ADVENTURING
LOMBOK - KOMODO ISLANDS
Adventuring Lombok
through Komodo Islands Archipelago is one of your best
International adventures destination to experience an encounter
with the fearsome Komodo dragons, the world largest
lizard. Komodo's are growing up to 3 meters in length and up to 140
kilograms of weight, Komodo considered the last of their kind
remaining in the world today. Komodo Island - located
between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores - is now a
national park and also home to number of rare birds,
deer's and wild pigs which are prey to the lizards as
well.
Komodo is called "ORA"
by the local people; Komodo dragon (Varanus
Komodoensis) is actually a giant monitor lizard. Its
ancestors roamed the earth up to about half a million
years ago. Komodo live on goat, deer and even the
carcasses of its own kind. The only human population
on the island is at the fishing village called Komodo
who supplement their income breeding goats which are
used to feed the lizard.
KOMODO
ISLAND MAPS
The Komodo is
protected by law and although they are considered
harmless, it is advisable to keep them at the
distance. Komodo Island is now a nature reserve, home
to a number of rare bird species, deer and weld pigs,
which are prey to the lizards as well.
The islands of the
Komodo Dragon: Rinca & Komodo Islands are part of the
complex of 175 islands (about 90% inhabitants),
situated 200 nautical miles east of Bali, between the
islands of Flores and Sumbawa. Actually, there are 2
main gates entering Komodo. The first one is the Bima
harbor. the second one is the harbor of Labuhan Bajo.
Start the tour from Labuhan Bajo will provide us less
time to sail. Its only needs about 3 hours to sail
from Labuhan Bajo to Komodo island. Most of our guest
taking the trip to Komodo from Labuhan Bajo, asit is
closer to the site. Less time needed to sail on the
boat.
During your stay
at Komodo island, we will do some trekking to the
former feeding site of komodo on Banunggulung on
Komodo island. There is a trekking trail of about 20
minutes from the sea shore to the site on where most
peoples see the the Komodo lizard on its habitat. We
will also pay a visit to the other island nearby. The
Komodo island group comprises of many big and small
island. Among the big one are the Komodo island, the
Rinca island, and Padar island.
In general, the
vegetation at Komodo are only comprises of trees and
grass. The forest is not too thick, and the ground is
covered by the grass while there are only rare trees
to grow. The situation there just likes the savannah.
Beside the komodo it self, the site also the home of
many other animals including wild water buffaloes,
deer's, and long tailed macaques.
The water of
Komodo is very ideal place for many kinds of sea
activities. A lot of our visitors enjoy very much the
virgin underwater sites of Komodo Island. It's just
like the missing paradise for he underwater world
lover. It has many excellent dive spots for your
vacations of dream.
In the sea its
vibrant color and exotic life will enchant divers and
snorkeled alike as endless schools of fish ride the
waterways rushing up from deep sea vents, below them
the seabed is covered with a thick carpet of
florescent corals and marine invertebrates - an
underwater photographer’s paradise.
The corals in
Komodo National park are pristine, colored by Mantas,
sharks, turtles, dolphins, dugong, many pelages, to
the tiny pygmy seahorses, nudi-branchs, frog fish; you
name it we've got it. The sites vary from gentle easy
coral slopes to heart pounding adrenalin rides, from
the warm waters of the Flores Sea in the north to the
chillier waters down south in the Indian Ocean, the
underwater terrain is so varied with sheer cliff
walls, pinnacles, sandy flat bottoms, underwater
plateaus, slopes, caves, swim-through, channels, all
with varying colors, sizes and types of coral both
hard and soft.
You will board on
a fisherman wooden boat which have been modified to
enable and suitable for carrying tourist, equipped by
Radio Navigation, Electricity, Toilet, One big cabin
which has 6-8 beds, Life jackets and Mattress.
ACCOMMODATIONS AROUND
KOMODO ISLAND
Golo Hill Top, is
Dutch/Indonesian owned and has AC and Basic rooms,
they have a very nice view over the harbor of Labuan
Bajo, they are away from the noise of the main road
and they serve good food in their restaurant.
Gardena has basic
fan rooms, is Indonesian owned and also has wonderful
views over the harbor, it is rather noisy here, as it
is one of the busiest places and is near the main
road, they have a good restaurant with very reasonable
prices.
Eco Lodge. The
highest standard of rooms in Labuan Bajo, AC/hot water
rooms, swimming pool, out of town near the beach, very
peaceful, has a Restaurant serving a variety of
dishes.
Our Recommend
packages depart from Lombok Island are as follow:
For further
information, please kindly contact us.
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