Great Dream Kanawa Island Vacation

If you are eager for a unique holiday experience that will refresh you without burning a hole in your pocket, set off on best island vacations to the tropical islands where the sun, sea and fun is perfect all-year round. There are innumerable islands where you can bask in the sunlight, swim in the warm water, and enjoy the pristine beauty of the beach, local festivals, indigenous cuisine, and the hospitality of friendly people.

Kanawa Island Vacation

Things to remember before take Kanawa Island Vacations

The best island vacations offer lots of fun, thrill, and excitement. However, here are six things you must keep in mind to make the most of your time on the island:

1. Decide where you will go, whom you will take along, how long your vacation will be, what activities you are interested in, what things you have to carry along and most importantly, how much you will spend on the vacation.
2. Bring along all necessary documents. Always note down emergency phone numbers and the phone number of your hotel. Maintain a checklist of the things you are carrying and scan through this list before checking out from the hotel.
3. Maintain a first aid kit with ointments, bandages, aspirin, and other medicines that you use.
4.  The hot tropical weather favors the growth of microorganisms. To avoid the risk of developing skin infections, take along toiletries such as soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, and deodorants and maintain good hygiene.
5. Wear light, thin, and comfortable cotton garments. Sleeveless shirts, trunks, or bikinis along with beach sandals are perfect.
6. Since tropics are located near the equator, you can get bad sunburn very fast. To avoid this, always apply sunscreen before heading off to the beach. Also, wear sunglasses that provide protection from UV rays.  

Kanawa Beach Bungalow

Kanawa Island Vacation
Kanawa is a beautiful tropical island of about 28 Hectares, fully surrounded by natural reefs. It consists of two main white sand beaches and one small, hidden sand cove. At the center of the island, a hill guarantees astonishing 360 degrees views all over Komodo National Park, offering one of the world's most spectacular sunsets. Located just at the boarders of Komodo National Park, Kanawa Island is the perfect destination for exploring and diving in the Komodo National Park. This wonderful tropical getaway is only one hour away from Bali International Airport. A small resort made of 14 bungalows, a restaurant, the Starfish Cafe, which serves wonderful grilled fish, Indonesian and Italian delicacies and cold drinks, a complete diving, and water sport centre in order to guarantee activities and tours every day, a small spa to provide you with massage and reflexology directly on the white sand beach.
Kanawa Beach Bungalow is the only resort on the island, and this will never change, the resort occupies the southern area of the island, while the north area is left on purpose natural and deserted, to preserve the flora and fauna, which inhabit the island.

How to Get Kanawa Island

Kanawa Island Bungalows

While most visitors enter Komodo National Park through the gateway city of Labuan Bajo in the west of Flores, the departure point for your trip is actually Denpasar, Bali.

By boat  

Boat schedule is as follow:

    From Kanawa every morning at 08:00

    From Labuan Bajo every day at 12:00

    It is possible to charter a boat at any other time for 3/500.000 Rp depending on availability.

By Air:

Lion air

Trans Nusa Airlines

Merpati

Regular flights every day, 50 minutes with Trans Nusa, 80 minutes with Merpati and Lion Air Labuan Bajo airport has connecting flights also to Ende and Kupang.

By Land:

The gateway cities of Labuan Bajo are connected to Denpasar, Bali by overland buses.

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