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
HIKES & 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
Buaya) for 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
-Puncak Waringin, Labuan Bajo
TRADITIONAL VILLAGES
-Ruteng Pu'u
-Toda
-Todo, entrancefee Rp 100.000 for foreigners (price March 2025)
-Wae Rebo, beautiful but very touristy in high season, see also
VIEWS, SEA AND LANDSCAPES
-Cancar, spiderweb ricefields, entrancefee 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, (15 minutes by boat from Rangko, boat 500k/5 pax, entrancefee 50k)
-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 to 1 hour drive from town
-Daytrip to Terang, north east of Labuan Bajo
-Pantai Hera Turtle conservation center, between Dintor and Nangalili
-Tobedo and Kaca (petrified wood)
-Warloka fishing village at sea, opposite Rinca island, also ancient site
WATERFALLS
-Batu Cermin cave, 10 minutes from Labuan Bajo
-Cunca Plias, waterfall
-Cunca Rami
-Cunca Wulang, waterfall and canyon
-Pangkadari waterfall
-Tengkulese waterfall
Anne Mieke -AM PHOTONESIA©-