The Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on Earth, calls this island home. This is reason enough to travel to  Komodo island but there is plenty more to see. Komodo island offers hiking, diving, pristine beaches, and incredible waterfalls where you can cool off after a long day exploring.

However, you can’t fly directly to Komodo and instead must fly to Labuan Bajo which is  located in West Flores. This isn’t a problem and is actually where most people set up home base to explore the surrounding areas such as Padar Island, Rinca, and Komodo. They are only short boat rides away once you have reached Labuan Bajo.

The flight from Bali’s Denpasar airport to Labuan Bajo on Flores Island takes around 75 minutes and flights are generally cheap. There are multiple flights to Flores daily so finding a flight shouldn’t be a problem.