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Six guests, ten crew · 7 nights · From Labuan Bajo
Seven nights on THE ORACLE, with a day in the park's wild south that the shorter trips skip
Best months
May - October
How long
8 Days / 7 Nights
Start and finish
Labuan Bajo to Labuan Bajo
Planned by
The Ahoy Club charter team
The idea of the week
Most Komodo weeks stay in the north and centre of the park, where the famous sites are. THE ORACLE's seven-night route does those, then gives a full day to South Rinca: cliffs, forest, quiet bays, cooler water full of soft coral and nudibranchs, and the chance of dolphins, whales and mobula rays. It is the Komodo almost nobody sees, and with six guests and ten crew it is done at whatever pace you set.
Her team recommend arriving in Labuan Bajo the day before so that check-in, between six and eleven in the morning, is unhurried. Massages on deck are part of the week, not an extra, and the spa therapist travels with you.
THE ORACLE also sells this as four nights, Padar and Manta Point, the southwest and Sebayur, and as five nights adding Rinca. The seven-night version below is the one we would choose.
The route
The boat this week was written for
THE ORACLE
35 metres, 3 cabins for 6. Six guests, ten crew. Yoga on the foredeck, a spa therapist, Starlink, and the routes below written by her own team. The most looked-after six people in Indonesia.
What the crew arrange along the way
South Rinca
A full day in the part of the park the day boats never reach, with the yacht as the only thing in the bay.
The classics, at a better hour
Padar at sunset rather than sunrise with the crowds, the dragons at dawn, mantas when the tide is right.
Looked after
Ten crew for six guests, a spa therapist, yoga mats on the foredeck and Starlink for the office you promised not to check.
Day by day
Board between six and eleven, and settle in
Labuan Bajo is the gateway to the park, with daily direct flights from Bali. Arrive the day before if you can. Check-in is between six and eleven, the crew brief you over lunch, and the boat heads into the park.
Turtles and reef sharks, then the ridge for sunset
Snorkel or dive reefs busy with turtles, reef sharks and schooling fish. Kayak, paddleboard or lie on the beach, then a short hike to the viewpoint over the turquoise bays and the rugged coast before a slow cruise into the sunset.
Padar Island · Batu Bolong, Taka Makassar, Mawan, then the sunset trek
Into the heart of the park: Batu Bolong, Taka Makassar, Mawan and Siaba Besar. Strong currents pull in trevally, tuna and barracuda, and mantas feed at Taka Makassar. In the afternoon the sunset trek on Padar for the three-bay view, then a massage and dinner back on board.
Rinca Island · Dragons at first light, kayaks in Komodo Bay, Pink Beach, Nusa Kode
Out early with the crew and local rangers to find Komodo dragons, with buffalo, monkeys and deer on the way. Breakfast back on board, then kayaks and paddleboards in Komodo Bay, Pink Beach, and on to Nusa Kode for the night.
The wild south: cliffs, cool water and the chance of whales
Dramatic cliffs and forest, quiet bays, and wildlife everywhere: monkeys, deer, wild boar, sea eagles and now and then a dragon on the beach. The water is cooler and richer, with soft corals, nudibranchs and turtles, and dolphins, whales or mobula rays pass through. A remote, slow afternoon and a quiet anchorage.
Makassar Reef · Mantas in clear water, then an afternoon of nothing
Snorkel or dive with mantas in calm, clear water over Makassar Reef. The afternoon is at leisure: swim in a turquoise bay, sunbathe, or watch the islands go by from the deck as the boat cruises north.
Sebayur islands · A village, a massage, a beach, and dinner on the sand
Just outside the park, the Sebayur islands are made for water sports and for doing very little. Visit a small village that welcomes visitors, have a massage on board, read on a secluded beach, and dive or snorkel depending on tomorrow's flight. Dinner on the beach or under the stars on the top deck.
A last breakfast and the transfer
A last breakfast on deck, then the crew take you to the airport or your hotel.
Make this week yours
This is a sample week, planned by the Ahoy Club charter team from trips we have run before. Every stop moves with the weather, the tide and the group. We reshape it around your yacht and your dates, book the tables and quote the rate.
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