"Paul clearly loves Flores and its people. Thanks to him we were welcomed everywhere we went. I loved that I didn’t have to think about where to eat or stay and could completely relax."
6 or 7 days · Labuan Bajo to Ende or Maumere · Led by Paul, a certified Flores local guide with 75+ five-star reviews
As featured in The Daily Telegraph
Your guide
Paulus Akaput
Certified tour guide & driver · Flores Island
Paul grew up on Flores and has spent years guiding travellers through its volcanoes, traditional villages, marine parks, and mountain roads. His English is excellent, his driving is calm and safe on Flores’s winding highland roads, and his connections across the island open doors that no booking platform can replicate.
Himpunan Pramuwisata Indonesia
Indonesian Tourist Guide Association — Certified member · Paulus Akaput
Tour options
Every tour is private — just you, your group, and Paul. Itineraries are flexible and can be adjusted around your interests, fitness level, and pace.
Labuan Bajo → Ende
Maumere → Labuan Bajo
Custom & Roundtrip
No pricing is listed here — contact Paul directly for a quote tailored to your group size and dates.
What you’ll experience
Most visitors stop at Labuan Bajo and miss the heart of the island. Paul takes you deeper — to places that take years of local knowledge to find.
Sample 7-day itinerary
This is a guide, not a fixed schedule. Paul adapts every day to the weather, your energy, and what you want to see more of.
Trek up through forest to Wae Rebo, one of Indonesia's most remote traditional villages at 1,200 m altitude. Spend the night in a traditional cone-roofed house.
Descend through rice fields, visit Todo traditional village, then settle in Ruteng city in the highlands of Central Flores.
Ranamese Lake, Puncak Golodepet viewpoint, Aimere village, and Belaraghi traditional village — then down to Bajawa.
Bena village, Wolobobo summit, Mengeruda hot springs, then across to Riung on the north coast.
Full day on the water — snorkelling and island-hopping around the Riung 17-Islands Marine Park.
Blue Stone Beach, Detusoko rice terraces, Wologai traditional village, Nduaria market — overnight in Moni village beneath Kelimutu.
Pre-dawn climb to Kelimutu to watch the three crater lakes glow at sunrise — then Koka Beach and Wuring fishing village before the journey ends.
What travellers say
"Paul clearly loves Flores and its people. Thanks to him we were welcomed everywhere we went. I loved that I didn’t have to think about where to eat or stay and could completely relax."
"His calm driving style on Flores’s winding roads made us feel safe throughout. He even carved walking sticks for my mum and aunt. We always felt genuinely cared for."
"Paul is kind, knowledgeable, patient and professional. If you’ve been tempted by a supposedly cheaper option — don’t. The last thing you want is days stuck with a guide who doesn’t hit the mark."
Getting to Flores
Flores has no direct flights from Europe. The simplest route is to fly into Bali (DPS) and take a short one-hour domestic connection to Labuan Bajo (LBJ). Two hubs now offer direct flights into Flores.
Via Bali (DPS) — most popular
Fly to Bali from any major hub, then connect to Labuan Bajo (LBJ) — multiple daily flights, around 1 hour.
Direct: Singapore (SIN) → LBJ
Scoot operates direct flights Thursday & Sunday. Smoothest hub for European and US travellers.
Direct: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → LBJ
AirAsia Monday & Friday. Note: KUL has two terminals — allow 3 hours if transiting between KLIA and KLIA2.
Also good: Istanbul, Tokyo, Seoul
All connect to Bali with daily flights. Great options for travellers combining Indonesia with other destinations.
In the press
The Daily Telegraph — November 2024
"A Flores-based operator that knows the island well — tours are highly customisable, and the 500-mile road journey from Labuan Bajo to Maumere is the top pick."
Read the full article →Contact Paul directly — no booking forms, no middlemen, no waiting. Just a real conversation about your trip.