Komodo Island in Nusa Tenggara Islands The island is included in the Komodo National Park along the island of Rinca. Padar island, Mota and many other smaller islands. Administratively, the island is located in the district of Komodo, West Manggarai regency, and directly adjacent to the West Nusa Tenggara province
Komodo National Park
This island is the habitat for native animals dragons, a kind of lizard meat eater giant. on the island there are more than 2,000 Komodo dragons live the wild. You can see the Komodo dragon is chasing prey in many places in this place. It is important to shop together a guide for security reasons to be here.
In 1986, UNESCO placed Komodo Island and other islands in the Komodo National Park as a World Heritage site because of the existence of dragons that can not be found in this domain. The habitat of the endangered animals are outdoors with meadows, white sand beaches and rainforests.
Komodo Island won the award for the new seven wonders of nature is a tribute to the seven best natural attractions in the world. Determine the winner is obtained from the results of voting experts and research, Komodo Island won the most votes and six other tourist attractions are Iguazu Falls, the Amazon Rainforest, Puerto Princesa Underground River, Bay Halong, Jeju island and Table Mountain.
Komodo
Komodo reptile itself is a kind of giant carnivorous lizards that can reach 2-3 meters and weigh 100-165 kg. This animal has a Varanus komodoensis scientific name, while local people call this beast as the "Ora". If seen, the Komodo dragon scary, with a great body, sharp nails, scaly skin and a forked tongue always stuck. prey Dragons are pigs, horses, deer, raccoons, buffalos and monkeys.
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Overview of the history of the island of Komodo
Komodo
in 1910, Lt. Steyn van Hens Broek went to Komodo island to prove his force report says there is a pet dragon on this island. Broek with his troops who were trained and then decided to come to the island to hunt the animal. He and his troops managed to kill the dragons were then photographed and sent to the Bogor Botanical Garden.
1912 is the first time the existence of dragons known to the public through written journals Peter A. Ouwens and published in the newspapers belonging to the Netherlands Indian. Ouwens is director of the Bogor Zoological Museum. Then in 1915 the Dutch government began to ban hunting dragons, fear of these animals are extinct.
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What can we do on the island of Komodo?
in addition to seeing the lives of dragons in their natural habitat, there are many other things you can do on the island of Komodo
Trekking
Beach Komodo island
Komodo dragons is not only contains animals, dragons and more there are many other animals that inhabit this island such as horses, deer, various species of birds, snakes, lizards and much more, a way to enjoy this island is trekking . You can see the animals hiking in Komodo Island.
While trekking, you will be invited to climb Mount Ara, which has a height of 538 meters above sea level. Guests can also go the water hole is a place to drink and rest dragons. You can see the consumption of alcohol or refuge for Komodo dragon in a tree nearby.
There are four hiking trails to choose from, ranging from short, medium, long adventure. The length of the hiking trail is 1-8 km depending on the type you choose. If you choose a long adventure, you will be prompted through the forest, the river and the beautiful hills. As for short, the journey will end on a hill with stunning views of the bay. However, all four lanes will pass trekking Watering Hole to never be confused to choose the way.
During the tour, you and the group will be accompanied by a guard or guide once the manager of dragons. Ranger equip you with a forked stick that ends. It is said that the stick is made from a single species of trees that could become a weapon to weaken the dragons. If the attack or dragons chasing a shot, the tip of the stick of branching is used to remove the dragons neck, in a short time of dragons will weaken and stop attacking.
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Diving and snorkeling
Komodo
Komodo offers not only the natural beauty of the land only. The underwater world in this island is just as beautiful. There are about 386 types of coral, 70 species of sponges, algae as a home to thousands of species of fish, green turtles, whales, sharks, dolphins and others.
Natural Komodo Island Underwater National Park and the Park area known as one of the best dive sites in the world. When snorkeling or diving here you can see the beauty of marine life that is very rich and diverse. Among the many diving spots there, here are the three points of the best diving in Komodo Island by many divers:
Pierre Samsia
Pierre Samsia? is a favorite dive sites. You can walk along a series of waterways and can interact with turtles, sharks and a variety of small fish.
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Store
Stores shop called the stone palace in the water. Located at a depth of 7 meters below the sea level, you can enjoy the beauty of coral reefs with a variety of colors and the fish that swim among the coral.
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Crystal Rock
this is also a favorite of divers. Was at a depth of 5 meters, you can find a frog fish, Barramundi Cod, Parrotfish and several other fish species.
The best time for diving in these waters is the month from March to December. Indeed, wind direction, water temperature, strong currents and seasons that affect visibility when diving from or in these months.
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What else is interesting about Komodo Island?
Komodo Pink beach
On this island there is a very unique beach that is Pink Beach. The beach is also known as the Pink Beach, but local residents prefer to call as Red Beach. Red beach Young on the beach of pink sand, the color becomes more and more apparent in the wet sand by the waves.
According to research, the pink color on the beach caused by a piece of coral is crushed and mixed with sand beach. In the world there are only contained seven and pink sand beach on the island of Komodo is one of them.
Pink Beach Komodo
The beauty of the beach is not only the color of sand is unique. Under the sea here is also famous for the beautiful. The beach is also often used as the location for diving and snorkeling.
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Transport
Transport on the island of Komodo can be done by air, land and sea or combined air three.
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When using air, you will fly from Denpasar to Labuan Bajo. After that, you can continue the trip by ferry to the island of Komodo.
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Sea
You can leave Tanjung Benoa, Bali, in the direction of Labuan Bajo. Labuan Bajo, a trip to Komodo Island continues using the ferry.
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Army
There are bus from Denpasar to Labuan Bajo. The bus will cross by ferry. Arriving in Labuan Bajo, the journey can be continued again using the ferry to the island of Komodo.
In addition to these three options, you can also select Live Board. If you choose Live Board, you'll stay on the boat for a few days to get to Komodo National Park. During the trip, you can dive with a group and a guide. Equipment provided any complete accounting room, dining room and toilet. The price charged ranged from 175 to 10,000 USD per night depending on how the package you choose, as well as existing installations. Boats leave from Bima, Bali, Lombok and Labuan Bajo.
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Accommodation
Many tourists choose to stay in a hotel in Labuan Bajo, But outside the hotel in Labuan Bajo, there are alternatives other accommodations:
boat Rental
in addition to tours, you can also use a boat hire? to stay. Most ships have been equipped with a bed, toilet and meal packages. The cost of rent and facilities depending on the size of the vessel you hire.
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House keeper Komodo Island
you can stay in the care home or care Komodo Island. This house-shaped house on stilts with a limited supply. Generally, the electricity will be turned off at 22:00.
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Tips for Komodo Island
- When trekking, please do not make a move to get -Arrived or noise. Komodo is very sensitive to movement and sound.
- For women who are in the menstrual period, are required to report to give more attention store. This is because dragons can smell the blood of a radius of several hundred meters.
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