Arfisyana
Sun deck
Top deck with lazy chairs and bean bags. Twenty guests spread out here after Padar and again after dinner. Bring a hat for the midday hours.
Arfisyana Indah Phinisi
A 29 m wooden phinisi for one group of up to 20
Updated 8 November 2026
Arfisyana Indah Phinisi, Labuan Bajo: a 29 m wooden phinisi whose 5 cabins sleep up to 20 guests. She is rented whole, from IDR 40,000,000 (≈ USD 2,454) for a day with 1-4 guests. This page gives her size, her decks, the shared spaces and the safety kit aboard.
29 m of wood, 5.15 m across, 7–9 knots: the boat on paper
Arfisyana Indah Phinisi is a wooden phinisi with her home port in Labuan Bajo. She is 29 m long and 5.15 m across, over three decks, and cruises at 7–9 knots. That is a walking-and-swimming pace: the boat moves between stops while the group eats, naps or watches the shore.
She has five cabins and takes up to 20 guests. The main deck carries a covered, open-sided saloon. The top deck is the sun deck. A tender speedboat carries the group to beaches where the big boat cannot go.
GPS and radio are on board. A local Wi-Fi modem works where the signal reaches, and the signal depends on location.
Those are the figures the boat's listings agree on. For anything else your group needs, ask; the reply comes in writing ahead of payment.
| Length | 29 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 5.15 m |
| Decks | 3 |
| Cruising speed | 7-9 kn |
| Tender | Tender speedboat for landings |
| Safety equipment | life jackets, life raft, lifebuoys, fire extinguisher, first-aid kit |
Checked 8 November 2026
Up to 20 guests aboard, in five cabins with a bathroom each
Up to 20 guests in five cabins, and each cabin has its own bathroom. There are 18 standard beds, and the extra bed each Master Cabin takes on request brings the count to 20.
Read that as a boat for one group. Twenty guests, one captain's briefing, one headcount at the tender. It is not a boat for two guests who want nothing but the sound of the sea, and twenty friends, classmates or cousins make a fair amount of noise by dinner time.
Rooms split into two Masters for 3 guests each and three Sharing Rooms for 4, 6 and 4. The cabins page gives the bed type in every room and the plan for 20. For a party above 20, send the headcount and dates and we tell you what can be arranged.
Saloon, sun deck, lazy chairs and bean bags: the shared space
Start with the saloon, on the main deck. It is covered but open at the sides, with dining and lounge in one space, so the breeze comes through at every meal. The cabins have air conditioning; the saloon has the breeze.
The sun deck sits on the top deck. It has lazy chairs and bean bags, and it is where a group of 20 spreads out after Padar. Bring hats and a sarong for the midday hours.
Meals come from the chef, three a day, with drinking water, tea and coffee included. Snorkel gear and towels are on board. For landings at Kelor, Pink Beach and Kanawa the tender runs the group ashore in turns, so count heads at every run.
Each space, photo by photo
Saloon dining area
The covered saloon on the main deck, open at the sides. Dining and lounge share one space, and the breeze comes through at every meal.
Saloon lounge
Seating beside the dining tables in the same covered, open-sided saloon. Good for cards, a briefing or a rest out of the sun.
Life jackets, life raft, GPS and radio: the safety list
The safety list is plain: life jackets, a life raft, lifebuoys, a fire extinguisher and a first-aid kit. GPS and radio support the captain's navigation and contact.
For a group leader the question is whether the kit fits the headcount, and the answer is a request in writing. Ask us for the number and sizes of life jackets on board before you pay, especially if children or smaller students are coming. We confirm it with the boat team and send it to you.
Children up to age 2 travel free; ask us which life jackets fit them. From age 3 the full fare applies. Weather stays the captain's call. If the sea is wrong for your plan, the captain reshuffles the stops or holds the boat at anchor, and nobody argues with a swell.
| System | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Air conditioning (all cabins) | Fitted | In every cabin |
| Private bathroom in every cabin | Fitted | Each of the five cabins has its own bathroom |
| Sea-view windows | Fitted | In the cabins |
| Covered saloon for dining and lounging | Fitted | Main deck, open on the sides, under a roof |
| Sun deck with lazy chairs and bean bags | Fitted | Top deck |
| Towels | Fitted | On board |
| Snorkelling gear | Fitted | Included |
| Tender speedboat | Fitted | For landings at the islands |
| GPS and radio | Fitted | On the bridge |
| Life jackets, life raft, lifebuoys, fire extinguisher, first-aid kit | Fitted | On board |
| Wi-Fi | Fitted | A local Wi-Fi modem; the signal depends on where the boat is, so do not plan on video calls |
| Satellite internet | Not fitted | Wi-Fi is the local modem only |
| Guide and documentation (camera, drone, GoPro) | On request | Private charter: not included, quoted separately |
Bed widths, AC hours, small life jackets: ask, and get it in writing
Some details matter to one group and not to the next: the bed widths, the deck of each cabin, the hours the AC runs, the number of small life jackets. Ask about any of them and the written answer reaches you before the payment does.
Plan on what this page gives you. Twenty-nine metres of wooden phinisi, five cabins with their own bathrooms, a covered saloon, a sun deck with its bean bags, a tender for landings, GPS, radio and the safety kit. That is the boat your group books, and it is enough for three days of walks, snorkels and long dinners at anchor.
The cabins page covers the rooms, the group charter page covers the money, and the signal and power guide explains what a phone can do aboard.
FAQ
How many people fit on the boat, and is it calm and quiet?
Up to 20 guests, in five cabins: 18 standard beds and 20 once both Master Cabins take their extra bed. It is a boat for one group, so expect a lively deck rather than silence. We make no promise of quiet, and no other party shares your boat.
What do the cabins have, and how good is the signal?
Every cabin pairs a private bathroom with AC and a sea window, and the AC hours are confirmed in writing on request. Wi-Fi comes from a local modem only, and the signal depends on location, so plan for gaps between stops and tell the group before it sails.
How big is Arfisyana, and does every route return to Labuan Bajo?
She is a 29 m wooden phinisi with five cabins and room for up to 20 guests, all from your party. Twenty is a number one leader can count at the tender. Each route is a loop from the Labuan Bajo quay. For a party above 20, ask us what can be arranged.
Check availability — Arfisyana
Arfisyana is booked through PT Komodo Explorer Indonesia, our booking partner for the whole-boat charter. We answer on WhatsApp every day, 08:00 to 20:00 (WITA).