Komodo Island
Komodo Island
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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  • Mei-Mei F
    49 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great Komodo National Park
    My boyfriend and I saw on 1 hour trip many Komodo dragons, older on the sand and younger on the trees. The youngers ones were moving a lot :) The guide was really serious with our security which was good and gave us a lot of informations. It was interesting. We also saw warthogs.
    Visited September 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written October 9, 2023
  • RS
    London, United Kingdom75 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great - awesome to see the dragons
    Thoroughly enjoyed our experience to Komodo Island. We were lucky to see 5 dragons and all quickly. We arrived early afternoon when it was hot. Near the harbour and entrance there are shops and stalls (as you would expect), just past the entrance we saw a Komodo hanging around the toilets! Then we saw 3 others (some large, one baby) before we started our trail. This is of course a popular tourist attraction and there were many people getting photos with Komodo’s who were ultimately just looking for some shade from the heat! It was cool and a little daunting to be so close to them, but ultimately we felt safe at all times. We started the walk and the guide cut it short because we had seen so many dragons before we had started, which we didn’t mind because it was so hot already. On the trail we saw another baby dragon and some different wildlife. Overall a great visit and the star attraction for anyone heading out to Flores.
    Visited October 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written October 27, 2023
  • AndyEight
    Leeds, United Kingdom424 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing Adventure
    Amazing place to visit but the going is not for the infirm. It’s in a beautiful location but the trails through the national park are barren and on a hot humid day hard work. We had people with us collapse and had to be carried out. To be fair they were warned but decided to go anyway. Saw plenty of dragons and they are impressive up close in the wild. Had to run a gauntlet of hawkers at the end but wasn’t bad enough to detract from the experience
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written December 1, 2023
  • ALEX N
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nice
    We celebrated New Year 2023 on a yacht in the company of friends and Ben. who organized us a five-day trip around the islands. We dived several times a day in very beautiful locations. Ben always swam with us and made sure nothing happened. it was a wonderful vacation. you can access it on this site. komodoharmonytour.com you won’t regret it.
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written April 15, 2024
  • Simon and Jeni
    Frimley Green, United Kingdom223 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    An amazing day out
    Komodo Island - cracking place to visit. So worth the journey. We visited Padar Island on the way and Pink Beach on our way home. We were lucky enough to find several dragons around the Island on the Medium route. A brilliant day out.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written April 28, 2024
  • Sally D
    9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nature at its best
    We did a 5-day dive liveaboard on #PhinisiLadyDenok which was wonderful. The crew were capable, kind, experienced and passionate about the diving, the boat, and taking care of the passengers. Wonderful diving and a lovely group of people on board to dive and hang out with. Included a trip to see the dragons. Then two nights in #MenjagaBay resort - understated luxury; beautiful surroundings with great attention to taking care of the environment as well as the guests.
    Visited August 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written August 23, 2024
  • David M
    Hertford, United Kingdom54 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Exceeded expectations
    We visited Komodo Island as part of a day trip to KNP and it was the clear highlight. Having read some negative reviews my expectations we not that high but the actual experience was great. We were taken on a walk of about 1 mile walk and saw 7 dragons in several different places - they really are huge! Most were asleep (unsurprising as it was the middle of the day and hot) but a couple were quite lively. One showed a definite interest in us - certainly enough to get the pulse racing when it walked towards us - and I was glad we had a ranger to show us how and where to move away from it. I don't believe the claims of some reviewers that these animals are drugged. Yes, you do get to pose for photos with the less lively dragons in front of you but the rangers only allowed this for one group of up to about 4 people at a time and it never looked to me that the animals was being over crowded or much disturbed by the visitors. In fact there were surprisingly few people there during our visit - far far fewer than in the walk up the hill for the view at Padar Island.
    Visited August 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written August 30, 2024
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bsmith
8 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
28 JAN 2020 My wife and I took a daily tour package to six different sites from Labuan Bajo. Most of the tours follow the exact same itinerary.

We arrived at Komodo Island about 11:30. After a short introduction to the island by a National Park guide, he began to lead us on an ‘hour’ trek looking for the dragons. My wife and I, independently of each other, noticed that the guide was only looking at the trail and not scanning each side of the trail for the dragons. Not once did he ever appear to be looking at anything else than the trail itself. This, as it turns out, was not looking for dragons - it was killing time.

We ended our tour at the island cafe. And there, alongside the cafe, surrounded by about 30 adventurers, were two apparently sleeping komodo dragons. One did struggle to stand, moved a little bit, and slumped back down. They seemed stuporous.

Advice: if you want to see the dragons, spend the extra money and go to Komodo Island early when the real dragons may be more active.
Written January 28, 2020
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josep a
Jakarta, Indonesia86 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Family
There are 2 islands normally people see Komodo, Komodo Island and Rinca Island. We can go to this island by boat from Labuan Bajo or with Cruise. In Komodo Island, we can have a tour but need an escort by local Ranger to assist and protect us. There are 3 route, short, medium and long route to go. Please follow the Ranger instruction to make sure we not disturb the Komodo and make them angry. People said, Komodo in this Island is bigger than in Rinca Island.
Written January 10, 2020
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Andika D
Jakarta, Indonesia156 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021
Komodo island is about 60 minutes from labuan Bajo by speedboat that you can rent it 2000-2500K in a day. when you arrive on that island, in the first gate there are saveral sign such as welome and watch out komodo crossing. suddenly you will realize that place is not like a zoo. all animals live freedom (Komodo, Pig, deer, buffalo, etc)

Enjoy the journey by tracking island with ranger who direct and guard your activity. dont forget to capture your moment esspecially with Komodo, ranger always offer you to do it. this place is quiet incredible, not only the Komodo but the atmostphere also.
Written August 24, 2021
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Kenai Drift Anglers
Soldotna, AK52 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
It's a must do to see the dragons, but it was a little pricey when we got on the island for the park fee. The dragons were very cool and guide was really fun. It just was a pretty short tour and not a lot of activity however the guide made it very enjoyable. Just make sure you bring enough cash for the entrance fee and all the other fees attached to that.
Written February 25, 2020
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Daan S
Bangkok, Thailand5 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2022 • Family
I got scammed.

We booked a tour with an agency, then the day before the trip they said they had troubles with the boat. We booked two nights on a boat with 5 people, 3 rooms. They gave us a horrible small boat with 2 rooms. They didn’t want to refund or do anything about the price.

Then they charge more for entrance fees in the park etc.

So negotiate in real life! Don’t book a boat without seeing it with your own eyes first!

The trip was disappointing as the tour on Komodo island is 45 minutes long and the Komodo dragon is drugged. I’m sad I supported this nonsense.

Don’t go in rainy season by the way, half of our trip the rain was very bad so we had to skip some activities like hiking and snorkelling.
Written February 22, 2022
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Mike P
Cowboys Heaven, Montana, United States8 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Friends
The dragons are teased to come out for the tourist with meat on a stick. This continued even after everyone took their photos. Kinda sad. My biggest complaint is all park entrance money, 400 rupiah, no matter who you book through, become backsheesh money. This is quite common in Indonesia. But as this is expensive the stealing is bigger profits and more important as less miney goes to conservation/preservation efforts. I asked as others did for used ticket stubs (actually colorful and nice souvenirs) and we were told someone would bring to our hotels. Never happened. Quite dissappointed.
Written July 3, 2023
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DanielaKLI
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam217 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023
There are 3 different trails you can take with a guide - a short, a medium and a long. They will push you to take the medium (around 2.5K) because the guides don't want to walk around 8K. Very annoying, but we accepted the medium length. The guides (we had 2 for 8 people) tell you some interesting facts, but you will not see any dragon during the trail - the guides don't even bother looking around, they know there aren't dragons there. The total population is around 1.500 dragons and the island is massive. The landscape is nice though,
Your best chance to see Komodo dragons is actually the beach where you'll disembark. We saw 4 adult ones there, and three juvenile.
There is a big market on that beach with food stalls. Market: they'll try to rip you off (10 USD for a fridge market....) but you can negotiate. Food stalls: they'll "forget" to give you your change.
The pier is surprisingly big and we were told that big cruise ships dock there, so if your agency is good, hopefully you'll avoid going there at the same time. We were lucky, there were only four other tourists when we visited the island.
Written April 13, 2023
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Haelen
10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2022 • Couples
It was great to do the Komodo medium walk. We saw 4 Komodo Dragons nearby. There are plans to increase the entrance fee till 250 USD starting in January 2023 in order to reduce the number of tourists. Please do follow the instructions of your guide in order to reduce the impact of your visit.
Written March 19, 2023
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Mark
Godalming, UK46 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Solo
Visiting the Komodo Dragons was rather underwhelming and over priced. The guides (Harry in particular) were rude, surly and belligerent. Vocally unhappy about the tips they were getting (maybe if they were more cheerful tips would have been larger).
Written April 10, 2024
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abquilter
55 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
Definitely visit and see these amazing reptiles. We arrived and were the only ones in the island as our private boat got to the island before the other boats arrived.
Our guide was fab snd we saw 5 dragons and were lucky enough to get some amazing footage. It was a highlight for our boys 18 and 19. You are not guaranteed to see them especially later in the day as on the walk we only saw one large Male but saw 4 on the beach at the end of the walk. Also buy your souvenirs here. We made the mistake of thinking it would be expensive on the island however back at Lauban Bajo the souvenirs are 3 times more expensive.
Written July 1, 2023
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