LABUAN BAJO · KOMODO
Labuan Bajo Boat Charter — The Curated Fleet for Komodo National Park
Labuan Bajo Boat Charter is the fleet-curation desk for private boat charters from Labuan Bajo into Komodo National Park.
- 51 vessels boarded & graded
- Komodo Luxury ★ 4.9/5 · 1,500+ verified guests across Google and TripAdvisor
PT. Komodo Bahari Nusantara · Sister brand Luxury Raja Ampat
THE FLEET DESK
Match your boat in three steps
Guests, class, nights. That is all the desk needs to shortlist three vessels that actually fit, with real photos and whole-boat prices.
The matching tool needs JavaScript. Faster still: message the fleet desk on WhatsApp and tell us guests, class and nights.
THE FLEET
The fleet, documented class by class
Most boat rental listings in Labuan Bajo are copied brochures. Ours are field notes.
Luxury phinisi
The flagship class of any labuan bajo cruise: hand-built ironwood schooners with ensuite suites, shaded saloons, wide teak decks and a full crew with a dedicated cook. Verified whole-boat rates start near USD 5,990 for 2D1N, and several hulls also sell shared cabins from about USD 247 per person. Best for honeymoons, families and groups who want the classic Komodo silhouette with boutique-hotel comfort.
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Samara II
A 23-metre luxury phinisi launched in 2017, run by a crew of six.
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Andamari
Top of the graded list: six ensuite cabins and service to match the rate.
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Yumana
Eight cabins across a long deck plan, sized for full-family charters.
Deluxe and standard phinisi
The value core of the fleet and the class most private groups actually book. Same wooden-schooner character, simpler cabins, honest crews. Verified whole-boat rates run from USD 2,974 for a standard hull to around USD 4,250 for deluxe grade on a 2D1N, which keeps a private boat within reach of a party of six splitting the bill.
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Derya
A tidy deluxe phinisi that grades well on crew and galley.
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Carnaby
Six cabins for sixteen — the group-trip workhorse of the deluxe tier.
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Segara
A straightforward standard phinisi that does the classic loop without fuss.
Speedboats and day boats
For a komodo boat tour compressed into one long, well-planned day: private fast boats that clear the harbor at 06:00 and hand you Padar, the dragons and Pink Beach before sunset. Private day charters run from USD 1,110 per boat; shared day seats start around USD 149 per person on select departures.
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Aquamarine
13.5 metres on three 250 hp engines, with a hot-water bathroom aboard.
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New Spirit
Air-conditioned day speedboat running the six-stop 06:00–14:00 circuit.
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Kaia Explorer
Full-day six-stop route, or the half-day sunset run past Kelor and Kalong.
Dive liveaboards
Boats built around the compressor, not the sundeck. Komodo’s currents reward a liveaboard that anchors at Batu Bolong before the day fleet arrives, and this class carries tanks, tenders and dive guides as standard. Specs and rates are verified hull by hull; where verification is still in progress, the page says so.
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Tatawa
A 21-metre dive boat with Bauer compressor, 12 tanks and a RIB tender.
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Oracle
Documented and boarded; full graded specs publish once verified.
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Vagabond
A dive-first hull for divers who count sites, not sundeck cushions.
We operate and curate 51 documented phinisi, yachts, speedboats and dive liveaboards, every hull boarded and graded, and match three of them to your dates, party and budget. Operated by Komodo Luxury.
Every komodo boat charter on this site starts with a vessel we have actually stood on. The directory covers the working range of boats to charter in Labuan Bajo: traditional phinisi schooners from standard to luxury grade, private yachts, fast day boats and dedicated dive liveaboards. Each vessel page records what the brochure will not — real guest and cabin counts, verified whole-boat and per-cabin rates, and how the hull behaves on a crossing. Where a number is not yet verified, you will read price on request, never a guess.
The same fleet serves every charter style. If you want the whole vessel to yourselves, start with a private boat charter from Labuan Bajo. Sail-first travellers should read the sailing charter guide, couples the honeymoon charter page, and multi-generation groups the family yacht charter planner. For a slower labuan bajo cruise without a fixed checklist, the private cruise desk builds open-ended days, while the komodo tour packages page collects ready-made routes from one day to two weeks. Same graded boats, different doors in.
HOW IT WORKS
How the charter desk works
No forms that vanish into a CRM. A person, a shortlist, a boat.
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Send your brief
Two minutes on WhatsApp: dates, guests, budget and what the trip is for. The wizard above builds the message for you.
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Get a curated shortlist
Our team matches the boat to your needs, itinerary and party size — three vessels with real photos and whole-boat prices, within 24 hours.
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Lock boat, route and menu
One deposit confirms the hull, the day-by-day route and the galley plan. Everything is in writing before you pay.
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Sail with ops on call
You board in Labuan Bajo with Komodo Luxury operations on call around the clock, from harbor cast-off to the last transfer.
DURATION
How many nights at anchor?
Every rung of the ladder is its own charter page, with a day-by-day route framework. Two days tastes the park; a week owns it; two weeks crosses seas most guests never reach. Unsure? Start with our honest ladder on how many days Komodo needs.
Duration is the first thing the desk asks about, because it decides everything else: which anchorages are reachable, which boats make sense, and what the trip costs per night. A multi-day boat trip from Labuan Bajo to Komodo changes character at each rung — 3D2N is the classic loop, 4D3N opens the south in season, and from seven nights the itinerary stops being a route and becomes an expedition.
Short · 2–4 days
Classic · 5–8 days
Expedition · 9–14 days
10D9NMoyo and Satonda: the westward crossing begins.
11D10NThe Flores-to-Bali crossing, properly paced.
12D11NFull Komodo coverage plus the Sumbawa chain.
13D12NTwo weeks light: Komodo, Sumbawa and Lombok under one keel.
14D13NThe full expedition: Flores to Bali, every sea in between.
DESTINATIONS
Where the fleet takes you
Eight anchorages define the park. Your route threads them in the order the tides allow — every one sits within a day’s sail of Labuan Bajo harbor, which is why a well-run komodo boat tour never feels rushed even on a short charter.
WHY THE DESK
Why book through the fleet desk
Three habits separate a curation desk from a listing site.
The fleet, documented
Every named boat working the Labuan Bajo–Komodo run gets a page: boarded, photographed and graded by Kristo’s team, with real guest counts, cabin counts and the quirks a brochure omits. 51 vessels and counting.
Honest price-from tables
Whole-boat and per-cabin from-rates are published where verified. Where they are not, the page says price on request. No bait rates, no invented discounts, and park fees are always itemized separately in your written quote.
Operated, not brokered
Charters run on Komodo Luxury’s own fleet and vetted partner hulls, with guests hosted from more than 45 countries. You deal with the operator’s desk, not a reseller three WhatsApp hops from the boat.
What grading actually means: before a hull is listed, the team boards it and works a fixed checklist — crew and galley standards, safety kit and tender condition, cabin count as built rather than as marketed, engine hours and how the boat rides a beam sea. The grade decides where a vessel sits in the directory and whether it reaches a shortlist at all. It is slower than scraping listings, which is exactly the point.
One honest boundary: this desk curates and charters boats. If you want a fully bespoke itinerary designed day by day around a private brief, our group runs a dedicated desk for that at charterlabuanbajo.com — we would rather point you right than book you wrong.
THE JOURNAL
From the journal
Field guides edited by Yohanes Sanggu — written from the harbor, not from a content calendar. Seasons, budgets, seasickness, kids aboard: the questions guests actually ask before they commit to a week at anchor.
QUICK ANSWERS
Quick answers before you charter
The six questions the desk hears most, answered straight. The full FAQ runs to 60 answers, including an Indonesian-language section for domestic travellers arranging sewa kapal from Labuan Bajo.
How much does a Labuan Bajo boat charter cost?
Verified 2D1N whole-boat rates start near USD 2,974 on a standard phinisi and reach USD 10,725 on the luxury tier. Private day speedboats run from USD 1,110 per boat, and shared cabins start around USD 247 per person. Komodo park fees are billed separately.
Private charter or open trip — which should I book?
A private charter gives you the whole boat, route and schedule; an open trip sells cabins on a fixed loop. Groups of four or more usually pay little extra per person to go private. Couples on a budget often start with a shared phinisi cabin.
Is a Komodo boat trip safe for families?
Yes, with the right hull. Family charters use stable multi-cabin phinisi, calm snorkel sites and ranger-led dragon walks where children stay close. The desk grades each vessel for family fit and plans gentler crossings, since some dive sites carry strong currents best left to divers.
When is the best time to sail Komodo?
The dry season from April to November brings the calmest seas and reliable Padar landings, with June to September the busy peak. December to March is wetter with rougher crossings, though mantas at Karang Makassar appear year-round and Manta Alley peaks November to April.
How many days do I need in Komodo National Park?
2D1N covers the essentials with one night at anchor. 3D2N is the signature loop most guests book. Four to five days unlocks south Komodo and the figure-8, a week adds Sangeang volcano, and ten nights or more begins the crossing toward Sumbawa, Lombok and Bali.
YOUR CRUISING GROUND
Your Cruising Ground
Anchorages and highlights of Komodo National Park — all within a day’s sail of Labuan Bajo, all yours to combine.
Tell us your dates — get 3 matched boats by tonight
Send the dates, the guest count and anything that matters: a birthday at Padar, a dive count to hit, a grandmother who needs a proper bed. The desk replies with three graded vessels and the whole-boat math, in writing.
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WhatsApp (+62) 811 3823 875 · Operated by Komodo Luxury · TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice 2025 and 2026 · Soekarno Hatta Street, Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara 86554