Offbeat Traveler: Komodo National Park, home of the world’s largest lizard
A Komodo dragon roams Komodo island, the largest island in Komodo National Park. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
Komodo dragons on Rinca island, one of three main islands in Komodo National Park. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
A wild deer on Komodo island. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
A Komodo dragon drinks from a pond on Rinca island. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
A close-up. The bite of a Komodo dragon delivers venom that inhibits blood clotting. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
Life-size wood carvings for sale on Komodo island. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
Fruit bats fly from Kalong island in Komodo National Park to nearby Flores island. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
Rinca island’s dry landscape. The national park gets little or no rainfall about eight months of the year. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
Pink beach off of Komodo island. This is the park’s most popular site for snorkeling and diving. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
Fish swim in the waters off of Pink beach. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
Coral off of Pink beach. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)
Sunset over the islands of Komodo National Park. (Romeo Gacad / AFP / Getty Images)