Labuan Bajo
31. juli 2019, 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 exploreLes mer
Labuan Bajo - Early evening
31. juli 2019, 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 beLes mer
Labuan Bajo to Ruteng
1. august 2019, 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 :-) .Les mer
Spider rice field near Ruteng
1. august 2019, 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.
Ruteng to Bajawa
2. august 2019, 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 ourLes mer
Enjoying the beautiful views
2. august 2019, 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 severalLes mer
Visiting the market in Bajawa
3. august 2019, 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.
Bajawa Market
3. august 2019, Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Visiting traditional villages
3. august 2019, 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 stillLes mer
Bena village near Bajawa
3. august 2019, Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Enjoying Malanage Hot Springs
3. august 2019, 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 thisLes mer
What a sight!
3. august 2019, 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 agesLes mer
More hot springs
4. august 2019, 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.
Arriving in Riung
4. august 2019, 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 theLes mer
The local market in Riung
5. august 2019, 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 weLes mer
Day trip to 17 Islands
5. august 2019, 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.
Snorkeling at 17 Islands
5. august 2019, 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.
Exploring one of the 17 Islands
5. august 2019, 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.
Having fun in the sun
5. august 2019, Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Bats
5. august 2019, 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 theLes mer
Local Life in the fishing village
5. august 2019, Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Ending the day
5. august 2019, Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
At the blue pebbled beach
6. august 2019, 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, butLes mer
On the road to Moni
6. august 2019, Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Sunrise at Kelimutu
7. august 2019, 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 worthLes mer