Best Flores Overland - Komodo Liveaboard and Gili

Duration: 13 Days

Overview

The Komodo Liveaboard and Gili Trawangan Escape offers the perfect blend of adventure and relaxation, starting with an immersive experience exploring the wild and mesmerizing Komodo National Park, where you can witness Komodo dragons in person and enjoy the incredible underwater beauty, followed by a relaxing escape to Gili Trawangan, where you can relax on white sandy beaches, enjoy the laid-back island atmosphere, and experience the vibrant nightlife, creating unforgettable memories of Indonesia's diverse charms.

Highlights

  • Experience the thrill of witnessing these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat within Komodo National Park.
  • Explore vibrant coral reefs and diverse marine life in the pristine waters surrounding Komodo.
  • Enjoy comfortable accommodations and personalized service while cruising through the stunning Komodo archipelago.
  • Experience the perfect balance between the excitement of wildlife encounters and the serenity of tropical island living.
  • Both locations offer stunning photographic opportunities.
  • Enjoy the unique car free enviroment, and the night life of Gili Trawangan.

Itinerary

Arrival at Ende airport central Flores, pick up by our guide and drive to Moni. Dinner and overnight at Kelimutu Moni eco lodge.

You drive in the early morning at 4 am from your hotel, drive to Mount Kelimutu, with its three -colored crater lakes, is probably the most amazing natural phenomenon in Nusa Tenggara. The color has dramatic changed in the last 20 years, now it has turquoise, Blue and dark green. In the morning is has the best opportunities to enjoy sunrise (if the weather permit), on the way back to the hotel you will stop on the rice terraces, after breakfast at Hotel continue drive to  Ende with some stop on the way. Lunch in Ende, afternoon en route to Bajawa visit the blue pebbles beach in Nangapanda. Overnight at Manulalu Jungle Bungalow.

After early morning breakfast, we will drive to Wawo Muda Crater Lake ; A volcanic eruption in Central Flores created a massive crater, changing the skyline of the local area forever and turning a vast swathe of land into volcanic ash dotted with dead, branchless tree trunks defiantly pointing upwards to the sky. Water that entered this gigantic crater formed five lakes.Like the more famous Kelimutu crater lakes, the Wawo Muda lakes change colour according to the mineral content of the water. Unlike Kelimutu, however, the Wawo Muda Crater Lake sometimes dry up, particularly during the dry season. When I visited in mid-April only two lakes were visible. Then we will visit Bena Village is the most famous and also most visited village in the Ngada district. With its impressive stone formations and ancestral shrines, as well as traditional houses, Bena has turned into a signpost for Ngada culture. Lunch in Borong, on the way to Ruteng, you can visit  Ranamese lake in the cloud forest.

Departure from your hotel, visit to Golo Curu hill where you can have a very nice view of Ruteng and rice terraces on the northen side. Then to Cancar to see the unique Lingko ricefield, circular terraces arranged like a spider web, then drive direct to Labuan Bajo, Overnight at Puri Sari Beach Hotel or similar.

Enjoy a delightful breakfast at the hotel before setting off for the harbor, where your semi-Phinisi boat awaits to take you on an unforgettable journey to Komodo National Park.boat. First stop will be made at Kelor Island for trekking. Then continue to Manjarite for snorkeling and swimming. Proceed to Kalong Island to see thousands of bats flying out from their nests during sunset. Night sailing to Padar Island. Meals and overnight are on boat.

Early morning trekking to the top of Padar Island for its panoramic view, then continue to Komodo Island and breakfast on the way. Arrival at Komodo Island, proceed to trekking in Komodo Island to see the activities of Komodo dragons and other wild animals in their natural habitat. Return back to Boat and proceed to Pink Beach. Lunch will be served on the Boat. After snorkeling and swimming at Pink Beach continue to Manta Point and Taka Makasar for photo stops before returning to Labuan Bajo. Late afternoon arriving in Labuan Bajo and transfer to hotel for overnight

After breakfast free program until time to transfer to Komodo International Airport for flight to Bali. Upon arrival in Bali, then transfer to your hotel in Sanur for overnight.

Take your breakfast box and early morning transfer to Padang Bay port for speedboat to Gili Trawangan. Upon arrival in Gili Trawangan, self-guided transfer to your hotel by horse-drawn carriage. Check-in at the hotel will be at 2.00pm

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer by speed boat to Padang Bay harboe, Bali. Upon arrival then transfer by car to your hotel in Seminyak for overnight.

Breakfast at hotel and free day to relax after the journey. In the afternoon transfer to Uluwatu Temple, where you can watch the fire dance at sunset.

Uluwatu Temple (Pura Luhur Uluwatu) is a Hindu temple located in Pecatu, one of the Balinese temples of the sea; it is located on top of a 70m high rocky cliff overlooking the sea. In Balinese folklore, these rocks are said to be part of the petrified vessel of Dewi Danu, the goddess of water. The Luhur Uluwatu is certainly one of the best places to enjoy the beautiful sunsets of the island. Every evening, at sunset, in the amphitheater of the temple, the “dance of Kecak and fire” is staged: a suggestive Balinese dance in which the kidnapping of Sita and her rescue by Rama are represented and Hanuman, as described in the Ramayana. The characteristic of this dance is that the accompaniment is not performed by a Gamelan orchestra but by a choir of 40 men who repeat, in a sort of mantra, the word kecak. Return to the hotel, overnight.

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Ngurah Rai International Airport for your flight HOME. END OF SERVICES

More Information

Price: 2.588 / person

Inclusions

  • Air-conditioned  private transportation during the program
  • Tour and meal program base on mentioned above program
  • Mineral water during tour
  • 12 nights accommodation + Daily breakfast  during tour including 1 Night Private Liveaboard in Komodo
  • High season surcharge from hotel
  • Return speed boat from Bali – Gili Trawangan and own transfer by horse cart in the island
  • Entrance fees, parking fees as per program
  • Professional English speaking guide during the program

Exclusions

  • Domestic flight from Denpasar to Ende
  • Domestic flight from Labuan Bajo to Denpasar, Bali
  • Other optional and tour not mentioned in program  
  • Dinner not mentioned in program
  • Suggested tipping USD.5 per person (guest) per day
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