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Town in Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Once a small fishing village, Labuan Bajo (also spelled Labuhanbajo and Labuanbajo) in Flores is a bustling, yet somewhat dusty port town. It is the gateway to Komodo Island and its surrounding islands, and many come here to scuba dive the incredible reefs and visit Komodo National Park.
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A variety of package options, with customer service that can help provide the best package options.
Very friendly staff. The equipment is in good condition and they offer a wide range of daily boat trips to the dive sites including food and drinks
Maika Tours
Maika Komodo Tour & diving is a full service agency with liveaboards and daily boats.
Lots of food stalls along the harborfront in the evening. Fresh fish grilled to order.
Local food. Very good mie goreng.
Standard menu of western menu and seafood.
Great view of the bay, especially from the upstairs area. Extensive menu with many Chinese and Western dishes. Free WiFi. You can play pool downstairs.
Delicious food. Not only sushi. Wifi and AC. Tables with power outlet.
Arto Moro
Local food for Rp35,000-70,000 and more expensive western food for Rp80,000-100,000 (Feb 2017). Very fresh and tasty.
Community-based traditional Flores restaurant, specialising in traditional Flores food with ingredients mainly from their organic gardens or from the surrounding farmers. All food is prepared over an open fire. Their specialities are Jungle Breakfast and Jungle Lunch, smoked chicken and bamboo rice.
Wide range of Italian dishes including pizza, pasta, risotto, antipasti and tiramisu. Fairly upscale.
The only bar that is open until late and has a fantastic view of the sunset. Every Saturday (at least) there is live music till late night, though don't get high expectations about their taste in cover songs. Paradise also serves pretty decent food.
The default place for a sundowner. Anker beer is the best-seller, (Rp27,000-25,000 + tax). They also serve cocktails and food until 23:00. Shisha is available, try the apple/mint flavor for that freshmaker feeling.
Good sunset view, also for the food.
Nice cafe with excellent reading selections.
This place up on the hill from the main road is unique in that it has tents set up permanently in a courtyard. The tents have a built-in fan to keep the heat down. Nice bar overlooking Labuan Bajo. Rp170,000 for a tent that fits two people. Shared toilets.
The restaurant has great views of the bay, and the rooms are located below it in two floors. The upper rooms still views and some sunshine, but the downstairs do not. Mosquito nets are provided and needed. Fairly dingy and dirty in parts but good airflow and nice lower deck for sunset watching.
Tired, somewhat musty rooms with big bathrooms (Rp150,000) or similar rooms with shared bathroom (Rp125,000). The sole shared bathroom is shared by many, though, has no shower, and occasionally doesn't even have water. The beds are comfortable. There are no mosquito nets but there are not too many mosquitoes. Add Rp100,000/night for A/C. Decent Wifi.
A handful of rooms on the hill. Pleasant and some distance away from the traffic on the main road. Can be a bit difficult to find - look for the sign advertising nearby Bajo View. Clean and bright rooms.
Excellent good value choice. Spotlessly clean tiled rooms, brand new with bathrooms and fan or A/C set around a charming flowered little courtyard with ever present helpful staff. 10 min walk out of town, which is why it is such good value.
Eco-friendly accommodation in traditional bamboo huts with balcony. All huts are equipped with mosquito nets and a solar panel charging a portable solar lamp. Mobile phones can be charged in your room from the solar lamp. Fresh filtered water from Mount Mebelling is available for free during your stay.
Clean and quiet hotel 400m from Komodo Airport. Air-conditioned rooms with private bathroom, hot water and free WiFi. Ideal for early flights or late arrivals.
To get away from the noise the Golo Hill Top Hotel is excellent with great views and a delightful new pool. Standard rooms are fan-only, and the wall fan is in an odd position which limits its effectiveness. Food comparable to the Gardena but great service. It is a 5-10 min walk to town down the hill - the road is terrible but the walk is not too bad, even on the way back up (best to carry a torch at night).
Centrally located, with A/C and big bathrooms.
50 rooms, lobby lounge, pool tables, Wi-Fi access, restaurant. Two swimming pools, one for the kiddies and another for adults. The rooms all have A/C and solar hot water, King size beds, and TV.
It's so-so.
Front beach hotel.
10 minutes by car from Komodo Airport. Check for the rooms and facilities in their website. Breakfast is awesome. They provide a professional diving club, Orca Dive. It's worth to try!
By boat
All the tour boats have the same program of snorkelling, trekking and komodo dragon watching, stopping at the same stunning reefs, beaches and waterfalls along the way.
By bus
Buses from Ruteng and Bajawa stop and depart in the centre of town near the school. Buses from Lombok; see Flores (Indonesia)#Get in.
The town is quite small and can easily be traversed on foot (in 10-15 minutes). Ojeks (motorcycles) (Rp3,000-5,000) and bemos pass every 5 minutes if you get tired of walking.
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