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Riung 17 Islands: What Changed for 2027
What's changed for Riung travel planning, most recent update first: a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck north Flores on 15 August…
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Riung 17 Islands Solo Travel: Joining a Shared Boat
Riung 17 Islands as a solo traveller: the most cost-effective route is joining an existing group's shared boat rather than…
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Can You Dive at Riung 17 Islands?
Can you dive at Riung 17 Islands? No - there is no PADI dive centre or scuba operation based in…
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Ende to Riung by Bus or Private Car
Ende to Riung by road: roughly 130 km, 3.5 to 4 hours by public bus, costing approximately IDR 80,000. This…
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Flying to Riung: Bajawa, Ende, Maumere or Labuan Bajo?
Bajawa's Soa Airport (BJW) is the closest airport to Riung, roughly 3.5-4 hours away by road, followed by Ende's H.…
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Riung 17 Islands vs Raja Ampat: An Honest Comparison
Riung 17 Islands is far cheaper and easier to reach for a quick snorkelling stop, while Raja Ampat has objectively…
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Camping at Riung 17 Islands: What Is Allowed
Camping directly on the 17 Islands themselves is not a formal, organised tourism product in the way it is in…
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Shooting Underwater at Riung: Gear, Light and Settings
Riung's snorkeling is shallow, calm, and warm - documented as relaxed reef snorkeling over hard coral at Pulau Bampa rather…
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The Islands of Riung, One by One: Ontoloe, Rutong, Tiga and the Rest
Official and tourism-agency listings name well over seventeen islets in the Riung marine park - Wire, Sui, Taor, Tembaga, Tiga…
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Health in Riung: Malaria, Water, Clinics and Evacuation
Eastern Indonesia, including Flores and NTT, is generally treated as a malaria-risk region by international travel-health guidance, particularly in rural…
Planning a trip to Riung?
Boats are arranged locally, at the pier. For the Komodo leg or a full Flores itinerary, the reservations desk answers on WhatsApp.