All-enveloping stepping stones towards the Timor Sea with dragons, isolated coves, pristine beaches and a lot more
Nusa Tenggara (the South East Islands in Bahasa) are a string of islands strung out from Bali eastwards towards the Australian coast, some islands are Roman Catholic, some Moslem and some a mixture of both, but whatever their religious proclivities they are diverse places with each island giving you incredible architecture, music and food
Round houses on Sumbawa, towering roofs on Sumba, and animism on Flores, what more excitement do you want! Culturally you could construct an Eurovision Song contest between them all and fail to come up with a more deserving cultural winner!
For those who appreciate wildlife of the mammalian variety the island of Pulau Moyo off Sumbawa contains some of the best in Indonesia and is well worth a 2 or 3 day stop if you’re in the area and appreciate that kind of thing
Timor looms at the far east End of the island chain, it’s a mountainous troubled island that’s emerging from years of difficulty and if you are of the more adventurous ilk an extension of this itinerary can be made to Timor starting off at Kupang and finishing at Dili in independent East Timor where if you admire Lusophone culture you will be in for a very pleasant treat
SUMBAWA BESAR – BIMA – SAPE – LABUAN BAJO After breakfast, a short city sightseeing tour with a visit to see Tano traditional hand weaving, afterwards a drive to Empang whilst visiting the Labuan Jambu traditional fishing village. You take in the scenic Nanga Tumpu with a transfer to Bima checking into the Lambitu hotel or similar establishment. Overnight on Bima
LABUAN BAJO – KOMODO NATIONAL PARK – LABUAN BAJO After breakfast at hotel then directly transfer to the harbour of Sape. And then by boat to Labuhan Bajo in West Flores which takes around 8 hours. Upon arrival at Labuhan Bajo harbour you are transferred to your hotel. Overnight on Labuan Bajo
BAJAWA – MONI This is the Bajawa to Moni stage of the journey which will take 5 hours where you’ll be seeing picturesque Flores countryside, stopping off every now and then to break up the journey. There’ll be stop offs at Wogo and Boawae and also Onekwe village famous for it’s Ikat hand weaving. Overnight in Moni
MONI – MAUMERE After breakfast and a leisurely start to your journey to Maumere; you’ll make you way to your last spot on Flores. En-route you stop off at Kelimutu’s ever changing colored lakes taking their colours from the layers of rock which happens to dissolve into it’s waters. Overnight in Maumere
MAUMERE – WAINGAPU – WAIKABUBAK Transfer by air from Maumere to Waikabubak in West Sumba to see the unique stone graves and west Sumban houses. Overnight in Waikabubak
WAIKABUBAK After breakfast in Waikabubak you are then taken on a tour of local outlying villages to visit local houses and to hang out with local farmers and also taking in a local market where there are buffalo and local handicrafts on show. The traditional architecture in this part of Indonesia is also some of the most distinct. Overnight in Waikabubak
WAINGAPU – DENPASAR After breakfast transfer to the airport for transfer back to Denpasar spending the day in Bali taking a last look at Nusa Tenggara as the region is called
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