Luxury Komodo Holidays

Picture a remote, rugged island carved by volcanic activity and defined by a crumpled ridge of mountains that rises abruptly from the coral-filled Flores Sea. Picture vivid blue waters home to sea turtles, manta rays, and more. Picture pink-sand beaches framed by a thicket of open tropical savanna. Then add dragons…

The “Island of the Dragons,” Komodo, (Pulau Komodo in the native tongue) would perhaps be another dot on the map were it not for these mighty reptiles found nowhere else on Earth (with the exception of a few other islands in the Lesser Sunda Island chain). Granted, they aren’t the flame-spewing beasts of ancient myth (though their poison-packed bite would certainly burn), yet glimpsing these swaggering giants in the wild is worth the journey to Komodo alone.

Our Indonesia Travel Experts have scoured the island’s thick shrubbery themselves to see the world’s largest lizard and its unique hunting method; they've witnessed them explode from the brush to take on deer, wild boar, and buffalo with a powerful chomp to the leg and then watched them sit back and wait, slowly, patiently, for the toxins to kick in and weaken their prey. They can help you plan and design your own luxury Komodo holiday while giving you insider’s tips on where to stay in Komodo and what to do. Our Komodo Island holidays can take you from Rinca Island – the main island of the 26 that form UNESCO-listed Komodo National Park - to many of those that surround it.

Guided by a local ranger, you can walk the trails that weave through the islands to spot Komodo dragons and other wildlife like Timor deer and long-tailed macaques. We can place you on revealing day excursions to hike the archipelago’s rugged peaks and the volcanic hills of Padar Island; visit Pink Beach and Manta Point to snorkel and dive in waters brimming with coral; embark on boat trips to spot the various species of whale and dolphin that inhabit these waters; or we can help you plan a wider luxury Indonesia cruise or a Bali and Komodo twin-centre where you can ply the glossy waters aboard a traditional Indonesian phinisi, an elegant two-masted ship.