Komodo 1,000 visitors a day cap, park fees and rules for 2026 and 2027: what it means for group bookings

The cap took effect on 1 April 2026, after a trial from January to March, Media Indonesia reported on 30 March (republished by Metro TV). It allows at most 1,000 visitors a day, about 365,000 a year.

It covers Padar, Rinca and Komodo islands and 23 diving sites around them, ANTARA reported on 15 April, quoting Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni. The reason given is pressure on the habitat: the park counted 429,509 visitors in 2025, against a carrying capacity of 366,108 a year, ANTARA reported on 14 April, citing the Komodo National Park Office (BTNK).

How you get in has changed as much as how many. All visits now go through SiOra, the park's booking system, and that includes tour boats and cruise ships anchoring in park waters, Media Indonesia reported, quoting BTNK head Hendrikus Rani Siga.

The same report says Padar runs in three sessions, morning, afternoon and evening, of about 300 people each. We found that detail in one report only, so treat it as reported, not confirmed.

The cap is not fixed forever. Deputy Forestry Minister Rohmat Marzuki said in Labuan Bajo on 24 April 2026 that the quota is dynamic and will be evaluated periodically, ANTARA and RRI reported on 25 April. He said a higher quota could be considered once work on Padar, new trekking routes and an entry and exit pier, is finished this year.

That is an intention, not a decision. We have not found an official figure for a raised quota, and we do not print one.

East Nusa Tenggara Governor Melki Laka Lena said the effects would be reviewed after three to six months, Metro TV reported on 17 April, citing ANTARA. We found no published result of that review by 8 November 2026.

On fees, we found nothing new for 2027 in any official or major news source. Groups still forward us the story of a ticket of several million rupiah. That plan dates from 2022, and the government said it would review it after protests, FORTUNE Indonesia reported on 5 August 2022. The ticket in force today is the one in the section above.

Twenty guests are 2 percent of one day's 1,000. The cap rarely shuts a single group out by size. What it does is make the date and the name list matter earlier.

Entry is registered per person. A name list with a misspelt surname, a missing passport number or a late swap is the most common way a group causes itself trouble under the new system. We use the list you send us to arrange the park entry, so send the complete list at least 7 days before departure.

The park office expected about 400,000 visits in 2026, close to 2025, ANTARA reported on 14 April. On the busiest dates the daily ceiling is more likely to bite. Fix your date early, and fix it before the flights.

We cannot hold park places for you months ahead; the system decides. What we can do is register your group as soon as your list is complete.

• Rangers lead the dragon walks. On Komodo and Rinca the group walks behind a park ranger and stays together. Closed shoes, a hat, water.
• Keep to the path on Padar. The steps are the route. Leaving them damages the slope and splits the group.
• Touch nothing on the reef. Snorkellers float; they do not stand on coral.
• Take every wrapper back to the boat.
• No drone without the permit.

Brief these at the hotel the night before, not on the pier. A group of 20 hears instructions once, at best.

None of these is new with the cap. What is new is that the park now counts every visitor by name, so a group that misbehaves is no longer anonymous. Leaders of school groups should say that sentence out loud.

• 30 October 2024: PP 36/2024 tariffs apply in the park (ANTARA Kupang).
• January to March 2026: trial of the quota (Media Indonesia).
• 1 April 2026: the 1,000 a day cap takes effect, booked through SiOra (Media Indonesia, ANTARA).
• 14 to 15 April 2026: the park office and the Forestry Minister give the reasons: 429,509 visitors in 2025 against a capacity of 366,108 (ANTARA).
• 16 April 2026: the NTT governor says the effects will be reviewed after three to six months (Metro TV, citing ANTARA).
• 24 April 2026: the Deputy Forestry Minister calls the quota dynamic and open to periodic evaluation (ANTARA, RRI).
• 8 November 2026: no official change to the cap or to the fees found for 2027.

Each line names its source. If a line on this list changes, the date at the top of the page changes with it.

For 2026 and 2027 the practical steps are the same. Choose the date first. Send us the full name list with passport or ID numbers at least 7 days before departure. Collect the park package per head as its own line.

2027 dates can be booked now on Arfisyana. The boat follows the 2026 rate card until the 2027 card appears, and if the price changes before your final payment, you hear it from us first and may cancel free.

If the park changes the quota, the sessions or the fees, we tell every booked group in writing. Until an official source says otherwise, the figures on this page are the ones that apply. Checked 8 November 2026.