Day 6 (October 24, 2018) Labuan Bajo

Before   

   This day is just for moving to Labuan Bajo in Flores Island. We’ve got the flight at 12:50 PM..

   Once there we need to book our tours for the next two days which, ideally, would allow us to visit Komodo Island one day and Rinca island the other. We’ve already paid three nights in Labuan Bajo so we’re looking for two separated tours if possible.

Flight to Labuan Bajo

After

   As has been usual every morning in Bali, we get our breakfast at 8 AM and our taxi is ready at 9 AM. This time we’re going to domestic terminal in Denpasar airport. We get there in a bit more than an hour.
Bali airport
   Our flight is one hour delayed so we must wait after the quick check in and security check. Around 12 PM we get into a Pizza Hut and share a pizza by 160,000 rupees. Our flight, in a small plane, takes off with more than one hour of delay.
Domestic trminal in Bali airportDomestic trminal in Bali airport
   We arrive at Labuan Bajo at 4 PM. It’s a small airport and in the same room we’re waiting for our baggage in the only belt, there are stands belonging to tour agencies and we can even see the street from here. My idea was to ask in Alba Cruise about their day trip to Komodo that is not appearing in their website and they answer me they’re no longer doing that tour but point me to the ones that do a similar one: East Cruise Komodo. I’m going to their stand and. as that tour is exactly what I’m looking for, I book it for tomorrow by 1,350,000 rupees per person. Then I come back to Alba Cruise and book their Sunset Cruise for the next day. Prices are the same than in the web site for both tours so, if you’re not looking for a private tour, there is no point on not booking them in advance. I finally pay 50,000 in the stand for taxis for the short ride to our hotel.
Flying to Labuan BajoLabuan Bajo airport
   With all homework already done, we go to the hotel and rest for a while. Then we walk around to get some knowledge of the area. We take our dinner in our hotel before going to sleep: gnocchis with seafood and chicken wings by 194,000 rupees.

Our room in Wae Molas HotelView from our room in Wae Molas Hotel