One way · 7 nights · Bali (Serangan) to Labuan Bajo
Whale sharks in Saleh Bay, waterfalls on Moyo, a volcano at Sangeang, then three days in the park. CELESTIA's one-way week that beats the flight.
Serangan, Bali · Board at Serangan, lunch and dinner under way
After breakfast the crew collect you and drive twenty minutes to the harbour. A welcome drink, introductions, and CELESTIA sails for Sumbawa. Lunch and dinner are outside on deck as Bali drops astern.
Kanawa and Kramat islands · First swims off Sumbawa's north coast, and a deserted beach
Wake to Sumbawa's north coast and the island of Kanawa for a walk and the first swim of the trip. Then east to Kramat, where the day is water toys and a deserted beach.
Saleh Bay and Moyo island · Whale sharks at the platforms, waterfalls in the jungle
An overnight sail brings you into Saleh Bay, where whale sharks gather under the fishermen's platforms. Snorkel or dive beside them at close range. Then north to Moyo island and an afternoon finding waterfalls in the jungle, before an overnight cruise to Sangeang.
The volcano, the boatbuilders, and a reef that bubbles
Sangeang's volcano fills the morning view. Ashore, shipwrights build wooden boats by hand as their grandfathers did. In the afternoon, hike the volcano's flank or snorkel and dive Hot Rock Reef, where volcanic gas bubbles through the seabed. Dinner, then on to Komodo.
A beach camp, waterskiing and grilled fish at sunset
A whole day on one island. The crew set up CELESTIA's beach camp on white and pink sand: idle beach time, waterskiing, the reef off the beach. Dinner is grilled fish and more on the beach as the sun sets.
Gili Lawa Darat and Gili Lawa Laut · Into the national park: the best dives, then the ridge
Welcome to Komodo National Park. The northern sites round Gili Lawa are among the best in Indonesia: trevally, groupers, sweetlips, barracuda and white-tip reef sharks. Before sunset, the ridge walk for the panorama over the bay.
Makassar Reef, Rinca, Kalong · Mantas, dragons, and the bats leaving for Flores
Makassar Reef, where the current carries plankton to the mantas, for a swim alongside them. After lunch, Rinca and a few hours trekking with a ranger to find the dragons and hear how they came to be here. At dusk, Kalong: thousands of bats leave the mangroves for Flores as the sun goes down.
Breakfast and the flight
A last breakfast on deck, then the crew help you ashore and to the airport for the flight home or on to Bali.
The idea of the week
The one-way week from Bali to Flores, which turns the flight most people take into the best part of the trip. CELESTIA leaves Serangan harbour in Bali and works east along the north coast of Sumbawa: Kanawa and Kramat for the first swims, Saleh Bay for whale sharks at the fishing platforms, Moyo island for jungle waterfalls, Sangeang's volcano and boatbuilders, a beach camp at Gili Banta, and then three days in the national park itself.
Whale sharks at the platforms are the thing children talk about for years, and the adults too. The park days are the proven route: Gili Lawa's ridge, Manta Point, the dragons on Rinca, and Kalong's bats as the light goes.
Board in Bali after breakfast, fly home from Labuan Bajo. No need to go back to Bali first.
What the week costs
The yacht's published weekly rate, plus an Advance Provisioning Allowance, customarily 30 percent, for fuel, food, drink and berths, plus local VAT where it applies. Every listing shows its rate.
How charter pricing worksAlso on this coast
Everything we know about Komodo: when to go, where the fleet is and the other weeks we have planned.
Open KomodoWoven into the week
The parts of the week that need a phone call before you arrive: tables, guides, instructors and the toys on deck.
Close encounters at the fishing platforms where they gather, snorkelling or diving, with the tender alongside.
Gili Lawa's reefs and ridge, Manta Point, the Rinca dragons and Kalong's bats, in the order the tide and light suit.
A full day at Gili Banta with the camp set up, waterskis out and dinner grilled on the beach.
Two dive professionals on board and Nitrox free of charge. Courses can run during the week if the theory is done first.
CELESTIA also runs the four-night park loop from Labuan Bajo: Sebayur, Gili Lawa, Manta Point and Padar, Pink Beach and Rinca.
Yachts
Live from our charter list, in a different order every visit so you see the range. Every rate is the real weekly figure from the listing.
AQUA BLU
Brooke Marine · 60m · 1968, refit 2019
30 guests | 15 cabins | 30 crew
$388k – 427k
SEQUOIA
Bugis Boat Builders · 31m · 2017, refit 2025
8 guests | 3 cabins | 12 crew
$77k – 98k
BHAVANA
Haji Abdullah · 50m · 2026
15 guests | 7 cabins | 18 crew
$105k – 116k
THE MAJ OCEANIC
Custom · 47m · 2020
12 guests | 7 cabins | 18 crew
$91k – 119k
DUNIA BARU
Konjo Boat Builders · 51m · 2014, refit 2020
14 guests | 7 cabins | 18 crew
$157k – 168k
ALIIKAI VOYAGE
Konjo Boat · 40m · 2007, refit 2021
14 guests | 7 cabins | 14 crew
$74k
THE ORACLE
Pak Haji Saka · 35m · 2019
6 guests | 3 cabins | 10 crew
$44k – 48k
KAYRA PHINISI
Custom · 37m · 2024
8 guests | 4 cabins | 10 crew
$49k
JAKARE
Custom · 33m · 2017
12 guests | 5 cabins | 10 crew
$34k – 39k
CELESTIA
Bulukumba · 45m · 2023
14 guests | 7 cabins | 17 crew
$95k
MUTIARA LAUT
C.V. Mutiara Murni · 46m · 2009, refit 2023
47 guests | 7 cabins | 18 crew
$98k
VELA
Pak Haji Abdullah · 50m · 2022
12 guests | 6 cabins | 18 crew
$119k – 140k
KAYRA
Phinisi · 38m · 2025
8 guests | 4 cabins | 10 crew
$49k – 60k
ANNE BONNY
Custom · 30m · 2015, refit 2022
9 guests | 3 cabins | 10 crew
$31k – 33k
SANCTUARY
Phinisi · 48m · 2023
18 guests | 9 cabins | 18 crew
$105k – 115k
15 yachts in rotation. The order changes with every visit so no boat is always last.
The other weeks we have planned on this coast, and when to go.
