Flores Overland 3

We requested Ivan whether we could integrate a visit to Riung and a boat trip of 17 Islands in our trip, and not only did he call a friend to take us out, but he organised for his friend to fish some Barracuda and a Grouper for a BBQ lunch on one of the islands. Beforehand we stopped at a spot on one of the islands where thousands upon thousands of giant bats perch during the day.
Snorkeling wasn't great as it had been stormy for the past few days and the water wasn't very clear. In fact, we were very lucky to be able to go out at all, as we had heavy rain downpour the afternoon before and the same day of our trip.
After returning to land after lunch we made our way to Bajawa through seaside coconut groves and beautiful mountain forests.

Ruteng, which we passed the previous day lies at 1800m, and Bajawa at 1200m. So we were able to see all sorts of diferent vegetation on our route.Read more