Each year, the week before Easter Sunday,  the town of Larantuka, East Flores, solemnly celebrates the Holy Week, popularly known here as “Semana Santa”.  The pinnacle of these celebrations is the commemoration of Christ’s  suffering on Good Friday by following the stations of the Cross, known here as the “Sesta Vera”.  In Larantuka, prayers center [...]

If you want to experience Ngada culture beyond popular Bena and Wogo, and if you are ready to invest a little time and physical effort, you should dare to hike to the extraordinary village of Belaraghi and spend the night in this beautiful place. The sixteen beautiful traditional houses are located in a secluded forest [...]

The snake palace – “Istana Ular” located in a river valley 7 km north-east of Lembor is the shared home to reticulated pythons and bats. Pythons and thousand of bats are residing in the cave. Visitors have a good chance to observe snakes in the river valley and around the cave entrance area. This excursion [...]

A nice day trip is the scenic drive from Labuan Bajo to Werang, which takes you north through West Flores’s countryside. You can rent a car or motorbike or hire a car, while alternatively you could use the local bus, but beware there is no fixed schedule and it needs some flexibility and language skills. [...]

Canyoning nowadays has become one of the latest innovations in adventure tourism. Canyoning is the sport of descending canyons. It can be done in dry canyons but most of the time canyoning or canyoneering is done in creek canyons. Sliding down waterfalls and splashing into deep pools that have been carved by millennia of fast [...]

TODO VILLAGE About an hour before Ruteng, but off the main road towards the south, is the village of Todo. It’s a traditional village where a traditional house can be seen. If you are lucky, the old village men will give you some explanation about the old Manggarai traditions. A compang is a stone altar [...]

Come to Seraya Island and spend some wonderful days in an unspoiled, tranquil environment away from Kuta’s hassle and bustle and enjoy the beauty of white sandy beaches, blue waters, and exotic coral life. Seraya Island (official name: Seraya Kecil) is about 1,3 km long and up to 200 m wide and is situated about [...]

Kanawa Island Kanawa is a beautiful tropical island of about 32 Hectares, fully surrounded by natural reefs. It consists of two main white sand beaches and one small, hidden sand cove. At the center of the island a hill guarantees astonishing 360 degrees views all over Komodo National Park, offering one of the world’s most [...]

Flores Adventure Overland Tours 06 Days 05 Nights DAY 01 : LABUAN BAJO – RUTENG On arrival at Airport of Labuan Bajo, our guide will meet you then transfer to explore the distinct tribes in Flores Island (Mangarai, Bajawa,  Lio,  Sikka  etc.), Drive overland to Ruteng – a cool and small town as the capital [...]

Flores Overland Adventure Tours in 05 Days 04 Nights Day LABUANBAJO-RUTENG (-/L/D) After lunch a local restaurant for lunch. Then drive to Ruteng with stops in Cancar to view the spider web style rice terraces and Ruteng Puu traditional village. Late afternoon arriving in Rueng and check in at Dahlia Hotel for dinner and ovenight. [...]