Location: Bajawa
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Bajawa is a town of Flores, Indonesia and the capital of the Ngada Regency. Ngada Regency is part of East Nusa Tenggara province and located to the east of Ruteng.
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1. St Mary’s Statue
2. Ngada
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By sylvieg99
We met Melki at Lucas Lodge. He suggested a tour - part motor bike, part trek - to four Ngada villages, followed by a visit to the Malange hotsprings. This is a fairly standard offer but what made it exceptional was Melki. He is a great guide. His English is excellent, and he was full of informations on the Ngada community structure and history. He also went out of his way during our trek to identify for us clove, eucalyptus, cinnamon, the root used in the making of tiger balm, etc. Though he is serious about his work, Melki is also a lot of fun to be with, and so is his colleague Christian. We recommend them both. Melki can be reached via WhatsApp at 082237599, or ask for him at Lucas
3. Bena Traditional Village
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 409 reviews
Reviewed By pan613 - Melbourne, Australia
A beautiful village to wander around and admire the traditional architecture of the buildings and smile and chat with the local ladies and see the exquisite weaving that they produce by hand. You can purchase these as well from the local ladies. Very laid back and peaceful. Thanks to my guide Elvis +6285238587238 who gave me a great explanation and history lesson of the village and it’s people. Well worth the visit if you are staying in Bajawa.
4. Tololela Cultural Village
5. Bela Village
6. Riung
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 167 reviews
Reviewed By alexanderbM8005NP - Moscow, Russia
Riung is a remote fish town far from flores main roads. You can reach it either from Bojawa or from Ende. Both variants take about 5 hours. I strongly advise you NOT to take bojawa - riung bus because it’s a nightmare, seriously. The road is literally DESTROYED in some parts. We ve been moving so slowly - about 5 km per hour. But if you still decided to take this adventure make sure to ask your host in Bojawa which bus operates today: the one that reaches Riung in 5 hours or in 7. If it’s going to be the second variant then you’ll experience a short(2 hours) lap to the small village where roads are even more terrible)) Our bus broke in this village and we had to change a wheel. We stayed in a Riung guesthouse. It s a nice place with AC but without hot shower. The owner Paul is a farmer that took a credit to build this hotel. He has to pay it back in 15 years. I tend to believe him although he might be saying it just to manipulate my final review score on booking. Anyway, he cares a lot about every guest and it is wonderful. Paul helped us to organize a tour to visit 17 marine islands. It costs 600 thousand for 2 people. It is super cheep comparing to snorkeling tours Labuan-Bajo. A captain Luca cooked a really wonderful dinner for us at the beach: grilled tuna(incredible!!), eggplant, noodles and rice. Snorkeling is amazing there however there were some trash on the beaches. That’s a shame. By the way, the Riung itself is FULL of trash. I ve never seen so many trash in any other city in Flores. We’ve collected some trash and that s my advice to you - please pick up some plastic bottles! Paul said that every weekend all people from the village go and clean the islands and that most of the trash comes from the sea. Seems like the government does’t care about Riung at all so people try to clean this place by themselves... We had dinner at two places - Pato Resto and Cafe del Mar. Both restaurants are great however we liked Pato Resto a bit more. Riung is a hidden gem in Flores - but it needs improvement. The city is poor and dirty the tourist facilities are limited. The roads are terrible. I hope in the future this city will be prosperous.
