Waerebo Villages Tour on Flores Island
Join us at Waerebo Villages in Flores Experience local life and a rich cultural heritage
Wae Rebo Traditional Village is a remote village located in the Satarmase sub-district, West Manggarai Regency, Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province. Getting to Waerebo Village is not easy because it is very far away; it is also expensive and takes a long time because it is located on a mountain.
You will need to walk for about 3 to 4 hours. depend on your physical conditions because trekking to the Wae Rebo village means climbing as far as 7 km.
Wae Rebo Village is the most beautiful village in Indonesia, and this village has absolutely no cellphone signal. Waerebo Village is well managed because this village was assisted and given guidance on Tourism by the Indonesia Ecotourism Network.
How to reach the village?
Visitors who want to go to Wae Rebo Village in Flores must start from Ruteng. If you are from Denpasar, you can go directly to Ruteng by air. there are no flights to Ruteng, you can use a bus or travel from Labuan Bajo, the capital of West Manggarai Regency which takes about 6 hours. Arriving in Ruteng, the journey continues in Denge or Dintor Village for about 2 hours which are the last villages that can be accessed by vehicle.
To go to Denge, you can use a motorcycle taxi or a wooden truck, which can usually be found at Mena Terminal which operates from 09.00 to 10.00. If you want to save more, use a wood truck. It’s just that this transportation does not operate every day.
Then you need to walk to Wae Rebo Village for 4-5 hours. If you have to use a motorcycle taxi from Ruteng to Denge Village, the costs incurred are more expensive, around IDR 150,000-200,000 one way. It is more economical if you use a timber truck which only charges IDR 50,000 per person.
As for facilities, in Denge Village there is a homestay for overnight stays. Not far from the homestay, there is an information center and library. When you arrive at Wae Rebo Village, you can ride in a traditional house owned by the local people if you want to stay the night. There are no homestays or special lodging here because it only consists of 7 traditional houses.
addition to the beautiful scenery, you will greeted by the friendliness of the people when you arrive in this beautiful village. 7 traditional houses have survived for 19 generations here. This is also the main attraction for tourists, especially the foreign tourists. They are generally curious to see this traditional house called Mbaru Niang, made of wood with a roof of woven thatch. Wae Rebo Village is a historic place that became a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO in 2012.
Besides its traditional houses as the main attraction, the life of the local people is also very interesting to know. Most of the people are farmers and their women make weaving. There is a coffee garden usually visitors will served delicious typical Flores coffee. The combination of local cultural wisdom with 7 traditional houses located on the top of a green hill makes this place like heaven above the clouds.