

Top 10 Things To Do In Bali | Scott and YanlingĪlso, Komodo Dragons are fast! Faster than humans in fact, both on land and in water, so keep your distance. It’s 2 nights and 3 days, and normally priced around $200 or so. It’s a popular backpacker way to get to Flores Island, and then to see the dragons. You can also take a tourist ferry from Bali to Komodo. It has been built up relatively recently due to the popularity of the Komodo Dragons, so now there are lovely little coffee shops, bars and good hotels dotted around. From here, you can easily organise your day trip to Komodo Island. Then, people generally base themselves in the town nearest the airport, Labuan Bajo for a couple of nights. The nearest airport is on Flores Island (the airport has recently been renamed Komodo Airport). But actually, you don’t fly to Komodo Island. You can take a direct flight from Denpasar (Bali) to Komodo Airport for about $50 or so. Most people who visit Komodo travel from Bali to Komodo island. Komodo is in the South West of the country, about a 1-hour flight from Bali. These islands are all in Indonesia (a country made up of over 17,000 islands!). Together they make up ‘Komodo National Park’. Komodo Island is one of the 4 islands where the Komodo Dragons live, along with Rinca Island, Flores Island and Gili Motang.

Visiting the dragons on Komodo Island Where is Komodo Island?
