The Komodo National Park is a place where the Komodo dragons are inhabitants. Komodo Dragons are wildlife and it is recognized as the largest lizard in the world. Besides the Komodo dragons, the park also offers beautiful landscapes, beaches, and amazing underwater marine life.

The 13 Recommended Places to Visit in Komodo, Indonesia

For your best travel experience to Komodo, on this page, you will find the 13 recommended places to visit in Komodo. If you plan to explore the national park,  you may choose to select from these best-recommended places. We select all interesting destinations where you can enjoy spending your holiday.

1. Kanawa Island

Kanawa island is located close to Labuan Bajo. The island offers a beautiful white sand beach with amazing underwater life. You can lounge on the white sand beach, snorkel, and swim. Besides that, you can also hike for a beautiful view of the island.

2. Padar Island

Padar Island is one of the islands in Komodo where you can enjoy a spectacular view of the amazing structures of the island. You will trek on the island to find the best spot to take pictures and enjoy the amazing views. The best time to visit Padar Island is when sunset or sunrise. The komodo boat tour will organize your trip to Padar with a visit to other places.

3. Komodo Island

Komodo island is an island where you will find Komodo Dragons. there are over 1000 Komodo dragons found on the island. Besides that, the island also inhabitant other wildlife, you can find deer, birds, wild pigs, and buffalo. On Komodo island, you will trek to find the Komodo dragons and other wildlife. You will also be able to experience the local life at Kampung Komodo on the island.

4. Gili Lawa Darat

Gili Lawa Darat is a Savanah terrain island where you can trek for a spectacular view. It is an inhabitants island that is located north of Komodo island. Gili Lawa Darat is the best to spend the sunset and it also offers amazing underwater marine life.

5. Pink Sand Bech

The Pink beach is part of Komodo island. It is located on the north side of the island. The pink sand beach offers beautiful pink color sand from the coral fragmentation. This place is perfect for relaxing and enjoying the pink sand beach, snorkeling, and swimming. You can also hike on the small hill on the side of the island for a beautiful view and take pictures.

6. Rinca Island

Rinca island is one of the three largest islands in Komodo National Park. It is located on the south side of the park. Rinca Island is famous for being the home of Komodo dragons. Besides that, the island also offers spectacular views and a beautiful white sand beach.

7. Siaba Besar

Siaba Besar is an island that is located in the center of Komodo National Park. It is a perfect island for diving, snorkeling, and enjoying the white sand beach. Siaba Besar Island has amazing underwater life with beautiful coral reefs and colorful fish. Turtles are usually found on this island. If you want to explore underwater life, you can join the Komodo dive packages from Labuan Bajo.

8. Manta Point

Manta Point is a place where you can find schools in Manta Rays. It is a perfect place for snorkeling and diving to find Manta Rays. You will also enjoy colorful fish and beautiful coral reefs. The Komodo boat tour will always be scheduled to stop at this place for snorkeling or diving.

9. Taka Makasar

Taka Makasar is a white sand bar that is located near Manta Point. It is a perfect place to enjoy a beach walk, take pictures, swim, and Snorkeling.

10. Kalong Island

Kalong Island is a mangrove island located between Rinca and Komodo Islands. It is the inhabitants' island that is surrounded by mangroves. The island offers an amazing sunset point. Most of the Komodo island boat trips will be anchored on the island, so you can enjoy the sunset from the boat.

11. Kelor Island

Kelor is a small island where you can enjoy relaxing on a white sand beach. The island also offers amazing underwater life and a beautiful small hill. You can trek on the island to enjoy the views of other islands nearby.

12. Bidadari Island

Bidadari island is a tiny island that is located close to Labuan Bajo. The island offers a beautiful white sand beach and amazing underwater marine life. You can snorkel and swim on the island, and enjoy also a white sand beach.

13. Manjarite Beach

Manjarite Beach is a place where you can relax and enjoy snorkeling with amazing underwater marine life. the Manjarite island will offer beautiful coral gardens with colorful fish. You can be snorkeling and swim in this place.

For more places to visit on Komodo NationalPark, you can visit the page interesting places to visit. You will find other beautiful spots for your best activities during visiting the Komodo National Park. Besides that, you will also find beautiful destinations in Flores, Sumba, and Alor Island.

How to Explore the Destinations in Komodo?

The Komodo National Park is accessible by boat from Labuan Bajo, Lombok, and Bali. It is the only way you can visit the national park. Boat tours to Komodo offer daily departure and weekend tours.

The Komodo island trips from Labuan Bajo are available for daily departure, both speedboat, and Phinisi boat. However, there are also group tours with a Phinisi boat that depart once a week. Speed boat tours from Labuan Bajo operate daily with shared and private arrangements. For more arrangements, you can visit the page Komodo tour packages from Labuan Bajo.

Komodo island tour from Lombok departs two schedules in a week. This tour package will explore small islands around Lombok and Sumbawa. After that continue to visit Komodo National Park. It takes 4 days and 3 nights to get to Komodo.

Bali to Komodo boat tour scheduled more that one schedule a week. These boat tours are available for a longer trip, approximately 7 days and 6 nights. You will need to make an advance booking, at least one month before the departure schedule.