What you are booking
An open trip sells you a berth on a fixed 3-day, 2-night departure, not the whole boat. The vessel sails with other guests on board — typically couples, solo travellers and small groups filling the five cabins. You share the deck, the dining table and the tenders; your cabin is yours (or shared, on the lowest fare class). This is the format that makes a private-charter-grade phinisi affordable per person.
| Vessel fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Traditional Indonesian phinisi, 22 m × 6 m |
| Cabins | 5, air-conditioned |
| Guest capacity | 14 |
| Engine / speed | Mitsubishi 6D15, cruising 7–8 knots |
| Safety | 25 life jackets, liferaft, AIS, GPS, radio |
| Included | Meals, drinking water, snorkelling gear, crew, tender transfers |
| Departure port | Labuan Bajo, Flores |
Published 2027 pricing
| How you buy | Published 2027 rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shared cabin, per person (3D2N) | IDR 3.5–4.5 million | Depends on cabin class; fixed departure dates |
| Private full-boat charter, same route | IDR 52–75 million | Whole vessel, same crew and itinerary |
| Komodo National Park entry | IDR 250,000 per foreign visitor | Charged separately under PP 36/2024 |
Full band-by-band context — including how our numbers sit against the wider market — is in the 3 Island Liveaboard rates 2027 page. To sanity-check charter numbers across the whole Labuan Bajo market, the independently maintained Komodo boat charter price list is the most complete public benchmark, and Labuan Bajo Liveaboard keeps a running comparison of the boats sailing this route.
How the shared-cabin system works
Four rules cover almost everything: you book a cabin class, not a specific cabin number; departures run on fixed dates and sail once a minimum load is reached; solo travellers can take a twin-share fare and be paired by gender or pay a single supplement for privacy; and the route is identical to what private charter guests get — the difference is who else is at the dinner table. The complete walk-through, including cancellation maths and what happens when a departure does not fill, is in our guide to how Komodo open trip shared-cabin departures really work.
The route: Padar – Komodo – Pink Beach
Day 1 — Labuan Bajo, Kelor, Kalong. Board late morning, cruise out past the harbour islands, short steep trek on Kelor Island for the first ridge view, then anchor off Kalong Island for the bat flight at dusk and the first night on board.
Day 2 — Padar sunrise, Komodo dragons, Pink Beach, mantas. Pre-dawn tender to the Padar Island stairs for the sunrise ridge, then a ranger-led dragon trek on Komodo Island, snorkelling off Pink Beach after lunch, and a drift over Manta Point (Karang Makassar) in the afternoon.
Day 3 — Taka Makassar, Kanawa, return. Morning on the Taka Makassar sandbar, a final reef stop at Kanawa Island, and back alongside in Labuan Bajo by early-to-mid afternoon in time for evening flights or a hotel night in town.
2027 availability calendar — month by month
We publish availability at month level and confirm exact 2027 departure dates individually — sea conditions and park regulations can shift schedules, and we would rather confirm a real date on WhatsApp than print one here that later moves. The 2026 departure schedule remains published on our homepage schedule section.
| Month (2027) | Season & sea state | Typical availability outlook |
|---|---|---|
| January | Rainy season; roughest straits; peak manta activity | Open — lowest demand of the year |
| February | Rainy season continues; manta season | Open |
| March | Late rainy season easing; seas begin to settle | Open to moderate |
| April | Early dry season; calming seas, improving visibility | Moderate — book a few weeks ahead |
| May | Dry, calm, excellent visibility | Moderate to busy |
| June | Full dry season; prime conditions | Busy — book early |
| July | Peak season; good visibility, windier open straits | Limited — departures book out months ahead |
| August | Peak season continues | Limited — earliest booking window advised |
| September | Best shoulder window; calm seas, thinner crowds | Busy — book early |
| October | Shoulder season; calm and clear | Moderate |
| November | Late dry season; seas still workable | Moderate to open |
| December | Rains return; manta numbers climb; holiday spike late month | Mixed — late December fills fast |
Confirm your 2027 date: message us on WhatsApp at +62 811-9941-919 or email sales@indonesiajuara.asia with your preferred month and group size, and we will reply with the confirmed departure dates and cabin availability for that window.
If our departures are full
July, August and September berths genuinely sell out. Two sister vessels in the same fleet run the identical Padar–Komodo–Pink Beach waters and are the first places we check for alternative dates: Lady Grace and Yumana Liveaboard. For the full fleet picture, official rates and direct booking, go to the operator, Komodo Luxury.