Komodo National Park rules: fees, activities and conservation controls

Komodo National Park’s visitor rules combine conservation controls with paid access: the park applies national non-tax revenue tariffs, while activities such as trekking, wildlife observation and snorkelling are covered by the foreign-visitor admission charge. The current tariff framework took effect on 30 October 2024, according to the park authority.

What does entry to Komodo National Park cover?

For foreign visitors, the tariff is Rp250,000 per person per visit and includes the admission ticket plus nature-tourism activities identified by Balai Taman Nasional Komodo: trekking, wildlife observation and snorkelling, according to the Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation in 2024.

The same official announcement says the revised tariffs were introduced under Government Regulation No. 36 of 2024. Reservations made under the previous tariff remained valid until 29 October 2024, with the new rates applying to subsequent bookings.

What activities have separate official charges?

Not every activity is covered by the standard foreign-visitor charge. The authority’s 2024 announcement lists separate tariffs for activities including sport fishing, commercial video production and drone use.

• Sport fishing: Rp5,000,000 per person per activity, according to the park authority in 2024.
• Drone use for documentation: Rp2,000,000 per unit per day, according to the park authority in 2024.

The authority said the drone tariff was intended to help ensure that activity does not disturb Komodo dragons or other species, while the sport-fishing tariff was linked to protection of the aquatic ecosystem.

Why are these rules linked to conservation?

Komodo National Park is managed by the relevant national park authority under the environment and forestry ministry, according to an Indonesian government sustainability analysis published in 2025. That analysis describes park management as being based on regulation, scientific knowledge, evidence and experience.

The same analysis reported that 52 of 56 indicators in its sustainability assessment were fulfilled in 2020, equal to 92.86%. This is an assessment result, not a visitor-cap figure or a population estimate for Komodo dragons.

How large is the tourism context around the park?

Official regional statistics show that Manggarai Barat recorded 300,437 hotel guests in 2023, with 62.08% domestic visitors and 37.92% foreign visitors, according to BPS-Statistics Indonesia’s 2025 publication. The figure covers hotel guests in the regency and should not be treated as a count of entries to Komodo National Park.

The distinction matters because park admission, regulated activities and wider tourism statistics measure different things. The official sources used here confirm the tariff framework and management indicators, but they do not establish a separate park-wide visitor cap.

Sources

• Directorate General
• Government of Indonesia
• BPS-Statistics Indonesia, Manggarai Barat Regency