VIP phinisi · 33 m · Labuan Bajo
7 cabins, each with its own bathroom and a sea window, on one phinisi that sails Komodo National Park as an open trip or as a whole-boat charter.
Per boat from IDR 46,750,000 (≈ USD 2,868) · Per person from IDR 5,150,000 (≈ USD 316)
Updated 12 October 2026
Princess Nabila is a wooden phinisi sailing from Labuan Bajo with 7 cabins, 21 fixed berths and a licence for 25 guests. A 3D2N whole-boat charter costs IDR 5,220,000 (≈ USD 320) a head for 16 guests. Single cabins sell on the open trip every Monday and Friday. Park tickets are extra.
7 cabins sit on two decks: 3 on the main deck and 4 on the upper deck, none of them below the waterline. The roof is a sun deck where nobody sleeps. The first 21 guests each have a fixed bed, and guests 22 to 25 sleep on extra beds in the cabins that take a fourth. The licence stops at 25.
A party of more than 25 needs a second boat, so ask us about one. Charter dates are confirmed against the boat's calendar, and the kinds of cabin are settled in the quote (see the booking steps).
Read the table down to the number of people actually coming. Each row is the printed whole-boat price for that band, plus the per-guest amount above 20, divided by the head count. Inside a band the total holds still, so a 15th guest joining a group of 14 brings each share to IDR 5,070,000 (≈ USD 311).
Against the open trip, 15 and 16 guests cost about the same per head, from 17 guests the whole boat costs less, and below 15 the open-trip bed is cheaper. Park tickets are in neither. The open trip includes a guide and a photo set that a charter quotes separately, so add them to the charter side first.
| Group size | 1D | 2D1N | 3D2N | 4D3N | 5D4N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | IDR 23,380,000 | IDR 28,750,000 | IDR 30,500,000 | IDR 39,750,000 | IDR 46,500,000 |
| 4 | IDR 11,690,000 | IDR 14,380,000 | IDR 15,250,000 | IDR 19,880,000 | IDR 23,250,000 |
| 6 | IDR 8,170,000 | IDR 10,580,000 | IDR 11,420,000 | IDR 14,580,000 | IDR 17,670,000 |
| 8 | IDR 6,120,000 | IDR 7,940,000 | IDR 8,560,000 | IDR 10,940,000 | IDR 13,250,000 |
| 10 | IDR 4,900,000 | IDR 6,350,000 | IDR 6,850,000 | IDR 8,750,000 | IDR 10,600,000 |
| 12 | IDR 4,420,000 | IDR 5,750,000 | IDR 6,330,000 | IDR 7,960,000 | IDR 10,000,000 |
| 14 | IDR 3,790,000 | IDR 4,930,000 | IDR 5,430,000 | IDR 6,820,000 | IDR 8,570,000 |
| 16 | IDR 3,470,000 | IDR 4,670,000 | IDR 5,220,000 | IDR 6,470,000 | IDR 8,440,000 |
| 25 | IDR 2,520,000 | IDR 3,390,000 | IDR 3,840,000 | IDR 4,740,000 | IDR 6,100,000 |
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per person · Whole boat ÷ group size · each figure rounded to the nearest IDR 10,000
Day one: pickup, boarding, then Kelor, Manjarite and the flying foxes at Kalong as the sun goes down. Day two opens with Padar, the first stop of the day, and continues to Komodo or Rinca, Pink Beach, Manta Point and Taka Makassar. Day three is Kanawa or Seture and a pier arrival between 10:00 and 11:00, so book the flight home after 14:00.
On two pairs the park quota chooses for you, Padar or Gili Lawa, then Komodo village or Rinca. A private 3D2N swaps day three for Sebayur and Kanawa. Every stop is listed on the 3D2N route page. Shorter and longer plans: full day, 2D1N, 4D3N, and 5D4N on the charter page.
Main-deck stern cabin: private balcony, outdoor wooden bathtub, no stairs to the restaurant. Our rule of thumb, not a measurement: the most engine sound.
A guest of honour or a grandparent who wants the bath and no stairs.
Check availability · Jawa Master Cabin
Upper-deck stern cabin with a roofed balcony and a two-seat sofa. The rate card lists an outdoor bathtub. Ask us to confirm it before you book for the bath.
A couple or an organiser who wants a balcony above the water. Our rule of thumb: less engine sound than the main deck.
Check availability · Sumbawa Master Cabin
Midship suite on the upper deck with a recessed side balcony and two bean bags. It takes three guests at most.
Two or three guests who want a balcony without the stern position.
Check availability · Flores Balcony Suite
Sulawesi and Bali, upstairs, each with a wide sea window and a hand shower. Our rule of thumb: more motion and less engine sound than the main deck.
Light sleepers, and anyone who wants a sea window and a private bathroom at the sea-view fare.
Check availability · Sea View Cabin, upper deck (Sulawesi · Bali)
Papua and Maluku, forward of the restaurant, with no stairs to breakfast. Our rule of thumb: the least motion. The photos show Papua, as we have no footage of Maluku.
Grandparents, small children and guests who dislike stairs or swell.
Check availability · Sea View Cabin, main deck (Papua · Maluku)The cards above carry the 3D2N fare per person for two sharing, and a third or fourth guest in a cabin pays the extra-bed rate, which is quoted with the booking. A 2D1N fare exists from IDR 4,400,000 (≈ USD 270): two-day guests join the same sailing, visit Taka Makassar on day two and are back at the pier between 19:00 and 20:30. Both fares include the local guide, the photo and video set, all meals, and mask and snorkel, and leave out park tickets, flights and tips. A cabin sells for a minimum of two shares.
Monday and Friday sailings still open. A missing date has sailed or filled. Charters and docking hold the rest.
Three kinds of trip have a page of their own, with the head count, cabins and cost per person worked out for that group.
Meetings on board, island dinners, decorated decks and a photographer with a drone are quoted on request, and a drone needs a park permit. The pickup and events page lists them all.
The dry season runs April to November, the wet season December to March. For a group the year falls into four blocks.
Pickup in Labuan Bajo is free both ways, from any hotel or the airport. The open-trip window is 10:30 to 11:55 and the exact time arrives the day before, while a charter is collected at the hour fixed in the confirmation. A bigger party can add a Toyota HiAce, up to 12 seats a vehicle, or a larger coach on request, both quoted apart from the fare.
To start, send the head count, the dates, the nights and the cabins you expect.
“We saw not one, not two, but seven manta rays swimming together and I got to swim right among them. One passed maybe 2 metres below me and I could see every detail of its pattern.”
“Hands down the best tour I've joined in 6 months of travelling Southeast Asia — not too fancy, not too basic, just right. Sleeping on deck under stars was a major highlight. Worth every penny of my tight budget.”
“Very good boat, good experience, and fulfilled my dream to see a Komodo dragon.”
Google ★ 4.8 (19)
● 4.7 (14)Read all guest reviews
Google 4.8/5 (19) · TripAdvisor 4.7/5 (14) · Figures as read on the platforms on 11 October 2026: the rating and the number of reviews. They describe trips run by PT Komodo Explorer Indonesia across several boats, not Princess Nabila alone, which was finished in 2025. Quotes are short excerpts with a link to the original, and a review we cannot trace to its source is not published.
Yes. You book with PT Komodo Explorer Indonesia, NIB 1805260128363, and prices include 11 percent VAT. One invoice goes to the organiser. You pay 50 percent as the deposit and the rest 30 days before departure.
Your group sails the same dates on an equal or higher-class phinisi at no added cost, or the fare comes back in full within 14 days. That guarantee covers a breakdown and an order from the harbour or park authority not to sail. Weather is different: the captain reorders the stops on the day and the booking stands.
A child younger than 3 travels free beside a parent or guardian, and older children pay the full fare. The sun deck has a low rail, so an adult stays beside every child there. Life jackets, life rings and a first-aid kit are on the boat's printed equipment list.
Princess Nabila sails with its own crew, and PT Komodo Explorer Indonesia handles the booking, the payment and the trip file.
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