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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rgallardy" data-source="post: 3593846" data-attributes="member: 128535">Dragons and CockatoosHi all,Well as stated above, after birding central Flores, we headed west in order to pick up the last remaining endemic (Flores Monarch) as well as visit the Komodo Islands to see Yellow-crested Cockatoo and Komodo Dragon. Although everything didn't go exactly as planned, in the end, everything worked out and we were able to finish cleaning up on Flores as well as see some dragons.<a href="https://budgetbirders.com/2017/07/24/komodo-indonesia-cockatoos-dragons-and-diving-oh-my/" target="_blank">https://budgetbirders.com/2017/07/24/komodo-indonesia-cockatoos-dragons-and-diving-oh-my/</a>This also concluded the first section of our big trip "Lesser Sundas & Bali/East Java Extension". This section of the trip lasted from June 8- July 6th and cost a total of $1412 for two people. This does not include the internal airfare or our Komodo trips (~$700) since it was also a diving trip. Internal airfare was $900 for two people, starting in Sumba and ending in Flores. This price was quite inflated though as our mid-trip extension from Timor to Bali and back cost nearly $450 of that $900. A more well thought out plan could have easily eliminated that cost entirely. Still even with all the costs of the extension, $1150 per person for 29 days ($40 per day per person) isn't too bad!Best,Ross</blockquote>