Itinerary

1. Day 1: Maumere - Sika - Moni

   • Our guide will pick you up at the hotel/airport and then drive to Moni, the entrance to Kelimutu. It will take approximately 3 hours to drive. 

   • You can stop in Sikka village and see an old church built by the Portuguese. 

   • After that, you will be invited to see the process of weaving the ikat demonstration by the locals of Sikka. Now the journey continues to Moni for checking-in at the hotel.

2. Day 2: Moni - Kelimutu lakes - Riung

   • Early in the morning (04.00 am), you will be escorted to Kelimutu National Park.

   • You will drive for approximately 1 hour to a parking lot and then a short walk for about 30 minutes to the top of kelimutu to enjoy the beautiful sunrise. 

   • After enjoying the lake, you will be escorted back to the hotel for breakfast. 

   • After breakfast, the journey continues to Riung and stops in Ende to order lunch boxes then toward the blue stone beaches for lunch.

3. Day 3: Riung - Bejawa

   • In the morning, go to explore the marine park 17 Island Riung for a half day by local boat. 

   • After lunch on the beach of Rutong islands back to the harbour and continue the journey to Bajawa which takes a 4-hour drive.

4. Day 4: Bejawa - Bena Traditional Village - Ruteng

   • After breakfast, we will visit Bena traditional village near Bajawa—one relic of megalithic settlements in Bajawa and designed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 1995. 

   • After exploring Bena traditional village, the journey continues to Ruteng, which takes about 5 hours. On the way, stop to see the process of alcoholic beverages made by palm trees. 

   • After that, continue to Borong for lunch and then drive to Ruteng for check-in hotel. 

   • On the way to Ruteng, you will see the lake covered by tropical forests. 

   • In the afternoon you will walk around the town and visit the traditional market.

5. Day 5: Ruteng - Spider Rice Field - Dintor

   • After breakfast, you will be escorted to Kenda village for a short walk on the ricefields terrace and then head to Cancar to see the spider web rice fields. After that, the journey continues to Dintor to check in at a local homestay.

6. Day 6: Dintor - Wae Rebo Traditional Village

   • After breakfast, you will drive about 15 minutes to the starting point of the walk to Waerebo Village. 

   • Climbing to Waerebo village takes an approximately 3-hour walk, and upon arrival in Waerebo Village, you will do a welcoming ceremony called Wae Lu’u. 

   • After that, you can enjoy the village while watching the local community activities such as weaving, grinding coffee, cooking, etc. 

   Overnight in Waerebo village

7. Day 7: Wae Rebo - Dintor - Labuan Bajo

   • In the morning, enjoy the situation in Waerebo village, and after breakfast, back to Dintor.  It takes a 3-hour walk downhill. 

   • After arriving in Dintor, you will have lunch, and the journey will continue towards Labuan Bajo. It takes approximately 7 hours to drive.

8. Day 8: Labuan Bajo - Manjarite - Rinca Village

   • We will start in the morning from Labuan Bajo and do the snorkelling on Manjarite Island. Then continue to Rinca village to see how the local people live alongside Komodo, then enjoy the sunset from the boat while seeing the flying foxes come out from their nest.

9. Day 9: Padar Island - Pink Beach - Komodo Island

   • Go tracking to see the view on Padar Island.

   • Then continue to Pink Beach for snorkelling.

   • Go trekking to see the Komodo Dragon on Komodo Island.

10. Day 10: Manta point - Siaba Ilsand

    • Snorkelling in Manta Point
    • Snorkelling on Siaba Island (turtle point)