EXPEDITION SUMMARY

Expedition:	Traditional Komodo Sailing
Code:	XPD014B
Region:	South East Asia
Country:	Indonesia
Activity:	Sailing,Dragons,Nature
Duration:	9
Cost:	*$1990
*Per Person Twin Share

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ITINERARY
Day 01 : Arrive in Bali. Free time.
Day 02: Leave for Komodo Labuan Bajo airport. (B)
Day 03: Labuan Bajo - Bibadari Island - Kalong Island. (B,L,D)
Day 04: Kalong Island - Red Beach - Komodo Island. (B,L,D)
Day 05: Komodo Island - Manta Alley - Kanawa Island. (B,L,D)
Day 06: Manta Alley - Kanawa Island (B,L,D)
Day 07 : Kanawa Island - Sabolo Island - Labuhan Bajo (B,L)
Day 08 : Labuan Bajo - Bali (B)
Day 09 : Bali - Home (B)

Divers: Per dive rate is US$25.

As we own the Indonesian operations, we can arrange any date that suits you. The best time of year for these expeditions is March to October as these are the driest and usually the most settled months. If you want to extend your stay or would like to explore the area more thoroughly, we can cater an itinerary to your needs.

INCLUSIONS
- Meals as outlined in itinerary (8 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 4 Dinners)
- As much tea, coffee and water as you like.
- Return flight Bali- Flores- Bali.
- Expedition guide to translate for KNP rangers.
- All accommodation on the boat plus two nights in Labuan Bajo, Flores.
- 2 nights at the Padma Hotel, Bali
- All transfers
- Share use of mask and snorkel.
- Basic fishing equipment.
- National Park fees in KNP and Mirror Rock caves.
- Transfers to and from accommodation in Flores (Bajo Komodo Eco Lodge or Puri Komodo Resort)
- Transfers in Bali

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.

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 venomous, but the mouth of a Komodo dragon is so 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.

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."

INDONESIA TOURIST VISA
From February 2004, Indonesia has imposed a US$25 entry Visa. This Visa is for 30 days and can be purchased on arrival at Denpassar airport in Bali. While personal photos are not required it is advised that you bring the exact amount to prevent any delays.