18/09/2015

Dragons!

On the 8th of September, we arrived in the seaside port town of Labuan Bajo and made our way onto our boat to head off into the Komodo National Park. We spent two days and one night in a cabin on the private boat.






We spent the first day snorkeling various hot spots of the clear waters of Komodo National Park, spotted and chased manta rays, and finished off by anchoring the boat near the mangroves where the bats lived. The bats come out at sunset and fill the sky as the search for food on the other bigger islands at nightfall.









On the second day, we trekked up Komodo and Rinca Island to spot the Komodo Dragons in their natural habitat. The guide described how the baby dragons live high up in the palm trees until they are old enough, due to the occurrences of cannibalism amongst the dragons.







It was a great experience seeing these Komodo Dragons in their natural habitat.

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