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Labuan Bajo, Flores
Komodo 2D1N from Labuan Bajo: The Whole Phinisi, One Night
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Komodo 4D3N from Labuan Bajo: Gili Lawa, and a Cave You Swim In
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Overview
Four days is where a Komodo trip stops being a checklist. The two- and three-day versions of this route hit the same headline sights and then turn for home; this one keeps going north to Gili Lawa Darat for the sunset ridge, spends a whole afternoon on reefs at Sebayur and Kanawa, and finishes somewhere almost no shorter trip reaches, the flooded limestone chamber at Rangko Cave on the Flores mainland.
Akassa is a 25-metre wooden phinisi with three suites, so a charter here is at most ten guests and the boat is yours. Over four days that matters more than it does over two: the schedule bends around your group rather than around a full manifest, and the afternoons with nothing scheduled are genuinely free.
What the extra days buy you
Day three is the one you cannot get on a shorter trip. Gili Lawa Darat is a thirty-minute climb up a bare grass hill for the sunset over the northern islands, and Sebayur and Kanawa are the two easiest, clearest reefs in the park, which is where the snorkelling actually gets good rather than merely famous. Day four adds Bidadari and then Rangko, a sea-filled cave you swim in, reached by a short boat transfer near Labuan Bajo.
How the price works
This is a whole boat rather than a per-cabin booking, priced in two bands. IDR 77,000,000 covers the vessel, crew, guide and all meals for up to four guests. Five to ten guests is IDR 86,500,000 for the same boat, again a single figure and not a per-head one, which at full capacity works out at IDR 8,650,000 each for four days. The three suites hold ten between them, since Laut and Langit each take two extra beds.
A note on the park fee
Komodo National Park charges its entrance fee directly, IDR 650,000 for foreign visitors and IDR 300,000 for Indonesian citizens. It is not something we can collect or pre-pay, so budget for it separately and pay it at the park.
Itinerary
1Day 1
Board at Labuan Bajo, Kelor, Manjarite, bats at Kalong
A mid-morning start, two easy snorkel stops, and the bat flight at dusk.
Day 1
Board at Labuan Bajo, Kelor, Manjarite, bats at Kalong
A mid-morning start, two easy snorkel stops, and the bat flight at dusk.
- 08:30
Pickup from your hotel in central Labuan Bajo, or from Komodo Airport if you land this morning. The drive to the harbour takes about ten minutes.
- 09:30
Board Akassa, take your suite, and sit through the safety briefing on the sundeck while the crew clears the port.
- 11:00
Kelor Island. A short, steep climb of about twenty minutes up the ridge for the view back over the near islands, then a swim off the beach below.
- 12:30
Lunch on board under way, cooked in the galley while the boat repositions.
- 14:00
Manjarite. Calm, shallow and sheltered, which makes it the stop where nervous snorkellers get comfortable before tomorrow's currents. Coral starts a few metres off the beach.
- 17:30
Anchor off Kalong Island. At dusk thousands of flying foxes lift off the mangroves and cross the channel overhead. It lasts about twenty minutes and it is the reason the boat stops here rather than pressing on.
- 19:00
Dinner on deck at anchor, then the night on board in a sheltered bay.
2Day 2
Padar at sunrise, dragons, Pink Beach, Manta Point, Taka Makassar
The big day, and with a fourth day in hand there is time to add the sandbar to the end of it.
Day 2
Padar at sunrise, dragons, Pink Beach, Manta Point, Taka Makassar
The big day, and with a fourth day in hand there is time to add the sandbar to the end of it.
- 04:30
Wake call and coffee on the sundeck. The tender runs to Padar in the dark so you are on the path before the light.
- 05:00
Padar Island. Around 45 minutes of steps and packed earth to the viewpoint over the three bays. This is the photograph that sells Komodo, and it is worth the alarm.
- 07:30
Back aboard for breakfast while the boat repositions to Komodo Island.
- 09:30
Komodo Village. A park ranger walks the group through dragon country on a marked trail. Dragons are wild animals and sightings are not guaranteed, though the ranger station area is where they are seen most often.
- 12:00
Lunch under way.
- 13:30
Pink Beach. The sand is pink because of red coral fragments ground into it, strongest right at the waterline, and the snorkelling straight off the beach is the best colour of the trip.
- 15:00
Manta Point at Karang Makassar. A drift snorkel along the cleaning station where reef mantas queue up. Currents run here, so the tender follows the group.
- 16:30
Taka Makassar. A bare crescent of sand in the middle of the sea, above water on the falling tide and gone again by evening. Shorter trips reach it on their last morning at speed. Here there is time to swim the reef on its edge.
- 19:00
Dinner at anchor. Second night on board.
3Day 3
Gili Lawa Darat, Sebayur and Kanawa reefs
The day the shorter trips do not have. North to the sunset ridge, then the two clearest reefs in the park.
Day 3
Gili Lawa Darat, Sebayur and Kanawa reefs
The day the shorter trips do not have. North to the sunset ridge, then the two clearest reefs in the park.
- 07:00
Breakfast on deck under way north, out of the busier middle of the park.
- 09:00
Gili Lawa Darat. A climb of about thirty minutes up a bare grass hill for the view over the northern islands and the channels between them. Emptier than Padar and, in a lot of people's photographs, better.
- 12:00
Lunch on board under way south.
- 14:00
Sebayur. An easy snorkel over a hard-coral slope in almost no current, which is where people who found Manta Point intense get their confidence back.
- 16:30
Kanawa Island. Shallow, clear, and a reef that starts a few metres off the beach. The longest and least rushed swim of the trip.
- 19:00
Dinner at anchor. Third and last night on board.
4Day 4
Bidadari, the flooded cave at Rangko, back to Labuan Bajo
A last reef, then a saltwater cave on the Flores mainland that most Komodo trips never reach.
Day 4
Bidadari, the flooded cave at Rangko, back to Labuan Bajo
A last reef, then a saltwater cave on the Flores mainland that most Komodo trips never reach.
- 07:00
Breakfast on deck under way to Bidadari, the closest island to Labuan Bajo and the last snorkel of the trip.
- 09:00
Rangko Cave. A limestone chamber on the Flores mainland with a pool of seawater at the bottom, lit through a hole in the roof when the sun is high. You swim in it. The floor is wet rock, so shoes with grip are worth having.
- 12:00
Lunch on board, then alongside at Labuan Bajo and transfer to your hotel or the airport.
What's included
- Hotel or Komodo Airport pickup in Labuan Bajo and drop-off back at the harbour
- Your suite aboard Akassa, air conditioned with its own bathroom
- All meals cooked fresh in the boat's own galley
- Free-flow drinking water, coffee and tea all day
- Afternoon snack and juice
- Sundeck with lazy chairs, and the lounge
- Tender boat, canoes and floaties
- Snorkelling equipment and life jackets
- Karaoke set and PlayStation on board
- English-speaking local guide
Not included
- Komodo National Park entrance fee, IDR 650,000 per foreign visitor and IDR 300,000 per Indonesian citizen, paid at the park
- Flights to and from Labuan Bajo
- Hotel in Labuan Bajo before or after the trip
- Photo and video package with mirrorless camera, underwater GoPro and drone, IDR 1,500,000 per day
- Personal expenses and drinks outside the free-flow water, coffee and tea
- Tips for the guide and crew, entirely at your discretion
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Good to know
Is four days worth it over three?
It buys you two things a three-day trip cannot fit: the northern park at Gili Lawa Darat, and a full afternoon on the Sebayur and Kanawa reefs rather than twenty rushed minutes. Rangko Cave on the last morning is the other. If your priority is Padar and the dragons, three days already covers that.
What does it cost for six or eight of us?
IDR 86,500,000 for the whole boat, the five-to-ten band. That is about IDR 14,400,000 each at six and IDR 10,800,000 each at eight, falling to IDR 8,650,000 at ten. It is a single figure for the boat rather than a per-head price, so every extra guest lowers what each of you pays. Send your dates and we will confirm.
Where do we sleep with six or more people?
Across the three suites. Laut and Langit each take a double bed plus up to two extra beds, and Bumi sleeps two, which is ten in total. How you divide them is up to your group.
Can you swim inside Rangko Cave?
Yes, that is the point of going. It is a limestone chamber with a saltwater pool at the bottom, best in the middle of the day when the light comes through the roof. The approach is over wet rock, so bring footwear with grip and expect to get your feet wet before the swim.
What happens if the weather turns?
The captain reorders the days rather than cancelling stops, which is normal here. Four days gives more room to absorb a bad afternoon than two do, so this is the version of the trip least likely to lose a headline sight to weather.
Booking and cancellation terms
- A 30% deposit confirms your booking. The balance is due 14 days before departure.
- Cancel more than 4 months before departure: 50% of what you have paid is refunded.
- Cancel 2 to 4 months before departure: 30% is refunded.
- Cancel less than 2 months before departure: no refund.
- The trip can be moved once, and the request has to reach us at least one month before departure.
- Children under 2 travel free. From 3 years old the full rate applies.
- In an emergency, or for weather, sea conditions or safety, the itinerary can change while the trip still sails.
Full terms are confirmed with your booking. Bank transfer fees are paid by the sender.
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