Experience · Indonesia

Komodo dragons

Three metres of armoured lizard with a venomous bite and a stare that predates the Ice Ages — meeting Komodo dragons on their home islands of Komodo and Rinca is as close as travel gets to the Cretaceous.

Best forAdventure
Approx. flying time~16h 35m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportLabuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat (LBJ)

Happens around Komodo, Indonesia — nearest airport Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat (LBJ), about 48km away.

The experience

Rangers with forked staffs escort every walk, and you follow their instructions with unusual sincerity. Most visitors come by boat from Labuan Bajo, pairing dragons with world-class snorkelling at Pink Beach and manta rays at Karang Makassar. April to June brings the calmest seas.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 27°C in July to 29°C in November. Driest July to September; wettest in January, with rain on about 25 days.

The year at a glance — pick a month for detail

August27° · rain 2 daysWarm and dry.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — May and July to September.

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