Fifty-six questions about Maheswari, answered with the figure

A crew of 6, chef and boat crew, sails with every trip and is included in every fare.

The boat's own chef, who sails on every trip and is included in every fare.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner on trip days, with coffee, tea, mineral water and a snack. Mention dietary needs when you book.

Dietary needs go to the chef with your booking. We pass your note to the chef and write back with what the kitchen will prepare for that guest.

Yes. Soft drinks and alcohol are yours to bring, so pack what your party likes. Mineral water, coffee and tea are included in the fare.

No. Children under 3 travel free and add no fare; from 3 they count as guests. Send the ages and we confirm the head count.

Neither is on the boat's printed list of equipment. Tell us the child's age and what you need, and we ask the crew. It is a request, not a promise, until the crew confirms it.

April to June and October to November, when the sea is calm and the water clear. Crowds are highest in July and August, and the wet months of January and February bring the roughest sea.

From December to February and from July to September. Sightings follow the tide and the current. Manta Point is on day 2 of the 3D2N and the 4D3N.

In January and February it is the roughest of the year, with lower visibility. The captain decides the route on the day, and a changed route costs you nothing extra.

Yes. Weather can change the itinerary. The captain sets the order of the stops each day, and Taka Makassar and Manta Point swap places when the tide asks for it.

Choose a calm month, April to June or October and November, and bring your own medicine. Ask your doctor before you travel, and tell us so that the crew knows.

Sandals or trekking shoes, a backpack, emergency cash, personal medicines, sunblock and sunglasses. Padar needs shoes with grip, and Komodo needs closed shoes.

06:18. In November it is 05:31, and the climb to the viewpoint takes 25 to 45 minutes.

Mondays and Fridays. We confirm your exact date and your seat on WhatsApp.

Three days and two nights. The 3D2N route is the only one sold by the seat; the other lengths are private charters.

Per person, two sharing: Superior IDR 4,550,000 (≈ USD 279), Deluxe Ocean IDR 5,250,000 (≈ USD 322), Signature Ocean IDR 5,750,000 (≈ USD 353) and Master Ocean IDR 6,250,000 (≈ USD 383). A third guest in a balcony cabin pays the extra-bed fare shown in the cabin table.

Yes. A cabin on the open trip needs a minimum of 2 paying guests, so each seat price is per person for two sharing.

A cabin is sold to 2 paying guests, so a guest travelling alone writes to us first, with a date. We tell you what is possible on that departure before any deposit is paid.

On WhatsApp. The message names the exact date and the cabin class, and it is the first thing you keep.

The air-conditioned cabin, breakfast, lunch and dinner, coffee, tea and mineral water, snacks, life jackets, snorkelling gear, the shared deck, a local guide and the photo and video documentation of the trip. Park tickets are not included.

Yes. The standard terms stay the same: a 50% deposit confirms the date and the balance is due 30 days before departure, but you may also pay the balance in Labuan Bajo on the departure day, in cash or by card on the EDC machine. Card payment link 3%, PayPal 7.2%, EDC 3%; your issuing bank may add its own charges.

Up to 20. Eight cabins hold 16 guests on queen beds, and four extra beds bring the total to 20. No trip carries more, and that includes the full day.

Eight cabins at two guests each make 16 on queen beds. The four cabins with a private balcony each take a third guest on an extra bed, so 16 plus 4 makes 20. A party of 18 uses two of the balcony cabins in that way.

Signature Ocean on the main deck and Master Ocean on the upper deck, each with an extra bed. Superior and Deluxe Ocean take two.

Four: two Signature Ocean cabins on the main deck and two Master Ocean cabins on the upper deck. Superior and Deluxe Ocean have no balcony.

Yes. All 8 cabins have air conditioning and their own bathroom.

The lower deck. Signature Ocean is on the main deck, and Deluxe Ocean and Master Ocean are on the upper deck. We name classes and decks and never cabin numbers.

You can ask, and we pass the request to the boat. No deck plan is printed, so we cannot promise neighbouring cabins. A particular deck follows from the cabin class you choose.

50% of the fare confirms the booking. A booking made within 30 days of sailing is paid in full at once, and prices include 11% VAT.

30 days before departure. We send the balance request in good time, and the invoice names the boat, the dates, the head count and the lines that are included.

50% of what you paid, when you cancel 60 days or more before departure.

From 59 down to 30 days before departure, 25% is refunded. With fewer than 30 days, nothing is returned, which is why travel insurance is worth buying.

Yes, subject to availability. A move 30 days or more before departure costs nothing, from 29 down to 14 days it costs IDR 500,000, and with 13 days or fewer it counts as a cancellation.

We offer a boat of equal or higher class on the same dates at no extra cost. If that is not possible, you receive a full refund within 14 days.

Bank transfer in rupiah and a card payment link, plus Wise, Revolut, PayPal, QRIS and Alipay. WeChat Pay runs through a payment partner. PayPal carries a fee of 7.2%, and the invoice shows any fee.

10:00 from your Labuan Bajo hotel or the airport. A welcome drink is poured before the boat sails at 10:30. The full day starts earlier, at an hour we confirm in writing before you pay.

Padar trek after breakfast, lunch, a snorkel at Pink Beach, free time with a snack, then the Komodo trek, and back in Labuan Bajo the same day. The fare is IDR 40,000,000 (≈ USD 2,454) for up to 20 guests.

Day 1: Kelor trek, Manjarite snorkel and sunset at Kalong. Day 2: Padar, Pink Beach, Komodo, Taka Makassar and Manta Point. Day 3: a snorkel at Siaba, then back to Labuan Bajo in the late morning.

Rangko Cave, Burung Island and sunset at Kanawa on day 1, and Strawberry Rock before sunset at Kalong on day 3. Kelor and Manjarite move to the last morning, and Siaba opens day 2.

That depends on the weather and on the captain's decision that day.

Local Wi-Fi only, from the crew's mobile connection. There is no satellite internet, so plan for messages rather than calls.

Back in Labuan Bajo in the late morning of the last day of a 3D2N or 4D3N. Book your flight home for after 14:00.

IDR 250,000 per person per day for a foreign visitor, IDR 50,000 on weekdays and IDR 75,000 at weekends for an Indonesian visitor. They are not in the fare.

Tickets are bought online, one per visitor, with the name and passport number. Send us the names and passport details at least 7 days before sailing, and we tell you who buys each ticket and when.

After 14:00. On a 3D2N or 4D3N the boat is back in Labuan Bajo in the late morning. The full day and the 2D1N end on the day itself, so fly the next day.

On a private charter, yes: hotel and airport pickup in Labuan Bajo is free, at 10:00 for multi-day trips and earlier for the full day, at an hour confirmed in writing. On the open trip the hour is also 10:00, and we confirm with your seat how the pickup works.

One near the harbour. Meruorah Komodo Labuan Bajo is about 2 minutes away by car, and Komodo Lodge about 5. Crowne Plaza Labuan Bajo by IHG sits beside the airport, about 10 minutes out.

No. Travel insurance is outside every fare. We strongly advise a policy that covers cancellation, medical evacuation and belongings.

Yes, at the partner hotels on the hotels page. The hotel confirms the rate for your dates, and we pass it on with your booking.

On the 2026 fares the whole boat for up to 10 guests is IDR 51,000,000 (≈ USD 3,129) for the 2D1N, IDR 58,000,000 (≈ USD 3,558) for the 3D2N and IDR 67,000,000 (≈ USD 4,110) for the 4D3N. The full day is IDR 40,000,000 (≈ USD 2,454) for up to 20 guests.

Each guest above 10 adds IDR 1,500,000 (≈ USD 92) on the 2D1N, IDR 2,500,000 (≈ USD 153) on the 3D2N and IDR 3,500,000 (≈ USD 215) on the 4D3N. The full day has no extra-guest step, because its price covers 1 to 20 guests.

On the 3D2N, 14 guests pay IDR 58,000,000 (≈ USD 3,558) + 4 × IDR 2,500,000 (≈ USD 153) = IDR 68,000,000 (≈ USD 4,172) for the boat. That is IDR 4,860,000 (≈ USD 298) each, before the park ticket, a guide and documentation.

Yes. The full day is flat at IDR 40,000,000 (≈ USD 2,454) for 1 to 20 guests. Two guests pay IDR 20,000,000 (≈ USD 1,227) each, and twenty pay IDR 2,000,000 (≈ USD 123) each.

They sit outside it. On a private charter a guide and photo or video documentation are extra services, quoted for your dates when you ask.

No. Park tickets are bought online, one per visitor and in the visitor's own name, at IDR 250,000 for a foreign visitor, IDR 50,000 for an Indonesian on weekdays and IDR 75,000 at weekends. KEXI's park package covers the government entrance ticket (PP 36/2024), the ranger and the local levies, and it comes on top of the boat price unless your written quote lists it as included.

The 2026 fares apply until the 2027 fares are issued. Open-trip dates for 2027 follow the pattern of Mondays and Fridays, and a private charter can be reserved for any 2027 date. If a fare changes before your balance is due, we tell you first and you can cancel without charge.

KEXI quotes the park as one package per guest: 3D2N: IDR 650,000 per foreign guest, IDR 350,000 per Indonesian guest; 4D3N: IDR 750,000 per foreign guest, IDR 350,000 per Indonesian guest. It bundles the government entrance ticket (IDR 250,000 per foreign visitor per day, PP 36/2024) with the ranger fee and local levies, and is paid on top of the boat price unless your quote says it is included.