Kalong Island (Pulau Kalong) Tours and Tickets
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Kalong Island (Pulau Kalong)
Kalong Island is a great choice for nature lovers and photographers.
If your boat stays overnight, you can photograph the bats at sunrise when they return from Flores.
The boats that operate Komodo National Park cruises aren’t wheelchair-friendly.
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There are plenty of ways to experience Kalong Island. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:
Technically, you can’t visit Kalong Island: Boats are restricted to mooring off-shore in order to protect the flying foxes that reside there. But mooring at Kalong Island is included in your Komodo National Park ticket, which costs 250,000 rupiah for international travelers or 50–75,000 rupiah for domestic travelers.
Yes, it's definitely worth anchoring off Kalong Island on your Komodo tour. The sight of the flying foxes streaming out to hunt insects against the sunset is a spectacular natural phenomenon, more similar to swirling smoke or bees leaving the hive than to most other mammals. A boat trip is the only way to see the flying foxes, and many longer boat trips anchor here—and offer a guide to ensure you appreciate what you're seeing.
Per one customer who booked the Private Tour 4 Days 3 Nights Komodo on Boat, Waterfall and Rangko Cave, "We learned so much from Rian about the islands, the wildlife and life on Flores. It was always a joy spending time with him. The snorkeling was spectacular. Rian made sure we saw manta rays up close, lots of turtles, so many colorful fish and beautiful corals. He really knew where the best and quietest spots to snorkel were. The Komodo dragons fill you with awe and we saw many! We saw the sky filled with flying foxes leaving their roosts in the mangroves for feeding on fruit on Flores Island at sunset, literally many thousands of them!"
It doesn’t take too long to experience Kalong Island, and most tours that go out to the island spend about an hour to 90 minutes there. This gives visitors enough time to see the evening display of bats and watch the sunset from the comfort of the boats.
The best time to visit Kalong Island is around dusk, when huge colonies of giant fruit bats, also known as flying foxes, take to the skies. Many tours to the island are scheduled so that you’ll get there in time to see the bats and the sunset, both big draws.
The best time to visit Kalong Island is between April and June, when the weather is pleasantly warm, with calm waters and fewer tourists than the July and August high season. September–November is another good time to visit. Most travelers avoid the island in the December–March wet season.
No, you can’t go to Kalong Island on your own. To get there, you’ll need to join a tour or charter a boat with a captain to take you there. Plenty of private and group sailing trips from Komodo include a sunset stop at the island.
It’s a good idea to book Kalong Island tours well in advance, especially if you’re visiting in busy summer, when availability is limited. This is the case for both private sailing trips and group trips. Many Kalong Island tours are available to book online up to the day before departure.
There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting Kalong Island. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in East Nusa Tenggara:
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