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Flip Flops– you’ll need these as no shoes are allowed in the houses so you’ll want to slip them on when going in and out to the bathroom (they actually have a western toilet there)

When we arrived to Wae Rebo, we wondered how old the village is as it felt like it’s super old. When we asked our tour guide and the local community, they said they didn’t know. But one of the villagers told me he is the 20th generation of his family to live there which is mind blowing. We were shown the bed to sleep in and when we went to bed, I opened my eye mask about 20 minutes later to find a big spider near my head. I tried to get Steve to put it outside which I think was unsuccessful but as Steve returned, he noticed a massive leech in my bed. The traditional cone shaped houses called Mbaru Niang, are set in the middle of the Indonesian jungle over 1000 metres above sea level. Now, it might be a mission to get to – which we’ll talk more about below – but what makes it so special is that it is only one of two traditional villages in Indonesia which look like this – the other one located nearby where the local kids go to school in the Todo Forest. They told me how an English guy stayed with them sometime in the early 2000s for one year and eight months to study their culture. I thought that was pretty amazing, especially how he’s since returned with his family to show them what a special place it truly is. The locals at Wae Rebo told us the first ever tourists to make the trip out to see them were Russian, then Japanese.

I can’t begin to explain it, but when you get to the traditional village, there’s an energy about it like no other. The views of Wae Rebo village is so incredible as it’s situated in a valley, completely surrounded by the dense jungle. We were in total awe and had to keep stopping, just to take it in as we got closer to there. When we arrived, we were invited into the Chief’s home for the welcome ceremony. He said that we were now part of their family which was really beautiful. The tone of the locals continued throughout our stay with sincere authenticity and kindness. Trousers– I wouldn’t wear shorts because there are leeches on this trek. I was constantly looking at my shoes trying to spot them before they made their way up to my leggins (they can bite through them) I have seen a few articles about how people drove motorbikes to the village. I 100% do not recommend doing this as the roads are steep, narrow and totally broken. It would be a mission, let alone super dangerous to even attempt it.

So, we left Labuan Bajo at 7:30am, got to our lunch spot at Wae Rebo Lodge at 3pm and started hiking at 4pm. If the road hadn’t flooded, we would have started hiking by around 1pm. We have never been on a more rewarding adventure before, because when you reach this village, it will truly take your breath away. Now the path is steep for about an hour and a half, then it’s flat and down hill after that. Our guide pre-warned us that we would probably be hiking in the dark, something I was dreading. I am terrified of the dark, and hiking in a jungle in torrential rain wasn’t something I would ever put my hand up for. The first lookout you’ll see after 1 hour of hiking. UNESCO awarded the village the Top Award of Excellence in 2012 for the spirit of the community coming together to preserve one of the most unique villages in the world. If you attempt to go to Wae Rebo village without a tour, you’ll need to know where to go on the hike because there are paths which go in different directions. You’ll also need to organise a bed to stay overnight at the village of Wae Rebo as well.When the Indonesian government stepped in and put money into helping preserve the village, they built two more houses here, I’m guessing one of them was for tourists to stay overnight in. Then 12 architects from Jakarta helped re-build the remaining houses which didn’t go unnoticed. The new Lookout tower from Rebo is the perfect addition to any garden, compact enough to fit in a convenient corner while still big on inspiration and helping encourage imaginative play; it’ll keep kids entertained for hours. When you reach Denge Village, you’ll have lunch at Wae Rebo Lodge and you might have the same meal for lunch on the day there and on the return trip. This consists of rice, tempeh, eggplant, fish and veggies.

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