Six guests, ten crew · 7 nights · Labuan Bajo to Labuan Bajo

Komodo slowly: Gili Lawa to South Rinca

THE ORACLE's seven nights: the famous sites at a better hour, then a whole day in the park's wild south where the day boats never go.

Planned by the Ahoy Club charter team and reshaped for every yacht and every group we send here.

May - October
8 Days / 7 Nights
Labuan Bajo to Labuan Bajo
8 days, 7 stops
Adventure

Best months: May - October
How long: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Start and finish: Labuan Bajo to Labuan Bajo
The pace: 8 days, 7 stops
Suits: Adventure

Labuan Bajo

Board between six and eleven, and settle in

Labuan Bajo is the gateway to the park, with daily direct flights from Bali. Arrive the day before if you can. Check-in is between six and eleven, the crew brief you over lunch, and the boat heads into the park.

Check-in 06:00 to 11:00
Crew brief over lunch
Into the park by afternoon

Gili Lawa Laut

Turtles and reef sharks, then the ridge for sunset

Snorkel or dive reefs busy with turtles, reef sharks and schooling fish. Kayak, paddleboard or lie on the beach, then a short hike to the viewpoint over the turquoise bays and the rugged coast before a slow cruise into the sunset.

Turtles and reef sharks
Kayaks and paddleboards
Sunset from the ridge

Padar and the central park

Padar Island · Batu Bolong, Taka Makassar, Mawan, then the sunset trek

Into the heart of the park: Batu Bolong, Taka Makassar, Mawan and Siaba Besar. Strong currents pull in trevally, tuna and barracuda, and mantas feed at Taka Makassar. In the afternoon the sunset trek on Padar for the three-bay view, then a massage and dinner back on board.

Batu Bolong pinnacle
Mantas at Taka Makassar
Padar sunset trek
Massage on deck

Rinca

Rinca Island · Dragons at first light, kayaks in Komodo Bay, Pink Beach, Nusa Kode

Out early with the crew and local rangers to find Komodo dragons, with buffalo, monkeys and deer on the way. Breakfast back on board, then kayaks and paddleboards in Komodo Bay, Pink Beach, and on to Nusa Kode for the night.

Ranger-led dragon walk at dawn
Kayaks in Komodo Bay
Pink Beach
Overnight at Nusa Kode

South Rinca

The wild south: cliffs, cool water and the chance of whales

Dramatic cliffs and forest, quiet bays, and wildlife everywhere: monkeys, deer, wild boar, sea eagles and now and then a dragon on the beach. The water is cooler and richer, with soft corals, nudibranchs and turtles, and dolphins, whales or mobula rays pass through. A remote, slow afternoon and a quiet anchorage.

South Rinca's cliffs and bays
Cooler, nutrient-rich diving
Dolphins, whales and mobulas when lucky
A silent anchorage

Sebayur

Sebayur islands · A village, a massage, a beach, and dinner on the sand

Just outside the park, the Sebayur islands are made for water sports and for doing very little. Visit a small village that welcomes visitors, have a massage on board, read on a secluded beach, and dive or snorkel depending on tomorrow's flight. Dinner on the beach or under the stars on the top deck.

Village visit
Spa therapist on board
Last dives
Dinner on the beach

The idea of the week

Most Komodo weeks stay in the north and centre of the park, where the famous sites are. THE ORACLE's seven-night route does those, then gives a full day to South Rinca: cliffs, forest, quiet bays, cooler water full of soft coral and nudibranchs, and the chance of dolphins, whales and mobula rays. It is the Komodo almost nobody sees, and with six guests and ten crew it is done at whatever pace you set.

Her team recommend arriving in Labuan Bajo the day before so that check-in, between six and eleven in the morning, is unhurried. Massages on deck are part of the week, not an extra, and the spa therapist travels with you.

THE ORACLE also sells this as four nights, Padar and Manta Point, the southwest and Sebayur, and as five nights adding Rinca. The seven-night version below is the one we would choose.

Komodo
Wildlife
Couples
Diving
7-night charter
Indonesia

What the week costs

The yacht's published weekly rate, plus an Advance Provisioning Allowance, customarily 30 percent, for fuel, food, drink and berths, plus local VAT where it applies. Every listing shows its rate.

How charter pricing works

Also on this coast

Everything we know about Komodo: when to go, where the fleet is and the other weeks we have planned.

Open Komodo

Woven into the week

What the crew arrange along the way

The parts of the week that need a phone call before you arrive: tables, guides, instructors and the toys on deck.

South Rinca

A full day in the part of the park the day boats never reach, with the yacht as the only thing in the bay.

Cliffs, forest and empty bays
Cool-water diving
Wildlife on the shore

The classics, at a better hour

Padar at sunset rather than sunrise with the crowds, the dragons at dawn, mantas when the tide is right.

Padar sunset trek
Dawn dragon walk on Rinca
Manta Point

Looked after

Ten crew for six guests, a spa therapist, yoga mats on the foredeck and Starlink for the office you promised not to check.

Massages on deck
Yoga
Starlink

Shorter cuts

Four nights: Padar and Manta Point, southwest Komodo, Sebayur. Five nights adds the Rinca dragon walk. Both start and finish in Labuan Bajo.

4 nights
5 nights with Rinca

South Rinca

A full day in the part of the park the day boats never reach, with the yacht as the only thing in the bay.

Cliffs, forest and empty bays
Cool-water diving
Wildlife on the shore

The classics, at a better hour

Padar at sunset rather than sunrise with the crowds, the dragons at dawn, mantas when the tide is right.

Padar sunset trek
Dawn dragon walk on Rinca
Manta Point

Looked after

Ten crew for six guests, a spa therapist, yoga mats on the foredeck and Starlink for the office you promised not to check.

Massages on deck
Yoga
Starlink

Shorter cuts

Four nights: Padar and Manta Point, southwest Komodo, Sebayur. Five nights adds the Rinca dragon walk. Both start and finish in Labuan Bajo.

4 nights
5 nights with Rinca

Yachts

Yachts available in Komodo right now

Live from our charter list, in a different order every visit so you see the range. Every rate is the real weekly figure from the listing.

Every yacht available here

ALIIKAI VOYAGE

Konjo Boat · 40m · 2007, refit 2021

14 guests | 7 cabins | 14 crew

$74k

DUNIA BARU

Konjo Boat Builders · 51m · 2014, refit 2020

14 guests | 7 cabins | 18 crew

$157k – 210k

KAYRA PHINISI

Custom · 37m · 2024

8 guests | 4 cabins | 10 crew

$49k

JAKARE

Custom · 33m · 2017

12 guests | 5 cabins | 10 crew

$34k – 39k

VELA

Pak Haji Abdullah · 50m · 2022

12 guests | 6 cabins | 18 crew

$119k – 140k

KAYRA

Phinisi · 38m · 2025

8 guests | 4 cabins | 10 crew

$49k – 60k

THE ORACLE

Pak Haji Saka · 35m · 2019

6 guests | 3 cabins | 10 crew

$44k – 48k

SANCTUARY

Phinisi · 48m · 2023

18 guests | 9 cabins | 18 crew

$105k – 115k

BHAVANA

Haji Abdullah · 50m · 2026

15 guests | 7 cabins | 18 crew

$105k – 116k

SEQUOIA

Bugis Boat Builders · 31m · 2017, refit 2025

8 guests | 3 cabins | 12 crew

$84k – 98k

AQUA BLU

Brooke Marine · 60m · 1968, refit 2019

30 guests | 15 cabins | 30 crew

$408k – 427k

THE MAJ OCEANIC

Custom · 47m · 2020

12 guests | 7 cabins | 18 crew

$98k – 119k

CELESTIA

Bulukumba · 45m · 2023

14 guests | 7 cabins | 17 crew

$95k

ANNE BONNY

Custom · 30m · 2015, refit 2022

9 guests | 3 cabins | 10 crew

$31k – 33k

MUTIARA LAUT

C.V. Mutiara Murni · 46m · 2009, refit 2023

47 guests | 7 cabins | 18 crew

$98k

15 yachts in rotation. The order changes with every visit so no boat is always last.

Back to Komodo

The other weeks we have planned on this coast, and when to go.

Komodo All itineraries

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