WEST FLORES

 

The regencies (kabupaten) of Manggarai and Manggarai Barat

 


See & do
highlights in west Flores

BEACH (=pantai)

-Ketebe, near Robek, west of Reo

-Nangalili, beach with dunes, view on Mules island, 40 minutes from Lembor

-Pede Beach, Labuan Bajo

-Pink Beach on Komodo island (there are more pink beaches in Komodo NP)
-Waecicu beach, Labuan Bajo


H
IKES & TREKKINGS

-Cunca Wulang, entrancefee Rp 50.000 pp plus guide Rp 50.00 per group

-Denge to Wae Rebo

-Mount Mbeliling (trekking, bird watching)

 

KOMODO NATIONAL PARK UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991

-Diving and snorkling
-Kalong island (the bat island with flying foxes)
-Manta Point (Tata Makassar)
-Pink beach (Komodo island)
-Pulau Komodo (entrance via Loh Liang) for komodo dragons and trekkings

-Pulau Padar with the magnificent view
-Pulau Rinca (entrance via Loh Buayafor komodo dragons and trekkings

 

MARKETS
-
Ruteng 

 

RUTENG SIGHTSEEING
-Cathedral in Ruteng

-Golo Curu

-Market Ruteng

-Ruteng Pu'u (traditional houses)

 

SUNSETS

-Bukit Cinta, Labuan Bajo

-Melo, overview islands off the coast Labuan Bajo

-Paradise Bar, Labuan Bajo

-Pede Beach, Labuan Bajo 

 

TRADITIONAL VILLAGES

-Ruteng Pu'u

-Toda

-Todo, entrancefee Rp 60.000 for foreigners

-Wae Rebo, beautiful but very touristy in high season, see also 

 

VIEWS, SEA AND LANDSCAPES

-Cancar, spiderweb ricefields, entrancefee Rp 15.000 to Rp 20.000

-Countryside around Ruteng; just pick a road and be surprised

-Detour around the valley near Cancar with acces to the mainroad

-Golo Cador

-Islands west and north of Labuan Bajo like Bidadari, Menjerite, Kelor etc.

-Lembor ricebarn

-Puncak Waringin, viewpoint in Labuan Bajo

-Rangko Cave, north of Labuan Bajo (15 minutes by boat from Rangko)

-Reo river

-Road Ruteng-Iteng vv; through dense forest (national park) and ricefields all
  the way to Iteng 

-Road Ruteng Reo vv for views

-Sano Nggoang, a 500 meter deep craterlake

-Spiderweb ricefields near Ketang

-Spiderweb ricefield near Toda

 

VARIOUS

-Liang Bua, site of homo floresiensis 45 minutes drive from town

-Daytrip to Terang, north east of Labuan Bajo

-Tobedo and Kaca (petrified wood)

-Warloka at sea, opposite Rinca island, ancient site 

 

WATERFALLS

-Batu Cermin cave, 10 minutes from Labuan Bajo

-Cunca Rami

-Cunca Wulang, waterfall and canyon

-Pangkadari waterfall

-Tengkulese waterfall



Photo's

Anne Mieke  -AM PHOTONESIA©-