A slow boat took our group of 8 out to sea from Labuan Bajo. After 90 minutes the Amalia came into view. But first, dragon trek!The crew helped transfer our luggage while speedboats whisked us away to Rinca Island, where we saw Komodo dragons. Remembering how fierce these beasts were on BBC’s Life we stayed close to our guide.
About Komodo dragons: Komodo National Park is the only place in the world where you can find these cannibalistic lizards. They’re mostly on Rinca and Komodo Islands, with around 1,500 dragons on each. There have been around 35 deaths to date. The most recent accident took place 4 months ago when a Singaporean tourist (who went without a guide) was bitten by one of the dragons. Luckily, he survived the attack.