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- Day 1
- Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 3:00 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 83 m
IndonesiaPulau Materang8°27’14” S 119°52’22” E
Labuan Bajo
July 31, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
I had one day in Labuan Bajo by myself which I used to enjoy the view of the harbour from a really nice coffee place and a stroll around the kampung next to the harbour. It's a great place to exploreRead more
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 5:30 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 83 m
- IndonesiaPulau Materang8°27’14” S 119°52’22” E
Labuan Bajo - Early evening
July 31, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I wish I'd had more time in this authentic little town. The kampung was very colourful, however there was also a lot of garbage - as usual. Later I went uphill to watch the sunset or what could beRead more
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- Day 2
- Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 11:00 AM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 275 m
- IndonesiaWae Wulang8°38’18” S 120°4’15” E
Labuan Bajo to Ruteng
August 1, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Finally reunited with Tamara and her children, we started our road trip across Flores. Our first stop was at a waterfall where we enjoyed the fresh water and I had my first Indo Mie in two years :-) .Read more
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- Day 2
- Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 5:00 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 906 m
- IndonesiaWae Meti8°37’28” S 120°21’60” E
Spider rice field near Ruteng
August 1, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We continued and later stopped at the famous spider web rice field before we made it to Ruteng, where we stayed for one night.
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- Day 3
- Friday, August 2, 2019 at 12:00 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- IndonesiaLeko Lima8°49’43” S 120°50’32” E
Ruteng to Bajawa
August 2, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
The next day we continued our journey from Ruteng to Bajawa where we stayed two nights. We saw some more ricefields, had the chance to taste local rice wine (no need to do that again though), met ourRead more
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- Day 3
- Friday, August 2, 2019 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 401 m
- IndonesiaNgorakego8°49’37” S 120°53’45” E
Enjoying the beautiful views
August 2, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We spent a lot of time on that black sand beach and I went for a stroll to take some photos of the fisher boats. The others went swimming instead. Later, we continued to Bajawa. We stopped severalRead more
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- Day 4
- Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 8:30 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 1,232 m
- IndonesiaBoweja8°48’12” S 120°57’53” E
Visiting the market in Bajawa
August 3, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Our third day startet with a visit of a local market. It was definately the cleanest and neatest market I have ever seen in Indonesia. We bought a lot of fruit for our picknick later that day.
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- Day 4
- Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 8:45 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 1,187 m
- IndonesiaWolo Pipidodo8°47’25” S 120°58’29” E
Bajawa Market
August 3, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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- Day 4
- Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 9:30 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 825 m
- IndonesiaBena8°52’36” S 120°59’9” E
Visiting traditional villages
August 3, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After shopping at the market, we visited two traditional villages around Bajawa. We were able to get a glimpse of how people around Bajawa have been living for hundreds of years. The villagers stillRead more
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- Day 4
- Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 10:00 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 825 m
- IndonesiaBena8°52’36” S 120°59’9” E
Bena village near Bajawa
August 3, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
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- Day 4
- Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 11:30 AM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 825 m
- IndonesiaBena8°52’36” S 120°59’9” E
Enjoying Malanage Hot Springs
August 3, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After visiting the villages, we went to Malanage Hot Springs where we stayed for hours and enjoyed the hot water or cooled us down further along in the river. Especially the kids loved thisRead more
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- Day 4
- Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 5:45 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 929 m
- IndonesiaBokes8°49’9” S 120°55’34” E
What a sight!
August 3, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
On our way back to Bajawa, Roy, our driver suddenly had the idea to take us up to a viewpoint from which you can watch the sunset behind Gunung Inerie with the ocean in the background. It took us agesRead more
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- Day 5
- Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 11:00 AM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 321 m
- IndonesiaLo Nagebaga8°42’31” S 121°5’12” E
More hot springs
August 4, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
This was a similar experience to the one of the day before, but these springs were less natural and far bigger than the ones in Malanage. We still had a great time though.
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- Day 5
- Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 6:00 PM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- IndonesiaTanjung Limabelas8°24’48” S 121°3’8” E
Arriving in Riung
August 4, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
After a long and quite bumpy ride we finally arrived in Riung, which is not a city, but simply an area with a small fishing village as its center. We just arrived in time to see the sun set at theRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 5, 2019 at 8:30 AM
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- IndonesiaNunsa Bakau8°23’3” S 121°3’28” E
The local market in Riung
August 5, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Before starting our day trip around the famous 17 islands, we went to the local market to buy our daily ration of fruit. Since there were so few tourists it was a very authentic experience which weRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 5, 2019 at 11:00 AM
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- IndonesiaNunsa Tiga8°23’36” S 121°4’46” E
Day trip to 17 Islands
August 5, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Once on the boat we headed towards the first island we were to visit, stopping close by to do some snorkeling. Later, our captain prepared a hearty and yummy lunch for us.
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 5, 2019 at 12:00 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- IndonesiaNunsa Tiga8°23’36” S 121°4’46” E
Snorkeling at 17 Islands
August 5, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Though not comparable to Raja Ampat or Komodo, snorkeling around 17 Islands was fun. The water was clear and I did see some fish I hadn't seen before like for example some box fish.
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 5, 2019 at 2:00 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- IndonesiaPulau Pata8°24’33” S 121°2’15” E
Exploring one of the 17 Islands
August 5, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Later we went to another tiny island where I hiked up to the top of a mountain to enjoy the view from above after taking some fun pictures in the crystalline water.
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 5, 2019 at 3:00 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- IndonesiaNunsa Bakau8°23’3” S 121°3’28” E
Having fun in the sun
August 5, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 5, 2019 at 4:00 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 40 m
- IndonesiaTanjung Tambangunu8°24’16” S 121°1’7” E
Bats
August 5, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We knew we were going to see bats, but we had no idea how many of them we would see. Once we were the only ones around, our captain turned on the motor and made a really loud noise which scared theRead more
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 5, 2019 at 4:30 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- IndonesiaTeluk Tambangunu8°24’50” S 121°1’27” E
Local Life in the fishing village
August 5, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
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- Day 6
- Monday, August 5, 2019 at 5:30 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- IndonesiaPulau Pata8°24’43” S 121°1’43” E
Ending the day
August 5, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 12:30 PM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- IndonesiaAeka8°47’55” S 121°28’37” E
At the blue pebbled beach
August 6, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The next morning we spent a lot of hours in the car again on our way across the island to a small town called Moni. On the way we stopped at the so-called blue pebbled beach. It was kinf of nice, butRead more
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- Day 7
- Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 5:30 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 1,026 m
- IndonesiaKobobobe8°45’45” S 121°50’25” E
On the road to Moni
August 6, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 6:00 AM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 1,599 m
- IndonesiaKeli Mutubuurai8°45’51” S 121°48’44” E
Sunrise at Kelimutu
August 7, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We got up at 4 am, drove uphill to stop as close as possible to Gunung Kelimutu and then hiked up to the viewpoint. It was quite tiring especially after such a short night, but it was definately worthRead more