Princess Lala
Princess Lala Phinisi
Three days, two nights in Komodo
Updated 11 October 2026
Three days and two nights on Princess Lala take in Kelor, the Kalong bats, Padar, the dragon walk, Pink Beach, Manta Point and Kanawa, with every meal from lunch on day one to breakfast on day three at the long table. The open trip sails every Monday & Friday from IDR 3,250,000 (≈ USD 199) per person and docks at 10:00 to 11:00 on day three.
Two nights, one sailing and the long table
The three-day trip is built around its meals. A chef sails with the boat and cooks every meal: lunch and dinner on the first day, breakfast, lunch and dinner on the second, breakfast on the third. You eat at the long table indoors or at the open-air table at the stern, wherever you choose to sit. In between there are islands.
The open trip leaves every Monday & Friday, and it is the same sailing the two-day guests join. They go ashore on the evening of day two, between 19:00 and 20:30. You stay for dinner, a second night, breakfast and Kanawa. Cabin 1 is IDR 4,750,000 (≈ USD 291) per person, Cabin 6 is IDR 4,650,000 (≈ USD 285), Cabins 2, 4 and 5 are IDR 3,800,000 (≈ USD 233), and Cabin 3, with a shared bathroom and the lowest fare on board, is IDR 3,250,000 (≈ USD 199). These fares are for sailings from 1 January 2027, and every sailing up to 31 December 2026 costs IDR 100,000 (≈ USD 6) less per person in every cabin.
You can also have the whole boat. A private charter for three days starts at IDR 38,000,000 (≈ USD 2,331) for up to four guests and takes the same route with one addition: on day three it calls at Sebayur before Kanawa.
On the open trip the park quota decides between Padar and Gili Lawa, and between Komodo and Rinca, and Namong beach can stand in for Pink Beach.
Day one, from Kelor to the bats of Kalong
The pickup is between 10:30 and 11:55 from the airport or your hotel, and your guide confirms the time the evening before. Lunch is the first meal, and it is where the people you will spend three days with first look at each other over a plate.
The afternoon is a slow start on purpose. Kelor first, a short climb that is steep for a few minutes, and a swim off the beach afterwards. Then Manjarite, where you snorkel off the jetty. Strawberry Rock follows when the sea allows the stop.
Towards evening the boat waits off Kalong. The bats come out of the mangroves in a long stream at dusk, and the show is watched from the deck and not from the shore, so a long lens and a charged battery earn their place. Dinner is next, at the long table, and what goes on it is the chef's choice; our photographs show grilled whole fish, crumbed prawns and fried banana with cheese.
After dinner there is a bean bag on the bow sundeck, and on a private charter a karaoke set and sound system as well. The night is spent on board; where she lies is the weather's and the captain's decision.
Day two, the longest day on the water
The ridge comes first. Day two begins with the walk on Padar, and you take a torch, water and shoes that grip, because parts of the path are loose and steep. If the quota for Padar is full on the open trip, the walk is on Gili Lawa instead, and you climb its hill with the same torch and the same shoes.
Breakfast on board, then the dragons on Komodo with a park ranger, in closed shoes with your park ticket. On the open trip, Rinca can take Komodo's place when the quota says so. The dragons are wild and no guide can order one to appear.
Pink Beach comes next, or Namong beach, for a swim and a snorkel in reef-safe sunscreen. Lunch is on board when you climb back up from the water. In the afternoon the boat drifts you along the reef at Manta Point with the current, then moves to the sandbar and shallow reef at Taka Makassar. Both stops follow the tide, so the order can swap.
The difference between your day and the two-day guests' is the evening. They are on their way ashore. You are not: dinner is at the long table again, with the same people and a little more sand on the floor, and a second night follows.
Day three, one more breakfast and Kanawa
Pack before breakfast. The last morning is gentle: breakfast on board, and then Kanawa, a beach and a shallow reef that makes an easy last snorkel. On a private charter the boat calls at Sebayur first, so the morning has two swims in it instead of one.
From Kanawa it is 60 to 90 minutes home. You dock mid-morning, and the transfer takes you to your hotel or to the airport. We tell every guest to book flights for after 13:00, which leaves room for the sail in and for a slow road.
All three days are in the table below, stop by stop, with the sailing time from the stop before and what to have in your hands at each one. The map after it shows the stops without an order, because the captain sets the sequence on the day.
If anyone in your group walks slowly, put it in your message and we pass it to the cruise director.
Day 1
| What happens | Sailing from previous stop | Have ready | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Labuan Bajo — Hotel or airport pickup between 10:30 and 11:55; your guide confirms the time the evening before | — | soft bag rather than a hard suitcase |
| · | On board: cabin keys, safety briefing and the first lunch at the long table | — | |
| · | Short, steep climb to the Kelor viewpoint, then a swim off the beach | 50–70 min | shoes with grip, swimwear |
| · | Snorkelling off the jetty at Manjarite | 30–60 min | your own fins if you swim with them |
| · | Strawberry Rock, when the sea allows the stop | — | |
| · | Sunset off Kalong as the fruit bats leave the mangroves | 50–70 min | camera, a light layer |
| · | Dinner at the long table | — | |
| 🌙 | Night aboard. She spends the night where the weather and the captain decide on the day. | ||
Day 2
| What happens | Sailing from previous stop | Have ready | |
|---|---|---|---|
| · | Ridge walk on Padar; on the open trip Gili Lawa takes its place when the park quota for Padar is full | — | torch, water, shoes with grip |
| · | Breakfast on board | — | |
| · | Dragon walk with a park ranger on Komodo; on the open trip Rinca when the quota says so | — | closed shoes, park ticket |
| · | Swim and snorkel at Pink Beach, or at Namong beach | 30–60 min | reef-safe sunscreen |
| · | Lunch on board | — | |
| · | Drift snorkel at Manta Point Tide | — | |
| · | Sandbar and shallow reef at Taka Makassar Tide | 20–30 min | |
| · | Dinner at the long table | — | |
| 🌙 | Night aboard. She spends the night where the weather and the captain decide on the day. | ||
Day 3
| What happens | Sailing from previous stop | Have ready | |
|---|---|---|---|
| · | Breakfast on board | — | |
| · | Beach and snorkelling at Kanawa; private charters call at Sebayur first | — | |
| 10:00 | Back in Labuan Bajo between 10:00 and 11:00, then the transfer to your hotel or the airport | 60–90 min | bags packed before breakfast |
The times show the shape of each day, not a timetable, because tide, wind and the park quota move them. The one hour we fix in advance is your pickup, agreed with you before you sail.
What three days cost, and the one thing we cannot promise
The table below is the private-charter fare for the three-day route, by group size: IDR 38,000,000 (≈ USD 2,331) for up to four guests, IDR 41,000,000 (≈ USD 2,515) for five to eight and IDR 46,000,000 (≈ USD 2,822) for nine to twelve, and IDR 2,250,000 (≈ USD 138) for each guest beyond twelve, up to eighteen. At four on board that is IDR 9,500,000 (≈ USD 583) each. A full boat of eighteen pays IDR 3,310,000 (≈ USD 203) each.
The open-trip fares are in the first section above and on the cabins page. Both forms carry every meal, with water, tea and coffee, a mask and a snorkel, linen and a towel. The open trip adds snacks, soft drinks, the local guide and the photographer. A charter carries neither guide nor photography unless you ask, and then we quote them separately. Park fees, flights, hotel nights, tips and insurance are yours. The lists below set it out.
If Padar is the one stop you cannot go home without, tell us before you pay. On the open trip it is the park's quota that decides between Padar and Gili Lawa, not our wish, and a charter is the better way to plan around it. Better to hear it from us now than on the second morning.
| Guests | per boat | per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | IDR 38,000,000 (≈ USD 2,331) | IDR 9,500,000 |
| 5–8 | IDR 41,000,000 (≈ USD 2,515) | IDR 5,120,000 |
| 9–12 | IDR 46,000,000 (≈ USD 2,822) | IDR 3,830,000 |
| Extra guest · max guests 18 | IDR 2,250,000 (≈ USD 138) |
Included
- Hotel or airport pickup and the return transfer in Labuan Bajo
- Your cabin on board, air-conditioned, with a sea-view window
- All meals on board: breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Drinking water, tea and coffee all day
- Snacks and soft drinks (open trip)
- Mask and snorkel (fins are not supplied)
- Bed linen and bath towel
- Cruise director, chef and crew
- Local guide (open trip: included; private charter: on request, quoted separately)
- Photo and video documentation by the open-trip photographer (open trip: included; private charter: on request, quoted separately)
- Karaoke and sound system (private charter)
- Basic first-aid kit
Not included
- Komodo National Park entrance fees and the ranger fee
- Flights to and from Labuan Bajo
- Hotel nights in Labuan Bajo
- Tips for the guide and crew
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
- Private charter: local guide and photo/video documentation (available on request)
FAQ
Will I walk Padar on the three-day open trip?
We plan Padar for the first morning of day two. On the open trip the park quota can send the boat to Gili Lawa instead when Padar is full, and Rinca can replace Komodo. We cannot see the quota in advance, so we plan the walk with a ranger and never promise the specific island. A private charter is planned around Padar.
How much of the three days is spent sailing between stops?
The sails are 50 to 70 minutes to Kelor and to Kalong, 30 to 60 to Manjarite and Pink Beach, 20 to 30 to Taka Makassar, and 60 to 90 on the run home on day three. The legs to Padar and to Komodo depend on where she has spent the night, so we give no figure for them.
When can I fly home after the three-day trip?
The boat is back in Labuan Bajo between 10:00 and 11:00 on day three, and then comes the transfer to the hotel or the airport. Book a flight that leaves after 13:00. That keeps a margin for the sail in and for the road. If you can, keep one more hotel night and fly the morning after.
What changes on a private three-day charter?
The route is the same, with Sebayur added before Kanawa on day three. The pickup hour is agreed with you, the whole boat is your group, and the fare is per boat, from IDR 38,000,000 (≈ USD 2,331). The local guide and the photo and video documentation are not in the charter fare and are quoted separately on request.
Which stops does the tide set?
Manta Point and Taka Makassar both follow the tide, and the sandbar shows only at low water, so the captain can swap the order on the day. Pink Beach, Kelor, Manjarite and Kanawa do not wait for the tide. The itinerary table marks the two tidal stops with a flag so you know before you book.
Check availability — Princess Lala
Princess Lala is sailed by her own crew; bookings and payments are handled by PT Komodo Explorer Indonesia.