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  Thank you Franco and the team for an awesome honeymoon+birthday+ 1 year anniversary tour in Komodo! We really had fun trekking and snorkeling. Very beautiful! We would definitely go back... read more 🙂 Thnk you for the BD cake surprise 😀 my very first birthday on a boat in the middle of

  Unfortunately, we only booked a two day and one night live aboard trip with Franco....BIG mistake!! We should have spent all of our 4 days in Labuan Bajo exploring... read more the area with him. That said, we had a superb introduction by way of Rinca and...More

  We took a 2D1N trip. It was amazing. Franco is a great guide and a fun person to be around. Everything was smooth, booking over the whatsapp was easy, the... read more boat is nice, very nice meals aboard, friendly crew. In short a flawless experience. I...More

  To discover Flores we contacted Franco who had really good reviews on this platform. After spending 5 days with him we can only continue this trend. Franco is very reliable,... read more always on time, knows his island thoroughly and likes to share his knowledge. He was a nice travel companion. Highly recommend! …

  Through Backyard Travel, we received Franco Fransisco as our guide for three days on a private Phinisi schooner for excursions on two islands within the Komodo National Park and also,... read more for snorkeling. Franco “oversaw” our entire three days. He interfaced and coordinated with the Schooner...More

  My friend and I chose a customised trip to suit our slightly tight timings for our stay in Flores.

We had Franco as our guide throughout who organised... read more a day trip to Komodo with a fantastic snorkelling stop with Manta Rays on the way back.
Then we made our way to Bajawa - Riung - 17 islands boat tour - Ende - Moni - Kelimutu - and on to Maumere for our flight back to Denpasar 5 days later.

Highlights in addition to the dragons and the rays included:
- Wence - amazing driver despite the tough and winding roads
- Spider web rice paddies
- Beautiful scenery of rolling hills of Flores
- Hot springs after Bajawa - Air Panas Melange
- Arrak distillery
- Del Mar cafe in Riung - great BBQ squid. Clean rooms. Nice music.
- 17 islands snorkelling and beach BBQ+ very attentive / considerate boat captain!
- Mopi's cafe in Moni. Great healthy food. Good tunes. Great view. Nice people.

All in highly recommended for a personal trip with friendly and environmentally considerate guide who takes care of all your needs.

Was also great to go off season and really feel how relatively touristically undeveloped and natural this island still is.

Thanks Franco!

  First of all I would like to thank Franco and his crew! Because not only the service was excellent but I got a whole big local boat for myself! (I... read more booked a private tour). Mantaaap! Also they had a mattras on the boat so you could sleep or take a rest, which is very convinient if

  We had an amazing trip with Franco across Flores leading us from Labuan Bajo via Bajawa, Riung and Moni to Ende. We experienced many fascinating landscapes and facts about Flores... read more by the trip such as the Spiderwebricefields, old villages, snorkeling and island hopping and the visit of Kelimutu National Park. Franco took care of an interesting program, told us a lot about history and culture and organized accommodations for our nights stay. We can highly recommend a tour with him. You will enjoy it!! …

  We had an amazing trip with Franco across Flores leading us from Labuan Bajo via Bajawa, Riung and Moni to Ende. We experienced many fascinating landscapes and facts about Flores... read more by the trip such as the Spiderwebricefields, old villages, snorkeling and island hopping and the visit of Kelimutu National Park. Franco took care of an interesting program, told us a lot about history and culture and organized accommodations for our nights stay. We can highly recommend a tour with him. You will enjoy it!! …

  I already did the bost trip to see the dragons 3 times and every time with Franco. Seeing the dragons is amazing, but likewise impressive is to snorkel or dive... read more with the mantas and to see the beautiful blue water.
Having Franco as a guide was very lucky for me on my first trip because everything was organized so well and so i also booked my other 2 trips with him to show the beautiful place to more of my friends.
If you book your trip with Franco then you can enjoy everything while he takes care of all the organizational stuff.