Labuan Bajo is a fishing town located at the western end of Flores in the
Nusa Tenggara region
of east Indonesia. Once a small fishing village,
Labuan Bajo (also spelled Labuhanbajo and Labuanbajo) in Flores is now a busy
bustling center of tourism. It is the launching point for trips to Komodo
Island and Rinca Island, home to the famous komodo dragons. Nearby Kanawa and
Seraya Islands are a great opportunity to do some diving and snorkeling and
every evening at Kalong Island thousands of flying fox bats put on an amazing
display.
Within a few hours of Labuan Bajo can be found several waterfalls, trekking
and many diverse beaches.
The town is quite small and can easily be traversed on foot (in 10–15
minutes). There are various interesting churches and a mosque. Ojeks (IDR
5.000-10.000) and bemos pass every 5 minutes if you get tired of walking. You
can rent a motorcycle for IDR75.000 per day. There are now 4 working ATM’s in
the town and the road is paved.
Komodo Airport is located just 2 km from the center of Labuan Bajo
and has 4-6 daily flights arriving from Bali. The port has daily ferry
departures to Bima and weekly or bi-weekly departures to Denpasar and Sulawesi.
The local economy in the town is centered around the ferry port and
tourism, local shops and restaurants, and the diving trade. Most of the foreign
tourists are European, many from Italy, Australia and the United Kingdom. The
wider area produces fish and palm oil; there is also a large amount of
subsistence agriculture in the villages in the region where living standards
are still low. Levels of poverty in the rural areas are high.
The National and Regional Governments have both made 2012 a year to
promote the regional tourism around Labuan Bajo and the nearby Komodo National
Park with a 6 month long festival from July until December 2012.
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