Komodo Island is a national
park in Indonesia, where the Komodo National Park is located between the
islands of Sumbawa and Flores in the eastern Indonesian archipelago.
Administratively included in regional Komodo district, West Manggarai regency,
East Nusa Tenggara Province. In 1915 the Dutch government set the island of
Komodo as a conservation area for Komodo. In 1986, the Komodo National Park was
declared a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve (World Biosphere Reserve)
by UNESCO. And to be an asset for Indonesia travel.
Komodo National Park is
located in Wallacea. Wallacea region formed by the meeting of two continents
that form the unique sequence of volcanic islands, and consists of a mix of
birds and other animals from both continents Australia and Asia. The island
itself is 1817 square kilometers. In this conservation area, 2,500 dragons live
scattered in several areas of the main island of Komodo, such as; Rinca, Padar
and Gili Mota. Komodo dragon habitat is outdoors with savanna grasslands,
rainforests, white sand beaches, coral reefs and crystal clear water beaches.
In this area, we can find other animals such as horses, wild buffalo, deer,
wild boar male, snakes, monkeys, and various species of birds.
Komodo reptile itself is a
kind of giant carnivorous lizards that can reach 2-3 meters and weigh 100-165
kg. This animal has a scientific name Varanus komodoensis, while the local
people call this beast as the 'Ora'. If seen, the Komodo dragon creepy, with a
great body, sharp nails, scaly skin and has a forked tongue always stuck out.
The main prey dragons are pigs, horses, deer, raccoons, buffalo and monkeys.
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Komodo
National Park also has the amazing underwater life. Divers claim that Komodo
island is one of the best dive sites in the world. With a view of the bottom of
the sea where there are 385 species of beautiful corals, mangroves and sea
grass, as well as home to thousands of fish, 70 species of sponges, 10 dolphin
species, six species of whales, green turtles and various species of sharks and
stingrays. The combination of a variety of vegetation in the park provide a good
environment for different types of animals in this area.
There
are four villages in the Park. Komodo Island has one villages namely Komodo;
Rinca island has two villages, Rinca and Kerora and Papagarang island has one
village, the village Papagaran. This location can be reached from Kupang, Ende
and then boarded a plane to be forwarded by minibus to Labuan Bajo city for 10
hours of travel, then we will go to Komodo Island by speed boat for 2 hours.
Most
tourists who visit the park are foreign tourists, which they call a national
park is a "world unto itself". As far as the eye can see, there are
landscapes with a few palm trees reaching to the sky with a background in the
vertical chain of mountains, barren savannah impression but boisterous by several
birds, wild horses, and the sound of the giant reptiles. Swimming and bathing
in the sun and blue water Flores; is a world unto itself and an unforgettable
experience for tourists.
This
island is the habitat for native animals dragons, giant carnivorous lizard. On
the island there are more than 2,000 Komodo dragons live in the wild. You can
see the Komodo dragon is chasing prey in many locations in this place. It's
important to shop around together a guide for safety reasons for being here.
In
1986, UNESCO set Komodo Island and other islands in the Komodo National Park as
a world heritage site because of the existence of dragons that can only be
found in this region. The habitat of the endangered animals are outdoors with
grassland, white sandy beaches and tropical rainforests.
Komodo
Island won the award for the New Seven Wonders of Nature is a tribute to the
seven best natural attractions in the world. Determining the winner is obtained
from the results of voting and research experts, Komodo Island won the highest
vote along with six other tourist attractions are the Iguazu Falls, the Amazon
Rainforest, Puerto Princesa Underground River, Halong Bay, Jeju Island and
Table Mountain.
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5 It should be in the know
while on the island of Komodo
Before
venturing Komodo Island and met the ancient dragon, it's good to know some
things, here are some things you should know before trekking in Komodo Island:
1. Be careful, little
dragons live in trees
Basically,
dragons are reptiles lizard happy to live in a tree. However, the larger the
body, the more difficult they are to climb a tree.
However it does not apply to
the smaller dragon. They love to climb into the tree. Not just because of his
size, but also they save themselves from predators that target male dragon.
Until the body is large
enough to survive on their own, they will stay on the tree. Therefore, always
follow the ranger because they usually know which trees are being populated by
smaller dragon.
2. Do not go near dragons
are laying
Almost
every animal became more fierce and dangerous when laying eggs. Likewise with
the female dragon.
They had nests and will keep
furiously their eggs. Since many predators are ready to steal their eggs.
Starting from a male to a naughty monkey.
Thus, the ranger will
usually be on alert if the track passes Clutches. The female dragon could sense
the presence of other creatures from a distance and be ready to fight if deemed
harmful to the eggs.
3. No dragons were benign
Like
dragons usually seen in the common kitchen area park managers. They will take
food from the chefs who served. Well, these animals will look so benign as
silent as a statue.
In fact, there is no tame
dragons. Even if they are silent, it does not mean you can strike suddenly.
Indeed, many tourists who
make the kitchen area as a place fit to take pictures with the dragons. Because
they are easily visible and silent.
But do not ever come out of
the supervisory ranger. Because if off guard a little bit, you could be a meal
of these dragons.
4. The view is different
during the rainy season and dry season
Indonesia
has two seasons, and in every season, the scenery on this island is different.
During the dry season, savanna in the island will be brownish yellow, like in
Africa.
Now the rainy season, the
entire island will be a fresh green color. Very different but have the same
incredible views.
5. Komodo could be anywhere
You
should always be careful while on Komodo Island. Because dragons can exist
everywhere. Although already finished trekking, but dragons can appear
anywhere.
Tips for Komodo Island
When
trekking, please do not make any sudden movements or noise. Komodo is very
sensitive to movement and sound.
For women who are in the
menstrual period, are required to report in order to give more attention
ranger. This is because dragons can smell blood from a radius of hundreds of
meters.
As an example, dragons may
be raised in front of the toilet, or in front of the cafeteria. If it comes
suddenly like that, not to panic and run away because it will only harm
themselves.
But
not only that which can be enjoyed on the island of Komodo dragons not only
contain any animal, komodo addition, there are many other animals that inhabit
this island such as horses, deer, various species of birds, snakes, lizards and
more. One way to enjoy this island is to do trekking. You can see the animals
when trekking in Komodo Island.
On
this island there is a very unique beach that is Pink Beach. The beach is also
known as the Pink Beach, but local residents prefer to call as Red Beach. Pink
beach has sand pink, the color will become increasingly apparent during the wet
sand by the waves.
According to the research,
the color pink on this beach due to the coral fragments were crushed and mixed
with sand. In the world there are recorded only seven beaches with pink sand
and on the island of Komodo is one of them.
The beauty of this beach not
only on the color of sand is unique. Under the sea here is also famous for the
beautiful. The beach is also often used as the location of the dive and snorkel
by tourists Lokam and foreign countries.
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