Labuan bajo, also spelled Labuhan bajo, is a city at the tip of Flores Island in Indonesia. The surrounding sea is idyllic for diving and snorkeling. Nearby Seraya Island, is a great opportunity to do some diving and snorkeling and every evening at Kalong Island thousands of flying fox bats put on an amazing display.

Labuan Bajo is port of entrance to Flores if taking the ferry from Bima sumbawa as well as the crossings from Denpasar and some crossings from Sulawesi and Sumba. Labuan Bajo has a domestic airport receiving flights from Denpasar and other Indonesian Airports. Labuan is commonly used as jump off point to Komodo and Rinca in order to view the extensive wildlife on land and under the water in this protected area of incredible biodiversity including the almost exclusive residents, the Komodo dragons that are visible on the dry tropical land areas. However Labuan Bajo is by no means is a town to pass through for necessity only, Labuan Bajo is a beautiful, interesting and quaint enough place to spend a few days if you have them spare and witness the local culture and areas close by such as the villages and weavers.

Apart from using Labuan Bajo as a base to explore the surrounding islands for the incredible world class diving, wildlife viewing on some of Indonesia's most beautiful and least crowded beaches, there are also a string of beautiful beaches on the mainland and the incredible mountain ranges. There are number of boat tours that operate locally in fierce competition. Many of these are below standard although extremely cheap, if you are using this option then be sure to find a professional and seaworthy looking practices. In the most extreme but not uncommon cases, boats will travel across open water without any kind of radar, flares or navigation and survival equipment of any kind. There are also the more professional large companies who are completely unrelated to these businesses and offer a level of luxury for a substantially more expensive price.

Labuan Bajo is a wonderful place to stop and meet other travelers. Divers will be especially happy here as the diving here presents some of the largest sea fans in the world, massively diverse corals and fish as well large creatures such as manta rays, whale sharks and a number of other large creatures such as dolphins. This place is worth visited after your trip to Hotel Villa Ombak in Gili Trawangan, one of the three famous Islands in Lombok.