Fifty-six answers on the two Carnaby boats, in eight groups

Send the occasion, the headcount and the dates on WhatsApp. We reply with the boat, the figure for your headcount and a cabin plan. Then pay the 50 percent deposit to hold the date; the balance follows 30 days before sailing.

If the booked Carnaby cannot sail for a reason beyond our control, we arrange a boat of the same class on the same date at no extra cost. Or we refund you in full within 14 days.

Under the terms, cancelling 60 days or more before sailing refunds 50 percent, and cancelling 30 to 59 days before refunds 25 percent. Inside 30 days there is no refund. We recommend travel insurance for every guest, because it covers what the refund does not.

A change 30 days or more before sailing is free. A later change costs IDR 500,000, and a change inside the last two weeks is treated as a cancellation.

A card payment link, Wise, Revolut, PayPal (a 7.2 percent fee), QRIS, Alipay, WeChat Pay through a payment partner and bank transfer in IDR. The deposit and the balance can use different methods.

Yes. ID is needed for every guest before sailing, and the exact date is in your quote. Names must match the passport for the park ticket and the boarding list, so collect them as written on each passport, with nationality, when the guest list is first built.

Travel insurance is recommended for every guest on both boats, but it is not required for booking. Dive insurance is mandatory for scuba divers. Insurance is never part of the fare, so each guest buys their own before the trip.

Each boat has a safety list. Carnaby 1 lists 20 life jackets, 2 life rafts for 10 guests each, 4 life buoys, 6 fire extinguishers, GPS and radios. Carnaby 2 lists life jackets, lifebuoys, a life raft, fire extinguishers, CCTV, GPS and radios. The captain decides on the day whether a stop is safe.

Carnaby 1 has one Master (2 to 3 guests), two Deluxe, two Superior and one Sharing cabin for four. Carnaby 2 has two Master cabins, two Suites, one Deluxe, four Superior and one Family Cabin for 2 to 3. Every cabin is built around a double bed, and we send a cabin plan.

Yes. Both boats have air-conditioned cabins with en-suite bathrooms, with hot water.

Wi-Fi details for each boat are on that boat's own page. Phone signal between the islands is patchy on any network, so download what you need before boarding.

Both boats ask guests to bring personal medicine, so bring what works for you. Tell us before sailing if a guest is prone to it. We make no medical claim, and the captain decides the route on the day with the sea in mind.

Yes. Life jackets are on board on both boats, and snorkelling is optional for every guest. Kanawa is shallow and easy, with a mild current. Manta Point has a strong current and suits confident swimmers best, so non-swimmers watch from the boat.

Carnaby 1 lists 20 life jackets, 2 life rafts (2 x 10 guests), 4 life buoys, 6 fire extinguishers, GPS, an HF radio, a marine radio with a distress signal and 3 handy talkies. Carnaby 2 lists life jackets, lifebuoys and a life raft, fire extinguishers, CCTV monitoring, GPS, radios and a speedboat for transfers.

Yes. Carnaby 1 takes up to 14 guests and Carnaby 2 up to 21. The toast fits Kalong at sunset on day 1, and the crew follows the plan you send. The birthday page has the run of show.

We confirm it for your boat and date. A cake and decoration can also be arranged on request and quoted separately, which avoids carrying them onto the boat.

Tell us the plan and we brief the crew before boarding. Your partner needs only the dates, the packing list and the meeting point. The exact spot is decided by the weather and the captain on the day.

Both boats have a TV and karaoke in the indoor lounge. We confirm a guest's own speaker for your boat and date.

Dinner is one of the daily meals on both boats and is served on board at anchor. Day 1 ends at Kalong, where the bats leave about 15 minutes after sunset. A special dinner or decoration is requested and quoted separately.

The national park drone usage fee is also extra, and a park permit is required. A photographer or drone flight can be arranged on request and quoted separately.

The organiser's note: the guest needs only the dates, the packing list and the meeting point in Labuan Bajo. Keep the plan in a chat the guest is not in, and we brief the crew from your written plan. A boat is small, so plan the reveal for the first evening.

Carnaby 1 has 6 cabins and takes up to 14 guests, 15 with the extra bed in the Master Cabin. Carnaby 2 has 10 cabins and takes up to 21 guests. A private charter is priced per boat by group size, not per person.

Carnaby 1 is the lower rate: IDR 75,000,000 (≈ USD 4,601) against IDR 118,000,000 (≈ USD 7,239) for 3D2N, whole boat. Carnaby 2 pays its 1 to 12 band for 12 guests but offers ten cabins and four with a balcony and a bathtub, while Carnaby 1 has six cabins and one balcony. Choose by comfort, not by headcount.

Yes, Carnaby 2, which takes up to 21 guests. Twenty guests pay the 17 to 21 band, IDR 140,000,000 (≈ USD 8,589) for 3D2N, whole boat, which is IDR 7,000,000 (≈ USD 429) per person. Carnaby 1 stops at 14, or 15 with the extra bed.

The bands start at 1 guest. Carnaby 1 charges one rate for 1 to 6 guests; Carnaby 2 charges its 1 to 12 band even for a couple.

Yes. Children under 3 travel free with a parent or guardian, and a private charter is priced per boat. The Padar and Komodo walks are optional, so older guests can stay on the boat while the rest of the family climbs.

A private charter is priced per boat by group size, and your group has every cabin. An open trip is priced per person by cabin, minimum 2 per cabin, 3D2N only, on set dates. On a private charter the guide and the photo and video documentation are not included; both are available on request and quoted separately. On an open trip the tour guide and the documentation are included.

Yes. Couples, families and singles share one booking, and one cabin plan covers the boat.

It is a ranger walk of 45 to 120 minutes to see wild dragons, on Carnaby 1's published routes. Carnaby 2's published 3D2N treks at Rinca instead. Most walks see dragons, the park cannot promise a sighting, and the park entry ticket is paid on top of the fare.

Rangers guide every walk. Dragons live here and you can see them on most walks; the park cannot promise a sighting.

Stay with your ranger and follow the instructions given on the spot. Rangers walk with every group, and we add no advice beyond that.

By a domestic flight of about 1 hour 10 to 1 hour 20 minutes into Komodo airport, code LBJ. Most visitors clear immigration in Bali, Jakarta or Surabaya first. Land the day before sailing, and schedules change, so check before you book.

Pickup in Labuan Bajo from the airport, a hotel or the harbour is part of the booking, and the time is confirmed. A Toyota HiAce seats up to 12, so a group of 14 or 21 needs a second vehicle, or a larger coach on request, quoted separately.

In one hotel, booked together, so the group meets for breakfast and the pickup happens once. The hotels page lists options near the harbour, and rates are confirmed by the hotel, not by us.

It depends on nationality, so verify before travelling. Many countries qualify for a visa on arrival and others apply in advance online, and each guest checks the current rule for their own passport. A passport valid for at least 6 months and an onward ticket are the common entry requirements.

For 3D2N, whole boat, 2026 rates: Carnaby 1 is IDR 70,000,000 (≈ USD 4,294) for 1 to 6 guests and IDR 75,000,000 (≈ USD 4,601) for 11 to 14. Carnaby 2 is IDR 118,000,000 (≈ USD 7,239) for 1 to 12 guests and IDR 140,000,000 (≈ USD 8,589) for 17 to 21. The price is per boat, not per person.

On a private charter, 14 guests on Carnaby 1 pay IDR 5,360,000 (≈ USD 329) each for 3D2N and 21 guests on Carnaby 2 pay IDR 6,670,000 (≈ USD 409) each, before park fees. An open-trip seat starts at IDR 4,500,000 (≈ USD 276) per person for 3D2N, minimum 2 per cabin.

For 2D1N, whole boat, Carnaby 1 is IDR 63,000,000 (≈ USD 3,865) for 1 to 6 guests and IDR 68,000,000 (≈ USD 4,172) for 11 to 14. Carnaby 2 is IDR 94,000,000 (≈ USD 5,767) for 1 to 12 guests. Park fees are extra.

You pay the park fees, flights, hotel, insurance, crew gratuities and alcohol. Komodo National Park tickets and ranger fees are never part of the fare. The guide and documentation, decoration, a cake and a photographer are on request and quoted separately.

On Carnaby 2, 15 guests pay IDR 8,600,000 (≈ USD 528) each and 20 guests pay IDR 7,000,000 (≈ USD 429) each for 3D2N. Carnaby 1 stops at 14; the 15th guest on the extra bed is priced in your written quote.

KEXI's terms state that listed prices include 11 percent VAT; your written quote shows the final amount.

The deposit is 50 percent of the booking and holds the date. The balance is due 30 days before sailing, before the pickup and not on the day.

KEXI quotes the park as one package per guest: 3D2N: IDR 650,000 per foreign guest, IDR 350,000 per Indonesian guest; 4D3N: IDR 750,000 per foreign guest, IDR 350,000 per Indonesian guest. It bundles the government entrance ticket (IDR 250,000 per foreign visitor per day, PP 36/2024) with the ranger fee and local levies, and is paid on top of the boat price unless your quote says it is included.

Yes. The standard terms stay the same: a 50% deposit confirms the date and the balance is due 30 days before departure, but you may also pay the balance in Labuan Bajo on the departure day, in cash or by card on the EDC machine. Card payment link 3%, PayPal 7.2%, EDC 3%; your issuing bank may add its own charges.

Two days and one night is the minimum, and it covers Kelor, Kalong, Padar and the Komodo walk on Carnaby 1's published route. Three days and two nights is the full route, with Manta Point, Sebayur and Kanawa added.

Yes. The 3D2N puts the toast at Kalong on day 1, the group photo at Padar on day 2 and a slow swim on day 3. Carnaby 1 for 11 to 14 guests is IDR 75,000,000 (≈ USD 4,601) for 3D2N.

April to June and October to November are calm and clear; July and August are busiest; December to March is wet. The rate does not change by month in the 2026 list.

The park is open for visits, and no closure is announced for your date in our sources. It has closed Komodo and Padar for short spells, for example for waves and wind, while Rinca stayed open. We check notices before sailing and write to you if the walk moves to Rinca.

Stops and their order can change with traffic, weather and tides; the captain decides on the day. A change you want before sailing is agreed. Carnaby 2's published route is a 3D2N, so other lengths are agreed before you pay.

Kalong, on day 1 of both boats. Sunset there falls between 17:49 and 18:27 through the year, depending on the month, and the flying foxes leave about 15 minutes later. The stop is watched from the boat, not from the shore, and the captain picks the anchorage.

From Labuan Bajo harbour. Pickup in Labuan Bajo; the time and the meeting point are confirmed with your booking.

Both boats include the harbour transfer, the crew, three daily meals, coffee, tea and mineral water, snacks and fruit, towels, life jackets and snorkelling gear, with air-conditioned en-suite cabins. Carnaby 2 also lists a cruise director among the crew. Park fees, flights, hotel, insurance, gratuities and alcohol are extra.

On a private charter the guide and the photo and video documentation are not included; both are available on request and quoted separately.

No. Free-flow coffee, tea and mineral water are included, with snacks and fruit. Alcoholic beverages are an excluded item on both boats. We do not sell or promote alcohol, and whether guests can bring their own is confirmed.

Per person, the park entry ticket is IDR 250,000 for foreign guests, IDR 50,000 for Indonesian guests on weekdays and IDR 75,000 at weekends. Komodo National Park tickets and ranger fees are never part of the fare.

Tell us before sailing, with the guest names. Neither boat publishes a menu or an allergy policy, so we confirm what the kitchen can do. A special dinner built around a diet is a service we arrange, quoted separately.

A cake, decoration, flowers, a photographer or a musician are never included in the fare; they can be arranged on request and are quoted separately. Decoration and a special dinner are services we arrange; a cake is arranged on request.

Yes, on request, quoted separately. A photographer or drone flight is a service we arrange, a park permit is required for the drone, and the national park drone usage fee is also extra. On a private charter the documentation is not included.