Arrive Bali by this date. For those arriving at Denpasar airport this afternoon, transfers will be provided to your hotel. Meet your Tour Manager in the evening for a briefing.

Check-out in the morning and transfer to the airport for the short flight to Labuan Bajo on the island of Flores. Here we will board a converted fishing boat and proceed to Rinca, one of the many islands in the Komodo National Park. Rinca’s landscape is mainly open grassland, and the island is home to a large number of deer, wild horses and buffaloes, monkeys, and the top predator – the Komodo Dragon. We take a walk on the islands trails to try to spot these animals, before returning to the boat to cool off with some swimming and snorkeling. Overnight on the boat.

In the morning we take the boat to Komodo, to watch more of the Komodo Dragons here. We also visit the Komodo Nature Park Museum, before departing. Stop at Pantai Merah – a beach of pink coloured sand – before arriving back at Labuan Bajo.

Flores is a big, ruggedly beautiful island. The road inland from Labuan Bajo winds as it climbs across the undulating mountain ridges, and we follow it to Ruteng, the main inland market town in western Flores. The town is surrounded by lingko – spider-web shaped rice fields – cultivated mainly by the Manggarai hill people.

In the early morning we visit the Ruteng Nature Conservation Park, home of Ngkiong, the endemic song bird and a newly-formed volcano. Then we continue to Bajawa, a small hill town which is the trading centre of the Ngada people. There are beautiful panoramic views of the rugged backbone of Flores on this route, and we will make stop enroute at Danau Ranamese, a crater lake surrounded by jungle-clad hills. After lunch in Bajawa, visit the Ngada villages of Naru, which has huge megalithic monuments and Wogo, a large village with traditional ngadhu and bhaga structures associated with particular family groups in the village.

In the early morning we visit the Ruteng Nature Conservation Park, home of Ngkiong, the endemic song bird and a newly-formed volcano. Then we continue to Bajawa, a small hill town which is the trading centre of the Ngada people. There are beautiful panoramic views of the rugged backbone of Flores on this route, and we will make stop enroute at Danau Ranamese, a crater lake surrounded by jungle-clad hills. After lunch in Bajawa, visit the Ngada villages of Naru, which has huge megalithic monuments and Wogo, a large village with traditional ngadhu and bhaga structures associated with particular family groups in the village.

Visit the local market of Ende and then the house of Sukarno – the first president of Indonesia was once exiled here by the Dutch. After sightseeing in Ende, proceed to Wolotopo, a typical coastal settlement of the Lio ethnic group, and then drive to Nuabosi for a view of Ende town in its spectacular coastal setting with a dramatic backdrop of volcanoes. Drive to Moni in the afternoon.

Start early in the morning to drive up to Kelimutu. Of all the sights in Indonesia, the colored lakes of Kelimutu are among its most mysterious and dramatic – three lakes set in deep craters at an altitude of 1600 m. Their colors change over a period of several years, ranging from black to turquoise and even maroon. Descend and drive to Maumere, with stops at the Lio hill tribe villages of Jopu and Ranggase. Arrive in Maumere, Flores’ largest town and stay overnight.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight to Bali. On arrival, transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is free – lunch and dinner on your own.

Airport transfers will be provided for you if you have a departure flight today.