Komodo 4D3N Open Trip from Labuan Bajo

Labuan Bajo, Flores4 Days 3 NightsAsik Original

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Overview

The 3D2N is a tour. The 4D3N is a trip. The extra day is what turns a checklist of viewpoints into three days of actually being in the park, and it buys you the two things the shorter trips cannot fit: Rinca, where the dragons are easier to find than on Komodo, and an afternoon with nothing scheduled at all.

It also changes the water. Most 3D2N boats snorkel four sites. Over four days you get eight or nine, including the drift at Batu Bolong and the reef at Siaba, which are the two most divers talk about and most day trippers never reach.

Boats on this trip carry between fourteen and twenty guests and every cabin has its own bathroom. One of the three carries Starlink, which is the only way to be reachable once you are past Kalong.

Itinerary

Day 1

Board at Labuan Bajo, Sebayur, Waelilu sandbar, Kalong

A late start, two soft stops, and the bat flight at dusk.

09:30
Pickup from your hotel or from Komodo Airport, then straight to the harbour.
11:00
Board, take your cabin, safety briefing on the sundeck. The boat clears the port as lunch comes out.
13:00
Sebayur. An easy first snorkel over a hard-coral slope in almost no current, which is the point: the guide uses it to see who is comfortable in the water before the drift sites later in the week.
15:30
Waelilu, a sandbar that surfaces on the falling tide and is under water six hours later. Nothing to do here but walk on it, which is the appeal.
17:30
Anchor off Kalong. At dusk the flying foxes lift off the mangroves in a stream that takes twenty minutes to pass.
19:00
Dinner at anchor. First night on board in a sheltered cove.

Day 2

Padar sunrise, Pink Beach, Komodo Island, Gili Lawa

The headline day, ending on the best sunset ridge in the park.

04:30
Wake call and coffee. Tender to Padar in the dark.
05:00
Padar Island. Around 45 minutes to the viewpoint over the three bays, arriving before the day boats leave Labuan Bajo.
07:30
Breakfast under way to Long Beach on the south side of Komodo. Pink sand, and a reef you can reach by walking into the water.
10:30
Komodo Village. A ranger takes the group through dragon country on a fixed loop, one ranger per five people.
13:00
Lunch under way, then a free afternoon. Paddleboard, swim off the stern, or sleep. This is the part of the trip the 3D2N does not have.
16:30
Gili Lawa Darat. A 30-minute climb up a bare grass hill for the sunset over the channel, which is the view most people end up using as their photo of Komodo.
19:00
Dinner at anchor in the Gili Lawa bay. Second night on board.

Day 3

Taka Makassar, Manta Point, Batu Bolong, Rinca

The water day, and the second dragon site.

06:30
Breakfast under way to Taka Makassar, a bare crescent of sand in the middle of the strait, best walked before the wind gets up.
08:30
Manta Point at Karang Makassar. A drift snorkel over the cleaning station. The guide runs the group down-current and the tender picks you up at the end.
10:30
Batu Bolong. A pinnacle that drops off on all sides, with the densest fish life in the park. It runs a real current, so the guide will call the window and it is snorkelled in one pass, not swum around.
12:30
Lunch under way to Rinca.
14:30
Loh Buaya on Rinca Island. The second dragon site, and the better of the two for actually seeing them: the population is denser and the ranger loop passes the kitchen area where they gather. Water buffalo and macaques on the same walk.
17:00
Mawan for the last snorkel of the day, a shallow bay with turtles on the sand flats.
19:00
Dinner at anchor. Third night on board.

Day 4

Siaba, Kelor, back to Labuan Bajo

Two last stops close to home, alongside before lunch.

06:30
Breakfast on deck under way to Siaba Besar.
07:30
Siaba. A sheltered bay with a resident population of green turtles feeding on the sea grass. Shallow, no current, and the best chance on the trip of swimming alongside one.
09:30
Kelor Island. A twenty-minute climb for a last look back at the islands, and a swim off the beach while the crew packs the boat.
11:00
Alongside at Labuan Bajo. Transfer to your hotel or to the airport. An afternoon flight from 13:30 is comfortable.

What's included

Private cabin with ensuite bathroom and air conditioning
Airport or hotel transfers within central Labuan Bajo
All meals on board, plus fruit and afternoon snacks
Free-flow drinking water, coffee and tea
Snorkelling gear, mask, fins and life vest
Stand-up paddleboard and beach towels
English-speaking guide and onboard photographer with drone and GoPro footage
Harbour clearance and port fees
All excursions in the itinerary

Not included

Komodo National Park fees, collected by the boat
Drone permit for Komodo National Park, IDR 2,000,000 per drone per day, applied for through the SiOra system. Three days is the stated minimum, so tell us a week ahead and we will file it with your booking.
Flights to and from Komodo Airport
Travel and medical insurance
Alcohol. You are welcome to bring your own, there is no corkage
Crew and guide tips
Hotel nights before or after the trip

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Good to know

What does the fourth day actually add?

Rinca, a free afternoon, and four or five extra snorkel sites, including Batu Bolong and Siaba. The 3D2N runs Padar, Pink Beach, Komodo, Manta Point and Gili Lawa and then turns for home. Over four days the same stops are spread out enough that you are not moving between them all day.

Komodo or Rinca for seeing dragons?

Rinca, on the numbers. It holds a denser population and the ranger loop at Loh Buaya passes where they gather, so sightings are close to reliable. Komodo Island is the bigger name and the walk is through better scenery. This trip does both, which is the honest reason to take four days over three.

Is there internet on board?

On one of the three, yes. That boat carries Starlink, which works out in the park where the mobile network does not reach. The other two have phone signal near Labuan Bajo and nothing past Kalong. Tell us if it matters and we will put you on the one that has it.

How rough is the crossing?

Inside the park it is sheltered most of the year. The channels between islands run hard tidal current rather than swell, so the motion is more push than roll. January and February bring the west monsoon and the boats reroute to the lee side of the islands, which changes the order of stops but not the stops themselves.

Can we get the boat to ourselves?

Yes. Every vessel on this trip also charters whole, which for a group of eight or more usually works out close to the per-person open trip rate and gets you the itinerary you want rather than the published one. Ask and we will price both.

What is the park fee for four days?

Around IDR 900,000 per foreign visitor when the trip lands on both Komodo and Rinca, which this one does. It is built from marine park entry of IDR 250,000 per person per day, a harbour fee of IDR 25,000, and ranger trekking charged per group of five rather than per head. Indonesian citizens pay about IDR 300,000. Since April 2026 it must be pre-booked through the park's SiOra system and we register your group when you confirm.

Booking and cancellation terms

A deposit confirms your booking. The balance is due before the trip starts.
Cancel 14 days or more before the start date: full refund of what you have paid.
Cancel 7 to 13 days before: 50% of the total paid is refunded.
Cancel less than 7 days before, or do not show up: no refund.
If we cancel the trip, you choose a new date or take a full refund.

Full terms are confirmed with your booking. Bank transfer fees are paid by the sender.