New Hope 6 is a 25-passenger private speedboat for Komodo day charters from Labuan Bajo, priced at USD 1,943 per boat per day. A high-speed hull with air conditioning, reclining seats and a sundeck, she covers the park’s six headline stops between 06:00 and roughly 14:00.
Group logistics are where most Komodo plans fall apart. Split fifteen people across three small boats and you spend the day waving at each other across anchorages; put them on one slow hull and Padar becomes a midday oven. New Hope 6 exists for exactly this problem: one fast hull, one shared timeline, up to 25 guests. She is the larger half of a two-boat program alongside the 10-seat New Spirit, and she is the boat we shortlist first for company outings, extended families and wedding parties running a speedboat Komodo day trip on a fixed schedule.
Specifications
| Class | Speedboat (high-speed, fiberglass mono-hull) |
|---|---|
| Guests | Up to 25 |
| Cabins | None (day charter only) |
| Base | Labuan Bajo |
| Style | Private whole-boat day charter |
| Comfort | AC saloon, reclining seats, sundeck, flush toilet |
| Extras | Snorkeling gear, hotel and airport transfers |
Kristo’s curation note
I grade group boats on how they behave at the swim stops, because boarding 25 people off a beach is where cheap charters lose an hour. New Hope 6 has the deck space and crew drill to keep that tight. The tradeoff is intimacy: with a full manifest she is a moving party, not a quiet cruise. Bring the right crowd and that is the point.
Best for
- Corporate outings, reunions and wedding groups needing one hull for up to 25
- Big families who want a private komodo speedboat tour without splitting across boats
- Fixed-schedule days: one captain, one timeline, back by mid-afternoon
- Groups mixing swimmers and non-swimmers, thanks to the shaded AC saloon
A typical charter day on board
Departure is 06:00 from Labuan Bajo, and the route is the proven six: Padar Island’s ridgeline stairs first, the ranger-led dragon encounter on Komodo Island, Pink Beach for a swim, Manta Point with masks on, the bright sandbar at Taka Makassar, and Kanawa Island before the run home around 14:00. With a large group the crew staggers beach landings so nobody queues in the sun. She is a day boat only; there are no overnight itineraries on this hull, which keeps her availability honest even in high season.
Pricing, stated plainly
New Hope 6 is sold per trip, whole boat: USD 1,943 per day for up to 25 guests. Filled to capacity that is under USD 78 a head for a fully private day, which is why she is often cheaper per person than open-trip seats once your group passes twelve. Compare her against smaller hulls on our speedboat charter Labuan Bajo page; for local guests searching sewa speedboat Labuan Bajo, the same whole-boat basis applies, quoted in USD.
Good to know before you book
Park entrance and ranger fees are additional at the standard national-park schedule and apply per guest, so budget them into the group split. For manifests above 20 we recommend appointing one coordinator on your side; the crew will brief that person at each stop, which keeps 25 people moving as one group instead of five factions. Dietary needs for the on-board catering should reach the desk at least two days out. And a practical note for large groups: hotel pickups run in sequence from about 05:15, so the hotels closest to the harbor are collected last, not first.
Check dates for New Hope 6
Send us your dates and group size and our charter desk will confirm availability for New Hope 6, usually within a few hours. You can also reach us at sales@komodoluxury.com or visit the concierge desk on Soekarno Hatta Street, Labuan Bajo.
WhatsApp (+62) 811 3823 875 about New Hope 6
Like every hull on this site, she runs under the operational umbrella of Komodo Luxury, which is what lets us promise one accountable desk from booking to the harbor.
Similar boats in the fleet
- New Spirit · the 10-seat sister hull for small groups
- Ilario · 14-seat speedboat with 1-2 day formats
- Kaia Explorer · 12-seat hull with a half-day sunset option