Rinca Island

Rinca Island is the second-largest island in Komodo National Park, located in Komodo District, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed park, it is renowned as a natural habitat for the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard. The island features dry savanna hills, mangroves and coastal waters, offering guided trekking and wildlife observation in a protected natural environment managed by the national park authority.

Visitors arrive by boat from Labuan Bajo and explore the island only with a park ranger on marked trekking trails. Expect open savanna hills, dry forest and mangrove coastline with viewpoints over bays. The main attraction is observing Komodo dragons in the wild, along with water buffalo, Timor deer, wild horses, monkeys and birds. Facilities are basic, centered at the Loh Buaya ranger station with a visitor centre and trails of varying length.