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Dragon-watch, adventure, jungle-rest, ocean-drive, wildlife
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no matter how cute they look, y'aint wanna mess with them :D
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Fast and large, they're out to get you
meiyergani Says: Enjoy sailing from Labuan Bajo pier towards Komodo National Parks, please take a very nice moments seeing a green savannah and the blue ocean along the trip. so many small island also a geat landscape worth a visit
meiyergani Says: Long ago one could go to the Komodo National Park by a Ferry, nowadays the only transportation means to explore Komodo is using a hire boat which depart from Labuan Bajo Pier, West Manggarai.There were many Tour Operator which arrange the trip to Komodo National Parks and...
meiyergani Says: A place where so many boats were stranded and the exploration to Komodo National Parks is begin, a Traveler might be use a small boat which loads two to five peoples, a middle boat which loads seven to ten peoples or a large boat which loads up to fifteen peoples.Just go to...
rinca - the less known island for komodo warans
hanspeter_W. Says: if you visit komodo would suggest you also can visit rinca, less crowded , you also find komodo warans especailly at rangers entrance areaRincah, also known as Rinca, is a small island near Komodo island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The island is famous for komodo...
Hold Your Breath: *S*U*N*S*E*T*
RoyJava Says: Wo does not know the sunset on any island can be just spectacular. When in Indonesia time flies and the evening is a sudden moment of going out of the light. That is the same on an island and even more sudden when facing the western direction.On the Komodo Island it is even...
Komodo Party-time: Silence For The Komodo
RoyJava Says: 36 km long by 16 km at its wides, 500 km E of Bali, Pulau Komodo lies in one of the driest regions in Indonesia. Volcanic in origin, the island is composed of pyrolastic-like ash which has solidified into arid tuffstone hillsides. The whole E coast is an eroded cliff that...
meiyergani Says: To get to Komodo island is fly via BALI Ngurah 'Ray' airport to Labuan Bajo West Manggarai 'Komodo Airport' by AVIA STAR "TRANSNUSA" airline or by "MERPATI" airline.TRANSNUSA is more reliable schedule with the fare from IDR 600 K up to IDR 1000 K and would take about one...
meiyergani Says: one of a convenience way to reach Komodo island is sailing by boat, there were many tour operators at Soekarno Hatta street in Labuan Bajo offers atrip to Komodo National Parks, they offer one day trip to Rinca island, one day trip to Komodo island, two days one night...
RoyJava Says: Most tourists on Komodo just arrived to watch the Komodo lizard. You can't do anything without a guide, though they are willing to lead you anywhere. When you got a captain of your own, and a boat, ... heehee ..., try to get to Pulau Kalung. Its fame refers to the flying...
NICOLE VILOTEAU: A Very Special Book About Komodo
RoyJava Says: It was Nicole Viloteau who caught my eye immediately when heard about her. She is a French photographer and has explored some secrets of the world's remaining jungles, included the lizard and Komodo. She is used to play with king-cobras, poisened snakes and ... the...
Krupuk Komodo: Komodo Chips, Too Funny To Leave
RoyJava Says: Krupuk is so famous in Indonesia, the popular tasty shrimp chips from Indonesia. Mainly known as "krupuk", you can get these everywhere. Try "krupuk" (deep fried shrimps crackers) with spicy recipes, of just enjoy it as a snack. I found these Komodo Krupuk and couldn't...
RoyJava Says: Long, long ago, a mythical princess lived on Komodo, whom people called Putri Naga or Dragon Princess. She married a man named Najo and bore him twins: one was a baby boy, and the other a baby dragon. Her son, named Si Gerong, was raised amongst men; the dragon she called...
RoyJava Says: The natives call the Komodo-varan ORA (=snake) or BUAYA DARAT (=land-crocodile) and do pay great respect to this reptile-animal that could surprise you by a tremendous sprint. The muscular legs do support the heavy body and show the fierced lizard as a truly spectacular...
RoyJava Says: Getting to Pulau Komodo is no easy task. Getting around neither !!! And not only because of the lizard itself ...Walking along the beaches please, do wear sand-shoes. You would not be the first stinged by a thornback. These little rays hide in the sand close to the...
RoyJava Says: A backpack and a rucksack small size. You have to hang your luggage in the middle of the sleepingroom, because of the rats! Trekking around take as little as possible ... and bring a bottle of water! It is dry and hot! Lightweight clothing will be more comfortable to wear....
First time liveaboard experience, you have to try
GillesS2 Says: I had no idea how lovely a cruise could be until i was taken -by my wife- to Indonesia for a trip aboard the WAOW.This boat was made using ancient carving techniques and all I can say is 'WOW' this vessel is stunning. I spent 10 days cruising the indonesian archipelago and...
RoyJava Says: The Poreng Valley place is at the old dry riverbed side. A wonderful morning we left the kampung and marched into the jungle. Nope, no feeding with a goat. The 8 of us didnot want to watch how the lizards devour the goats. Even without food they are quite active, not...
Snorkling from the Queen Scuba
loisl Says: Diving from the Queen Scuba was great!But one day it all ends, because of the upcoming flight, we had to snorkel on the last day, and wow, it was awesome, sswimming with the Manta's!My whole trip was perfectly organised by Gekko Scuba Divers.Thanks Marcia, it was incredible!
Diving in Komodo NP: Reefseekers
jantichm Says: Reefseekers ara a reliable dive center established in Labuan Bajo. Boats and equipment are in good conditions. Guides are nice guys.Normally the boat departs at 7:00AM and comes back in the evening. You will dive twice and rest between them for lunch.The costs of dives...
Introducing the beast.... Komodo Dragon
irma-setiono Says: Pulau Komodo, or in a bigger scale, Komodo National Park, is the only place in the world where you can see the infamous Komodo Dragons living and moving around freely in their natural habitat.Being in this island, looking at the giant lizards makes you feel like you go back...
Yes, I have visited the legendary Komodo a while ago. The Komodo, that mythical creature we can compare with like the myth of the goddess (read more ahead). This monitor genus, named Komodo lived its...
Me and my friends wanted to explore eastern part of Indonesia as a part of our travel mission: to explore those islands outside Java. We came up with this idea to go to Komodo Island as well as...
The Komodo Dragon is the last Pre-historic creatures –, called “Ora” by local people, scientifically describe as Varanus Komodoensis. Komodo dragons’ ancestors roamed the earth up to about half...
I did a liveaboard scuba trip on the Queen Scuba, starting /ending at Labuan Bajo. We scuba dived at different places and did a walking tour through the national park on Rinca island to see the...
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