Komodo 4D Private Tour: Boat Stay, Padar & Pink Beach

About This Experience

The only four-day private Komodo itinerary in this catalogue, and it is a hybrid rather than a pure liveaboard: one night on board at anchor in the national park, and hotel nights in Labuan Bajo either side of it.

Day one lands in Labuan Bajo and covers the land sights most boat trips skip — Batu Cermin Cave and the swimmable saltwater pool at Rangko Cave — with a hotel night. Day two boards the private boat for the ranger-guided dragon walk, snorkelling, the Padar hike and dinner and the overnight on board. Day three is Pink Beach and island hopping before returning ashore, and day four closes out with transfers.

Private boat charter with crew, all Labuan Bajo transfers, snorkelling equipment, Komodo National Park and ranger fees, guided land tours and boat meals are included. If you want three consecutive nights at sea rather than a boat-and-hotel split, the 3-day liveaboards on this site are the closer fit — the 4D3N all-sea format is very thinly supplied on GetYourGuide.

Highlights

• Four days across Komodo with a private boat and crew
• One night at anchor inside the national park, hotel nights either side
• Batu Cermin and Rangko caves — the Labuan Bajo land sights boat trips skip
• Padar Island viewpoint hike
• Ranger-guided dragon walk on Komodo or Rinca
• Komodo National Park and ranger fees included

What's Included

• ✓ Private boat charter with crew, no shared guests
• ✓ 1 night on board plus hotel accommodation in Labuan Bajo
• ✓ All transfers in Labuan Bajo
• ✓ Komodo National Park and ranger fees
• ✓ Guided land tours
• ✓ Meals during the boat journey
• ✓ Snorkelling equipment

Not Included

• Flights to and from Labuan Bajo
• Meals not listed in the itinerary
• Personal expenses and gratuities
• Travel insurance

What to Bring

• Reef-safe sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat
• Swimwear and a quick-dry towel
• Light, loose clothing for the deck and closed shoes for the Padar and Komodo trails
• A dry bag for phones and cameras on the tender transfers
• Cash in rupiah for park fees, drinks and crew tips
• Any personal medication, including seasickness tablets
• A power bank — cabin sockets run off the boat's generator and are not always live

Good to Know & Caveats

• This is a boat-and-hotel itinerary, not four nights at sea. One night is spent at anchor in the park; the rest are in Labuan Bajo.
• Itineraries are weather-dependent. Skippers reorder or drop stops when the swell between Padar and Komodo builds, and Manta Point in particular is skipped whenever the current runs too hard to snorkel safely.
• Komodo dragons and manta rays are wild animals in a national park. Rangers know where the dragons usually rest and manta season peaks December to February, but no operator can guarantee a sighting.
• Meals ashore are not all included — only the meals during the boat journey are.

Meeting Point

Labuan Bajo (Komodo) Airport arrivals area, where your driver meets you.