Asia Walking Trips

Loved the calm, patient, friendly people and atmosphere throughout lush, green Bali. The tour was fast paced with lots of physical activity, visiting many temples and beautiful natural features. I especially appreciated visiting locals in their home setting or small businesses and would like more of these learning opportunities through contact with local persons. Our leader Hadi Jabar was superb in organization ….transportation, rooms, meals, events, conflicts all dealt with efficiently and with ease. He has a delightful, considerate personality with a great sense of humour. We had very interesting local guides at many sites but I would have liked a little more vocal information from our own leader on significant features we passed on our long drives. Fabulous trip … learned lots!!

The Bali, Flores and Komodo trip exceeded my expectations, we saw and experienced some amazing aspects of Indonesia, especially seeing the Ngada villages, the Komodo dragons and lucky enough to see the manta rays. If you have time, you should aim to do Exotic Java and Bali trip and this back-to-back as you get to experience different aspects of Indonesia as each island was different. Hadi is an excellent guide with a deep understanding and genuine care for each traveller's experiences, especially in helping to avoid crowds and busy environments. He has built strong relationships with hotel and restaurant staff, as well as local guides, which makes the trip better. Hadi is also very supportive and inclusive, particularly towards people with special needs. For our Ngada village walk, he arranged a local guide with special needs who was knowledgeable and passionate about sharing insights. Hadi also provided the right amount of information without being overwhelming and ensured instructions for each day were clear and easy to follow.

A comprehensive introduction to Bali, Flores and Komodo National Park. Some days with long drives of 5-6 hours on steep snd winding roads. We missed a couple of highlights due to bad weather, but overall the itinerary offered up a good mix of culture, scenery, engagement with local people, and wildlife encounters. Accommodations ranged from luxurious (Jimbaran Beach) to cramped (boat) although the facilities on board exceeded my expectations. Five stars to our tour leader, Hadi, who kept the logistics on track with patience, humour, and always with a smile on his face.

Flores was an absolute delight. Amazing revelations & magnificent scenery. Deep gorges & high mountains all forested. The people are so open & friendly. The dragons are amazing both on Rinca & Komodo Islands. Plus A bucket list tick, to swim with the manta rays. A special thank you to the guy who took us on the small boat to swim with them. He took such good care to make sure we were all safe & had a great experience

Excellent tour - especially loved Flores. The Hobbit Cave was a particular highlight. Anton our leader was exceptional - knowledgeable and good company. A good balance of tour activities and free time.

The Bali, Flores and Komodo Islands tour is suitable for active travellers who enjoy wonderful views, nature, discovering culture, photography, swimming and good food. Our excellent guide - Anton - was always willing to stop the vehicle for us to catch a view and a picture as we passed by some stunning views. You're staying in a combination of basic and good hotels and a night and two days on a boat. (Ours had bathrooms in each cabin.) We travelled by boat between the islands of Rinca and Komodo with reasonably basic accommodation, but excellent food. This part of the trip provided ample opportunity to walk (guided by a Ranger) and see at close quarters the famous dragons. We managed to see 13 between 2m and 3m across two walks. As a diver I really enjoyed the snorkelling off the islands was very good with an excellent selection of coral, plenty of turtles and fish. There is also a chance to snorkel with Manta Rays at one of the top 3 spots in the world to see these beasts. Unfortunately, during our visit the Mantas were missing, but I did get close to perhaps a dozen Green and Hawksbill turtles. Back in Flores and Bali the fish markets sold and cooked on the spot beautiful fresh fish at a fraction of the cost you might pay in the UK. An opportunity to visit two functioning megalithic villages built from bamboo, thatch and stone was fascinating. If you like expansive views of lush green rice terraces Bali and Western Flores. Elsewhere, you'll walk through growths of vanilla, papaya, Jack fruit, Cocoa and heaven knows what else. Our guide Anton was excellent, knowledgeable, flexible and unstoppable. I'd highly recommend this trip.