Komodo National Park

This area is made up of three main islands (Komodo, Padar, Rinca) as well as over 20 smaller islands. Originally declared a nature reserve in 1938 to protect the famous dragons, through the years its level of protection and conservation efforts have slowly expanded to cover 1,733km2 of land and sea with the title of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The park is located in the Lesser Sudan Islands in the South of Indonesia. In the region you have numerous small straits that are the final checkpoint for the unfathomable amount of water that is traveling from the Pacific Ocean in the North through Indonesia to the Indian Ocean in the South. Not only does this movement of water give Komodo its famous currents, but also gives it a daily supply of fresh nutrients to feed some of the most bio diverse reefs in the Coral Triangle.

When these nutrient rich currents meet with the underwater topography of this region the result is breathtaking. Large schools of fish showing their strength in numbers, while the predators show their agility in maneuvering around the school to get a quick snack. Of course with a manta or two effortlessly gliding above

Though Komodo is famous for its currents its not the only thing we see here. The underwater macro life here will impress as much as the dragons them selves, and if that’s not enough there are numerous white, black and even pink sand beaches for a relaxing walk in the sun.