A honeymoon in Flores and Komodo means a private phinisi with its own crew and chef, empty pink-sand beaches, Komodo dragons and manta rays, and boutique resorts in Labuan Bajo. Voyages are operated with our sister company Komodo Luxury —…
The fastest way to get to Labuan Bajo is a direct flight into Komodo Airport: about 90 minutes from Bali, or roughly two and a half hours from Jakarta, with several departures every day. Prefer the sea? Multi-day boats sail…
You do not need a dive certificate to see the best of Komodo. Manta Point, Pink Beach and Kanawa all deliver their headline marine life within the top five metres of water, and every departure — from a USD 90…
Komodo National Park’s best dive sites are Manta Point (Karang Makassar), Castle Rock, Crystal Rock, Batu Bolong, Siaba Besar and the Tatawa islands. Between them they cover every level of diver — from gentle turtle dives to current-swept pinnacles —…
Kelimutu’s three crater lakes are at their most vivid in the half hour around sunrise — between 5:30 and 5:55 AM depending on the month. Leave Moni village by 4:00 AM, walk 45 minutes from the car park, and you…
The strongest luxury stays in Labuan Bajo are AYANA Komodo on Waecicu Beach, TA’AKTANA — a Luxury Collection Resort, Plataran Komodo’s beachfront villas and Meruorah at the marina, with island hideaways like Sudamala on Seraya a short boat ride out.…
A liveaboard in Flores costs from USD 300 per person for an ensuite cabin on a scheduled shared departure, or from USD 3,250 per night for a whole private boat. Luxury charter tiers run USD 4,500 to USD 30,000 per…
A shared-cabin Komodo tour from Labuan Bajo starts from USD 300 per person for a 3-day, 2-night sailing. A private charter runs from USD 3,250 per boat per night, and a tailored Bali-to-Komodo package starts from USD 5,000 per person.…
The spider web rice fields of Cancar are giant circular paddies, divided like wheel spokes under the Manggarai lingko system, 17 kilometers west of Ruteng in the Flores highlands. You view them from a hilltop above Cancar village — ideally…
Bajawa is the cool-climate highland town at the heart of any road journey across Flores, and Bena — a megalithic Ngada village beneath Mount Inerie — is its essential half-day. Treat the pair as a one- or two-night stopover with…
Planning more of your trip? Explore luxury Labuan Bajo travel and liveaboards to round out your plans.