Komodo National Park Office
3.4
Jl. Soekarno Hatta, Labuan Ajo, Pulau Komodo, Komodo, Kec. Komodo, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Tim. 86554, Indonesia
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27°C
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23 — 31°C
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Wed
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Sunrise
06:15
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17:59
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12.6 km/h
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Description
Komodo National Park Office is the gateway to one of the most fascinating places on Earth, home to the famous Komodo dragons - the world's largest lizards.
The park offers a variety of hiking trails of varying levels of difficulty that offer breathtaking views of three bays with different colored sands: black, white and pink.
The abundance of marine biodiversity makes it a nature lover's paradise with over 1,000 species of fish and hundreds of species of coral.
Reviews
★3.4
Anishaa month agoWe came here as part of a 3d boat tour around the Komodo park. We thought we would be led through the forest to try and see some dragons but it seemed like a scheduled route everyone goes down. We were told it might be hard to spot the dragons as it is currently the mating season and they hide away.
We started walking and within 10 mins we saw a dragon eating a goat in the field. There was already another group there watching too so I’m not sure how long it had been there for (unsure if this goat was given to the dragon by the locals or actually hunted as there were other goats roaming around as well). We then went further into the forest and then ended up in this spot with 4 dragons, conveniently also right next to the souvenir shop? There were 2 smaller females further away that were moving around slowly then there was a massive male one in the centre surrounded by tour groups. This one wasn’t moving at all and everyone was taking turns getting pictures with it. The guides told us it had eaten for the day and was too full to move…. Seemed unusual when the others we saw had their heads up and were at least moving a little bit.
I’m a bit suspicious whether they A. Feed them for the day in that spot so tourists can take pictures or B. Possible sedate them so they don’t move from there. They tell you the dragons are hard to spot but I guarantee every tourists that comes there will see a dragon and also get the same picture with it.
500k entrance fee is also quite expensive considering other activities in the area (some boat trips say it is 600k). The island is full of rubbish so what is the fee going towards instead?
Sam Turnera month agoI don’t know what they do to the Komodos but this is not ethical tourism, this is exploitation. You will arrive and be shepherded by “rangers” on a 10 minute walking route that passes 3 or 4 dragons, completely motionless, surrounded by tourists clamouring to take a photo with them. The tourists encircle the unlucky dragons and are way too close, posing for photos less than 2 metres away. The dragons look suicidal, it is not normal for an apex predator to be so docile around humans. I did a 3 day boat tour to see Komodo national park and while the scenery and snorkelling was amazing, this part left a sour taste and should be banned in my opinion (or at the very least they should erect a walking boundary so tourists stay on raised bridges and watch the dragons from above and far away). I assume neither will happen as it’s a money spinner
Yeo Nikea month agoWe saw a few wild Komodo dragons, which was quite cool, and also visited an old abandoned nest along with a man-made water point. However, the park fee of 650k IDR per person felt unreasonably high for a tour that lasted only about 30 minutes. Personally, I wouldn’t recommend this park.Related categories
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Jl. Soekarno Hatta, Labuan Ajo, Pulau Komodo, Komodo, Kec. Komodo, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Tim. 86554, Indonesia
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