Komodo National Park has widely known with the home of the giant lizard Komodo Dragon - which has just declare to be one of the latest heritage of the world.

Explore the under water live and its ecosystems which has well known as the best diving site in the world. From beautiful coral, reefs, thousands sort of fishes to the crystal water and beautiful beach are await to visit. Komodo dragons live in one of the driest area in Indonesia, where there are few permanent water sources.

The mix vegetation of Komodo National Park provides habitat and shade for different animals of the park. There are 254 plants species from Asian and Australian origin. Komodo dragons are carnivores and do not eat any of the vegetation. However, the main prey of Komodo dragon, such as deer and will boar, feed on various leaves, fruit, flowers, roots and grasses found in the park.

SAVANNA
Savanna is exposed hills of tall grass with scattered trees. This habitat is probably formed and maintained by fires and extreme drought. More than 70% of the park is open savanna. This area is an important grazing ground for Timor deer, wild board, water buffalo and horses.

Lontar palms (borassus flavellifer) and Jujubi trees (Zizyphus Jujuba) are scattered in the savanna. Both trees are important shade producers. Deer and boar eat the fruit of jujubi trees and the fruit of the lontar palm is eaten by a variety of animals.

MONSOON FOREST
Monsoon forest is a dry tropical that is effected by the wet and dry seasons. This type of forest is very fragile and is easily lost when cut down. Komodo dragons are well camouflaged in this forest and can hide and ambush prey such as nesting birds and other lizards.

The monsoon forest is found usually surrounding the base of hills or as a gallery forest along stream beds.

Most of the trees in the monsoon forest are deciduous and loose their leaves in the dry season. Dominant trees in the monsoon forest in Komodo and Rinca include tamarind trees (Tamarindus indicus) and Sterculia foetida. Fruits and leaves of the tamarind trees are often eaten by deer and boar. Young Komodo dragons are often found in trees.

MANGROVE FOREST

Mangrove forest are made up of trees which live along the shoreline. Different species of mangrove trees can tolerate different amounts of salt water. There are 26 types of mangrove trees in Komodo National Park.

Plant & Trees

Jarak (Jatropha curkas) Jujubi or Chinese Apple (Zizyphus Sp) Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia Sp) Gebang (Corypha Utan) Tamarind Tree (Tamarindus Indicus) Lontar Palm (Borassus Flavellifer) Sepang (Caesalpinia Sappan) Strangling fig (Ficus Sp)	Kedondong Hotan (Garuga Floribunda) Kesambi (Schleichera Oleosa) Kapuh / Kelumpang (Sterculia Foetida) Wild Kapok (Bombac Ceibada) Orchid (Vanda Sp) Cicad / Cicus (Cycas Rumphii) Pipe (Moringa Pterygosperma)