Sumba Flores Komodo, Discovery tours
Duration: 12 Days / 11 Nights
Price: USD 2.500 per person
Based on an individual private tour, min. 2 people in double or twin room
Itinerary:
Day.1. Denpasar – Tambolaka, Southwest Sumba island ( D)
Upon arrival pick up for Lunch at Local restaurant, after Lunch visit: Sumba Museum, Talasi Foundation, see the local people Cooking Salt, and enjoy the sunset at Mananga Aba Beach and check in at Sinar Tambolaka Hotel.
Day.2. Ratenggaro – Mandorak and Waikury lagoon (B/L/D)
After breakfast at Hotel Drive to Kodi Area for Visit: Ratenggaro Village ,Pero Beach ,this place to see all the house are very high roof more than ten meters high. Lunch box will prepare on the beach or at Mandorak Beach and Waikury Lagoon. Your tour begins with a swim in a lagoon located on the sea shore. The lagoon is encircled by the rocky cliffs. This is a wonderful place for swimming and refreshing the body and afternoon return to Sinar Tambolaka Hotel for dinner and over night.
Day.3. Tambolaka – Waikabubak – Waingapu (B L D )
After breakfast Check out and on the way will stop for visit: Tarung/waitabar and Prai ijing Traditional village, lunch at Local Restaurant, after lunch drive to East Sumba on the way will stop for visit: Pasunga Village, Prai Liang Village afternoon check in at Padadita Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day.4. Waingapu – Rende Village – Waimarang waterfall -Walakiri beach – Waingapu (BLD)
After breakfast at Hotel with 2 hours drive to PAU DAN RENDE Village to see the Kingdom of Greatest stone grave and some of the traditional houses which one of them its wall build from the Buffalo skin and as the center of Ikat traditional weaving including Kali Uda village. We pass thought the Melolo region. on the way we can enjoy the widest and beautiful view of grass field with its cattle’s. lunch box will provide on the way, after lunch visit Waimarang Waterfall afternoon return to Walakiri Beach/Dancing trees, late Afternoon drive back to Hotel Padadita. Dinner and overnight.
Day.5. Waingapu – Kupang – Ende – Moni ( B/D )
Breakfast at hotel and transfer to the airport for the flight to Kupang in West Timor, arrive in Kupang, waiting at the airport and continue flight to Ende. arrive in Ende and drive to Moni, with stops at Wologai village and Wolopaku coffee plantation. Dinner and overnight at the hotel Kelimutu eco lodge or simillar.
Day 6: Moni – Kelimutu – Bajawa (B, L, D)
Early morning drive up to Kelimutu to see the three colored lakes. Upon arrival, walk 1,5km to view the spectacular of the dark red, light blue and black color of the Kelimutu Crater lakes. Down to Moni, proceed to Bajawa with a stop at Kowanara village. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: Bajawa – Ruteng (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Stops will be made at Bena village where people do preserve their ancestral spirits believed and way of life which can be seen in their ‘Ngadhu’ and ‘Bhaga,’ conical thatched roof huts symbolized their Male and Female ancestral spirits. Lunch en-route.
Afterward, proceed to Ruteng with stops at Aimere to see the locals making palm wine and Ranamese lake. Dinner and overnight at Ara Garden Inn.
Day 8: Ruteng and Surrounding
Breakfast at hotel and take 2 hours walking in the rice field near Ruteng, and in the afternoon visit Hobbit Cave Liang Bua, the cave where Homo Floresiensis was found
by Indonesian and Australian archeology.
Dinner at local Restaurant and overnight at Ara Garden Inn.
Day 9: Ruteng – Labuan Bajo (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive overland to Labuan Bajo with Enroute visiting Ruteng Pu’u traditional village to see their unique slander-shaped houses and be with local people. Next stop at Cancar to see spider web rice terrace and Lembor irrigation. Afternoon arriving in Labuan Bajo and direct transfer to your hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 10: Labuan Bajo-Rinca Island – Komodo. (B/L/D)
Breakfast at Hotel and transfer to the pier. Continue by boat to Rinca island, it takes 2 hours. Arrive in Rinca and start trekking for 2 hours. Treks on Rinca Island start from the ticket office at Loh Buaya to Waewaso, it takes 2 hours, the best opportunity to see dragons and their prey, passes the dragon nests and out into the sunshine across an exposed savannah that is studded with lontar palms. and a permanent waterhole in Waewaso, across steep, exposed slopes that offer breathtaking views. Afternoon cruise to Komodo island. Dinner and Overnight on boat.
Day 11: Komodo island – Labuan Bajo, (B/L/D)
Morning trekking in Komodo, it takes about 1 1/2 hours. Passed a waterhole where the Timor deer and wild pigs often come to drink. Sometimes, dragons can be found there lying around and waiting. You will climb Sulphur Hill and Frigate Hill, where a magnificent view across the islands, bays, and beaches awaits. Return to the boat and proceed to a pink beach. This peculiar beach gets its color from red coral fragments. It is definitely a great place to spend some time just laying back or enjoying the underwater world with your snorkeling equipment. Lunch on board and afternoon back to Labuan Bajo. Overnight at Bintang Flores Hotel or similar.
Day 12: Labuan Bajo – Bali (B)
After breakfast transfer to the airport for catching the flight to Bali (for an afternoon flight, the guide will take you to visit the local market and Batu Cermin cave before transferring to the airport).
Price includes:
- Accommodation with full board meals
- AC car for transfer and tours English speaking guide
- Entrance fee and donation
- Boat to Komodo National Park
- Drink water during the trip
Price does not include:
- Domestic flights
- Personal expenses
- Porter and Tipping
- Travel Insurance
WHAT TO BRING:
The dress is casual. Clothing should be light, preferably cotton with at least one long-sleeved shirt and pants. Bathing suit, thongs or sandals, and sneakers or walking boots, lots of film, camera, replacement batteries, and spares. Bring one light sweater or jacket as it can get cool in the highlands. Also bring sun-screen, insect repellent, sunglasses, sunhat, swimmers
Domestic flights:
Flight Schedule:
Denpasar – Tambolaka :
Wings air – IW 1832 – price : 09:10 – 10:55,
NAM Air – IN 640 – 09:10 – 10:10
Waingapu – Ende Via Kupang : Wings Air – IW 1922 – 06:30 – 07:55
Kupang – Ende : IW 1957 – 11:25 – 12:35
Labuan Bajo – Denpasar
Batik Air – ID 6330 – 10:45 – 11:05
