Cycling and Trekking

Region : Flores - Komodo

11

days

Activity Comfort

Cost per person

US$ 1.775
Based on a minimum of 2 people travelling

Tour Overview

Flores, as one of most visited places in Indonesia for recent years is a real miniature of Indonesia itself. This small island is the home for diversity of cultures, tribes, and nature.

354km in length and 66km width, it is always not enough to describe by only visiting half of the island. Every single steps of the island has an native thing to discovered. The reason why cycling tours in Flores is one of the best way to experience the real life of the Island that the name is derived from the Portuguese for “flowers”.

Itinerary

1st Day: Denpasar – Maumere (-/-/D)

Arrival at Frans Seda Airport, Maumere. Our english speaking guide will pick you up at the airport and will take you directly to your hotel.The afternoon is free of program. Dinner and overnight at Sea World Club Hotel.

2nd Day: Maumere – Moni (B/L/D)

Start cycling from your hotel to Paga beach with coffee stop at Lepo Lorun in Nita. and the white sandy beach of Paga Beach during lunch, then continue to Moni. Dinner and overnight at Kelimutu Eco Lodge in Moni. Cycling time from hotel to Sikka village: 3 hours, 35 km

3rd Day: Moni – Kelimutu – Ende (B/L/D)

In the early morning at 04.00 am by car to the three colored lakes of Kelimutu, one of the most spectacular and mysterious sights in Indonesia. You will witness a beautiful sunrise. Then you’ll cycling on return to the hotel starting from the parking area of Kelimutu. After having breakfast in the hotel you continue the trip by car to Nduaria, then biking to Ende. In the afternoon in Ende, cycling to the harbor and enjoying the sunset. Dinner and overnight at Grand Wisata Hotel Ende. Cycling time: Parking area – Hotel in Moni : 45 minutes, 12 km Nduaria – Ende : 3 hours, 40 km Hotel – harbor : 20 minutes, 5 km

4th Day: Ende – Riung (B/L/D)

Cycling from your hotel though the costal of Ende to Nanga Panda, which famous of the blue pebbles beach,continue by car to Mbay, Lunch in Mbay and by bike to Riung. Dinner and overnight at Pondok SVD Riung.

5th Day: Fullday boat trip to visit Riung Marine park (B/L/D)

Morning transfer to the pier of Riung and sail by wooden boat to discover Riung 17 islands, you visit first Ontoloe Island, island of the bats, then continue to Rutong island and small island surrounding for relaxing, swimming and snorkeling. Lunch will be provided on the beach. In the afternoon back to Riung. Dinner and overnight at Pondok SVD Riung.

6th Day: Riung – Bajawa (B/L/D)

Drive to Bajawa, on the way visit Soa hot spring, here you can take a bath at nature hot spring, continue to Bajawa. Cycling arround Bajawa city and visit local market. Dinner and overnight at Sanian hotel.

7th Day: Bajawa – Ruteng, (B/L/D)

Morning biking from your Hotel to Bena Village and continue to Waebelah, Bena 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. Then continue to Aimere with its “Arak” distillation and palm wine fresh used tapp, Lunch in Borong or Aimere, on the way to Ruteng, you can visit Ranamese lake in the cloud forest. Dinner and Overnight at Susteran MBC, Ruteng. Cycling time : Bajawa – Waebelah : 2.5 hours, 35 km

8th Day: Ruteng and surrounding (B/L/D)

4 hours cycling from Ruteng to Kenda, continue to Ting village and Watu alo, on the way can see the beautiful rice field terraces, afternoon biking to visit Ruteng pu’u traditional houses. Dinner at Spring hill restaurant and Overnight at Susteran MBC, Ruteng. Cycling time in the morning: 2.5 hours In the afternoon : 1

9th Day: Ruteng – Labuan Bajo (B/L/D)

Departure from your hotel, drive to Cancar to see the unique Lingko ricefield, circular terraces arranged like a spider web, Cycling around the rice field and villages in Cancar for 1 hour, continue to Labuanbajo. Down hill Cycling from Roe to Labuanbajo for 1.5 hour. Dinner and overnight at Puri sari Beach Hotel. Cycling time arround Cancar : 1.5 hours Roe – Labuanbajo : 1.5 hours

10th Day: Labuan Bajo – Rinca Island – Labuan Bajo (B/L/D)

Breakfast at your hotel you leave again from the pier of Labuan bajo, but this time to visit the home of the Komodo Dragons “Rinca” (approx. 2h sail). Arrived on Rinca Island a trekking tour of approx. 2 hours awaits, that is the best opportunity to see the uniques dragons and their prey, passing the dragon nests and out into the sunshine across an exposed savannah studded with lontar palms. Reaching the top of the exposed slopes you will be rewarded with breathtaking views. In the afternoon you return to your boat and proceed to Bidadari Island or Kelor Island for swimming, snorkeling and relaxing. In the afternoon you return to Labuan Bajo. Dinner and overnight and Dinner at Puri Sari Beach Hotel.

11th Day: Labuan Bajo – Denpasar (B/-/-)

After breakfast you will go for a morning excursion to the Batu Cermin Cave (mirror stone cave). Then we will provide transfer to the airport for you to catch the flight back to Denpasar – Bali.

Inclusions

Price includes:
  • Accommodation with meals (B/L/D)
  • English speaking guide
  • Boat as per itinerary
  • AC car for tours and Travel
  • Entrance fee, Snorkelingfee and Ranger the park water
Price does not include:
  • Flight Denpasar – Maumere by Wing air, Labuanbajo – Denpasar by Garuda Indonesia or wings air.
  • Insurance, snorkeling gear
  • Drinks , personal expenses and Tipping.
What to bring:
  • Sunscreen, insect repellent, towel
  • trekking or sport shoes, light clothing (but at least one long sleeved shirt, long trousers, jacket)
  • Hat, Swimming suite

Reviews

Lonely Planet, wrote down this to describe Flores:
Flores, the island given a pretty but incongruous Portuguese name by its 16th-century colonists, has become Indonesia’s Next Big Thing. The serpentine, 670km Trans-Flores Hwy runs the length of the island, skirting knife-edge ridges, brushing by paddy-fringed villages and opening up dozens of areas few tourists explore. The island is a cacophony of smells, swinging between coffee roasting in the hills, clove cigarettes, exhaust fumes and the unmistakable scent of the ocean. In the west, Labuan Bajo is a booming tourist town combining tropical beauty with nearby attractions such as Komodo National Park, superb dive spots and white-sand islands. The east is attracting an ever-greater number of travellers chasing smouldering volcanoes, emerald rice terraces, prehistoric riddles, exotic cultures, hot springs and hidden beaches. Away from the port towns most people are nominally Catholic. Many more are part of cultures dating back centuries, living in traditional villages seemingly unchanged in millennia.

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FAQs

  • Q : What are the services provided by Flores Cycling Tours?
    We provide the cycling trips throughout the island of Flores.
  • Q : Does Flores Cycling Tours only provide the cycling tours in one program package?
    Of course not. Flores Cycling Tours also provides a combination of cycling, trekking, Hiking, Kayaking, and Camping tours in one tour program.
  • Q : Are all the existing tour programs irreversible on request?
    Of course you can. In addition to all the programs that we have made and offered, you can submit your requests by adding the destinations, activities, reducing distance and duration, and adjusting facilities /accommodations. We will adjust all requests with the condition in Flores.
  • If someone is not a professional cyclist, is it still possible to take the cycling trip in Flores?
    Of course you can. We provide full service support during your trip in Flores for professional cyclists and those who just want a relaxed bike ride.
  • Q : If we have limited time, can we still book a short program package?
    We provide the packages, from 2 hours to > 11 days. For daily programs, we only have them in Ruteng and Labuan Bajo with the duration choices of 2 hours, 4 hours and 1 day.
  • Q : Can we bring children for the cycling trips in Flores?
    We provide the bikes for the children with minimum height 150 cm. We provide the bikes with 3 sizes; S: 150-160 cm, M: 160-170 cm, and L: >170 cm.
  • If we want to do the cycling trip, can we still visit all the main destinations on the island?
    By booking the cycling trip in Flores, besides having the regular package that includes all the major destinations, you will also visit a variety of special destinations that can only be enjoyed by cycling. This is like having two types of tour in one program