Komodo Flores Overland Tour 9 Days

Flores Island is one of the most unique and interesting destinations you should visit. You can visit several wonderful places, including Maumere, Ende, Kelimutu three colors Lake, Riung seventeen isles sea garden, Bajawa cultural region, Ruteng with Flores hobbit cave, Wae Rebo Village, and Komodo National Park. One of the main attractions is the Komodo Dragon. Flores island seems to give you a great opportunity to go back to the wildlife along with charming local people, pure nature, and unique culture. This Komodo Flores Overland Tour 9 Days package leads you to explore the hidden things of Flores and Komodo in 9 days. Let’s take a look at the itinerary and what you can do while spending time on the island.

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The Starting and Ending Point

You will start the exploration of Komodo Flores Overland Tour 9 Days from Ende or Maumere East Flores and finish the tour on Labuan Bajo in West Flores. During the exploration, you will enjoy and capture the most fantastic scenery. Indeed, you will go home with a lot of interesting stories to tell to your friends and family.

Day 01. Ende or Maumere – Moni Village

You will start the 9 days tour from the hotel or airport in Ende or Maumere. We suggest you start the tour from Ende. Then, you will go to a unique village known as Moni Village. Our tour guide takes you to several viewpoints to see and capture fantastic views. You also have a great opportunity to visit a traditional village and meet the villagers. You can even feel the atmosphere of the village by staying there. Just choose your favorite hotel in Moni Village and take a rest before going to the next destinations.

Day 02. Moni Village – Kelimutu Lake – Wologai Village – Ende – Riung

Just make sure that you are sleeping well because you have to wake up early in the morning to continue the tour. The first destination on the second day of the nine days tour is Mount Kelimutu. Prepare your energy because you are about to take a walk to get in the Kelimutu summit. This is a great tour for those who love trekking. One of the most interesting destinations in Mount Kelimutu is Kelimutu Lake. The thing that makes this lake different than other lakes is its three different colors, along with an amazing landscape and surroundings. You will get great spots to capture. Later, you can share the images on your Instagram account.

Just take your time there before going down back to the car parking area. Our tour guide will take you back to the hotel. Just enjoy your breakfast first before heading to a popular traditional market known as Ndua Ria. You can buy something there and feel the atmosphere of the traditional market. The tour will bring you to a village known as Wologai traditional village. You can learn about the culture and also the kindness of the local people there.

The tour is not over yet because you are about to go to one of the beautiful beaches on the island known as Blue Stone Beach. The trip to the beach starts from Ende. The atmosphere of the beach will make you relax and calm. After taking your time at the beach, you will go to the northern part of Flores to visit Riung Coast.

The route to Riung Coast is fascinating. That’s why you will stop in several areas and enjoy the surroundings before getting into Riung. This is the end of the second day. You will not go back to the hotel in Moni Village. Instead, you have to choose a hotel in Riung a stay there one night. You have taken a long tour this day. Just take a rest and restore your energy, so you are ready for the next exploration.

Day 03. Half-day Snorkeling Trip in Riung 17 Isles Marine Garden – So’a Hot Spring – Bajawa

The third day will be more exciting than the first and second day. You will start the day by eating your breakfast in the hotel at Riung. You have to go to the harbor early in the morning to catch a local wooden boat. A local wooden boat is prepared to bring you to an island known as Kalong island. The main attractions on this island are mangrove trees and thousands of fruit bats. After that, you will continue riding the boat to Bako or Tembang. This is one of the best snorkeling locations in Flores. Another great place to snorkel is Tiga Island. You will also recharge your energy by eating BBQ lunch on this island. The ingredients are fresh from the beach and the traditional market near the beach. This is the time to boat back to harbor.

You don’t need to worry because the excitement is not over yet. You still have to visit a place known as Bajawa and directly go to So’a. This is the best place to relax your body and mind by bathing on the natural hot spring. You will not go back to Riung and stay at the hotel in Bajawa. Take a rest while memorizing all the experiences you have done so far.

Day 04. Bajawa – Luba Village – Bena Village – Aimere – Borong – Ruteng

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel because you are about to go for a long trip this day. First, you will drive to three different unique villages known as Bena, Luba, and Aimere Village. The unique thing you can enjoy here is the way local people produce local alcoholic drinks. They are producing alcoholic drinks from palm juice. Indeed, you can see the traditional process of turning palm juice into an alcoholic drink. After spending a few hours in those villages, you will continue this Komodo Flores Overland Tour 9 Days trip to Borong and directly go to Rana Mese Lake. This lake has a fascinating scenery, so don’t forget to bring your best camera to capture the views. You will not go back to the hotel in Bajawa. You are about to stay at the hotel in Ruteng this day.

Day 05. Ruteng – Lodok Cancar (Spider’s Web Rice Fields) – Narang – Denge – Wae Rebo Village

You can enjoy your delicious breakfast before going to the first destination on day 5. A first destination is a place known as Cancar. Here, you will see beautiful and huge round rice fields. Local people call the rice fields as Lodok. It is also known as spider web’s rice fields because the design looks like a giant spider’s web.

Next, you will go to Narang Village and heading to the south coast. You will stop in another village known as Denge Village. The challenge begins because you are about to take a walk for 3 hours. The 3 hours trekking is to get to a unique traditional village known as Wae Rebo Village. You will take your lunch and take a rest while enjoying the beauty of the village. This is the end of the tour. You will stay at Wae Rebo Village and enjoy delicious dinner.

Day 06. Wae Rebo – Denge Village – Narang Village – Lembor Village – Labuan Bajo

Flores has a lot of unique villages. Besides Wae Rebo villages and other villages on the previous days, you will go to other villages such as Denge, Narang, and Lembor. Before that, you have time to get close to the local community at Wae Rebo Village. Take your time to learn about their way of life and culture. Just be ready because you will take a walk back to Denge Village. You will take your lunch here or in Dintor Village. The last destination on day 6 is Labuan Bajo. You will head to Labuan Bajo from Narang and Lembor village. Just take a rest at the hotel in Labuan Bajo for overnight.

Day 07. Labuan Bajo – Kelor Island – Rinca Island – Kalong Rinca Island

Just take your breakfast before continuing the tour. You have to check out from the hotel immediately and go to the harbor to catch a local boat. The local boat will bring you to Kelor Island or Majerite. This is the place for snorkeling, swimming, or relaxing. Then, you will go to Rinca Island and get ready for trekking. You are about to see the biggest reptile known as Komodo Dragon, along with its wildlife. Just take your time to enjoy and capture Komodo Dragon because you still have to go to Kalong Island. It is the place of mangrove trees and fruit bats. The unique part is that you will enjoy your lunch or dinner on the boat.

Day 08. Rinca Island – Padar Island – Pink Beach – Komodo Island

You will go early in the morning to Padar Island by boat, and your breakfast will be served on the boat. You have to go down from the boat and start to take a walk to the top of Padar Island. The view on Padar Island is wonderful. You will also explore Komodo National Park for a few hours. After that, you must go back to the boat and head to Pink Beach to snorkel, relax, or swim. You will continue riding a boat to Komodo Island and take a walk there to see Komodo Dragon and its wildlife. The unique part is that you will stay and take your lunch and dinner on the boat for overnight near Taka Makassar.

Day 09. Taka Makasar – Manta Point – Siaba Island – Kanawa Island – Labuan Bajo

You can enjoy your breakfast on the boat and continue the trip to Manta Point. You are about to see the huge Manta ray fish there if you are lucky. At least, you can snorkel and enjoy the underwater scenery. You can do once more snorkeling at Siaba Island and see turtles if you are lucky or you can take a rest at Kanawa Island. You will eat your lunch on the boat. The last thing to do is going back to Labuan Bajo harbor. This is the end of the Komodo Flores Overland Tour 9 Days. You can choose a hotel for overnight or directly go to the airport and take the latest flight.