LABUAN BAJO

MELLIANY SUCIAWAN

Hey guys! Good Morning, first of all let me introduce myself, my name is Melliany you can call me mel for short. And i will be your guide for today, i want to tell you a little bit about Labuan Bajo. I want to offer the true adventure experience to fit your adventure desire in Labuan Bajo. And i will bring you as close as possible to the nature, through the rich culture, marvelous mountains, to the deep blue sea, until colored lakes. Labuan Bajo is in East Nusa Tenggara, Flores. As we all know flores has some of the world's best dive sites, with its main attraction being its popular inhabitant komodo dragons, which are only found in this island. Komodo dragons are known to be endangered and the people of this town has gotten the responsibility of taking care of this beautiful creatures. Reasons to why thousands of people come to this island per year.

  

PADAR ISLAND 

Few of the most popular places to visit in Labuan Bajo are Padar Island, Komodo Island, and the infamous "Pink Beach". I will tell you about Padar Island. Padar Island is located between Rinca Island and Komodo Island though it's small, it is the third largest island. Padar it is located around 20 miles or 30kms from Labuan Bajo Harbour. It will take at least 2 hours to reach Padar Island by boat. It is equipt with beautiful landscapes. You can bring your cameras and take pictures on top of the hills and it takes around an hour to reach the summit. I will suggest that everyone be cautious of the steep and rocky track. And i also suggest that everyone use sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun.

KOMODO ISLAND

This is the place where you can meet Flores' national creature, the Komodo Dragon. It will take another hour to reach from Padar Island to Komodo National Park. You will be given four options the Adventure Trek, Long Trek, Medium Trek, and the Short Trek. And you will divided into groups. Roaming around alone his prohibited. Each group will be accompanied by rangers to guide you through the park. The Komodo Dragons are known to be vicious carnivores so for the females on their period are not allowed to enter the park. As we are afraid that the Komodo Dragons can detect the blood and might attack. Beside that you can still take pictures with the Komodo Dragons from a distant. More rules and guides will inform to you by your assigned rangers before entering the park. And please be careful and please be respectful of these rules as to not disturb the animals.

 

PINK BEACH

Pink Beach it is a natural phenomenon and this exceptional beach gets its striking color from microscopic animals called Foraminifera, which produce a red pigment on the coral reefs. For this reason it is called Red Beach in the Local Tongue (Pantai Merah). When the tiny fragments of red coral combine with the white sands, this produces the soft pink color that is visible along the shoreline. In the Pink Beach beside of the beauty it offers you can relax in the sand, swim in the water, snorkeling. The corals of the Pink Beach's underwater gardens are in excellent condition, with hundreds of species of both soft and hard corals, and thousand of species of fish. Pink Beach is a terrific choice for snorkelers and beginner divers as even the shallow waters are home to an abundance of species to keep you more than entertained.

This is a little bit information about Labuan Bajo. I hope you guys interested to create a lifetime of memories and experience the beauty is this Island. I want to thank everyone for trusting me as your tour guide and for your attention. Thankyou!


Lecturer: NINI TRIANTI S.ST.PAR, MM
Major: TOURISM