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unique experience to watch the Komodo dragons, untouched nature, fantastic diving
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long way to go, very expensive
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A travel back in time!
gabyne Says: Komodo and its adjacent islands have one of the richest biodiversity of all marine areas worldwide. This is because of its special location between different oceans and seas (Indian and Pacific Ocean, Flores and Java Sea) with narrow channels and therefore strong currents....
gabyne Says: When you visit the Komodo National Park you must do a guided walk through the island. It is not possible to walk around by oneself because the Komodo dragons can be dangerous to humans (they prey pigs, small horses, deer...) The park rangers give you a lot of interesting...
global_explorer Says: My boattrip from Labuanbajo to Rinca in Komodo nationalpark are worth mentioning. I was taken trough a dry but beautifull islandlandscape, the landscape on the islands reminds of Andalusia in Spain. Mostly they have desertcolours-brownnish mainly. Some places they are black....
Vlado_ZG Says: Do not come closer than 2 meters to the Dragon, cause can be dangerous.
Diving and Sleeping onboard the "Komodo Dancer": Komodo Liveaboard
gabyne Says: For the avid divers, a one-week liveboard trip to Komodo is one of the best things you can do. The boat leaves from Bali and passes the islands of Lombok, Sumbawa, Satonda, Sangeang etc. until it reaches the Komodo National Park. After several days, the boat returns to...
Gardena: Bamboo huts in the garden
lunatique Says: It's a nice hotel located up on the hillside in Labuan Bajo. It has nice view overlooking the ocean from almost each room balcony. The rooms are made from wood and bamboo. Shower is available, but there is no hot water. For a hot and humid place like this, hot water is...
the only place on the island :)
R.Dettmann Says: Nothing special. You'll need a mosquito net! bathroom on the foor. There is no real shower :)) Dragons sleep under your little hut.
Dragon feast: Try not to be eaten by Dragon
Vlado_ZG Says: fresh tourists, preferably naked
better get your own fresh seefood :)
R.Dettmann Says: well there is not much to choose from. so better don't stay to long on the island. Noodels with eggs or without.=>We bought some fresh fish from the fishing village and they fixed it for us. Very nice!But after one time the prices jumped up for fresh fish. The fisherman...
gabyne Says: You don't have to do a diving trip with an expensive liveaboard boat to get to Komodo island. These diving trips often start from Bali and it takes about 20-22 hours until you arrive at Komodo National Park. As an alternative, you can also fly from Bali to Flores and take a...
gabyne Says: On Komodo there are lot of different and also poisonous snakes - for example the king cobra or the blue viper...Since you are always trekking with a park ranger, he can show you the snakes you wouldn't see otherwise.
global_explorer Says: Timordeer, or Rusa are elegant, nervous and fast. They are loved by the dragons and have security first as their first rule. Despite this, they are relatively easy to spot. The deer on the pic are a male in charge of a group of females. For a long time he stood motionless...
global_explorer Says: The crabeating makak are the areas only primat, and apparently regard it as their maintask to destroy the hunt for the dragons, the noise they make can be heard far away. This is a very adaptable monkey who thrive on these dry islands as well as in the jungles. They are...
global_explorer Says: The komodolizzard are the worlds biggest landliving reptile, with a bad reputation. The bite are lethal because it has a horrific cocktail of microbes. This is used to kill prey, witch will die after a few days. They are mostly peacefull, on Rinca you can safely study...
R.Dettmann Says: It will be hard to dive from Komodo. There is a dive shop, but not many divers. Me and a friend of mine managed to dive there because we had our equipment. The guid (he is also the main ranger) got us some kind of fisherboat. It was quite an adventure, i can tell you. You...
gabyne Says: On one afternoon, we did a little (but exhausting) trek on a hill of one of the surrounding islands in Komodo National Park. From the top, we had an exciting view of the sea, the other islands and the beaches.Since it was dry season, all the grass and leaves turned brown but...
Plan a Komodo vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Komodo locals
Welcome to the Kingdom of Forked-tongue Beasts - Komodo National Park is located between Flores Island (East Nusa Tenggara) and Sumbawa Island (West Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. It covers about 1,817 square km. The main islands are Komodo Island,...
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Q: Hi, I'm really interested in doing this tour that visits Komodo Island, Flores (including the cave where the miniature skeletons...
A: If you've backpacked in SEA before, then it's not difficult to travel in Flores on your own since when you arrive at each destination, there'll always be local guides at...
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The Komodo dragon - one of the last animals surviving from ancient times - millions of years old. There are several thousands left on the islands of Komodo, Rinca and Western Flores. These three...
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Welcome to the Kingdom of Forked-tongue Beasts
Komodo National Park is located between Flores Island (East Nusa Tenggara) and Sumbawa Island (West Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. It covers about 1,817 square km. The main islands are Komodo Island,...
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Kommodo nationalpark are made up of several islands, the biggest are Komodo and Rinca, both are home to the komodolizzard witch has made the place known. Already in the third century AD chinese...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Komodo. I'd love to share with you the 3 tips I've written, the 10 photos uploaded, and 2 travelogues I've created.
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Komod Island sounds misterious, sounds lake place beyond the end of the world, and in the way it is. One day by tiny wooden boat away from nearest island, world of exotic reptile, lost in huge ocean...
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