Princess Lala
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Pink Beach snorkelling
Updated 11 October 2026
Pink Beach is the swim and snorkel stop on day two of every Princess Lala sailing, after the dragon walk and before lunch on board. Expect pale pink sand, a reef close to shore, water between 1 and 8 metres deep and a mild current. Mask and snorkel are supplied; fins are not.
Lunch on board after the swim
The stop runs the same way on the open trip and on the two-day and three-day private charters. The dragons of Komodo are behind you, the boat moves on, you swim and snorkel, and lunch follows on board. Take the long table indoors or the stern table in the open air, whichever is nearer your towel.
What reaches the table is the kind of plates our photographs show.
The four-day private charter treats the beach differently. Lunch comes first, and the afternoon belongs to Pink Beach alone, long and unhurried, and supper waits when you come back aboard. If your group wants more water and less walking, that is the sailing to ask about.
Is the sand really pink?
Pale pink, not bright pink. The colour follows the light and the tide, and at some hours it looks paler than you expect. The tint comes from fragments of red coral mixed into the sand, so what you stand on is partly reef.
Mornings give calmer water and softer light, and that is the hour to look at it. From above, where the drone goes on the open trip, the beach is easier to read against the blue. Come expecting pale pink and the beach will not let you down; come expecting a postcard in a saturated filter and it will.
It is the third stop of day two on the two-day and three-day sailings, after Padar and Komodo, and it is among the busiest in July and August.
Real photo from a Komodo Explorer trip · 12 photos
In the water: depth, current and what to wear
This is an easy snorkel. The reef starts close to the shore, the water is between 1 and 8 metres deep, and the current is mild. Count on 45 to 90 minutes in and out of the water. The sail to Pink Beach from the previous stop takes 30 to 60 minutes, which is time enough to dry off from the walk and get your mask ready.
A snorkel and a mask are supplied, one set per guest. Fins are not. If you swim with them, bring your own or rent a pair in Labuan Bajo before you board. Put on reef-safe sunscreen before you get in; the reef is part of why the sand is pink in the first place.
- Best window
- Morning
- Time ashore / in water
- 45–90 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Depth
- 1–8 m
- Current
- mild
- Tide
- Makes no difference
- Busiest months
- July, August
What it is not: colour depends on light and tide: the sand is pale pink, not bright pink
Pink Beach or Namong?
On the open trip the park's arrangements on the day can send the boat to Namong beach instead of Pink Beach. You swim and snorkel there, lunch follows on board, and nothing else in day two changes. We list Namong by name only, because it is the alternative and not the plan, and your guide will tell you what the water is like when you arrive.
The swap belongs to the open trip. Private charters follow the route you agree with us. Either way, park entry is outside the fare. An international visitor pays IDR 250,000 a day; an Indonesian visitor pays less, and the ranger and other levies are added. The tide does not decide Pink Beach; the tide table matters for the two stops that follow, the manta drift and the sandbar.
For the youngest, the oldest and the nervous swimmer
With Taka Makassar, Pink Beach is the gentlest snorkel of the sailing. The grade is easy, the reef sits close to the shore and the current is mild. A child can float near the sand with a mask and an adult beside them, and a nervous swimmer can stay in the shallows and still see the reef.
Manta Point, later the same day, is the stop where the current can be strong, and its level is confident swimmers. If someone in your group will sit that one out, Pink Beach is where they snorkel with everyone else.
A grandparent who has seen enough water has two canvas deck chairs in the shade on the side deck, and the tea and coffee are within reach of her chair. Hats on, sunscreen on, and tell us at booking who in the family prefers the sand to the sea.
FAQ
Why does Pink Beach look paler in person than in photographs?
The sand is pale pink, not bright pink, and the colour follows the light and the tide. The tint comes from fragments of red coral mixed into the sand. Mornings give calmer water and softer light, so that is when the beach looks its gentlest. On the open trip the drone gives you the view from above.
How deep is the water at Pink Beach, and is there a current?
Between 1 and 8 metres, with a mild current and a reef close to the shore, which makes it an easy snorkel of 45 to 90 minutes. A mask and snorkel are supplied for every guest. Fins are not, so bring your own if you swim with them.
When do we reach Pink Beach on the trip?
On day two, after the dragons on Komodo and before lunch on board. Both open-trip fares reach it, since the two-day and three-day guests share the stops of days one and two, and the manta drift and the Taka Makassar sandbar follow in the afternoon. On the four-day private charter you get a long afternoon there.
What changes if the park sends us to Namong instead?
Only the beach. On the open trip you swim and snorkel at Namong, lunch follows on board, and the manta drift and the sandbar come after it. The park charge is unchanged: IDR 250,000 per day for a foreign visitor. Private charters follow the route you agree with us.
Which sunscreen can I wear at Pink Beach?
Reef-safe sunscreen, put on before you get in the water. The sand is tinted by red coral fragments and the reef runs close to the shore, so what comes off your skin ends up there. Bring a hat as well.
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