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5 Day Komodo Kayak Insight > Trip Notes

 

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ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive in Bali, Indonesia. 
Day 2: Fly from Bali to Labuan Bajo then boat out to Nusa Pimpe. Visit Papagaran a local seaside village and then sunset viewing of 100's of 1,000's of fruit bats flying to the mainland (B,L,D)
Day 3: Today we boat from Nusa Pimpe to Rinca Island to look for Komodo Dragons. Then back to Labuan Bajo. (B,L)
Day 4: After a visit to the mirror caves we fly back to Bali. (B)
Day 5: Fly home after an incredible Komodo kayaking adventure! (B)

Expedition Dates
This expedition is open between March and December for group sizes 2 - 10. It can be run at other times of the year on request. If there are 2 or more of you, you can tell us when you want to go and we will arrange it.

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INCLUSIONS
-Kayak use with all safety gear including vest, paddle etc
-2 nights accommodation in Bali twin share
-1 nights accommodation in Labuan Bajo twin share
-All domestic flights
-National park fees
-Professional guide throughout expedition
-Tour to Mirror Caves
-Airport transfers
-Ranger and local guide fees
-Eco toilet and toilet tent
-All meals on expedition (5 Breakfast, 3 Lunches and 2 Dinners)
-Transfers to and from accommodation in Flores (Bajo Komodo Eco Lodge).

If you are travelling alone and are not able to share accommodation, a Single Suppliment of $250 will apply.

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TRIP EXTENSIONS
Indonesia has so much to offer a traveller. We have put together some great expedition extensions in Bali, Lombok and Java that will give you a great insight into this amazing country. Tours of Bali start from AUD$30. We also have some great accommodation options as well. Click on the Trip Notes above for more details.

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THE KOMODO DRAGON
Komodo Dragons are the largest lizard still living on Earth, but they are not the largest reptile. Alligators and crocodiles get bigger than Komodo Dragons.

Komodo Dragons are a monitor lizard. Their scientific name is Varanus Komodoensis. They grow to 3m in length and can weigh as much as 150kg. While they are usually slow moving, they can put on spurts of speed equal to a dog.

Komodo Dragons drool copiously. Their saliva is not only venomous, but the mouth of a Komodo Dragon is also full of bacteria that a bite from one almost always leads to infection. If untreated, the infection is usually fatal. This is one way in which the Dragons get food. They hide in the scraggly jungle and wait for a victim to pass by. The victim is most often a deer, carabao or goat. The Dragon attacks the prey, and may succeed in killing it on the spot. Otherwise, the bites sustained by the victim will generally kill it eventually, and the Dragons will then eat the carrion.

The giant lizards have powerful claws which they use to devastating effect in fights with other lizards. Males have scratching fights with each other during mating season.

Komodo Dragons are excellent swimmers, and can swim from one island to another. The island of Komodo has many beautiful beaches where a visitor can play and swim, but the presence of Komodo Dragon foot- and tail- prints in the sand warns the visitor to be cautious and watchful.

The Komodo National Park is made up of over two dozen islands between Sumbawa and Flores. These prehistoric lookings islands are home to the Komodo Dragon, a creature that time seemed to forget. These mighty beast are over 3m long and weigh up to 150kg. But don't let their slow nature fool you, when food or mating are involved, the Dragon can run nearly 30km per hour.

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MARINE LIFE
Some of Komodo's beaches have beautiful pink sand, tinted by fragments of red coral mixed in with other shell and coral fragments. Other beaches have gray sand derived from cliffs of rhyolite. Heavy black sand composed of nearly pure magnetite accumulates next to the cliffs.

The snorkeling and diving around Komodo are some of the best in the world, especially for seeing soft corals. A professional diver told us, "You know, when you're a diver, you spend your life dreaming of and searching for the best dive site in the world. Well, Komodo is it."