Travel Indonesia by Mirdan

  Kelimutu Lake, NTT. Pink Beach Pink Beach is located in the Komodo National Park. As the name may suggest, Pink Beach , you can guess what is the main attraction of this beach. This beach with a stretch of pink sand and a combination of blue sea will spoil your eyes. Not only enjoying the beach view, in this place you can also do other activities such as swimming, snorkeling, and so on. Kelimutu Lake Another natural wonder in Indonesia is Kelimutu Lake. It is a well known tourist destination in  East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). This lake is also known as the "Three Color Lake", because the color of the lake often changes.  Kelimutu Lake has three giant pools. Each puddle has a water color that always changes every year. The water in one of the three pools is red and can be dark green as well as heart red; in other puddles it is dark green to light green; and in the third puddle it is blackish brown to sky blue. To enjoy the beauty of this lake, you need to climb Mount Kelimutu wh

(Courtesy : YouTube) Argentine national team player Nicolas Tagliafico immediately went on vacation to Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara, after a trial match against Indonesia.This was known from Tagliafico's upload on his Instagram account on Tuesday (20/6).  The Olympique Lyon left-back seemed to be relaxing in a place enjoying the scenery on Komodo Island.The player who did not appear in the Indonesia vs Argentina match also shared a video enjoying the scenery on Komodo Island when the sun sets there. But, the video was no longer there as this blog crosschecked it on his account (21/6, 06:10). Tagliafico was one of the Argentinian players who chose to go on vacation first in Indonesia. His teammate Guido Rodriguez decided to take a vacation in Bali before preparing for the new season. Meanwhile, other Argentine players have different goals. There were even several players who immediately left Jakarta on Tuesday (20/6) in the morning WIB.Goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli is scheduled to

Despite the increase of tariffs in tourism services, Komodo National Park has experinced an increase in the number of tourist visits to the sunctuary of Komodo dragon. Year 2023 has seen the rise in the number of tourists visiting East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) at Labuhan Bajo. Of many tourist attractions in NTT like Padar Island, Komodo National Park is favourite one.  Since the beginning of 2023, the number of visits to KNP has continued to increase. Head of the West Manggarai Regency Tourism, Creative Economy and Culture (Disparekrafbud) Office, Pius Baut said that 22,637 tourists visited the Komodo National Park (TNK) from January to March 2023. The number of visits increased from 4,960 people recorded in January, February 7,008 people, and March as many as 10,669 people. Of these, most tourists come from abroad."Tourist visits to KNP were dominated by foreign tourists, totaling 12,071 people. Meanwhile, there were 10,566 domestic tourists," said Pius.   He said the number of t

  The management of Komodo National Park, PT. Flobamor, has set new tarifsf for  tourist services in the National Park.This rate was stipulated in a decision letter from PT Flobamor's board of directors with letter number 01/SK-FLB/III/2023.  ada ada ada letter letter ada   In this letter, the stipulation of tariffs for nature tourism services includes matters related to information, scouting, trekking trips, bird watching, sport fishing, film shooting, photography, research and special interest night tours.This tariff has been in full effect starting April 15, 2023.The types of tariffs that have been set are as follows: Guidance and Travel Information Services : Short Track, which is IDR 250,000/person for Indonesian citizens and IDR 400,000/person for foreigners. Medium Track namely Rp. 275,000/person for Indonesian citizens and IDR 425,000/person for foreigners  Long Track, which is IDR 300,000/person for Indonesian citizens and IDR 450,000/person for foreigners   Adventure

Komodo Dragon in Komodo Island National Park. Indonesia is one of the largest countries in the world, with more than 16 thousand islands. Because of this, there is a lot of wealth that can be found in Indonesia, and it is not impossible that this wealth is still buried neatly. And shocking news came from scientists that Indonesia has lost historical treasures. researchers in a journal entitled 'Proceedings of the Royal Society B' mentioned that it turned out that Indonesia has an area called the 'lost world'. This location was revealed through a report entitled Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The team from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) conducted an expedition to study extinct animals from 2011 to 2014. That region is an island called Sumba , which also makes scientists curious. Sumba is said to be home to various animals, most of which have become extinct thousands of years ago. The extinct animals include miniature elephants, rats, giant lizards, and even

When visiting Komodo National Park, Pink Beach is considered a "must" natural attractions on Komodo Island to stop by. It is called  Pink Beach because it's pink sands on the beach. However, local people prefer to call it Red Beach, and while the foreign tourists prefer to call it Pink Beach. The sand is pink and very soft it will appear more clearly when the sand is swept away by the waves. The attractions of this area is not only th e pretty beach, but underwater life also offers a stunning beauty and natural wealth to dive. In the Pink Beach itself, there are a lot of marine life that includes 1500 species of fish, 250 species of coral , and approximately 75 species sponges. Therefore, snorkeling or diving is an activity that should not be bypassed by tourists while visiting this beautiful beach. How to get to the Pink Beach? The first destination you should go is Labuan Bajo. And to get to Labuan Bajo itself, you can reach

Labuhan Bajo, a fishermen town in East Nusa Tenggara, Eastern Indonesia. "The Doctor", Valentino Rossi took  his time for a vacation ahead of the test in Sepang , Malaysia , on January 31 until February 1, 2017. This time he visited a prime destination of tourism in Eastern Indonesia, Labuhan Bajo . Labuhan Bajo is a tourism destination in East Nusa Tenggara Province with an exotic attraction of Komodo National Park , a habitat of Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizzard.   After his visit to Labuhan Bajo, he uploaded his photos in Twitter and Instagram. He commented on Italian language: "Un grande grazie al"gruppo vacanze Labuan Bajo. Amazing experience", or Thanks a lot to all vacation tim Labuhan Bajo, Amazing Experience. Then " “Un saluto dal dragone di Komodo @Komodo national park Labuan Bajo,” wrote on @ValeYellow46.His comment received 166,853 likes and 3,725 comments.  The goverment of Indonesia appreciated the visit by Valenti

Gili Lawa, also known as Gili Laba, is a stopover spot on the boat trip to Komodo National Park from Labuhan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara.  It is on the north of Komodo Island. In fact, there are two islands of Gili Lawa: Gili Lawa Darat and Gili Lawa Laut. Gili Lawa Darat lies in between Gili Lawa Laut and Komodo Island.  To get to the Gili Lawa , you can use the services of travel agents in Labuan Bajo selling a variety of travel packages of Komodo sailing trip, or liveaboard trip, with varied prices. As the Port of Gili Lawa Labuan Bajo is quite far ro reach within 1 day commuting , almost all travel agents arrange the destination to Gili Lawa into three days and two nights package (3D2N). Gili Lawa is too beautiful to visit without overnight stay, therefore  the travel packages sailing 3 days 2 nights is the best arrangement so you can enjoy the sunrise and sunset there. Gili Lawa, in fact Gili Lawa Darat, offers the best spot for watching sun sets and rises. The  lan

Padar Island is the third largest island in the Komodo National Park, after the Komodo, and Rinca. Padar Island is  not as famous as Komodo or Rinca, but its beauty is not less than these islands. The Location of Padar Island is closer to Rinca Island compared to Komodo Island and is separated by Selat Lintah. As part of the Komodo National Park, Padar Island is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the island of Komodo, Rinca and Gili Mota. Althought in the Komodo National Park, the Komodo dragon is no where can be found here. Around the island, there are also three or four small islands  each with a unique panoramic view. In Padar Island, you will find pink beach that is suitable for swimming, snorkeling, or just strolling along the beach. Visitors can also climb the hill on the island of Padar to enjoy the panoramic view from the top. Blue sea and surrounding islands will hypnotize visitors.   Although trekking towards the highest hill will be v

Komodo National Park is a national park located in Nusa Tenggara Timur, or the East Nusa Tenggara Province. Geographically, the national park lies between Flores Island of the East Nusa Tenggara Province and Sumbawa Island of  the West Nusa Tenggara Province composing of three major islands- Rinca, Komodo, and Padar Islands - and other smaller islands.  The national park was established in 1981 and was designated as Man and Biosphere Reserve in 1977 by UNESCO. Komodo National Park demonstrated exceptional natural beauty and hold the large majority of the only areas in the World in which wild population of Komodo dragon lizard still exist. Based on these values, the UNESCO designated the park as a World Heritage Site in 1991. In 2009, the park became one of the Official Finalist of New Wonders of Nature. Komodo National Parks covers 1,733 square kilometers of rugged hillsides and dry vegetation that highly contrasts with sandy beaches and the blue coral-rich waters

Welcome to Labuhan Bajo. If you happened to meet Indonesians and asked about Labuan Bajo, the responses were surely " Sorry never heard of the name of that city in Indonesia". It sounds reasonable  to  most layperson in Indonesia may be seldom heard of the town of Labuan Bajo since it is only a fishing town on the western tip of Flores in the East Nusa Tenggara,Eastern Indonesia. Even, probably a lot of tourists, both domestic and international, who have only known tourist destinations in Bali and neighboring provinces those in Jawa Island, as well as West Nusa Tenggara  have, actually, overlooked many other potential sites in the country with much more rewarding visits, of course, with value-for-money attractions, such as those in Labuhan Bajo. Labuhan Bajo, the busiest tourist Center in Flores. Since Komodo Island was designated as " Komodo Island is the New 7 Wonders of the World ", aside from being a small fishing town, Labuan Bajo today has be

Adventure into the Komodo Island National Park was my long time dream. My passionate for the trip came over as the Komodo Island was designated as the New Seven Wonders of the World, my activity in the public sector occupied most my time. But this time, I had a full support from my boss. Wasn't it  a big luck for me. Since the attractions I was looking for spread over a number of islands which required me to hop from one island to another, then liveaboard leisure trip would suit me best. It took me a while to browse the Internet searching for a tourist package by local tour operators to Komodo Island offering the one I needed. at the end of the day, I had booked a stay at 'Bajo View Hotel'  and  a liveaboard trip of 3D2N from November 10 to 12, 2016  or three days on the go and two overnight stay with the following itinerary: Day 1: Labuhan Bajo - Kanawa Island - Sembilan Island - Overnight at Gili Lawa (Sun Set); Day 2: Gili Lawa (Sun Rise) - Manta Point -