PRAZZER- KOMODO ISLAND

As the name implies, the island of Komodo is an island known as a habitat for native animals dragons (Varanus komodoensis), by locals, this animal is called Ora.Until now, animal dragons becomes a source of pride for local revenue from the tourists who visit the island with a population of approximately 4000 inhabitants.

On this island, tourists can see the animals dragons are the world's largest lizard species with an average body length reaches up to 3.13 meters and weighing up to 165 kg. Travelers can also watch the various activities of these rare animals, such as dragons mating occurs between the months of May through August; dragon was eating the deer, goats, pigs and watch the dragons bask in the street and in the branches of trees in the morning.

Figure 3. photo: Komodo IslandTo protect the dragons from extinction, then in 1980 the government made the island of Komodo National Park Komodo. Six years later, in 1986, the park is accepted as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This national park consists of two large islands, the island of Rinca and Padar, which is surrounded by several small islands. The total land area of ​​the park reaches 1,817 km ².Komodo Island is an island located at the westernmost tip of East Nusa Tenggara province, bordering the province of West Nusa Tenggara. Administratively, this island including the District of Komodo, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia.From Kupang, the capital of NTT Province, tourists can take a plane to Ende, a town on the island of Flores. Upon arrival, proceed to the City Labuhanbajo for ten hours on a minibus. From a city located in the westernmost part of Flores Island is the journey continues towards the island of Komodo by using a speed boat which takes about two hours.Foreign tourists are charged admission this island for $ 5 U.S. per person for one day, and local tourists are charged Rp 25,000 per person (March 2008). The island can be found in an international resort, a few huts provided by the local community and also a restaurant.