different languages and religion. Indonesia got the freedom from the Netherlands in 1942, and Japan in 1945. The borders of Indonesia is Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and South China Sea in north, Papua New Guinea in east, and Indian Ocean in west and south. Timor Leste also the border of Indonesia in southeast since 1999. As
democratic movements. ” (Honey, 2008), and whether the Komodo National Park (KNP) possess these characteristics to be considered an ecotourism attraction. The KNP is Indonesia’s national park and is located between the provinces of East and West Nusa Tenggara. The park encompasses three larger islands Komodo, Padar and Rinca and other smaller islands. KNP was founded in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard species. Later in the years, it was dedicated to protecting other