To get to Pangbatang Island, tourists must cross by motorboat from Port of Laurens Say in Maumere City. The journey takes one hour.
"There is also Pig Island, where it is a diving spot, there is a tsunami crack in there, the waters around the island of Pig is not fast," he added.
For beach enthusiasts, Melchias suggests going to the white sandy Koka Beach. Koka Beach is on the border between Ende and Maumere.
"There is also the Ledalero Museum, the oldest seminary where Pope John Paul the Second had slept there (museum) .Gusdur used to have frequent discussions with the priest who was in charge of Islamology at the museum, the museum in the Ritapiret area," he said.