Flores Island is one of thousand island in Indonesia, it lies in the east part of Indonesia. Flores is not glamour island look like some big island in this country. And this island became famous just in recent years. The existence of phenomena dragons and three color lakes in this island able to invite tourist com to visit on this island. But actually not only komodo dragon and Kelimutu lake you can find in Flores there are so many interesting place to visit. We try to write some tourist object in Flores island as below:
- KOMODO DRAGON: Let say this is the main attraction for tourist who come to Flores Island specially to Komodo National Park. Visit Komodo in their own habit is the most important things to do during travelling on this island. Komodo Dragons is the giant lizard that still exist till now in Komodo National Park. To find this animals you can do Komodo Tour start from Labuan Bajo or Komodo trip start from Bali. And this animals lived in 2 islands inside Komodo National Park, they are: Rinca Island and Komodo island. Komodo Dragons as the top preadtor on this island has almost 3 meters length and 80 kgs weight.
- KOMODO ISLAND: This is the largest island in Komodo National Park, the total area of Komodo island is 390 Km 2. To get to this island you need to travel from Labuan bajo or Lombok, but the best option is from Labuan Bajo because it closer to get in. Just take 4 hours sailing by local wooden boat or 2 hours by speed boat if you start from Labuan Bajo, Inside this island you will find Komodo Dragon and other wild animals such as: timor deee, buffalo, wild boar, etc. Beside that many species of bird also you meet in island.
- RINCA ISLAND: Only take 2 hours from Labuan Bajo by local wooden boat to get to this island. Rinca is the closest place to see Komodo Dragon. And if you really just want to see dragons and you have not enough budget, One day trip to Rinca island is the best option. In this island you will do trekking maximum 2 hours, beside dragons you may find the others animals in this island. And also some view from the top make your visiting more complete.
- PINK BEACH: located in Komodo Island, it is one of the popular spot that worthy to be visited in Komodo National Park. The best thing to do in Pink Beach is Snorkeling and diving, but the most visitors come here just want to be relax in Pink sandy Beach. Only here you can find the beach with sandy pink. The beach here become a pinky because united of the shell splinters, foraminefera, and microscopic amoeba causing the red color on the coast. These spot can be reach by local wooden boat around 3 hours or 1,5 hours by speed boat. To get to this beach, it takes around 3 hours by local wooden boat from Labuan Bajo or 1,5 hours by speed boat.
- PADAR ISLAND: located in the south central of the park, between Komodo and Rinca Island. It is the third largest island in Komodo National Park After Komodo island and Rinca island. The most activity in Padar is trekking because this island has amazing view from the top point, so that’s why some people said ” IT’S LOOK LIKE LAKE” because of it’s view shaped twin lake in the sea. Snorkeling and diving also as the favorit activity in this island, there are some snorkeling and diving spot surroundings. Padar islands full day trip is the best choice to do if you like to visit this island.
- GILI LAWA DARAT: located in the nortern art of Komodo island, Takes 4 hours to get there by local wooden boat from Labuan Bajo. Gili Lawa darat famous by its landscape when you do trekking in this place.
See also: information about Waerebo Tradtional Village
