Komodo National Park or better known by Komodo Island is a tourist attraction located in the province of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. Komodo Island is said because this is the only island where dragons live endangered animals. The total area of ​​the Komodo island approximately 1917 km2. Komodo Island was first discovered around 1980 and in the state as a tourist spot that is protected by UNESCO in 1986. In 1980 the island of Komodo is established aimed at protecting species and their habitats dragons. There are 277 species of animals that live there, mostly from Asia and Australia. Consists of 32 species of mammals, 128 species of birds, and 37 species of reptiles live on the island of Komodo.

Komodo National Park was originally established to protect and preserve animals that resembles a dragon or in Latin Varanus komodoensis found by JKH Van Steyn about the year 1911. People living on the island of Komodo from Bima (Sumbawa), Manggara, South Flores, South Sulawesi from Bugis Bajau tribe. Local livelihoods from fishing. While the indigenous tribes on the island of Komodo is Ata modo that still remain on the island of Komodo. However, as the number of immigrants entering the island of Komodo is that customs and culture of the local indigenous tribes are mixed with the newcomers.

For those of you who want to visit the island of Komodo dragons do not worry for the accommodation problem there. Komodo Island provides plenty of hotels ranging from cheap to international standards there. For tourists who visit the island of Komodo will be charged admission. For domestic tourists charged entrance fee of Rp. 75,000, while for foreign tourists will be charged an entrance fee of U.S. $ 15. In order to reach the island of Komodo is not difficult, you can air transportation route Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara to the town of Ende in Flores. Next, you have to use ground transportation to the harbor town of Ende bajo to take as long as 10 hours. From bajo harbor you have to use the speedboat to transport water to the island of Komodo which takes approximately 2 hours. Various packages are available for the Komodo island so you can choose which package that suits you. Here are some pictures of the island of Komodo park.