East Nusa Tenggara

Best travel reports from East Nusa Tenggara

Vulkan Egon in Maumere

The next day in Maumere, we took the scooters to the Egon Volcano. When we couldn't find the way directly, a local immediately helped us and led the way. As it got steeper and...

Labuan Bajo - Flores - Indonesia

So my dear friends, it's time to leave Sulawesi and visit another island of the Great Archipelago. I have chosen Flores. And to get there, I first have to take the night bus...

A wonder of nature.

18th January 2020 https://youtu.be/sCtkPqvaK-M Already departure for Kelimutu, a transformation with three volcanic lakes at 04:30am. The colors of the lakes change when the...

Climbing an active volcano.

15th+16th Jan 2020 Today, I flew to Flores (East Nusa Tenggara), to the city of Maumere. In the morning, I talked to Albert, a Dutchman, who had the same plan. I left my big...

Maumere - Waiterang - Flores - Indonesia

My last destination in "Flores" should not be "Ende". I have chosen the area around "Maumere" for this. Is this destination also close to the end of my journey this year? Full...

Journey continues in the rain.

17.01.2020 Since I only had carry-on luggage, I only had clothes for four days. Washing everything by hand was quite inconvenient, I realized. After we picked up his scooter...

Diving in Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia

Then we took a propeller plane from the city of Ende to Labuan Bajo. We arrived in just 50 minutes. We treated ourselves to a hotel with a great view of the sea and sunset. In...

ENDE good...?

05.01.19 With more or less high expectations, we drove from Bajawa further west to Ende, a port city. Maybe we should have listened to Yohanes*, our host father in Bajawa, and...

Visiting many villages.

19th and 20th January 2020 In the morning, I jumped into the sea and had breakfast right by the sea to start the day. Then I got back on the scooter towards Bajawa. We had lunch...

23.02.2023 - Komodo Island

a trip to the Komodo dragons

Boat expedition to Flores ⛴️

At 9am sharp, our shuttle bus picked us up from the hostel. However, I wasn't entirely sure if we would be able to conquer the hills ahead of us for the next 2 hours. With a lot...

Day 12: "Hello Mister!" - Visiting the small town of Ende

From Labuan Bajo, we flew to Ende. It's not quite the end of the world there, but we could count the tourists in the 60,000-inhabitant town on one hand. Wherever we went, we...

End

The last 10-hour leg to Ende was only made because I had booked a flight from there a long time ago. My original plan was to travel a bit further east to Moni and from there...

Day 9: Visiting Komodo Dragons and Starfish by Boat

Today's excursion was many things at once: exciting, outrageous, funny, and surprising. We set off on a small fishing boat, which also serves as home for the two ferry captains,...

Bye bye Indonesia 👋

09.01.18 Maumere Our last destination in Flores was the small port city by the sea in the northeast. The travel guide says that the city, similar to Ende, has little to offer,...

Day 110 of 175: Cruise around the world - Komodo/Indonesia

Day 111 of 175: Cruise around the world - Komodo/Indonesia