Komodo private charter itinerary options for groups: 1D, 2D1N, 3D2N and 4D3N on Arfisyana

Every itinerary on Arfisyana is sold as a whole boat, priced by headcount band. The table gives the price of the boat for a large group and the share per head at three sizes, each our own division rounded to the nearest 10,000 rupiah.

Look down the last column. Going from a day trip to three nights adds less per head than most groups expect, because the boat is the cost and the days are the margin.

One honest limit before the routes. Only the 3D2N route is set out in the boat's own programme. The other three are sample routes built from the same islands; the captain sets the final order with you, by weather, tide and your flights.

The day trip is the short answer for a group that has a conference, a wedding or a flight the next morning. The pickup time is set with your date and your flights.

Sample route: a hill walk on Kelor, then a ranger walk on Rinca, lunch on board, a snorkel at Manjarite, and back in Labuan Bajo before sunset.

Pace: Kelor is short and steep, so climb slowly, keep the group together and take a water break at the top. Rinca is flatter and slower, behind a park ranger, in closed shoes.

Cost per head at 20 guests is IDR 3,000,000 (≈ USD 184) for the boat. The park package for a day trip is quoted with your date. A wooden phinisi is not the fastest way to see a lot in one day, and we would rather say so here than on the water. Choose the 1D for the deck, the company and one good snorkel, not for Padar and Komodo together.

Sample route, day 1: pickup, lunch on board, Kelor walk, snorkel at Manjarite, sunset and flying foxes at Kalong, dinner on board. The boat stays at anchor overnight; the captain chooses the anchorage with the weather.

Day 2: Padar at sunrise, Pink Beach, a snorkel at Taka Makassar and at Manta Point, then back to Labuan Bajo the same day.

Komodo Island itself is not in this sample, which surprises some groups. Two days hold the views or the dragons comfortably, rarely both, and Padar wins the vote in most groups. If the dragons matter more to your group, say so and the captain can trade a stop.

The share per head at 20 guests is IDR 3,380,000 (≈ USD 207). This length suits company teams on a long weekend and alumni groups who can only agree on two days off.

This is the itinerary Arfisyana prints, and the one we recommend to most groups.

• Day 1: pickup from your hotel or the airport between 10:00 and 11:00, sailing at 11:00. Kelor walk, snorkel at Manjarite, sunset at Kalong.
• Day 2: Padar at sunrise, Pink Beach, a ranger walk on Komodo Island, then Taka Makassar and Manta Point.
• Day 3: a snorkel at Kanawa, back in Labuan Bajo around 12:00.

Pace: the Padar climb takes 30 to 45 minutes on steps and dust. Start in the dark with a torch and a full bottle each, and stop halfway for a water break and a headcount. Sunrise on Padar is around 06:14 in June and 05:31 in November, so the wake-up call is early.

At 20 guests the boat costs IDR 3,500,000 (≈ USD 215) a head before the park package. Book flights home after 14:00 on day 3.

Sample route: days 1 and 2 follow the 3D2N. Day 3 is lighter, with a snorkel at Sebayur and free time on board. Day 4 brings Kanawa and the return to Labuan Bajo around midday.

The extra day is not for more islands. It is for the people in your group who walk slower, swim less or need a nap after Padar. Families of three generations, school groups with younger students and any group with more than a few first-time snorkellers do better on four days than on three.

The share per head at 20 guests is IDR 3,880,000 (≈ USD 238), against IDR 3,500,000 (≈ USD 215) on the 3D2N. Put differently, the fourth day adds the gap between those two figures to each share, and buys a whole day of slack. Longer charters than four days are on request, quoted with your dates.

Whatever the length, the days on Arfisyana run to the same rhythm, and a group leader who knows it can keep 20 people on time without shouting.

Meals come from the boat's chef: breakfast, lunch and dinner, served in the covered saloon at the two long tables. Drinking water, tea and coffee are there all day. Snorkel gear, life jackets and towels are aboard, so nobody needs to rent them in town.

Landings go by tender. The speedboat runs the group from the boat to the beach in turns, and back. Count heads on the beach before the tender leaves, and count again on deck. It takes a minute and it is the habit that matters most.

Between stops the sun deck fills up. Bean bags and lazy chairs, little shade at midday, so hats and sunscreen. Water break: every hour in the sun, whether people feel thirsty or not.

Evenings are at anchor. The captain picks the anchorage with the weather, and the boat stays there until morning. Lights out is the group's rule, not the crew's, so set it on day 1.