Komodo as World Natural Heritage Site

Komodo as World Natural Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve that has been designated by UNESCO. Komodo National Park is a Indonesia national asset that has support of technical assistance to its management internationally.

World Natural Heritage Site, Komodo National Park

Many foreign tourists visit the Komodo National Park, they call this a national park with the nickname"Own World". As far as the eye could see visible open field with few palm trees that towered into the sky againts a background straight chain of mountains, arid and barren impresion on savanna but noisy by some sound of birds and will horses, gaint reptiles. Swimming and bathing under the hot sun and blue sea of Flores, is a world unto itself and the experience is not forgotten by the tourists.

Komodo National Park consist of three large island, Komodo, Rinca and Padar island as well as 26 large islands / other small. A totoal of 11 pieces of the mountain / hill in the Park with the highest peak is Mount Satalibo ( abaout 735 meters above sea level ).

Natural state of the dry and arid make uniqueness. The existence of vast savannas, water resources ae limited and temperatures hot enough, it turns out to be habitat favored by a kind of ancient animals Komodo dragon ( Varanus Komodoensis ).
Much of this national park is savanna with palm trees (Borassus flabellifer ) the most dominant and distinctive. Some plants that exist in the Park, among others, rattan ( Calamus sp.), bamboo ( Bambusasp.), acid ( Tamarindus indica ), bulging ( Sterculia foetida ), lote ( Ziziphus jujuba ), and mangrove (Rhizophora sp.)

Komodo as World Natural Heritage Site

In addition to the typical wildlife of Komodo, there are deer ( Cervus timorensis floresiensis ), wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), ajag ( Cuon alpinus javanicus ), wild horse (Equus qaballus ), wild buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis ), 2 species of sea turtles, 10 species of dolphins , 6 species of whales and dugongs are often seen in marine waters of Komodo National Park.

The potential of marine life in this park, there were 259 types of coral and 1,000 species of fish such as barracuda, marlin, yellow tail, red snapper, baronang, and others.

Location 

• Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province Temperature 17 ° - 43 ° C
• Geographical  : 8 ° 23 '- 8 ° 50' S, 119 ° 22 '- 119 ° 49' east longitude
• Rainfall            : 800-1000 mm / year 
• Altitude           : 0-735 m asl 
• Area                : 173,300 hectares

Map of Komodo
 World Natural Heritage Site

The best visiting season 

•  March to June and October to December each year. 

Some locations / attractions to be visited 

• Loh Liang : The main entrance to the wildlife observation activities on     monsoon forest bordered by white sand beaches and cultural tourism.
•  Pulau Lasa, Red Beach, Loh Bo and Sebita :Diving a nd snorkeling dive shop facilities and glass bottom boat
• Banu Nggulung : Observation of animals. 

How to reach the location 

• Denpasar, Mataram, Bima, Sape (travel overland and ferry) for two days. From Sape national park by ferry. Denpasar-Labuan Bajo by plane twice a week, and by ferry or speedboat from Labuan Bajo to the Park. 

see you in Indonesia, explore the National Park..and find Komodo as World Natural Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve.