Bajawa is the cool highland capital of the Ngada people, and Bena is its showpiece: a megalithic village of thatched high-roofed houses, ancestral shrines and stone formations arranged down a ridge beneath the volcano Mount Inerie. Unlike Wae Rebo, Bena is reached by road, making it the accessible counterpart for guests who want living tradition without the trek. The Mangeruda hot springs near Soa, where a warm river runs over smooth rock, are 40 minutes away.
A flooded cave near Labuan Bajo holding a turquoise saltwater pool lit by a shaft...
Just west of Ruteng, the lingko fields of Cancar are divided from a central point...
Bajawa is the cool highland capital of the Ngada people, and Bena is its showpiece:...
A marine park of small islands off the north coast, explored by local boat from...
A Manggarai village of seven cone-shaped mbaru niang houses, alone on a forested saddle with...
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