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Overview

Flores, the island given a pretty but incongruous Portuguese name by its 16th-century colonists, has become Indonesia鈥檚 Next Big Thing. The serpentine, 670km Trans-Flores Hwy runs the length of the island, skirting knife-edge ridges, brushing by paddy-fringed villages and opening up dozens of areas few tourists explore.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Kelimutu National Park

Flores

Kelimutu National Park is a Nusa Tenggara must. Its centrepiece is Gunung Kelimutu, crowned by three startling lakes that shift colour thanks to鈥�

Koka Beach near Paga in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Pantai Koka

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About 5km west of Pantai Paga, look for a small, partially paved road that runs for 2km through a cocoa plantation to a stunning double bay. Facing a鈥�

Spider Web Rice Fields

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The greatest local site is actually 20km west of Ruteng near Cara kampung. The legendary Spider Web Rice Fields are vast creations shaped as implied,鈥�

Bena

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Resting on Inerie's flank, Bena is one of the most traditional Ngada villages. It's home to nine clans and its stone monuments are the region鈥檚 best鈥�

Liang Bua

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The limestone Liang Bua cave, where the remains of the Flores 鈥榟obbit鈥� were famously found in 2003, is about 14km north of Ruteng. Archaeologists believe鈥�

Wawo Muda

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Wawo Muda (1753m) is the latest volcano to emerge in Flores, exploding in 2001 and leaving behind a mini-Kelimutu, complete with several small crater鈥�

Seventeen Islands Marine Park

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These uninhabited islands are as diverse as they are beautiful. The mangrove isle of Pulau Ontoloe hosts a massive colony of flying foxes and a few Komodo鈥�

Sikka

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The charming seaside village of Sikka is one of Flores鈥� first Portuguese settlements. Its kings dominated the Maumere region until the 20th century. The鈥�

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