komodo island tourism

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Komodo is an island in Indonesia with an area of 390 sq km and 2,000 inhabitants. It belongs to the Lesser Sunda Islands and is part of the Komodo National Park. Particularly well known is the Komodo dragon at home here. In addition, the waters around the island a popular dive destination. Komodo is embedded in the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands between the substantially larger neighboring islands Sumbawa and Flores in the west to the east. There are four mountains on the island, from north to south are the Mount Satalibo (735 meters), Mount Ara (538 meters), Mount Komodo (655 meters) and Mount Lankai (520 meters). To the island there are several islands, the North East and Lawalaut Lawadarat, Punya the east and adjacent to the Strait Linta Padar and the south Tala.
The inhabitants of the island are descendants of former prisoners who were exposed on the island and is mixed with the Bugis from Sulawesi have. The population is predominantly of Islam. However, there are few Christians and Hindus.
Ship overnight in the middle of the island world Komodo is only 1.5 hours flight away from Bali. Many tourists come to Komodo to see the flora and fauna on land and under water. Walks, (some are very good observation on the river and Liang Poreng Valley) including the Komodo dragons can be accomplished only if accompanied by local leaders of the conservation authority PCA. It routes of different lengths are available on each predetermined routes. The Port Loh Liang is located near Komodo Village. Thrill-seekers travel by boat to the islands, starting from Flores (Labuan Bajo) are. As a linked Komodo Rinca Tour is more than a day's journey, usually stayed on the water.

Dive sites

With more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia presents ample diving opportunities. Bunaken, at the northern tip of Sulawesi, claims to have seven times more genera of coral than Hawaii, and has more than 70% of all the known fish species of the Indo-Western Pacific. Moreover, there are over 3,500 species living in Indonesian waters, including sharks, dolphins, manta rays, turtles, morays, cuttlefish, octopus  and scorpionfish, compared to 1,500 on the Great Barrier Reef and 600 in the Red Sea. Tulamben  Bay in Bali  boasts the wreck of the 120 metres (390 ft) U.S. Army commissioned transport vessel, the Liberty. Other popular dive sites on Bali are at Candidasa and Menjangan. Across the Badung Strait from Bali, there are several popular dive sites on Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida. Lombok's three Gilis  (Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan) are popular as is Bangka. Some of the most famous diving sites in Indonesia are also the most difficult to reach, with places like Biak off the coast of Papua and the Alor Archipelago among the popular, more remote, destinations for divers.