Komodo National Park Wildlife Guide

Komodo Island and Komodo National Park is famous for its unique wildlife, particularly the Komodo dragon, which is the largest lizard in the world. These giant prehistoric-looking lizards can grow up to three meters long, but most are less than two meters. Although if you keep your distance, they will also keep their distance from humans, but you should use caution as they saliva is has poison in it. As you will see on the island, some of them are strong enough to bring down a buffalo. They mostly eat carrion and can smell a carcass from up to ten kilometers away.  If you visit Komodo Island, on a Komodo Tour, you will be required to use a trained guide or ranger.  They can give you a plethora of information about Komodo Dragons, their environment, and facts about how they live.

Besides the famous Komodo dragon, the Park is home to other fascinating wildlife as well, including the green turtle, manta ray, and over a thousand fish species on the surrounding coral reefs. This is why scuba diving in Komodo has become increasing popular.   If you are a Bird enthusiast, you will also be thrilled to spot some of the world's most spectacular birds, such as the Lesser Frigatebird, Great-billed Heron, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Beach Thick-knee, Yellow-crested Cockatoo, Flame-breasted Sunbird, and confiding Orange-footed Scrubfowl and Green Junglefowl.  If you truly try to spot some of these birds and take you time, you can see many of them.

The best time to visit Komodo for bird watching is mid-August to October. Birding tour companies usually include three other islands in the Lesser Sundas in their itineraries, namely Flores, Sumba, and Timor. Together with Komodo, it is possible to see many birds endemic to these and other islands in the Lesser Sundas. Flores has six endemic birds, Sumba has 13, and Timor has nine. Some of these birds include the Sumba Buttonquail, White-rumped Kingfisher, Elegant Pitta, and Black-banded Flycatcher.
If you're interested in exploring more of Indonesia's wildlife, you may be interested in putting together a Komodo Tour package that fits what your are looking for in a wildlife tour.  There are also several top destinations besides the National park, including Sulawesi and West Papua, which are home to the richest coral reefs on Earth and endemic birds like Wilson's Bird-of-paradise. Bali has the beautiful Bali Myna, Grey-rumped Myna, Great-billed Heron, Javan Plover, and Javan Banded Pitta. Java has the endemic Javan Gibbon, as well as Ebony and Grizzled Leaf Monkeys and 40 endemic birds. Sumatra has Orang-utan, Siamang, White-handed Gibbon, and endemic birds such as Graceful and Schneider's Pittas.

For the Scuba divers, there are many amazing locations to dive in Komodo, included Batu Bolong, Siaba Besar, Manta Point, Castle Rock, Crystal Rock, Sebayur Islands, Tatawa islands and many more.  You can take Komodo daily diving trips or multi-day liveaboards.   There are also options for longer trips for dive safaris that go to the South, Central, and North Parts of Komodo National Park.

In summary, Komodo is a unique destination for wildlife enthusiasts. It offers an opportunity to see the Komodo dragon, green turtle, manta ray, and a diverse range of bird species. In addition, bird watchers can visit the other islands in the Lesser Sundas and see endemic bird species. Other Indonesian islands offer a range of wildlife, including the richest coral reefs on Earth, orang-utan, and endemic birds.  If you would like to spend time scuba diving Komodo national Park, you can contact Maika Komodo tour & Diving on whatapp at +62 812 3855 3678.   ​

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Komodo Scuba diving locations

  • Komodo Island
  • Turtle Town
  • The Arena
  • Batu Neptunus
  • Big Nose
  • Kanawa
  • Pink Beach
  • Long Beach
  • Manta Point
  • Kelor 
  • Bidadari
  • Kalong
  • Menjerite
  • Taka Makassar
  • Tatawa Kecil*
  • Siaba Besar
  • The Passage*
  • Batu Bolong*
  • Rinca Island
  • Sebayur Islands
  • Kalong
  • Gili Lawa
  • Tatawa Kecil
  • Castle Rock*
  • Crystal Bay
  • Tatawa Besar East
  • Karang Makassar​
  • Ten Foot Reef
  • Sidecar Seamount
  • Moncho Rocks
  • Pulau Gili Banta​
You can also visit Maika Komodo Tour & Diving office in Lauban bajo.  The address is;
Jl. Soekarno Hatta, Labuan Bajo, Kec. Komodo, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Tim. 86763, Indonesia

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Address: Jl. Soekarno Hatta, Labuan Bajo, Komodo, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Tim. 86763, Indonesia
​Phone: 62 812-3855-3678