Princess Nabila
Princess Nabila Phinisi
Komodo stops by boat: where a group of 25 goes, day by day
Updated 12 October 2026
Nine stops on the Princess Nabila routes have a page here: Kelor, Kalong, Padar, the dragon walk, Pink Beach, Manta Point, Taka Makassar, Sebayur and Kanawa. On the open trip the park quota decides Padar or Gili Lawa and the Komodo or Rinca walk. A foreign visitor pays IDR 250,000 per day for the park ticket, outside the fare.
Nine stops, three days
Day 1 of the open-trip 3D2N is an afternoon, not a full day. Pickup runs from 10:30 to 11:55, so lunch on board comes first and the stops follow: Kelor, Manjarite, then Kalong at sunset. Strawberry Rock is added only when sea and time allow.
Day 2 is the long one. Padar is the first stop of the day, then come the dragon walk, Pink Beach, Manta Point and Taka Makassar. Guests on the open trip's two-day sailing are back at the pier between 19:00 and 20:30 that evening. Day 3 is a single island, Kanawa or Seture, and the boat reaches Labuan Bajo between 10:00 and 11:00.
Sebayur belongs to the private 3D2N, where it shares day 3 with Kanawa. The rate card prints a price for the full-day charter and no stop list, so our full-day sample is Kelor, Manjarite and Kanawa, back at the pier before sunset.
Guests who go looking for the boat at the pier can use the hull board. It reads PRINCESS NABILA 01 in dark capitals, on the white band under the open deck at the front of the upper deck, on both sides.
Four swaps nobody at the pier decides
Four lines on the printed route are settled by someone other than the organiser.
- Padar or Gili Lawa. The park quota decides, and Gili Lawa stands in when the Padar quota is full.
- The Komodo village walk or Rinca. The park quota decides this one as well.
- Pink Beach or Namong. Sea conditions and agreement on the day decide.
- Manta Point and Taka Makassar. Both are visited, and the captain sets the order by the tide.
Write the either/or into your group message: "Padar or Gili Lawa", never "Padar" alone. The printed route says the itinerary changes with sea conditions, weather and collective agreement, so a group that heard the alternative in advance reads a swap as the plan at work. Gili Lawa, Rinca, Namong, Seture and Manjarite sit on the route and have no page here.
How a full boat lands, walks and swims
There is one tender, with no printed seat count, so a group of 25 reaches a beach in several trips and every landing takes longer than the stop's own window. Read the long end of each range in the tables.
Walks go with a park ranger, whose fee is extra (see the park-fees page). Manta Point carries its own water rule: confident swimmers only, in strong current. Each page below says which of these rules your group meets there, what to carry and who can skip the stop.
The ticket is bought online in each visitor's name, per person and per day. A foreign visitor pays IDR 250,000. An Indonesian visitor pays IDR 50,000 on a weekday and IDR 75,000 on a weekend. Pier charges are extra and can change. Snorkelling inside the park is covered by the entry ticket, and the park-fees page has the calculator.
- Padar Island sunrise trek on a Komodo boat trip
- Pink Beach in Komodo: a swim and snorkel stop for a whole group
- Komodo dragons: the ranger walk on a Komodo boat trip
- Manta Point snorkelling in Komodo: a drift for confident swimmers
- Taka Makassar sandbar: when it shows and what a group does there
- Kalong Island flying foxes: watching the bats leave at sunset
- Kelor Island hill walk: the first stop out of Labuan Bajo
- Sebayur Island on a private Komodo charter, day 3 of the 3D2N
- Kanawa Island snorkelling: the easy reef near Labuan Bajo
FAQ
How many stops are there on each day of the open trip?
Day 1 holds three: Kelor, Manjarite and Kalong, with Strawberry Rock added only when sea and time allow. Day 2 holds five: Padar or Gili Lawa, the Komodo or Rinca walk, Pink Beach (Namong is the alternative), Manta Point and Taka Makassar. Day 3 is one island, Kanawa or Seture.
Which stop is the hardest for an older or mixed group?
Two ask the most. Padar is a climb of 25 to 45 minutes on a loose, steep path, and Manta Point is a drift in strong current that suits confident swimmers. On day 1, Kelor is a steep hill that takes 15 to 30 minutes. The beach and sandbar stops are easy, and Kalong needs no walking at all.
Who pays the park ticket and the ranger?
Each visitor pays both, outside the fare on the open trip and on a private charter. The ticket is priced per visitor per day and bought online in the visitor's own name. A foreign visitor pays IDR 250,000, while an Indonesian visitor pays IDR 50,000 on weekdays and IDR 75,000 at weekends. Ranger and pier charges come on top.
Does the full-day charter reach Padar or the dragon walk?
Neither. The full-day sample runs Kelor, Manjarite and Kanawa and ends at the pier before sunset, and your quote lists the stops for your date. Padar and the dragon walk belong to the overnight routes, starting with the 2D1N.
Is the printed order of stops fixed?
The order is the plan, not a promise. The printed route says the itinerary changes with sea conditions, weather and collective agreement. The park quota settles Padar against Gili Lawa and Komodo against Rinca, the tide sets Manta Point against Taka Makassar, and Strawberry Rock is conditional.
How long does a group of 25 need to land from the tender?
No minutes per run are printed, because the tender's seat count is not printed. Plan several trips of the tender for 25 guests, and read the long end of the range on the stop's page. We can tell you how that sits in the day you have chosen.
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Princess Nabila sails with its own crew, and PT Komodo Explorer Indonesia handles the booking, the payment and the trip file.