August 1, 2026
Peak season does not raise this vessel’s charter rate — the published card has no seasonal column. What peak season 2027 actually costs you is lead time, flight prices, and the risk…
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For 2027, April–June and September–November are the best all-round charter windows; July–August is peak demand with wind in the open straits; December–March is monsoon and peak manta season at once. The charter…
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Expect intermittent mobile signal inside Komodo National Park, reliable 24-hour power from two Mitsubishi generators (60 KVA and 40 KVA, three-phase), and unrationed fresh water from a 6,000 litre per day maker.…
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Motion is felt least low and central — the lower-deck cabins near the middle of a 47-metre phinisi move less than the upper-deck balcony suites at either end. On a standard Komodo…
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The boat supplies all meals, air-conditioned en-suite cabins, fresh water from a 6,000 litre per day maker, dive tanks, weights, hooks, a night torch and standard snorkelling fins. You bring your own…
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Eight friends chartering the whole 47-metre phinisi pay USD 14,300 for 3D2N — about USD 1,788 each — against roughly USD 272 per person for a shared 3D2N seat on a comparable…
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For a corporate retreat in Labuan Bajo the binding constraints are capacity, deck space and trip length, not luxury. A 47-metre phinisi with 10 cabins and a 28-guest maximum handles a full…
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You can tell an operator from a reseller without any inside knowledge: an operator publishes the vessel’s specification, cabin plan, rate card and cancellation terms, and can answer engine and berth questions…
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Booking directly with the operator gets you the published rate card, the actual cancellation terms and a contract with whoever runs the vessel. An agent or OTA adds a layer of margin…
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A Komodo charter’s first night is almost always at Kalong, for the dusk flight of flying foxes, and the second in sheltered water near Siaba or Sebayur. The choice is not scenic…
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