An island popular with divers and Komodo dragon enthusiasts, Flores is experiencing a tourism boom thanks to its natural beauty and an ambitious plan to build 'Ten New Balis' around Indonesia.
From the veranda of the Ayana Komodo Resort, a long wooden pier snakes into the rugged sea off Waecicu Beach. At sunset, the sky explodes with fiery showers of color. It's a perfect picture for the Instagram Age, with dozens of delicious, chocolate-chip shaped islands sprinkled across the horizon.
It's in a huge complex with a swirling spaceship design that is reminiscent of a smaller version of Singapore's Marina Bay Sands, and it features the first Starbucks in hundreds of miles. Arrivals at Labuan Bajo — mainly from Bali and Jakarta — land at a quaint airport looking like something from Hollywood blockbuster, Jurassic Park. The walls and shops are decorated with giant murals of Komodo dragons.
Soon after, the plan was withdrawn. But Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat, governor of East Nusa Tenggara, stirred the pot with a proposal to push visitation fees to $500 per person to limit lizard tours to high-end tourists. He later suggested they beA major tourist draw, Komodo dragons have a famously venomous bite and are known to occasionally attack humans.
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