Komodo National Park Fee 2023
An overview of the new Komodo National Park fees and other National Park and entrance fees on Flores for 2023 valid from 22nd of June 2023. The Province East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) in Indonesia has many National Parks and Nature Conservation areas. The most significants are located in the area of Flores and Komodo as there are Komodo National Park, Thousand Islands National Park and Kelimutu National Park. To enter the parks you have to purchase several tickets and if you like to do also activities in the parks i. e. snorkeling, diving or hiking there is an additional fee for each activity you like to do. The validity of the tickets is one day. No children discount is offered.
There are a number of ferries and boats operating with regular schedules to West Flores from Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumba, Sumbawa, West-Timor, Bira and Makassar. Unfortunately departure time and dates change frequently.
Motorbike rental and scooter rental even one way rentals are very popular on Flores. Labuan Bajo has many motorbike and scooter rental stations. At some places you can also rent Enduros as well as big trekking- and touring bikes. In comparison to it, Maumere got only one bigger rental station.
Flores has an extensive road network with different characteristics. The main road, the so-called Trans-Flores-Highway, connects Labuan Bajo in the west with Larantuka in the east of the island. It is winding up and down across Flores, new paved and more or less in a good condition. Back roads lead mostly as dead ends to the villages in the mountains. They are are usually unpaved and difficult to drive. However a few paved and unpaved roads connects the main road to the villages on the coastline in the north and south. You can check the conditions of each road section in our road condition table.
As further you travel to the east of Indonesia as more difficult it will be to find public transportation. In Flores it is very common to rent a private car with driver. Nevertheless it is possible to explore Flores by public transportation if you don't have a tight schedule. You should be also very flexible in your itinerary. It might be that you cannot reach your final destination on the day you have expected. It is often an adventure, but one of the good ones. 
The best time to visit Flores and Komodo Island is from mid April to mid of October during dry season. During this time there is a steady fresh wind from Australia and it is not very humid on Flores. Rain is rare and can cause water problems in some regions. It is the best time for snorkeling, diving on the north side of the Komodo National Park and for overland tours across Flores.
Flores can be reached either from Jakarta (CGK), Bali (DPS), Makassar (UJP), Surabaya (SUB), Lombok (LOB) or from Kupang (KOE) in West-Timur by plane. There are daily direct flights.
As Flores and Komodo were still an insider tip at the turn of the century, the infrastructure and hotel situation was still very modest. It was only at the beginning of the second half of the second decade, with the increase in visitors, that more and more investors discovered Flores and Komodo and rapid development began. In the meantime, at least Labuan Bajo has a variety of accommodations, from cranky backpacker dormetries to world-class hotels. 
