A small phinisi, prepared before you arrive

There are two Master cabins and four Private cabins. Each has a double bed, its own bathroom with a hot shower, air conditioning and a safety box, and all six look out to sea. The Masters add a wide window and space for one extra guest. You never leave your cabin to wash.

On deck there is a jacuzzi, with relax areas at the bow, in the middle and at the stern. Inside you will find the dining room, karaoke and a home theatre on a smart TV, and a paddleboard is kept aboard for calm mornings. Starlink internet is fitted, though how well it connects depends on Navila's position, so we quote no speed.

One thing is better said early: each cabin has one double bed, so friends hoping for separate beds should raise it with us before booking.

The cabins page shows all six with their photographs and the seat fare for each.

On day one you are met between 09:00 and 09:30, at Komodo Airport or your hotel, and boarding follows between 10:00 and 11:00. The afternoon brings the Kelor trek and Manjarite. By sunset you are off Kalong, watching the bats rise.

Day two starts early, with sunrise on Padar. After that: Pink Beach, Komodo Island, and a swim and snorkel at Taka Makassar and Manta Point. The last morning has a snorkel at Kanawa, with the harbour reached around 12:00.

Already arranged before you arrive:

• The ride between airport or hotel and the pier, both ways.
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner each day.
• Coffee, tea and water whenever you like, with snacks and fruit between meals.
• Towels, life jackets and snorkelling sets.
• The cruise director and a crew of six.

All of this is the plan; the captain and the weather have the final word on the stops and where the boat anchors. The full timetable sits on the three-day route page.

Some guests want one cabin, not the whole boat. For them Navila runs a 3D2N open trip on set dates, selling cabins seat by seat, per person, two to a cabin. A seat in a Master cabin is IDR 8,100,000 (≈ USD 497); a seat in a Private cabin is IDR 7,100,000 (≈ USD 436). Both are all-in fares for 2026.

Dates come from Navila's live calendar, which we check on WhatsApp per 3 November 2026. Seats change from day to day, so we confirm yours before you pay.

A guide comes with your seat, and so do photographs and video of the trip. The park package is extra. Travelling alone is fine too; we confirm the arrangement and the price in writing before any payment.

The open-trip page shows how a seat is held.

Nine places shape the voyage, and most have a time of day that suits them. Padar is climbed for the sunrise. Pink Beach comes in the morning. On Komodo Island you walk with the rangers, and the dragons, being wild, are never guaranteed.

Kalong belongs to dusk, when flying foxes leave the mangroves in their thousands. Manta Point and Taka Makassar are snorkel stops; mantas are worth hoping for, though we never promise a sighting. Kelor, Sebayur and Kanawa are for short walks and quiet swims.

Sequence is set by the captain and the harbour authority, and tide or wind can push a stop to the next day. Each place has its own page in the stops hub, with the trail and the snorkelling described in full.

Daylight is the easiest thing to plan around, and it shifts through the year. On Padar the sun comes up at 06:14 in June and at 05:31 in November. At Kalong in November it sets at 18:01. You can set an alarm by any of these.

The when-to-sail page grades each month for sea and weather; read it as a guide, not a forecast. If a stop is closed or a route has to move, we tell you before you pay.

Every Navila route starts and ends in Labuan Bajo. If you want a one-way passage to Lombok, write to us and we price it on its own.