THE BEST OF KOMODO AND FLORES TOUR PACKAGES:

The Komodo National Park was voted as one of the New Wonders. Come with us to discover these greatest lizards on our Best of Komodo and Flores Tour Packages THE BEST OF KOMODO IN 2 DAYS 1 NIGHT DISCOVERY: THE DRAGONS OF RINCA (there live more Komodo dragons in Rinca island than in Komodo island itself), THE BEST OF KOMODO IN 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS DISCOVERY: THE DRAGONS OF RINCA AND KOMODO, until THE BEST OF KOMODO & FLORES IN 5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS DISCOVERY: THE DRAGONS OF RINCA AND KOMODO AND THE COLORED LAKES OF KEMILIMUTU

THE KOMODO NATIONAL PARK, VOTED AS ONE OF THE NEW SEVEN WONDERS:

Come with us to discover the beauty of Komodo Island (340 km2), the legendary island of dragons - the world's largest lizards, the descendants of the dinosaurs. The beautiful landscapes of unspoilt nature are waiting for you there! Those who get up early will have an amazing dawn above the bay and the beautiful view towards the mountains of the small islands around Komodo. These small islands, located between Sumbawa and Flores, are the home of the world's largest lizards, known by the local name Ora. Ora is native to the islands of Komodo, Padar and Rinca and the eastern part of Flores. It is a lizard but with the physionomy of a snake, with the jaw that can be disconnected, allowing it to swallow victims larger than its mouth, and a cleft tongue that can be inserted and drawn constantly as an organ of two functions, to feel and to savor. The saliva and gastric enzymes of these dragons are very powerful, they can digest horns, bones and hairs of their victims.

Komodo National Park is the home of this world's largest lizard whose scientific name is Varanus Komodoensis. The dragons that can reach three meters in length and weigh up to two hundred kilos, dominate the islands of the national park. They can run fast and can climb trees too, make holes and swim. The first year of the life of Komodo dragons pass over the trees, where they hunt insects, birds and small animals. When they reach a meter long, they are too heavy to live in the trees and they then live on the ground. Above ground, the victims of this animal are increased to wild boars, horses, oxen and especially the deer of the species Cervus timorensis, which can weigh up to 150 kilograms.

Accompanied and protected by the experienced rangers of the national park, you can take photos and see the dragons from close and safe distance from a special enclosure. In the arid hills that reach the height of 735 meters, grow palm trees and shrub vegetation, which are also houses for birds Cockatoos and Megapodes, as well as deer and wild boar. The sea around the island is very rich with plankton, with beautiful coral reefs and very rich marine life, even Balen whales and dolphins often seen in the sea around the islands. A walk along the paradisiacal beaches of Bidadari and Pink beach is a highlight for any visit to the Komodo National Park as well. So come on, let's discover this jurasic animal in its natural habitat!

THE ISLAND OF FLORES:

The island of Flores (14,200 km2) deserves the name given by the Portuguese in the past. It is a very beautiful island but very little explored by the tourism. Its inhabitants still live the way of life of their ancestors, despite Catholicism, they still retain many old beliefs and traditions. The island has a unique charm, the three colored lakes of Kelimutu whose colors change with time. The beauty of its natural landscape awaits your discovery. The island of Flores is a long, narrow, and crumpled island with spectacular volcanoes, beautiful mountains, lakes, grasslands, and forests. In Flores there are about 1.5 million inhabitants, 85% of whom are Catholics. It has a length of 360 kilometers, the width varies from 12 to 70 kilometers. Although rainfall is scarce, high mountains ensure a constant flow of water that allows people to make paddy fields in some places, and to grow corn and sweet potatoes in dry places.

Undoubtedly the most important charm of the Flores island is the Lake Kelimutu which has three colors, sometimes has the same color but often each lake has different color, as a surreal landscape. The color of each lake depends on the dissolving minerals in the lake, its concentration and the changing direction of sunlight. Although often the colors are bright green, turquoise blue and black, they can change to green as the sea, strong blue and red.

THE BEST OF KOMODO IN 2 DAYS 1 NIGHT DISCOVERY: THE DRAGONS OF RINCA

Day 1: (Bali-Flores) Denpasar-Labuan Bajo-Rinca-Kalong - Bidadari:
We pick you up in the hotel and then we take you to the airport to get early flight to Labuan Bajo, Flores. Upon arrival, we take you to the Labuan Bajo harbor to take a motorized boat in the direction of the island of Rinca where most Komodo dragons live. Here a ranger accompanies us for the trekking around the island to see the activities of Komodo dragons and other native wild animals that live in the island for example Megapodes birds, monkeys, deer or buffalow in their natural habitat. Lunch will be served in the boat. Afterwards, we continue our trip to the island of Kalong to see thousands of bats flying out of their nests to feed at dusk. Dinner and overnight will be provided on the boat.

Day 2: (Flores-Bali)-Bidadari-Kanawa-Labuan Bajo - Denpasar:
After having breakfast, we take you in the direction of the island of Bidadari (means "celestial nymphs") and Kanawa to do the snorkeling (swimming under the sea surface) enjoying the rich variety of corals and colorful fishes that live by the sea around the Komodo National Park. Lunch will be served on the boat. Afterwards, we return to Labuan Bajo harbor and we take you to the airport to get the return flight to Bali. We pick you up in the Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar and then we take you back to your hotel in Bali.

THE BEST OF KOMODO IN 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS DISCOVERY: THE DRAGONS OF RINCA AND KOMODO

Day 1: (Bali-Flores) Denpasar-Labuan Bajo-Bidadari-Kanawa-Kalong-Rinca:
We pick you up in the hotel and then we take you to the airport to get early flight to Labuan Bajo, Flores. Upon arrival, we take you to the Labuan Bajo harbor to take a motorized boat in the direction of the island of Bidadari (means "celestial nymphs") and Kanawa to do the snorkeling (swimming under the sea surface) enjoying the rich variety of corals and colorful fishes that live by the sea around the Komodo National Park. Lunch will be served on the boat. Afterwards, we continue our trip to the island of Kalong to see thousands of bats flying out of their nests to feed at dusk. Dinner and accommodation will be provided on the boat.

Day 2: (Flores) Rinca - Komodo - Pink Beach - Labuan Bajo:
After breakfast, we will take you to the island of Rinca where most Komodo dragons live. Here a ranger accompanies us for the trekking around the island to see the activities of Komodo dragons and other native wild animals that live in the island for example Megapodes birds, monkeys, deer or buffalow in their natural habitat. We then continue our trip by boat to Komodo Island for another trekking through the largest island in Komodo National Park. Lunch will be served in the boat. On our arrival at Komodo Island, we will hike to Banunggulung to see the activities of the Komodo dragons, hiding by the roots of the trees, by the streams or by the holes to wait for their victims. Then we continue our trip to Rosa beach, a pink sandy paradisiacal beach for bathing and to do the snorkeling to enjoy the rich variety of marine life on the sea around the island of Komodo. In the afternoon we return to Labuhan Bajo, Flores. Dinner will be provided at a local restaurant. Overnight at Hotel Luwansa or at other hotel with similar category in Labuhan Bajo.

Day 3: (Flores-Bali) Labuan Bajo - Denpasar:
After breakfast, we will take you to the aiport of Labuan Bajo with stops at a local market where people get their daily need and where we have the chance to get a closer contact with the local people. Afterwards we take you to Batu Cermin Cave with unique structures of stalagtites and stalagmites surrounded by bamboo forest. Then we continue our trip to the airport of Labuan Bajo to get the flight back to Bali. We pick you up in the airport and then we take you back to your otel.

THE BEST OF KOMODO & FLORES IN 4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS DISCOVERY: THE DRAGONS OF RINCA AND THE COLORED LAKES OF KEMILIMUTU

Testimonials:
Flores is a beautiful island - to recommend! Our guide driver, Mizar, is an excellent guide driver, a very professional person!
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Day 1: (Bali-Flores) Denpasar-Labuan Bajo-Rinca-Kalong-Labuan Bajo:
We pick you up in the hotel and then we take you to the airport to get early flight to Labuan Bajo, Flores. Upon arrival, we take you to the Labuan Bajo harbor to take a motorized boat in the direction of the island of Rinca where most Komodo dragons live. Here a ranger accompanies us for the trekking around the island to see the activities of Komodo dragons and other native wild animals that live in the island for example Megapodes birds, monkeys, deer or buffalow in their natural habitat. Lunch will be served in the boat. Afterwards, we continue our trip to the island of Kalong to see thousands of bats flying out of their nests to feed at dusk. Afterwards we return to Labuhan Bajo, Flores. Dinner will be provided at a local restaurant. Overnight at Hotel Luwansa or at other hotel with similar category in Labuhan Bajo.

Day 2: (Flores) Labuan Bajo - Melo – Bambor - Lembor - Cara - Ruteng - Aimere - Bajawa:
After breakfast, we will depart to the village of Melo, the center of the vanilla and coffee plantations to enjoy the scenery from the top of a hill, and then we continue the trip to the village of Bambor to enjoy one of the best views towards the West coast of West Flores. Our next stop is Lembor, where you will find the most extensive rice fields view on the island of Flores. We continue the excursion towards Cara village where Lodok is located, the rice paddies in the shape of the spider's nest. Lunch will be served near Ruteng. After lunch, we continue the trip to Aimere to see the process of fermentation and distillation of the rice liquor that is called Arak made from the beer of the palm or Tuak. Then we will continue our trip to Bajawa for dinner and then for overnight at the Manulalu Hotel or at other similar category hotel in Bajawa.

Day 3: (Flores) Bajawa - Bena – Luba - Nanga Panda - Ende – Ndua Ria - Detusuko - Moni:
After breakfast, we will take you to the villages of Bena and Luba, two villages with the remains of megalithic culture, where we can also see the traditional process of making the typical fabric called Ikat. Then we will continue our trip to the village of Nanga Panda to see Pengga Jawa beach with its unique blue stones and then we will take you to the Ende city for having lunch. After lunch, we continue our tour to the markets of fruits, vegetables and spices in Ndua Ria and Detusuko. In the afternoon we will leave for Moni for dinner and overnight in the Hotel Moni Ecolodge or in another hotel of similar category in Moni.

Day 4: (Flores - Next Destination) Moni - Kelimutu - Moni - Maumere or Ende - Next Destination:
After an early breakfast at 4:00 in the morning, we will leave for the Kelimutu volcano, a distance of 65 km, to discover the beauty of the three-colored lake. From the parking we have to walk for a mile and a half before climbing the 127 stairs to the summit to enjoy the spectacular view towards the lakes of three colors. These unique lakes were discovered by a Dutch geologist Van Suctelen in 1914 and at that time the colors of the lakes were green, blue and black. Afterwards, we return to the village of Moni for having lunch and there we can see also another process of making the typical Ikat cloth traditionally before continuing our journey to the airport of Ende or Maumere to take the flight to the next destination.

THE BEST OF KOMODO & FLORES IN 5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS DISCOVERY: THE DRAGONS OF RINCA AND KOMODO AND THE COLORED LAKES OF KEMILIMUTU

Day 1: (Bali-Flores) Denpasar-Labuan Bajo-Bidadari-Kanawa-Kalong-Rinca:
We pick you up in the hotel and then we take you to the airport to get early flight to Labuan Bajo, Flores. Upon arrival, we take you to the Labuan Bajo harbor to take a motorized boat in the direction of the island of Bidadari (means "celestial nymphs") and Kanawa to do the snorkeling (swimming under the sea surface) enjoying the rich variety of corals and colorful fishes that live by the sea around the Komodo National Park. Lunch will be served on the boat. Afterwards, we continue our trip to the island of Kalong to see thousands of bats flying out of their nests to feed at dusk. Dinner and accommodation will be provided on the boat.

Day 2: (Flores) Rinca - Komodo - Pink Beach - Labuan Bajo:
After breakfast, we will take you to the island of Rinca where most Komodo dragons live. Here a ranger accompanies us for the trekking around the island to see the activities of Komodo dragons and other native wild animals that live in the island for example Megapodes birds, monkeys, deer or buffalow in their natural habitat. We then continue our trip by boat to Komodo Island for another trekking through the largest island in Komodo National Park. Lunch will be served in the boat. On our arrival at Komodo Island, we will hike to Banunggulung to see the activities of the Komodo dragons, hiding by the roots of the trees, by the streams or by the holes to wait for their victims. Then we continue our trip to Rosa beach, a pink sandy paradisiacal beach for bathing and to do the snorkeling to enjoy the rich variety of marine life on the sea around the island of Komodo. In the afternoon we return to Labuhan Bajo, Flores. Dinner will be provided at a local restaurant. Overnight at Hotel Luwansa or at other hotel with similar category in Labuhan Bajo.

Day 3: (Flores) Labuan Bajo - Melo – Bambor - Lembor - Cara - Ruteng - Aimere - Bajawa:
After breakfast, we will depart to the village of Melo, the center of the vanilla and coffee plantations to enjoy the scenery from the top of a hill, and then we continue the trip to the village of Bambor to enjoy one of the best views towards the West coast of West Flores. Our next stop is Lembor, where you will find the most extensive rice fields view on the island of Flores. We continue the excursion towards Cara village where Lodok is located, the rice paddies in the shape of the spider's nest. Lunch will be served near Ruteng. After lunch, we continue the trip to Aimere to see the process of fermentation and distillation of the rice liquor that is called Arak made from the beer of the palm or Tuak. Then we will continue our trip to Bajawa for dinner and then for overnight at the Manulalu Hotel or at other similar category hotel in Bajawa.

Day 4: (Flores) Bajawa - Bena – Luba - Nanga Panda - Ende – Ndua Ria - Detusuko - Moni:
After breakfast, we will take you to the villages of Bena and Luba, two villages with the remains of megalithic culture, where we can also see the traditional process of making the typical fabric called Ikat. Then we will continue our trip to the village of Nanga Panda to see Pengga Jawa beach with its unique blue stones and then we will take you to the Ende city for having lunch. After lunch, we continue our tour to the markets of fruits, vegetables and spices in Ndua Ria and Detusuko. In the afternoon we will leave for Moni for dinner and overnight in the Hotel Moni Ecolodge or in another hotel of similar category in Moni.

Day 5: (Flores - Next Destination) Moni - Kelimutu - Moni - Maumere or Ende - Next Destination:
After an early breakfast at 4:00 in the morning, we will leave for the Kelimutu volcano, a distance of 65 km, to discover the beauty of the three-colored lake. From the parking we have to walk for a mile and a half before climbing the 127 stairs to the summit to enjoy the spectacular view towards the lakes of three colors. These unique lakes were discovered by a Dutch geologist Van Suctelen in 1914 and at that time the colors of the lakes were green, blue and black. Afterwards, we return to the village of Moni for having lunch and there we can see also another process of making the typical Ikat cloth traditionally before continuing our journey to the airport of Ende or Maumere to take the flight to the next destination.

What to bring:
Casual lightweight dress better if made of cotton material, at least one long sleeve and long trousers, swimsuit, sandals, sports shoes, many rolls of film or memory for digital camera, cameras, spare batteries. Please note that most Indonesians are Muslims and women have to dress appropriately. Wear a jacket or a sweater because it could be cold in the mountains. You also need to bring a sunscreen, mosquito repellent, sunglasses, and a cap. Tell us as soon as possible if you had to do some diet for something. Beers are available at local price, bring passports, visa, air tickets, money in local currency and US dollars but in small bills.

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