Ruteng Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Leaving Bajawa, we continued on for another 5 hour drive to Ruteng. Along the way we stopped at a local arak (rice wine) distillery which is made from palm sugar and takes several days to make. They have 4 grades, ranging from 20% - 50% alcohol. We tried that 50% one – and I gagged after the first sip. Alan polished off the rest of the tas...

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Am 25. May haben wir frueh morgens wiedermal vergebens probiert ein roller zu bekommen aber um ca 12 Uhr hammer dann einen bekommen, von jane einem einheimischen fuer 300 000 Rupia 3 Tage. Sind dann mit einem anderen Hollaender,Tim, der uns ein Tag vorher das Moped weggeschnappt hat weil er es fuer 12 tage wollte und Max (der verleiher) somit me...

Woke up Christmas morning on Seraya Island but it was time to head onwards so we took the daily boat back to Labuan Bajo. As expected being Christmas Day there was no public buses - Flores is overwhelmingly Catholic & Christmas is a holiday in Indonesia. We tried to find private transport, as if there is one thing you are constantly offered ...

Even LP says ruteng is a mad place!. The bemo mafia own the town and you cant go anywhere without using them! We got the big bus from bajawa to ruteng cos it made a convenient stop over before heading off to Labuanbajo (beach/islands) and a guy we met had told us that Ruteng had some nice looking paddy fields etc around that were worth a look. S...

After an unforgettable two days cruising Komodo and Rinca aboard 'Mitra Bajo' in the company of two fellow South Africans, we docked back at Labuanbajo in the mid-afternoon of Saturday 10 September. Though we were considering doing a dive or two in the area (the seas off the west coast of Flores offer the chance to spot manta rays and other pela...