flight schedule.
 
  • Casual clothing and towel,Sandals, trekking shoes
  • Camera, handphone (for picture taking)
  • Malaria prevention pill or mosquito lotion
  • Sun lotion, sun glasses and hat,Flashlight
  • Traveling document such us Id card or Pasport and Visa, diving license, driving license
  • Extra money

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