Princess Lala
Princess Lala Phinisi
Two days, one night in Komodo
Updated 11 October 2026
Two days on Princess Lala means one night on board and the main Komodo circuit: Kelor, the Kalong bats, Padar, the dragon walk, Pink Beach and Manta Point. The open trip sails every Monday & Friday from IDR 2,750,000 (≈ USD 169) per person and lands between 19:00 and 20:30 on day two, so book no flight that evening.
Two ways to book the same two days
Princess Lala sells the two-day route in two forms, and it saves a round of messages if you know which one you are asking about. The first is the open-trip fare: a price per person for a cabin, on the Monday or Friday sailing that also carries the three-day guests. You sit at the long table with whoever else has a cabin that week, and the local guide and the photographer are part of the fare. The second is a private charter, where you take the whole boat and every chair at both tables belongs to someone you brought.
The open-trip fares come first, because they are short. Cabin 1 is IDR 4,450,000 (≈ USD 273) per person and Cabin 6 is IDR 4,250,000 (≈ USD 261); those are the two masters with a balcony. Cabins 2, 4 and 5 are IDR 3,400,000 (≈ USD 209) each. Cabin 3 is IDR 2,750,000 (≈ USD 169), the lowest fare on board, and you give up a bathroom of your own for it. A third guest in a room pays the extra-bed fare in the cabins table, and Cabin 6 is sold for two on open trips. A private charter for two days starts at IDR 31,750,000 (≈ USD 1,948) for the whole boat.
These are the fares 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. For a charter that sails before 2027, ask us for the price. Park fees are extra on both.
Day one, from the first lunch to the bats
On the open trip your guide collects you from the airport or your hotel between 10:30 and 11:55 and confirms the time the evening before; on a charter the hour is agreed with you. Pack a soft bag. A hard suitcase has no place in a cabin that is one double bed, a single beside it and a little floor.
You are handed a cabin key, you sit through a short safety briefing, and then lunch is at the long table in the dining room, the tea and coffee station at the far end of it. That is the first of the meals. Our photographs show plates such as grilled whole fish, prawns and corn with sambal on the side; take them as examples, not a promise.
The afternoon holds three stops. Kelor is about an hour from the harbour, a short and steep climb to a viewpoint over the bay, and then a swim off the beach; wear shoes with grip. At Manjarite you snorkel off the jetty with the mask and snorkel from the boat, and your own fins if you swim with them. Strawberry Rock comes next when the sea allows the stop.
Then Kalong. You watch from the boat as the fruit bats leave the mangroves at sunset, a camera in your hand and a light layer on your shoulders. Dinner follows at the long table, and the night is spent on board; where she lies is the weather's and the captain's decision.
Day two, from the ridge to the sandbar
The second morning starts with the ridge walk on Padar, before breakfast, with a torch, water and shoes with grip. On the open trip the park quota decides whether that walk is Padar or Gili Lawa, and nothing on our side can overrule the quota. Breakfast is on board when you come down.
Next is the dragon walk on Komodo with a park ranger: closed shoes, your park ticket, and a good deal of walking in little shade. On the open trip the quota can send the boat to Rinca instead. The dragons are wild, so a sighting is common and never promised. Pink Beach follows for a swim and a snorkel, and the sand there is a pale pink that shifts with the light and the tide. Bring reef-safe sunscreen.
After lunch on board comes Manta Point, a drift snorkel along the reef with the current, and Taka Makassar, a sandbar ringed by shallow reef. Both follow the tide, so the captain sets their order on the day. The mantas are as wild as the dragons.
After the sandbar she heads for the harbour, and on the open trip you go ashore between 19:00 and 20:30. Both days are in the table below, stop by stop, with the sailing time and what to have ready.
Day 1
| What happens | Sailing from previous stop | Have ready | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Labuan Bajo — Hotel or airport pickup; on the open trip between 10:30 and 11:55, confirmed by your guide 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 | 30–60 min | reef-safe sunscreen |
| · | Lunch on board | — | |
| · | Drift snorkel at Manta Point Tide | — | |
| · | Taka Makassar sandbar, on the open-trip sailing Tide | 20–30 min | |
| 19:00 | Back in Labuan Bajo; the open trip lands between 19:00 and 20:30, then the transfer to your hotel | — |
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.
Landing at 19:00 to 20:30, and your flight
The open trip lands in Labuan Bajo between 19:00 and 20:30 on day two, and then comes the transfer to your hotel. So no flight that evening, not even a late one. Book a hotel in Labuan Bajo for that night and fly the next day.
If a flight that evening is fixed, the two-day fare does not fit it. A private charter sets its own hours, so ask what is possible on your dates.
The three-day guests on the same sailing do not go ashore that night. They stay for dinner, one more breakfast and Kanawa, and are back between 10:00 and 11:00 on day three, which is the better shape for a trip that has to end with a flight. If you can spare the extra day, the three-day itinerary is the page to read next.
Where to sleep after a late landing? Somewhere close to the harbour is easiest, and our hotels page groups the choices by area with the drive time to the pier. The transfer drops you at the door, whichever you choose, and we can book the room in the same conversation.
What the two days cost and what they leave out
The table below is the private-charter fare for two days, by group size: IDR 31,750,000 (≈ USD 1,948) for up to four guests, IDR 33,000,000 (≈ USD 2,025) for five to eight and IDR 35,500,000 (≈ USD 2,178) for nine to twelve. Each extra guest, up to eighteen, adds IDR 1,750,000 (≈ USD 107). With four on board that works out at IDR 7,940,000 (≈ USD 487) each. The open-trip fares are set out in the first section of this page.
Both forms include the boat or your cabin, the crew, all meals (lunch and dinner on day one, breakfast and lunch on day two), drinking water, tea and coffee, a mask and snorkel, bed linen and a towel. On the open trip the fare also carries the snacks and soft drinks, the local guide, and the photographer. On a private charter the guide and the photo and video documentation are not in the fare; ask, and we quote them separately.
Then the costs that are never in the fare. Park fees are IDR 250,000 per international visitor per day, IDR 50,000 for Indonesian visitors on weekdays and IDR 75,000 at weekends, with the ranger fee and other levies on top. Flights, hotel nights, tips and travel insurance are yours as well. The lists below say what is in and what is out.
| Guests | per boat | per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | IDR 31,750,000 (≈ USD 1,948) | IDR 7,940,000 |
| 5–8 | IDR 33,000,000 (≈ USD 2,025) | IDR 4,120,000 |
| 9–12 | IDR 35,500,000 (≈ USD 2,178) | IDR 2,960,000 |
| Extra guest · max guests 18 | IDR 1,750,000 (≈ USD 107) |
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
Can I take a flight on the evening of day two?
No. The open trip lands between 19:00 and 20:30 on day two and then you are driven to your hotel, so an evening flight is out. Book the flight for the next day and a hotel in Labuan Bajo for that night. If you want to fly out on the day the trip ends, the three-day trip fits better: it lands between 10:00 and 11:00 on day three.
Do two days still include Padar, the dragons and Manta Point?
Yes. Day one carries Kelor, Manjarite and the Kalong bats, and day two carries Padar, the dragon walk, Pink Beach, Manta Point and Taka Makassar. On the open trip the park quota can swap Padar for Gili Lawa and Komodo for Rinca. The dragons and the mantas are wild, so we plan the stop and never promise the sighting.
What do three-day guests get that two-day guests miss?
Three-day guests stay for dinner on the second evening, sleep a second night, eat one more breakfast and swim at Kanawa, and are back in Labuan Bajo between 10:00 and 11:00 on day three. Both fares sail together on the same Monday or Friday, walk the same ridge and share the same long table until the two-day guests go ashore.
What if the tide covers the Taka Makassar sandbar?
The sandbar shows only at low tide, and Manta Point also follows the tide and the current. That is why the two stops can swap places on day two. The captain sets the order on the day, and the reef around the sandbar is still worth a swim.
What does the two-day charter cost per person for four of us?
A private charter for up to four guests is IDR 31,750,000 (≈ USD 1,948) for the whole boat, which is IDR 7,940,000 (≈ USD 487) each with four on board. Park fees, the guide and photo documentation, flights, hotel nights and tips are not in that figure. The open trip prices by cabin instead, from IDR 2,750,000 (≈ USD 169) per person.
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Princess Lala is sailed by her own crew; bookings and payments are handled by PT Komodo Explorer Indonesia.