We went to Flores in May 1998 for only 1 week. We liked it very much, although facilities and transport can be very rough. Distances are not so big, but the roads are very mountainous, so it takes 22 hours from Maumere to Labuan Bajo by road. The most popular way is taking a chartered boat from East-Lombok to Labuan Bajo stopping in several places on the way, like Komodo and Rinca and for snorkeling. The trip takes about 6 days and costs 300.000 Rp p.p.
Food consists mainly of rice and noodles.
Coming from Sulawesi there is a daily Merpati flight from UP leaving around 12 am. From Timor there is a ferry and a plane from Kupang to Labuan Bajo. Getting around Bus Buses are very uncomfortable, there are no AC buses like in Sulawesi or Java. There are several people offering a car for hire. Count on 500.000 Rp for the Maumere-Labuan Bajo trip.