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RE: Ferries from Flores to Kupang

by jabista 21 May 2012

Whoa now, who said I was bailing on Solor and Alor?! I'm hoping to spend a good 3-4 weeks traveling through Adonara, Lembata, Pantar,…
Re: Ferries from Flores to Kupang

by estehpanas 20 May 2012

Contact my friend deny. denyrebel@ymail.com +6285253522381 (text) He's from Alor originally, lives in Kupang and can find out the l…
Ferries from Flores to Kupang

by jabista 20 May 2012

It seems that ferry schedules between Flores and Kupang change quite a bit. Does anybody have recent knowledge of which days of the week…
Re: trip itenerary- suggestions wanted

by rroobbeerrtt 15 May 2012

Balii Labuan Bajo with [Sky or Lion|http://www.sky-aviation.co.id/] or [Lion|http://www2.lionair.co.id/Default.aspx] - Komodo dragons…
Flores-Bali-Java and out to Malaysia (Sabah)

by bon_bon 18 April 2012

Hey! I'm in Makassar at the moment, going on a ship tonight to Larantuka, arriving tomorrow night (i hope). From there i plan on traveling…
RE: Ferry from Lewoleba to Kupang

by timdog 12 April 2012

There's one ferry a week that goes from Lewoleba on Monday night to Kalabahi on Alor and then onwards to Kupang. This takes well over…
RE: Bali To Komodo - no diving!?

by putriduyung 27 March 2012

There is no shortage of natural beauty in NTT but what exactly do you mean by relaxing? sitting in a spa having a massage or sitting…
Re: from East Timor to Papua New Guinea by sea...is it possible?

by jrb_1983 13 March 2012

Last year, I made an overland journey from mainland Asia to Honiara (Solomon Islands) and I had to go to East Timor to get a new Indonesian…
RE: Good Friday Transportation in Flores

by mumun_indohoy 08 March 2012

Hi phs! I did the Good Friday last year. Because I was traveling with a friend, I rented a car to get in to Larantuka. On the road, we…
RE: Good Friday Transportation in Flores

by phs 08 March 2012

Hi guys, Thanks for all your help. The plan was to fly to Labuan Bajo end of next week and then work my way east (so more or less ending…
Re: Good Friday Transportation in Flores

by rroobbeerrtt 07 March 2012

Basically, there is transport. In Larantuka it will certainly be affected to some extent on Good Friday. In the days before and after…
Good Friday Transportation in Flores

by phs 07 March 2012

Appreciate if someone can advise if all public transport including long distances buses or trucks, boats etc stop running on Good Friday…
RE: 7 weeks and many Questions. East Nusatenggara

by merantau 15 February 2012

The ferry from Larantuka to Lewoleba is called the Sinar Mutiara (Pearl Light). Get a spot on deck NOT below deck. Also possible to climb…
RE: Boat from Timor to Alor

by timdog 15 February 2012

But do also bear in mind that there is a direct ferry from Kupang to Alor, at least once a week (this is actually the same ferry which…
Re: 7 weeks and many Questions. East Nusatenggara

by rroobbeerrtt 15 February 2012

Go by ferry from Larantuka (ferry stops at Waiwerang on Adonara) to Lewoleba on Lembata - then either to Baranusa on Pantar or (better…
Re: 7 weeks and many Questions. East Nusatenggara

by HollyANDTom 14 February 2012

Thanks so much for your advice. We leave on Sunday but have one more question. We are going to travel across land ending up in *Larant…
RE: 7 weeks and many Questions. East Nusatenggara

by mumun_indohoy 03 February 2012

7 weeks is a lot of time! You can explore so much in that time. I've read from Putriduyung (above) that its hard to get a ferry from the…
RE: 7 weeks and many Questions. East Nusatenggara

by merantau 31 January 2012

Seven weeks in NTT is quite a long time so why not include NTB on the way over? You can travel overland surprisingly quickly these days.…
Re: 7 weeks and many Questions. East Nusatenggara

by rroobbeerrtt 31 January 2012

Hi HollyANDTom, The diving in Pantar Straight is world-class. There are four [dive operations|http://beang.webs.com/diving.htm], two…
RE: 7 weeks and many Questions. East Nusatenggara

by putriduyung 31 January 2012

The long drive from Labuan Bajo overland to larantuka is fabulous and not to be missed. I would give it about a week or more to allow…
7 weeks and many Questions. East Nusatenggara

by HollyANDTom 31 January 2012

7 weeks many questions... My friend and I both 25 males are heading to Indonesia for 7 weeks, fly into Denpasar on the 20th Feb. I hav…
Re: Indonesian visa without onward travel ticket

by rroobbeerrtt 29 January 2012

Hi blorg, Yes, I think you can go by bike through Flores, Adonara (Ile Boleng volcano), Alor, and Timor. In Flores and Adonara, the roads…
RE: Flores

by merantau 27 January 2012

A few years ago I found a great spot to kick back 25km east of Maumere. It's called Sunset Beach Bungalows and it's at Pantai Awuhir.…
Re: Cycling Lombok and Flores, Indonesia

by basincito 28 November 2011

Indonesia is safe to be travelled by land transport. Of course it is better to bike at the daytime. I now, just to talk about Flores -…
Re: Indonesia- 3 month

by estehpanas 07 November 2011

@ 6: Transport by boat/island hopping is quite cheap. See e.g. the fares on the LP page on [Larantuka|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/indonesia…