Labuan Bajo, a Step before Reaching Komodo (part 1)

First of all,

this journey happened on May 2011.

So I would say I'm sorry if it is not really accurate.

What is Komodo?

From Wikipedia : Komodo is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Padar.

Komodo is listed in UNESCO World Heritage since 1991 and Natural Seven Wonder List since 2011.

So I'm actually lucky that I got an opportunity to visit Komodo before it is declared as one of the Natural Seven Wonder.

How to get there?
You have to reach Labuan Bajo first.


By air:

• DPS- LBJ: Trans Nusa (7x / week)
• DPS- LBJ: Wings Air (3x/week, TUE, THU, SAT) 

Points of interest:

- Labuan Bajo sea port : It smells fishy, but the view is beautiful. Blue sky tinted with white cloud in the sky. Traditional ships.

- The Lounge : a nice restaurant at Labuan Bajo, don't forget to try Komodo's Smile drink.

It contains Flores mint a.k.a Kemangi for Indonesian people.

(left to right) Chocolate Milk Shake, Watermelon Juice, Komodo's Smile

- Batu Cermin: (a.k.a Mirror Rock) : a limestone cave, with beautiful reflection of the ray light onto the wall.

- Paradise Bar: a bar, best known for watching sunset

- Wae Cicu Eden Hotel : owned by a Swiss and Indonesian couple. Located in the hilly side across Labuan Bajo.  

Fresh water and electricity is available. 

No air-con, only fan, but they provided mosquito net. The bathroom is clean enough for my standard. 

The cuisine is made with French style. I realized that once they served me grilled fish with thyme for dinner.

And for the breakfast, they served crepes (of course ala Francais , not dry like Indonesian crepe)

What I love the most about this hotel is the fact that they don't have a port.

Their commitment is to stay as natural as it can be. So the only way to reach this hotel from the sea is by using a small raft since the bigger boat couldn't landed on the beach.

As you can see on the picture below, there is no port in the front of the hotel.

Enjoy your stay in Labuan Bajo, because the trip to Komodo is still awaiting you.

continued to Sailing to Komodo...