Rated 4.88 hours
8 hoursLabuan Bajo: Komodo National Park Full-Day Speedboat Tour
★ 4.8 · 377 reviews
- Eight hours, from Labuan Bajo
- Hiking Padar Island
- Snorkeling at Pink Beach
- Free cancellation
$93$93.00 / day
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Komodo boat tour: speedboat, shared cabin or your own hull
A Komodo boat tour is sold by the day, but what you are really choosing is a hull. A fast one turns the park into eight hours and puts you back in Labuan Bajo for dinner. A slow wooden one turns the same islands into two or three days with a cabin and a sunrise. A private one turns the itinerary itself into something you agree rather than accept. Fares here run $87 to $1,550, and this page sorts the thirteen park boats by the kind of boat they are.
The Komodo boat tour at a glance
- Boats compared here
- 13 listingssix day boats, four with cabins, three private charters
- Fastest day
- $93 — 8 hoursthe speedboat version, rated 4.8 across 377 reviews
- Most reviewed
- $87 — 1,865 ratingsten hours, and the lowest fare on the site
- Our top pick
- $102dragons and manta ray water in one day, 4.7 across 672
- Cheapest cabin
- $180two days, one night, meals and a shared cabin, 470 reviews
- Sailing version
- $335three days under sail, rated 4.7 across 83 reviews
- Private hulls
- $926 to $1,550two to four days, the boat and the route to yourselves
- Cancellation
- Free cancellationshown across the listings gathered here
Quick answer
The short answer. The best Komodo boat tour for a first visit is $87: ten hours, Padar Island, Pink Beach, Manta Point and the dragons, rated 4.7 across 1,865 reviews, which is more than twice the ratings of anything else we track. If you want the same islands in less time, $93 is the eight-hour speedboat at 4.8. Our pick is $102, which names both the dragons and the manta water. For a cabin, start at $180; for a hull of your own, at $926.
The basics
Four kinds of hull, and what each one buys
Every Komodo boat tour on this page visits some version of the same short list: dragons on Komodo or Rinca, the ridge on Padar, Pink Beach, and a snorkelling stop where manta rays feed. The boat decides how much of that list fits and how hard the day feels.
The speedboat. A Komodo speed boat tour spends less of the day crossing and more of it stopped. $93 is the clearest example: eight hours, the Padar climb, then snorkelling at Pink Beach, Manta Point and Siaba Island, rated 4.8 across 377 reviews. You pay a little more per hour and get the afternoon back.
The shared day boat. Ten hours, a group, a set round. $87, $99, $102 and $87 all work this way, and the fares sit within fifteen dollars of each other. $135 is the eleven-hour version with the park fees already inside the fare.
The boat with cabins. A Komodo overnight boat tour stops being a race. $180 is a Komodo shared boat tour of two days and one night, with meals and a shared cabin, rated across 470 reviews. $288 and $300 run three days with two nights aboard.
The sailing boat. $335 is the one listing here sold as sailing rather than motoring: three days through the park, swimming, snorkelling, meals on board, Komodo, Pink Beach and Padar Island, at 4.7 across 83 reviews.
Every trip, current fare
Every boat in the park, current fare
Thirteen hulls, cheapest first: the day boats, then the boats with cabins, then the private charters. The last column divides the fare by the days booked, so a ten-hour day and a three-day liveaboard can be read in the same units.
| Tour | Length | Price | What is included | Cost per day | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Labuan Bajo: Komodo Island Day Tour with SnorkelingLowest fare — 1,865 reviews | 10 hours | $87 | Padar Island, Pink Beach, Manta Point and the dragons in Komodo National Park | $87.00 | 4.7 · 1,865 |
| Komodo Wellness Tour One Day from Labuan BajoThe unhurried version of the day | 1 day | $87 | The same island round at an unhurried pace: Padar, Pink Beach, Manta Point, dragons | $87.00 | 4.4 · 24 |
| Labuan Bajo: Komodo National Park Full-Day Speedboat TourEight hours, rated 4.8 | 8 hours | $93 | The Padar climb, then snorkelling at Pink Beach, Manta Point and Siaba Island | $93.00 | 4.8 · 377 |
| Labuan Bajo: One Day Tour to Explore Komodo National ParkRated 4.8 across 719 | 10 hours | $99 | Dragons, the reef life of the park and the view down from Padar Island | $99.00 | 4.8 · 719 |
| Komodo Island: Komodo Dragons & Islands Day TourOur top pick — dragons and mantas | 10 hours | $102 | The dragons of Komodo Island and snorkelling where manta rays feed | $102.00 | 4.7 · 672 |
| From Labuan Bajo: Komodo Dragons and Island Hop with All FeesPark fees inside the fare | 11 hours | $135 | Dragons, the Padar view, manta rays — and the park fees inside the fare | $135.00 | 4.5 · 66 |
| Labuan Bajo: 2D1N Komodo & Pink Beach Shared Boat TourCheapest night on board | 2 days | $180 | Komodo Island, Pink Beach and nearby islands, meals and a shared cabin on board | $90.00 | 4.1 · 470 |
| Labuan Bajo: 3D2N Budget Komodo Liveaboard with Shared CabinThree days, shared cabin | 3 days | $288 | Three days on board in a shared cabin, with the main island stops of the park | $96.00 | 4.6 · 30 |
| Labuan Bajo: 3-Day Komodo Island and Pink Beach TourThree days, transfers included | 3 days | $300 | Komodo Island, Pink Beach, smaller islands, transfers and a shared cabin | $100.00 | 3.9 · 167 |
| Labuan Bajo: 3-Day Komodo Sailing TourRated 4.7 across 83 | 3 days | $335 | Komodo, Pink Beach, Padar Island, meals on board and snorkelling with manta rays | $111.67 | 4.7 · 83 |
| Komodo 2D1N Private Boat: Dragons, Padar & Pink BeachPrivate boat, two days | 2 days | $926 | Your own boat: Padar Island, Pink Beach, the dragons, snorkelling stops | $463.00 | 4.2 · 34 |
| Komodo Island: Private 3-Day Tour with Boat and Hotel StayPrivate, boat and hotel | 3 days | $1,306 | Private boat, one night on board and one in a hotel, transfers and guiding | $435.33 | 4.1 · 22 |
| Komodo 4D Private Tour: Boat Stay, Padar & Pink BeachFour days, rated 4.7 | 4 days | $1,550 | Four days with a boat stay and a hotel: Padar, Pink Beach, the dragons | $387.50 | 4.7 · 31 |
The hulls
Which boat suits which kind of traveller
Four hulls, four different days. This is the table to read before the fare table.
| Hull | Length | Best for | Where it starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speedboatfast crossing | 8 hours | A short stay, an early flight, or anyone who hates long transits | $93 — rated 4.8 |
| Shared day boatthe standard | 10 to 11 hours | A first visit, and the best-tested listings on the site | $87 — 1,865 reviews |
| Boat with cabinsnights aboard | 2 to 3 days | Sunrises, unhurried stops and no hotel to get back to | $180 up to $300 |
| Private hullyour route | 2 to 4 days | Groups of four or more, and anyone who wants the clock | $926 up to $1,550 |
The verdict
Which Komodo boat tour to book
Thirteen listings, five honest recommendations.
For a first visit, book $87. A Komodo boat tour 1 day long, ten hours door to door, with the dragons, the Padar climb, Pink Beach and Manta Point in it. It holds 4.7 across 1,865 reviews, which makes it the most tested thing on this site by a long way, and it is also the cheapest full day here.
For the shortest day, book $93. Eight hours instead of ten, rated 4.8 across 377 reviews, with Siaba Island added to the snorkelling. If your flight out is the same evening, this is the listing that makes the day possible at all.
For the dragons and the mantas together, book $102. This is our pick: ten hours, 4.7 across 672 reviews, and the listing names both halves of what people come for. Note that it is listed as starting on Komodo Island rather than at the town pier, so check the meeting point.
For a night on the water, book $180. A 2d1n Komodo boat tour with meals and a shared cabin, 470 reviews, and the cheapest way to see a sunrise out there. Three days with two nights is $288 or $300, and a Komodo boat tour 3d2n of the sailing kind is $335 at 4.7.
For a group, book a private hull. $926 is two days, $1,306 adds a hotel night, and $1,550 runs four days at 4.7 across 31 reviews. A Komodo luxury boat tour, in the way people usually mean it, is this last one: your own boat, a hotel night, transfers and guiding included.
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One hull of each kind
The eight-hour speedboat, the most reviewed shared day, the cheapest cabin and the first of the private charters.
Lowest fare1,865 reviews
10 hoursFrom Labuan Bajo: Komodo Island Day Tour with Snorkeling
★ 4.7 · 1,865 reviews
- Ten hours
- Relax at Pink Beach
- Most booked
- Free cancellation
$87$87.00 / day
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1 night on board470 reviews
2 daysLabuan Bajo: 2D1N Komodo & Pink Beach Shared Boat Tour
★ 4.1 · 470 reviews
- Two days, in a shared cabin
- Included meals
- Overnight stay onboard
- Free cancellation
$180$90.00 / day
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Private boat2 days
2 daysKomodo 2D1N Private Boat: Dragons, Padar & Pink Beach
★ 4.2 · 34 reviews
- Two days, on a private boat
- Overnight stay
- Padar Island, Pink Beach
- Free cancellation
$926$463.00 / day
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Four things a Komodo cruise boat tour decides for you
Same islands, four different days. This is where the fare actually goes.
Time on the water
Crossing versus stopping
A faster hull spends fewer hours in transit. $93 fits the round into eight hours; the wooden boats take ten or eleven.
Where you sleep
A cabin or a hotel
$180 and $288 put the bed on the boat. Everything else sends you back to the town for the night.
How many of you
Shared or your own
A Komodo boat tour from Labuan Bajo on a shared hull costs a tenth of a private one. Divided among six, $926 changes shape.
What is inside the fare
Fees, meals, transfers
$135 includes the park fees, the cabin boats include meals, and $1,306 includes transfers and a hotel night.
The words
However you searched for the boat, it is one of these thirteen
A Komodo boat tour Indonesia is the same search typed by somebody double-checking the country. A Komodo Flores boat tour is the same again, named after the island the harbour sits on: Labuan Bajo is the western tip of Flores, and every hull on this page leaves from it.
A Komodo dragon boat tour means the listings whose day includes the ranger walk on Komodo or Rinca — $102, $99 and $135 all name the dragons outright, and the cabin boats include the walk as part of a longer round.
A boat trip to Komodo from somewhere else is where the honest answer disappoints people. A Gili to Komodo boat trip exists in the wider market as a multi-day sailing passage, but nothing on this site starts from the Gili Islands: all sixteen of our listings begin at Labuan Bajo, or with a transfer arranged from Bali to it.
Which is the same reason two private listings show Bali as their meeting point. They are not boats from Bali. The boat is in Flores; the transfer is what starts on the other island.
Mistakes
Six mistakes people make choosing the boat
The fare is the last thing to read, not the first.
- 1. Buying hours you did not want
Ten hours and eight hours cost nearly the same here. If the crossing is the part you dread, $93 is the listing to look at.
- 2. Assuming a cabin means a private cabin
$180, $288 and $300 all say shared. A cabin to yourselves means a private hull, and a different fare entirely.
- 3. Reading the fees line too late
Only $135 says the park fees are inside the price. Everywhere else that money is still ahead of you.
- 4. Comparing a three-day fare to a one-day fare
$335 against $87 is not a comparison. The per-day column in the table above is there so the two can be read side by side.
- 5. Ignoring the meeting point
$102 is listed from Komodo Island, and two private boats from Bali. Eleven of the thirteen start at the Labuan Bajo pier.
- 6. Booking on the day
Cabins and private hulls fill first, and a boat that has left cannot be joined. Free cancellation makes holding a place cost nothing but a click.
Checklist
Five lines to read on the listing page
A minute here saves the whole morning at the pier.
- The hull and the hours
Eight, ten or eleven hours, or two to four days. The number tells you more about the day than the price does.
- The islands named
Komodo, Rinca, Padar, Pink Beach, Manta Point, Siaba. Two listings at the same fare can name four stops and six.
- Shared or private cabin
Every cabin listing on this site says shared. Private means one of the three charters.
- Meals and fees
The cabin boats include meals. Only $135 includes the park entrance.
- Free cancellation
Shown across the listings gathered here, and the sensible answer to a sea nobody can forecast three weeks out.
Our pick is $102 — the dragons and the manta ray water in one ten-hour day, rated 4.7 across 672 reviews.
See what happens on the island itself→Common questions
Common questions about a Komodo boat tour
How much is a Komodo boat tour?
From $87 for a full day out of Labuan Bajo. Eight hours by speedboat is $93, nights on board start at $180, and private hulls run $926 to $1,550.
Which boat is fastest?
$93 at eight hours, by speedboat, rated 4.8 across 377 reviews. The other day boats take ten, and $135 eleven.
Are the cabins private?
Not on the shared boats. $180, $288 and $300 all list shared cabins. For a cabin of your own, the private charters start at $926.
Do the boats sail from Bali?
No. The hulls are at Labuan Bajo on Flores. Two private listings show Bali as the meeting point because the transfer is arranged from there, and the sailing still starts at the Flores pier.
Are meals included?
On the boats with cabins, yes — $180 names meals and $335 feeds you on board for three days. On the day boats, read the listing line by line.
Can I book a whole boat?
Three listings are private: $926 for two days, $1,306 with a hotel night, and $1,550 for four days at 4.7 across 31 reviews.
Go deeper
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The park
Komodo National Park tours
Every way into the park from Labuan Bajo, compared by islands reached.
Plan the tripA trip to Komodo, planned
How long you need, when to come and what a day out there costs.
Komodo IslandKomodo Island boat tours
The island with the dragons, and what the ranger walk is like.
3 daysKomodo boat tour, 3 days 2 nights
Sleeping on board, and what the extra two days add.
Park feesKomodo National Park entrance fee
What the ranger and park fees are, and which tours include them.
Best timeBest time to visit Komodo
Dry season, manta season and the months boats stay in port.
