FLORES PT.2, INDONESIA - The Way Overland - Episode 16

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FLORES! This island is seriously amazing! The landscape it so dramatic and diverse and the people are so friendly.
To start this week off, we leave Kelimutu and drive up to the north coast to a small fishing town called Riung, where we meet Itchan from Cafe Del Mar who lets us park in his driveway for a few days while we explore the area. Just off the coast is the 17 Islands National Park, so we hired a boat and spent the day free diving.
Then, we drive to some hot springs just south of Bajawa, a lovely town in the mountains. The cool air of the mountains is always a refreshing change from the humid coast!
In this area (Ngada Region), there are a few traditional villages to visit. Not too far from the hot springs is one called Gurisina, which we visited on our way down to the coast.
Purisina Village is the youngest of the villages in the Ngada region, having moved here around 200 years ago.
After our visit to the village, we start making the drive to Labuan Bajo. On the way down to the coast we seen on the map a beach named “Secret Beach”, so of course we stopped by to have a look! Although not so secret as it’s on the map, we did have it all to ourselves!
After a long day driving, we reach Labuan Bajo just in time for an incredible sunset and find ourselves a spot to camp with a view overlooking the town and harbour.
There’s a lot of dive shops in town servicing Komodo National Park, one of the best places in the world to swim with Manta Rays. There is also some world class diving here.
Unfortunately, our SD card from the GoPro had a bit of a heart attack and we lost most of our diving footage. Thankfully, Mark was able to recover a little bit of footage (albeit jumpy), to show you. (Any excuse to get back out there again :P)
That’s all from us this week! We’d love to hear any travel tips for the rest of Indonesia! Feel free to leave us a comment :)
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[@Jamalkhan-rj5mo]

I thanks to both of you.I watch most of your videos If i can't travel such a place I see him through your videos..

[@TheWayOverland]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoy our videos!

[@stevestott3652]

So beautiful the diving there . And the countryside . Thanks for sharing . From Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A.

[@yophystriders9348]

terimakasih sudah berkujung di indonesia🙏

[@thenana6064]

Thank you for coming into Flores...this my island , ...small but nice..thank you TWO

[@TheWayOverland]

+the nana Flores has been amazing! Such a beautiful place

[@greatsouthernoverland]

Another brilliant episode, to be able to just pull up and camp is fantastic. Thank you for sharing your travels:)

[@TheWayOverland]

+Viktor Cebergs its been great so far and we haven't felt unsafe at all once. Certainly an easy way to travel! And you're welcome! I'm glad you enjoy the videos!

[@donny1boykie]

These Vids are awesome.. Been binge watching all of them tonight since Episode 1.. Keep up the awesome work guys.

[@TheWayOverland]

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying them 😄 we’ll keep them coming!

[@kevanharding9716]

Well that was pretty cool to watch .

[@TheWayOverland]

+kevan harding glad you thought so!

[@emu4wd]

Just viewed all your videos, Great Vids and passion. Steve

[@TheWayOverland]

+EMU4WD hey Steve! Thanks and we’re glad that you’re enjoying them! 👍

[@elly8761]

EMU4WD :

[@kerryvincent6601]

Well done

[@TheWayOverland]

Thanks Kerry!

[@rasty9073]

thank you for visiting my country Indonesia

[@Dust-Till-Dawn]

Hey guys once again exelent footage and great vlog such a beautiful place..do you have trubble communication with locals?

[@TheWayOverland]

+P&F LIFE IN GENERAL thanks! No trouble so far. We've got some basic words that we need and are slowly increasing our Bahasa vocabulary ☺️

[@meganclover6782]

Thanks for sharing this video!! This has helped me a bunch for planning my trip to Flores for April. How did you guys rent a car? When I try to make a reservation online it never goes through. Do you have any input?

[@TheWayOverland]

Hi Megan 😊 that’s great to hear! It’s actually our own private car which we’ve driven from Australia (currently en route to England), so can’t help with hire car company info, sorry. Good luck and enjoy your travels to Flores!

[@jamesrosales89]

which month was this ? wondering which months it rains, and which months is sunshine... thankyou :)

[@TheWayOverland]

Think it was late December. Indo, like most of S.E.A rains from around then till about March.

[@MrWalter2202]

One of the most disgusting pictures at 15:18 : all the people on the boat completely depending on their mobile phones, and this sailing through one of our few paradises on this world..... So bad..........

[@marlenmartinez5863]

Whats the Name of the Song? Anybody?

[@BestSales_omodajkt]

This look like u were in hundred years ago..

[@rexyaprianpratama8054]

3.07 , what name this song?

[@danielbuckham2423]

great vid. what song is playing at 2:50? I tried to shazam it but it cannot recognize it :(

[@TheWayOverland]

thanks! It's "The Feeling Is All Gone" by Solar Sun

[@fisher898]

Your travels look to be so much fun. Was the cost of getting the Troopy over great. and is the daily travel cost very expensive ?

[@TheWayOverland]

+greg layton they sure are 😄 From Australia to Timor-Leste was a little over AUD $3300. Traveling throughout Indonesia using the RORO ferries is very cheap though. From Timor>Sumatra will be roughly $500. Our daily expenses are only food, fuel and whatever we choose to spend on activities.

[@kerryvincent6601]

greg layton b

[@Noeman2009]

Gasoline is about $0.6/liter, Toll rate is $0.07/km. Local foods is around $1.4/person. Everything is pretty cheap. You are required to have an International driving license.