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Komodo DivingDiving on Your Period in Komodo: The Honest Answers
Can you scuba dive on your period? What the research actually measured, plus the pill, pregnancy, breastfeeding and the practical side of a Komodo dive trip, including the Labuan Bajo supply problem and why cold southern sites matter.
Komodo Travel GuideIs Komodo Island Closed? What Is Actually Open in 2026
Komodo National Park is open, and it stayed open through the August 2026 earthquake. But it did close for a month in January, and almost nobody reported it. The four different things people call a Komodo closure, what is shut on Flores right now, and how to check before you fly.
Komodo DivingHyperbaric Chamber in Labuan Bajo: What Happens If You Get Bent in Komodo
Komodo's nearest recompression chamber is at Siloam Hospitals Labuan Bajo, not Bali. What decompression sickness actually feels like, the first hour on the boat, who to call, how far the park really is from a chamber, and why insurance small print matters.
Komodo Travel GuideIndonesia SIM Card and eSIM: Staying Connected in Komodo (2026)
Which Indonesian SIM card or eSIM to buy, what registration and the IMEI rule involve, and exactly where mobile signal dies inside Komodo National Park — plus what the WiFi is really like on the boats and at the resort.
Komodo Travel GuideA New Komodo Resort on the Ridge: Introducing Hilltop, Opening April 2027
Hilltop Komodo Resort opens in April 2027 on the ridge of our private island: bungalows raised to canopy height, its own restaurant, spa and infinity pool, and a panorama much like the view from Padar. What is being built, how it works with the dive centre below, and exactly how the pre-sale discount of up to 40% works.
Komodo Travel GuideThe Flores Hobbit: Liang Bua, Homo floresiensis and How to Visit
In 2003 a metre-tall human was found in a cave north of Ruteng on Flores. What Homo floresiensis actually was, why the famous 12,000-year date is wrong, what the 2024 arm bone from Mata Menge changed, and how to visit Liang Bua in 2026.
Komodo Travel GuideFlores Road Trip: Labuan Bajo to Maumere, Stop by Stop (2026)
The Trans-Flores Highway from Labuan Bajo to Maumere is about 600 km and takes five to seven days, not two. Real distances and drive times for every leg, what a car and driver costs in 2026, the stops that are worth it, and why you should probably fly home from Ende rather than Maumere.
Komodo Travel GuideLombok to Komodo: Flights, Boat Trips and Ferries (2026)
Every way to get from Lombok to Komodo in 2026: the 75-minute Wings Air flight and its baggage trap, the four-day boat trip through Saleh Bay and Satonda, the public ferry and bus chain, and the expedition route. Real times, real prices, and which one suits which traveller.
Komodo Travel GuideKomodo in January: Mantas, Rain and an Empty Park
What Komodo is really like in January: why the northwest monsoon closes the northern dive sites, why the mantas gather in central Komodo, how much rain to expect, what the green season costs, and who should book a different month instead.