Day 1 | Arrival and embarkation
Arrival in Labuan Bajo, Flores, the gateway to Komodo National Park, and embark on your live-aboard vessel Fenides.
Welcome aboard orientation and safety briefing. You lift anchor and head into a sheltered island bay for your first coral reef snorkel or check-out dive.
Enjoy a sunset cruise through the Park whilst looking for dolphins as you head towards a secluded anchorage off Rinca.
Pre-Arrival
The recommended arrival in Indonesia (Jakarta or Bali) is at least one full day prior to departure, to connect with one of the many morning flight connections into Labuan Bajo.
Dinner
Day 2 | Rinca
Disembark the boat for an early morning walk at Rinca Rangers Station for a unique and close-up experience with the Komodo dragons.
You then take a short cruise to the spectacular dive and snorkel sites along the northern section of Linta Strait (Tawata Besar or other amazing sites).
Take sunset drinks on the beach of a nearby uninhabited island.
All meals
Day 3 | Komodo
Today you will explore the northern section of Komodo, with a series of three snorkels and dives along spectacular reefs and close-up manta encounters. These majestic creatures visit the reef’s cleaning stations (dependant on tides and currents) and can be viewed with minimal disturbance.
At sunset you head for your sheltered anchorage in Hidden Bay.
All meals
Day 4 | Gili Lawa Darat
You start your ‘Whale Patrol’ (during many of your passages you have a good change to spot whales and dolphins) on the way to Gili Lawa Darat on the extreme northern side of Komodo Island.
Around midday you will snorkel and dive some of the most diverse reefs this region has to offer including offshore reefs and an amazing drift through a dazzling coral channel.
You overnight in nearby Lawa Darat Bay.
All meals
Day 5 | Moncho
During the morning and midday you will snorkel/dive in sites with fantastic names like Cauldron and China Shop, yet the exact times are depending on tides and currents.
In the afternoon you will conduct a whale patrol as you relocate to the remote west Komodo region.
You will overnight in Moncho, the western-most part of Komodo, where you often spot wild deer, pigs and occasionally dragons on the local beach.
All meals
Day 6 | Sape Strait
In the morning you will explore the exceptional coral reefs around west Komodo, followed by a whale patrol, heading south along the Sape Strait.
This deep passage separates the main islands of Komodo and Sumbawa and functions as a marine migration corridor.
In the afternoon you will snorkel, dive and explore the coral reefs of Kelapa Island, right on the southern edge of the Sape Strait.
You will enjoy sunset over Sumbawa from a remote beach.
All meals
Day 7 | Banta
At sunrise you cruise north to spectacular Banta Island for your morning snorkel, dive and breakfast afterwards.
At midday you will have a unique experience to snorkel through a split in the island with the sun right overhead.
In the afternoon you will conduct a whale patrol towards a seamount where you will spot for large pods of oceanic spinner and spotted dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, and the occasional melon-headed and sperm whales.
Anchor the night in a sheltered bay in Banta.
All meals
Day 8 | Banta
At Banta, today you will experience a thrilling couple of coral reef sites with odd names such as Star Wars, The Wall and Pinnacle (which often functions as a superb manta cleaning station).
In the afternoon you may opt for a sunset cruise and head west towards San Geang, an active volcanic Island located just 5 km north off Sumbawa.
All meals
Day 9 | Sangeang
You will visit a traditional phinisi boat-building village after breakfast, followed by a unique snorkel and dive site, where corals mix with bubbling volcanic gasses rising up from the sandy bottom. San Geang is also renowned for its amazing “critters” including pygmy seahorses that inhabit these techno-colour reefs.
Tonight you will cruise under the stars during your overnight passage to Satonda.
All meals
Day 10 | Saleh Bay
A morning snorkel or dive in Satonda, followed by a walk to a spectacular crater lake (or opt for more leisurely morning around the boat with our kayaks and SUPs).
After lunch, you will relocate into Saleh Bay, an expansive area where the whale sharks reside. Enroute you will keep a lookout for Bryde’s whales and dolphins. Your anchorage is located nearby the bamboo lift- net structures (bagans) that will be the focus of your whale shark action tomorrow, starting at sunrise.
All meals
Day 11 | Whale sharks
A special experience with whale sharks! At sunrise you will have a long snorkel or dive with the whale sharks, followed by breakfast. After breakfast you will have a second snorkel or dive with the whale sharks.
Late morning the whale sharks often move away, so you will relocate for a nice snorkel or dive (depending tomorrow’s flight times). You may visit a beautiful waterfall in the local jungle.
Your overnight anchorage in Moyo.
All meals
Day 12 | Disembarkation and departure
Today marks the end of an incredible marine adventure.
You disembark in Sumbawa Besar and are transferred to the airport to board your departing flight.
End of arrangements
Breakfast
