Indonesia Scraps Steep Rise in Komodo National Park Entrance Fee
The minister steered clear of furnishing further details regarding the revocation of the plan to increase the entrance fee to TNK.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The decision to steeply increase entrance fees to the Komodo National Park (TNK) in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province has been canceled, a top Tourism official said on Thursday, Dec. 15. Previously, the locals who rely on tourism in the national park staged protests after the government raised admission fees from about 150,000 Indonesian rupiahs ($10) to 3.75 million Indonesian rupiahs ($240), which initially would take effect on Jan. 1, 2023. "The plan has been canceled by the government. There would not be an increase for the Komodo National Park entrance fee," sa...