Exploring Komodo National Park and Mesa Island Indonesia

Exploring Komodo National Park and Mesa Island Indonesia

Indonesia has very interesting tourism destinations. There are various destinations to find. If you are going to spend your week for holiday, there are many alternative destinations to choose. Among those choices, Komodo National Park can be good choice. This national park is special since this park has Komodo dragon as the main animal to see. Komodo dragon is the ancient lizards that still survive up to now. The area in the Komodo National Park becomes the house of this great lizard and this is the only place to find them in the wild life. They may be found in other place, but they are inside the cage, so this is the special chance to find the lizards in the nature. In this case, the national park covers large area and there are many islands. Among those islands, there is Mesa Island Indonesia and this can be good alternative to visit when tourists are visiting or enjoying holiday in the national park for several days. There are still other great destinations to find in this island.

Exploring Komodo National Park and Mesa Island Indonesia

Mesa Island Indonesia becomes one of the islands around the national park. This island is not hard to access. The island can be reached from Labuan Bajo and sailing to this island will not take too much time since it is only around 15 kilometers from Labuan Bajo. The island may not have beautiful scenery of beaches and other views of nature. Things offered by this island are about the culture and its local people. This island may be small, yet there are up to 1,500 people living in this island. This makes the island has a lot of houses. Related to their house, there is unique construction of house and this already becomes part of their culture. The houses are built above the water surface and they are several feats above the water. This house shows their adaptation to the sea. Then, the local person itself shows great hospitality. Warm welcome will always be given to visitors or tourists coming to this island. They are also called the sea gypsies. The open sea has become their home.

Mesa Island Indonesia and its great things are not the only great experiences to find in Komodo National Park. Since this is the natural habitat of komodo dragons, of course it is a must to see the komodo dragons directly and this can be great activity to do after visiting Mesa Island Indonesia. There are several islands that become the home of these big lizards. To see them, it is better to have guides since the animals are wild animals and they can be dangerous. In this case, the guide can also show the best place to find the komodo dragons. There are also other animals in the islands. Wild boar, buffaloes, and other kinds of birds and snakes can be found in this place. The other exotic destination is beaches. There are several beaches and it is possible to dive or snorkel in the several beaches and there are great beauty of marine life to find since the nature is well preserved, so the beauty of marine life is also kept well.