Holiday Ayo -  Komodo Island is the home of Komodo dragons, the main animal attraction of the island. It is located at West Manggarai Regency. But, that doesn’t mean you can only find this animal. There are other wild faunas like snakes, birds, horses, and much more. Apart from animals, there’s another attraction that tourists can enjoy: the scenery!

The hills are similar to a desert landscape. Though, it features some beautiful beaches and wild bushes. Both the sky and the sea look so calm and blue.

Komodo Island is located at the westernmost tip of East Nusa Tenggara Province. It has a surface area of around 390 square kilometers and a human population of around two thousand.

The History of Komodo Island
This is the story of a dragon. Not just a legend, but really a dragon that still inhabits the eastern and central islands of Indonesia. The giant of this reptile world has a reputation as a top predator in its class. For a long time on the island of Komodo, ranks of the Flores Islands, Indonesia, has emerged the story of a giant dragon. Many sailors tell that this dragon is more like a frightening monster.

Its large tail can knock a buffalo with just one swish. The jaws are big and strong, to the point of swallowing a boar in one motion. And they believed that from the mouth of komodo always sprayed fire. The story is widely circulated and had attracted the attention of many people. But no one ever dared to approach the island to prove it. Until the early 1910s, reports of the Dutch-based fleet unit cluster headquartered in Flores about a mysterious creature suspected of “dragons” inhabit a small island in the Lesser Sunda Islands region (now the Flores Islands, Nusa Tenggara).

The Dutch military sailors reported that the creature probably measured up to seven meters in length, with a gigantic body and a mouth that was always spraying fire. Lieutenant Steyn van Hensbroek, a Dutch Colonial Administration official in the Flores region, heard this report and the stories surrounding Komodo Island. He also planned a trip to the island of Komodo.

There are legends about Komodo Island that are believed to exist in ancient times. It is believed that a king's daughter named Princess Naga married a man named Moja.

They were then blessed with a pair of male twins. However, one of their sons was shaped like a lizard and was given the name Orah.

Komodo Island residents are known as Ata Modo and the island they call Tana Modo. Komodo was first found by a Dutch resident named Lieutenant Steyn van Hensbroek in 1910. Around then, he was examining "animals like dragons" which he heard from reports of Dutch soldiers.

After effectively discovering the Komodo dragons, he recorded and sent skin tests to the Bogor Zoological Museum. Documentation about the existence of the giant lizard extends to all corners of the world.

About the Komodo Dragon

Komodo dragons are the biggest and heaviest lizards on Earth. Full-grown adults can reach 10 feet (3 meters) long and weigh more than 300 pounds (140 kilograms)! Most weigh about 150 pounds (70 kilograms).

The Komodo dragon is the only endemic animal that can only be found in Indonesia.

Komodo National Park was founded in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon. Later it was dedicated to protecting other species, including marine species. In 1991 the national park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

How do you get to Komodo Island?

Getting to Komodo Island is relatively easy. You first need to travel to Bali and then to Labuan Bajo by either plane or boat and finally to Komodo Island by boat. A couple of local airlines fly from Bali to Labuan Bajo on Flores Island, a small town in northwestern Flores which is the gateway to Komodo Island.

There are several airlines serving the Denpasar-Labuan Bajo route, with a journey time of about half an hour.

Komodo National Park Fee

1. Entrance Ticket National Park for Domestic Tourists (every day): IDR 5,000 per person
2. Entrance Ticket National Park for Foreigner (working days): IDR 150,000 (11 USD) per person
3. Entrance Ticket National Park for Foreigner (Sundays and Nat. holidays): IDR 250,000 (18 USD) per person
4. Retribution for recreation and sports Komodo: IDR 100,000 (7 USD) per person

Pink Beach Komodo Island

Komodo Island maybe is famous as the habitat of the largest reptile today, Komodo Dragon. People visit this beautiful island to see and capture this amazing animal in a photo.

Besides seeing the Komodo dragons on this island you can also do tourist activities. Komodo Island has Pink Beach, an enchanting sea shore with pink sand.

Some people even call this beach Red Beach. This bold difference gives it different scenery as well. The pink sand is caused by a similar factor as Pink beach komodo. The sand is mixed with the pieces of pink microorganism body. It then turns into the unique color you can see.

Going for a walk along the Pink Beach, you will feels like in Balos Lagoon, Greece. The pink tone emerges from the numerous coral reefs that are a similar shading. At the point when the waves come, a portion of the coral reefs are disintegrated by the water and afterward blend in with the sand.