Komodo National Park West Flores Island

The Komodo National Park or KNP is located with the archipelago of Indonesia between the beautiful islands of Sumbawa and Flores. The park is a huge expanding project that is currently 1817km and with the current expansion plans this will soon be extending to 2,321km2 including marine and land reserves. The current threats and issues that the Komodo National Park deal with differ between species and the states of the ecosystems from with they are from. The Komodo National Park is the leading contributor to the maintaining and reintroduction plans for many endangered species such as the orange-footed fowl, the Timor deer and a number of endemic rodents. Underwater the situation is different, the main focuses on marine life are combating the over fishing of commercial species and the protection of the damage in which these dramatic declines in biomass inflict upon these unstable ecosystems and protection of coral and all marine life from the destructive and indiscriminative techniques that are often employed in Indonesia such as dynamite, cyanide and indiscriminative netting methods that collect far more unwanted fish then the target fish. Coral environments have evolved to respond only to very slow changes in their environment and this kind of destructive practice has to be combated. The Komodo National Park's focus underwater is concentrated the coral reefs themselves, the mangroves, seabed grasses, semi enclosed bays and seamounts, all of which are represented from with the respective areas of the park.


Reaching the national park is not difficult despite its secluded tropical location, most guests visit as part of a trip based in either Sumbawa or Flores and reach the Komodo National Park via Labuan Bajo in the west Flores area or from Bima, the gateway city in eastern Sumbawa. It is also possible to fly directly into Labuan Bajo from Bali Denpasar everyday on airlines such as Indonesia Air Transport (IAT) and Trans Nusa airlines that also offer flights from Java. These are always cheap and short flights making a short trip to the Komodo National Park an easy day out from many of the Indonesian Islands.

The Komodo National Park has over 1000 species of rare fish, 260 species of progressive base line coral that actually create the reefs themselves and 7 species of sponges that are essential to the surface of the reef. Large species are also present including sharks, Dugong, manta rays, over 14 species of endangered whales, dolphins and the now recovering giant turtles.

Awareness of these programs is essential to the improvements of these situations which are of huge importance in the future of the world's biosphere. Come and marvel at the wonders and hope instilled in the National Park and contribute to the progress. The Komodo National Park is an excellent day out for all the family where some of the rarest and most wonderful creatures are viewable in their natural surrounding, protected from the dangers that the modern world has inflicted upon them.

Joining of our our Komodo Adventure Tours will complete your travel experience in the tropical island of Flores in West Manggarai. This Komodo Tours can be started from Bali by flying into Labuan Bajo on the western part of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara. The tours to visit the Komodo Dragon range from 2 days to 4 days tours depending on the days of your travel plan. Nothing is really hard to go on an adventure tours like we do for Komodo. The travel preparation is simple from booking the airline ticket from Bali to Labuan Bajo and return, accommodation, boat and card transfers.

Komodo National Park

The Komodo National Park is located around a large area of water and a number of islands including the three main islands of Komodo, Rinca and Padar. Located in the southern band of islands in the Indonesian archipelago, Komodo can be found situated between Sumbawa and Flores in the centre of the band and offers great spectacles both on these incredible dry islands and beneath the waters around some of the most biologically diverse marine habitats in the world. The Komodo National Park is perhaps most famous for the gigantic and ferocious Komodo Dragons which can be found on both islands and are an incredible sight. Endemic only to these three islands of the world these large beasts are a rare thing. As well as this there are also a number of other species exclusive to this tiny area of the world such as the giant rats (which appear more like giant Ginny pigs) and the remains of extinct tiny human forms as well as other oddly sized animals. This is due to phenomena known as the small island effect whereby animals usually become extremely large or extremely small in competition with each other within a highly competitive environment of limited resources.

The Komodo National Park is now a World Heritage Site and as well as a Man and Biosphere Reserve of the UNESCO who are fighting to protect this invaluable area of natural beauty. Species’ visible in the Komodo National Park including the Giant Komodo rats, the Timor Deer and the Orange-footed Scrub Fowl before even considering the vast coral reefs teeming with life all around the area with 1000s of species of fish and 260 reef building corals even in a single bay. Dugongs, sharks, over 14 species of whale, dolphins, manta rays and sea turtles are among some of the more impressive creatures in these waters.

Unfortunately, Komodo National Park, like so many protected area of the world the Komodo National Park faces a collection of threats such as the rising pressure in forest cover and the water grid, an 800% increase in human population over the last 60 years, the obvious problems of Timor Deer and Komodo Dragons living on the same islands but as well as this natural interaction there is also a great deal of poaching and highly destructive dynamite fishing as well as pollution from all sorts of sources. These problems stem from a lack of education in environmental issues as well as the developing nature of the people living these countries who often have no choice but to carry out these activities to feed there families. There are however constant attempts to educate and support these local people channelling their incredible potential into other methods of making a living and with the rise in Eco tourism in the area of the Komodo National Park, there are more and more jobs that promote the importance of protecting these areas for instant financial gratification which is a complete turn around.

Wisata Ke Pulau Komodo

Komodo Dragon merupakan icon bagi provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur. Nama pulau Komodo sangat tidak asing bagi kita semua baik di manca negara maupun kalangan lokal atau domestik. Apalagi Komodo Dragon menjadi salah satu nominasi dalam tujuh keajaiban dunia. Pulau Komodo merupakan habitat komodo hidup dan berkembang biak dengan baik. Di pulau Komodo terdapat sekitar 1300 ekor Komodo. Ditambah dengan pulau lain, seperti Pulau Rinca dan dan Gili Motang, jumlah mereka keseluruhan mencapai sekitar 2500 ekor. Ada pula sekitar 100 ekor komodo di Cagar Alam Wae Wuul di daratan Pulau Flores tapi tidak termasuk wilayah Taman Nasional Komodo.

Begitu terkenalnya komodo setelah masuk dalam tujuh keajaiban dunia yang dibarengi gencarnya pemerintah indonesia melalui kementerian pariwisata untuk selalui mempromosikan obyek wisata ini baik tingkat lokal (melalui stasiun TV swasta dan pemerintah) maupun di manca negara.

Agar anda mencapai Taman Nasional Komodo titik pertama yang akan di lalui adalah Pelabuhan Komodo dari Bandara Ngurah Rai Bali, di mana untuk sementara ini penerbangan hanya ada sekali dalam sehari ( Lion, Garuda, Kalstar, NamAir, dan Trans Nusa). Untuk perjalanan ke Pulau Komodo sendiri bisa di tempuh melalui pelabuhan Komodo dengan kapal kayu, tarif berpariasi tergantung jenis kapalnya ( Boat cabin fan, cabin ac dan deck ), tentu ukuran menjadi hal yang menentukan pula.

Akhir-akhir ini tingkat kunjungan wisatawan domestik untuk destinasi Komodo dan Flores semakin meningkat. Dalam memilih paket wisata para wisatawan harus memahami korelasi antara fasilitas, mutu pelayanan dengan nominal yang harus di bayar. Jika fasilitas semua seba deluxe tentunya tidak sedikit pun kocek yang harus dikeluarkan. Bahkan ada wisatawan domestik mengatakan wah........... kok trip ke Komodo dan Flores kalah biaya trip ke puket, singapore dan lain sebagainya. Tikt pesawat saja mahal banget. Yah......realita memang seperti itu. Apalagi kalau Papua.

Oleh sebab itu untuk berkunjung ke Komodo dan Flores para wisatawan harus memahami budgetnya dan faslitas yang didapat. Untuk berlibur ke Pulau Komodo memerlukan biaya yang agak sedikit berat karena perlengkapan ke wisata ke Pulau Komodo ini masih tergolong agak mahal. Di dunia maya jika berselancar mencari paket wisata Komodo, ada banyak penawaran paket-paket dengan harga bervariasi. Waspadai jika harga yang di berikan murah karena biaya keperluan wisata pulau Komodo masih tergolong mahal.
Ayo berwisatalah ke Pulau Komodo, Flores dan sekitarnya.

Komodo Island Indonesia

Komodo is one of the 17,508 islands that compose the Republic of Indonesia. The island is particularly notable as the habitat of the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on Earth, which is named after the island. Komodo Island has a surface area of 390 square kilometres and a human population of over two thousand. The people of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed with Bugis from Sulawesi. The people are primarily adherents of Islam but there are also Christian and Hindu congregations.

Komodo is part of the Lesser Sunda chain of islands and forms part of the Komodo National Park. In addition, the island is a popular destination for diving. Administratively, it is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province.

Komodo is part of the Lesser Sunda chain of islands and forms part of the Komodo National Park. It lies between the substantially larger neighboring islands Sumbawa to the west and Flores to the east. The island's surface area covers 390 square kilometres.

The earliest stories of a dragon existing in the region circulated widely and attracted considerable attention. But no one visited the island to check the story until official interest was sparked in the early 1910s by stories from Dutch sailors based in Flores in East Nusa Tenggara about a mysterious creature. The creature was allegedly a dragon which inhabited a small island in the Lesser Sunda Islands (the main island of which is Flores).

The Dutch sailors reported that the creature measured up to seven metres (twenty-three feet) in length with a large body and mouth which constantly spat fire. Hearing the reports, Lieutenant Steyn van Hensbroek, an official of the Dutch Colonial Administration in Flores, planned a trip to Komodo Island. He armed himself, and accompanied by a team of soldiers he landed on the island. After a few days, Hensbroek managed to kill one of the lizards.

Van Hensbroek took the dragon to headquarters where measurements were taken. It was approximately 2.1 metres (6.9 feet) long, with a shape very similar to that of a lizard. More samples were then photographed by Peter A. Ouwens, the Director of the Zoological Museum and Botanical Gardens in Bogor, Java. The records that Ouwens made are the first reliable documentation of details about what is now called the Komodo dragon (or Komodo monitor).

Ouwens was keen to obtain additional samples. He recruited hunters who killed two dragons measuring 3.1 metres and 3.35 metres as well as capturing two pups, each measuring less than one metre. Ouwens carried out studies on the samples and concluded that the Komodo dragon was not a flame-thrower but was a type of monitor lizard. Research results were published in 1912. Ouwens named the giant lizard Varanus komodoensis. Realizing the significance of the dragons on Komodo Island as an endangered species, the Dutch government issued a regulation on the protection of the lizards on Komodo Island in 1915.

The Komodo dragon became something of a living legend. In the decades since the Komodo was discovered, various scientific expeditions from a range of countries have carried out field research on the dragons on Komodo Island

Flores Komodo Tourism

Flores island and Komodo national park is one of world tourism destination in Indonesia since some highlight tourist attraction can be found both of the area such as; wonder of nature, culture, tradition, marine life and the only site can be found world’s reptile of Komodo Dragons and wild life. Flores Komodo tourism sector grow quickly from some decade where tourist visit increasing every year. Supported by either sea and air transportation connect to the island of Flores from Bali, Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Lombok, Kupang west Timor and other part of Indonesia, make all visitor easy to reach both of the destination.

Komodo national park is covering more than 30 island with all untouched nature either marine and the islands making all tourist attraction perfectly future sustainable tourism to visit. Komodo national park is one of world diving site with rich of colorful of corals and fishes where can be found every spot around the area. Komodo national park thus becomes on of the dive site destination beyond Komodo dragons and wild life.

Flores island is one of most popular tourist destination in Indonesia which is covered by beauty of nature, diversity of culture and tradition, hand weaving and way of life. There is many tourist attraction to see on the land and the island surrounding such as; Kelimutu lake is a wonder of nature and dramatic sight with Three colored crater lake, Bena traditional village and hand weaving, Ngadha tribes, Wae Rebo primitive village and their unique community, Riung 17 islands for snorkeling, beaches and relaxing, Lembata for culture and Whale hunting, Adonara island of historical site and etc will be presenting on our posting on this blog. Topography of Flores island is mountainous and hilly covered cross the land making  all the tours find gorgeous landscape during driving from east to west part of the island. Flores is one most well-known with active and smoking volcano influenced by world volcano lines lie along the island. The eruption always happen with high earthquake in 1992 was killed thousand of peoples and materials. With long story of migration process is influenced to the local culture, tradition and way of life different between the regency as colorful of Florenesse.

Wisata Ke Pulau Komodo

Paket Tour Pulau Komodo yang kami tawarkan ini merupakan pilihan tepat bagi anda untuk berwisata atau melakukan petualangan, anda akan mengunjungi objek utama biawak komodo di alam aslinya, sebagian besar ada di pulau Rinca dan pulau Komodo yang keduanya masuk ke dalam kawasan Taman Nasional Komodo. Pulau-pulau lain yang akan kita kunjungi memiliki ciri dan keindahan tersendiri, kita dapat melakukan beragam aktivitas antara lain snorkeling, memancing, berburu foto dan kegiatan lainnya yang tidak kalah seru. Perjalanan Anda akan memiliki kenangan tersendiri, karena Kami menggunakan Apik phinisi kapal kayu tradisional yang tangguh terbuat dari kayu besi dan jati.

Objek Wisata Pulau Komodo dikenal sebagai habitat asli hewan komodo. Pulau ini juga merupakan kawasan Taman Nasional Komodo yang dikelola oleh Pemerintah Pusat. Pulau Komodo berada di sebelah timur Pulau Sumbawa, yang dipisahkan oleh Selat Sape. Di Pulau Komodo, hewan komodo hidup dan berkembang biak dengan baik. Hingga Agustus 2009, di pulau ini terdapat sekitar 1300 ekor komodo. Ditambah dengan pulau lain, seperti Pulau Rinca dan dan Gili Motang, jumlah mereka keseluruhan mencapai sekitar 2500 ekor. Ada pula sekitar 100 ekor komodo di Cagar Alam Wae Wuul di daratan Pulau Flores tapi tidak termasuk wilayah Taman Nasional Komodo. Kami memberikan paket tour pulau komodo yang dapat disesuaikan dengan waktu yang anda inginkan.

Pulau Komodo Flores

qweqweqe Pulau Komodo berada di Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara. Pulau ini masuk dalam kawasan Taman Nasional Komodo bersama Pulau Rinca, Pulau Padar, Pulau Motang dan banyak pulau-pulau kecil lainnya. Secara administratif, pulau ini berada di Kecamatan Komodo, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, dan berbatasan langsung dengan Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat.

Pulau ini merupakan habitat asli binatang komodo, sejenis kadal raksasa pemakan daging. Di Pulau Komodo terdapat lebih dari 2.000 ekor komodo yang hidup di alam bebas. Anda bisa melihat komodo yang sedang mengincar mangsanya di banyak lokasi di tempat ini. Sangat penting untuk berkeliling bersama pemandu untuk alasan keselamatan selama berada di sini.

Pada tahun 1986, UNESCO menetapkan Pulau Komodo dan pulau-pulau lain di kawasan Taman Nasional Komodo sebagai situs warisan dunia karena keberadaan komodo yang hanya bisa ditemui di kawasan ini. Habitat dari hewan yang terancam punah ini adalah alam terbuka dengan padang rumput, pantai berpasir putih dan hutan hujan tropis.

Pulau Komodo meraih penghargaan sebagai New Seven Wonders of Nature yang merupakan penghargaan untuk tujuh tempat wisata alam terbaik di dunia. Penentuan pemenang diperoleh dari hasil voting dan penelitian para ahli, pulau Komodo berhasil meraih voting tertinggi bersama enam tempat wisata lainnya yaitu Air Terjun Iguazu, Hutan Amazon, Sungai Bawah Tanah Puerto Princesa, Teluk Halong, Pulau Jeju dan Table Mountain.

Komodo sendiri merupakan binatang reptil sejenis kadal raksasa pemakan daging yang panjangnya bisa mencapai 2 – 3 meter dengan berat 100 – 165 kg. Binatang ini memiliki nama ilmiah Varanus Komodoensis, sedangkan warga setempat menyebut binatang ini dengan nama ‘Ora’. Jika dilihat, komodo memang menyeramkan, dengan badan yang besar, kuku yang tajam, kulit yang bersisik dan memiliki lidah bercabang dua yang selalu menjulur. Mangsa utama komodo adalah babi, kuda, rusa, musang, kerbau dan beruk.