Princess Nabila
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Pink Beach in Komodo: a swim and snorkel stop for a whole group
Updated 12 October 2026
On the Princess Nabila 3D2N, Pink Beach is the third stop of day 2, after the ridge walk and the dragon walk and before lunch. Plan 45 to 90 minutes in the water. Namong is the printed alternative. Mask and snorkel are provided, fins are not, and the park ticket of IDR 250,000 for a foreign visitor is paid separately.
The easiest water of the second day
Pink Beach is the stop for the two or three nervous swimmers in a group of 25. The reef lies close to shore and the current is mild, so nobody needs talking into it. That cannot be said of Manta Point later the same day.
By the time the tender reaches the sand, the group has been moving since before sunrise and has walked a ridge and a dragon trail. A guest who sat out the Padar climb rejoins on equal terms here, because the reef starts near the shore.
Itineraries from other sources call the beach Long Beach, after the snorkelling and paddle boarding it is used for. If a guest finds that name online, it is the same stop.
- Best window
- morning
- Time ashore / in water
- 45–90 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Depth
- 1–8 m
- Current
- mild
- Tide
- Not tide-dependent
- Busiest months
- July, August
What it is not: colour depends on light and tide: the sand is pale pink, not bright pink
One paddle board, one kayak, twenty-five guests
Our footage shows a single red inflatable paddle board with a koi-fish print and a single yellow-and-grey inflatable kayak with two seats, marked EXPLORER. No count is printed, so plan for one of each. For a group of 25 that means a rota and not a free-for-all.
- Nominate one person to keep the turn list before the tender leaves the boat.
- Put the keen paddlers first, so the board is in use from the first minute.
- Tell the rest that the kayak takes two, and that pairs are chosen on the beach.
A full group lands in several trips of the tender, so the turn list has to run across all of them, or the later landings wait for a turn that never comes.
Taken on a real Komodo Explorer trip · 12 photos
Pink Beach or Namong
Namong is the alternative when sea conditions and agreement on the day move the stop away from Pink Beach. This page is written about Pink Beach because it is the named stop on the printed route.
Fragments of red coral in the sand give the beach its tint. The note under the table says how pink to expect. On the printed day the stop sits before lunch, which puts it in morning light.
Brief the group on what they will see before they see it, so the reef and not the colour is what they came for.
What to carry, and what the ticket covers
Mask and snorkel are on board. Fins are not supplied. Bring your own pair. Reef-safe sunscreen is the one item the route asks each guest to carry.
Snorkelling is covered by the park entry ticket, which is IDR 250,000 per person per day for a foreign visitor. Ranger and pier charges sit outside the fare on a private charter and on the open trip alike.
The table lists the busiest months. In those months, tell a group of 25 the evening before that it will not have the bay to itself.
FAQ
Is Pink Beach really pink?
It is pale pink. Fragments of red coral in the sand give it the tint, and the light and the tide change what you see on the day. Describe it to your group as pale and let the reef do the rest.
How many paddle boards and kayaks are there for the group?
Our footage shows one red stand-up paddle board and one inflatable two-seat kayak, and no count is printed. For 20 to 25 guests we advise a turn list kept by one person, started before the tender leaves the boat.
Is Pink Beach calm enough for children?
Pink Beach is graded easy, with a mild current and reef close to the shore in water 1 to 8 metres deep. Children under 3 travel free and stay within reach of an adult in the water. Life jackets are on board.
Which comes first, Pink Beach or lunch?
Pink Beach comes first. On the printed day 2 the order is Padar or Gili Lawa, breakfast, the Komodo or Rinca walk, Pink Beach, then the buffet lunch from the restaurant island, and Manta Point after that.
What is Namong and will we go there?
Namong is the stop printed as the alternative to Pink Beach. Sea conditions and agreement on the day decide which of the two the boat visits, so ask us what your date shows and tell the group both names in advance.
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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.