Fifty-four answers, in nine groups, before you board

April to June, and October and November, bring a calm sea and high visibility. September is a strong shoulder month. The when-to-go page has a line for every month.

Our park notes mark two manta seasons: December to February and July to September. Those months also bring more wind or more rain, and no month turns the season into a promise. The sea decides on the day.

December to February is the roughest water of the year, with heavy showers and lower visibility. On the day the captain sets the stop order and picks the shelter, while the harbour master can suspend sailings with one day's notice.

Yes. A destination can change because of weather, currents, or a ruling from the National Park or the port. The captain decides the stop order on the day, and we tell you what changed.

Tell the crew early, stay in the fresh air on deck and keep your eyes on the horizon. Bring your own medicine: personal medicines are on the bring list, and none is carried for guests.

06:18. As a planning range, the tender leaves 65 minutes before sunrise, and the climb up to the main viewpoint lasts 25 to 45 minutes.

A crew of 8. Their roles are on request. The crew works for the boat, and PT Komodo Explorer Indonesia arranges the booking, the payment and the pickup.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Afternoon coffee or tea comes with a snack, and soft drinks are included throughout. The full day returns the same day and has no dinner. Menus are on request. Name any dietary need at booking, and our written reply comes before payment.

Yes. Alcoholic drinks are not included, and you can bring your own. Soft drinks during the trip are included.

Local Wi-Fi on board; the connection depends on mobile coverage and is not promised. Download what you need before you board, and tell anyone expecting a call that the signal comes and goes between the islands.

A child up to age 2 sails free when a parent or guardian is aboard. From age 3 the full fare applies. Send the ages and the head count comes back in writing. A child still needs somewhere to sleep on an overnight trip.

A lounge with a karaoke set, an indoor relax area with a bar, sofa and TV, an outdoor relax area with bean bags and mini golf, and two stand-up paddleboards.

Monday & Friday, with some Thursdays added from June to September 2027. The open trip is the 3-day route and nothing shorter. Your exact date and your seat are confirmed on WhatsApp before you pay.

Three days, two nights. Day one brings Sebayur, Manta Point and Taka Makassar. Day two holds Padar at sunrise and Kalong at sunset. The last morning is Kelor. There is no 2-day open trip.

Per person, 2 sharing, on the 2026 card: Malacca I IDR 12,000,000 (≈ USD 736), Malacca II IDR 11,000,000 (≈ USD 675), Borneo IDR 9,000,000 (≈ USD 552), Java IDR 8,750,000 (≈ USD 537). Seat prices for March to May and October to December 2027 start from the cabin prices in the table; June to September carries higher seat prices, confirmed in writing before you pay.

The minimum is 2 paying guests per cabin, so one person cannot take a cabin alone. A solo guest writes to us. A solo seat is quoted on request, and no pairing is promised. Whatever is agreed is confirmed in writing before you pay.

On WhatsApp, before you pay. You send the date and the cabin you want, we confirm that the cabin is free on that departure, and the deposit of 50 per cent then holds the seat.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner, an afternoon snack with coffee or tea, soft drinks, local Wi-Fi, snorkelling gear, life jackets, two paddleboards and hotel or airport transfers. Your seat also carries the local guide plus photo and video documentation, put in writing ahead of payment. Park tickets are never in the seat.

Yes. The standard terms stay the same: a 50% deposit confirms the date and the balance is due 30 days before departure, but you may also pay the balance in Labuan Bajo on the departure day, in cash or by card on the EDC machine. Card payment link 3%, PayPal 7.2%, EDC 3%; your issuing bank may add its own charges.

50 per cent of the fare, paid when you confirm the booking.

30 days before sailing. Inside that window the whole fare is paid when you confirm.

50 per cent comes back when you cancel at least 60 days ahead of sailing.

25 per cent, for a cancellation made 30 to 59 days before sailing. Inside 30 days nothing is refunded, which is why the booking rules page sets out the full table.

Free of charge at 30 days or more before sailing, if the new date is free. From 14 to 29 days the fee is IDR 500,000. A change made inside 14 days counts as a cancellation.

You are offered a different boat, of the same class or better, for those dates with nothing extra to pay, or the whole fare returned inside 14 days.

A car collects you at 09:30 on the 2-day, 3-day and 4-day trips, and at 05:00 on the full day, from the hotel or the airport. On the open trip the hour is confirmed with your seat, with 09:30 as the planning figure.

After breakfast, the Padar walk, lunch, Pink Beach snorkelling, a snack and the Komodo walk. The boat is back in Labuan Bajo the same day.

Day one is all snorkelling: first Sebayur, then Manta Point, then Taka Makassar. Day two: Padar at sunrise, Pink Beach by snorkel or paddleboard, the Komodo and Pimpe walks, and sunset at Kalong. Day three: free time at Kelor, then the harbour.

Manjarite and a Kelor walk on day one, a Gili Lawa walk on day two, then Mawan and dinner on the beach at Sebayur on day three. Day four ends with a last Sebayur snorkel. No other length has the beach dinner.

Weather decides, and so does the captain, on the day. We name no anchorage in advance.

Around midday on the 3-day and 4-day trips, with the drop-off at your hotel or the airport. Book flights after 14:00.

Up to 14. Six double cabins hold 12 guests, and two extra beds bring the total to 14. There is no higher number. Our written confirmation names the cabin for each extra bed.

Six cabins with two guests each make 12. Two extra beds make 14, the most the boat carries on any trip. An extra bed costs IDR 5,500,000 (≈ USD 337) per guest on the 3-day trip, and we name its cabin in writing ahead of payment.

Two: Malacca I on the upper deck and Malacca II on the main deck, both master cabins. Borneo and Java are deluxe cabins with sea-view windows and no balcony.

Both are master cabins with a private balcony. Malacca I is on the upper deck and has a jacuzzi tub on its balcony. Malacca II sits on the main deck, with a free-standing bathtub in the room. The 2026 open-trip seat is IDR 12,000,000 (≈ USD 736) in Malacca I and IDR 11,000,000 (≈ USD 675) in Malacca II.

Yes. All six cabins look onto the sea, through windows. Borneo is deluxe on the upper deck and Java deluxe on the main deck, two cabins of each. Neither has a balcony.

Yes. All six are air-conditioned, each with an ensuite bathroom, and every bathroom has a hot shower. A jacuzzi tub belongs to Malacca I and a bathtub to Malacca II, and to no other cabin.

Yes, in a life jacket, which helps you float, and the crew decides when and where you go in. Shallow stops such as Pink Beach and Taka Makassar suit a first swim. Manta Point has a strong current: on the open trip the guide swims with the party, and on a charter you ask for a guide or stay aboard.

Snorkelling gear and life jackets are part of the fare, along with two stand-up paddleboards. Fins are not listed separately, so ask us if fins matter to you.

The crew decides when and where you go in, and calls the time in the water. On the open trip the local guide swims with the party. On a charter the guide is priced separately, on request; without one, stay aboard at Manta Point.

No. Manta rays visit the park. No sighting is promised. Manta Point is on the route, on the afternoon of day one of the 3-day trip, and the crew and guide choose the time to go in.

Yes. Two stand-up paddleboards are aboard. On the 3-day route Pink Beach is by snorkel or paddleboard, and the last morning at Kelor allows the same.

No. The route is built around snorkelling, walks and sunsets, and there are no tanks on board. Divers who need tanks and a compressor should look at another boat.

IDR 250,000 per foreign visitor and IDR 50,000 per Indonesian citizen on weekdays, IDR 75,000 at weekends and on public holidays. Pay the ticket apart from the fare. Ranger and pier charges are added to it.

Online, one ticket per visitor, in that visitor's own name and with the passport number. We start registration when we hold your names. Passport details therefore need to arrive a week or more ahead of sailing.

After 14:00, on the 3-day and 4-day trips. The boat docks around midday, and the airport is a short drive away.

Yes. A car runs between the harbour and your hotel or the airport, and it belongs to the trip. Send the flight number and the hotel's name.

A hotel in the marina and town area gives the shortest morning, and the hotels page lists others by district. Arrive one day before sailing.

No. Travel insurance is excluded from the fare. We advise cover for medical care, evacuation and cancellation, and you buy it before you fly.

On the 2026 card, 3 days costs IDR 115,000,000 (≈ USD 7,055) for the boat, which is IDR 28,750,000 (≈ USD 1,764) each at 4 guests. The 2027 card is IDR 125,000,000 (≈ USD 7,669) for up to 12 guests, from March to May and October to December. Park tickets are outside both.

At 12 guests the 3-day boat is IDR 125,000,000 (≈ USD 7,669) on the 2026 card, which is IDR 10,420,000 (≈ USD 639) each. On the 2027 card the boat is IDR 125,000,000 (≈ USD 7,669) in the low months; divide it by your head count.

Each guest above 12 pays one fare per trip, the same on both cards: IDR 3,000,000 (≈ USD 184) on the full day, IDR 4,500,000 (≈ USD 276) on 2 days, IDR 5,500,000 (≈ USD 337) on 3 days and IDR 6,500,000 (≈ USD 399) on 4 days. For 14 guests on 3 days: IDR 125,000,000 (≈ USD 7,669) + 2 × IDR 5,500,000 (≈ USD 337) = IDR 136,000,000 (≈ USD 8,344).

On the 2027 card, yes: the full day is IDR 60,000,000 (≈ USD 3,681) all year, so it does not rise in June to September. The 2026 card prices it by head count, from IDR 55,000,000 (≈ USD 3,374) for 1 to 4 guests.

No. A private charter fare leaves out the local guide and any photo or video work; each is priced apart, on request. On the open trip both come with the seat, confirmed in writing before you pay. Park tickets are in neither fare.

The 2027 card covers sailings from 1 January 2027 and sets one price for 1 to 12 guests. The 2-day, 3-day and 4-day trips cost more from June to September. The 2027 summer card is higher, so ask for the printed figure and we reply on WhatsApp. January and February are quoted on request.

KEXI quotes the park as one package per guest: 3D2N: IDR 650,000 per foreign guest, IDR 350,000 per Indonesian guest; 4D3N: IDR 750,000 per foreign guest, IDR 350,000 per Indonesian guest. It bundles the government entrance ticket (IDR 250,000 per foreign visitor per day, PP 36/2024) with the ranger fee and local levies, and is quoted separately from the boat price.