page_title: Labuan Bajo
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Labuan Bajo / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: Bahasa Indonesia: Gereja Masehi Injili di Timor di Labuan Bajo, Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia English: Dutch reformed church "Gereja Masehi Injili di Timor" in Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Province of Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
context_page_description: Labuan Bajo is a fishing town located at the western end of the large island of Flores in the Nusa Tenggara region of east Indonesia. It is the capital of the West Manggarai Regency, one of the eight regencies which are the major administrative divisions of Flores.
context_section_description: Once a small fishing village, Labuan Bajo (also spelled Labuhanbajo and Labuanbajo) is now a tourist center as well as a centre of government for the surrounding region. Facilities to support tourist activities are expanding quickly although the rapid rise in the numbers of visitors is imposing some strains on the local environment.
  Komodo National Park
  Labuan Bajo is the gateway for trips across the nearby Komodo National Park to Komodo Island and Rinca Island, both home to the famous Komodo dragons.
  There are numerous snorkling points in the islands close to Labuan Bajo.  Kanawa and Seraya Islands, for example, offer good diving and snorkeling sites.  Currents can be strong at some sites however so care is needed. Every evening at Kalong Island, to the south of Labuan Bajo, thousands of flying fox bats (known as burung kalong in Indonesian) provide an amazing display. Around dusk the bats rise up from the mangroves around Kalong Island and within a few minutes, a column begins to form as thousands of bats begin to traverse across to the main island of Flores to the east.  More and more bats join the column for perhaps the next 30 mins or so.  The column soon forms into a remarkable trail across the sky stretching for miles as the bats fly east to Flores to search for food in the nearby forests.
  Other features
  Other features nearby to Labuan Bajo include several waterfalls, trekking facilities, and many diverse beaches.
  The town is quite small and can easily be traversed on foot in 15 minutes or so. Mirror stone cave (Batu cermin cave) is only 4 km away. There are various interesting churches and a mosque. Ojeks (Rp 3,000-5,000) and bemos pass every five minutes. One can rent a motorcycle for Rp 75,000 (about $US 5) per day. There are now (January 2019) numerous ATMs around the town and the main roads are paved.
  Heading east from Labuan Bajo, one can travel by road (bus or car) to other towns across Flores such as Ruteng, Bajawa, Ende and Maumere.
caption: "Gereja Masehi Injili" Dutch reformed church
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