Komodo Cruise 2D1N — The Short Labuan Bajo Escape on a Private Phinisi
Short answer. The 2D1N covers Kelor, Manjarite and Kalong on day one, then Padar, Pink Beach and Komodo Island on day two. It is offered as a private charter at USD 5,900 for the whole boat in 2026 (one to twelve guests; USD 6,500 for thirteen to eighteen). Manta Point and Taka Makassar are not on this route — they sit on the three-day itinerary. Park fees are extra.
Two days and one night is the shortest overnight format that still gets you to Padar at sunrise and onto Komodo Island with a ranger. It exists for a specific traveller: someone with a fixed weekend, a long-haul stopover, or a Bali itinerary that cannot spare three nights. It is an honest trip, but it is a compressed one, and it is worth knowing exactly what you are trading away before you book it.
The two-day route
| Day | Stops | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Kelor Island · Manjarite Island · Kalong Island | Morning pick-up in Labuan Bajo, short sail to Kelor for the ridge walk and photographs, lunch under way, snorkelling at Manjarite, then anchor off Kalong for the dusk flight of thousands of flying foxes. Dinner and the night at anchor. |
| Day 2 | Padar Island · Pink Beach · Komodo Island | Pre-dawn tender to Padar for the viewpoint trek, breakfast on the way to Pink Beach, swimming and photographs on the coral-pink sand, then the ranger-guided dragon trek at Loh Liang before returning to Labuan Bajo. |
What you give up versus the three-day trip
| Site | On 2D1N | On 3D2N | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padar viewpoint | Yes | Yes | The photograph everyone comes for |
| Komodo Island dragon trek | Yes | Yes | Ranger-guided, the only certain wildlife encounter of the trip |
| Pink Beach | Yes | Yes | Swim and shore time |
| Manta Point (Karang Makassar) | No | Yes | The one place on the route where manta rays are resident year-round |
| Taka Makassar | No | Yes | The crescent sandbar; the best snorkelling stop of the standard route |
| Siaba and Sebayur | No | Yes | The unhurried final-morning reef stops |
If manta rays are the reason you are coming, add a day for Manta Point rather than booking this one.
Who it actually suits
Weekend groups flying out of Denpasar on a Friday evening and back on a Sunday. Business travellers with a spare 48 hours. Families testing whether an eight-year-old is comfortable sleeping at anchor before committing to a longer charter next year. Anyone who has already done the full route and wants the highlights again with different company.
It suits you less well if you are flying in from Europe or North America, where a fourteen-hour approach for one night on the water is poor value, or if you are travelling in the windy window from late January to early March, when a two-day trip has no slack in it for a weather delay.
Prices
| Duration | 2026, 1–12 guests | 2026, 13–18 guests | 2027, 1–12 guests | 2027, 13–18 guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day (no overnight) | USD 5,200 | USD 5,800 | USD 5,300 | USD 6,200 |
| 2D1N | USD 5,900 | USD 6,500 | USD 6,000 | USD 7,000 |
| 3D2N | USD 7,100 | USD 7,700 | USD 7,300 | USD 8,200 |
Whole-vessel rates. The one-day option runs without an overnight and covers a shorter loop.
Flight timing, honestly
Komodo Airport at Labuan Bajo takes direct flights from Denpasar in about an hour to an hour and ten, and non-stop from Jakarta in roughly two and a half hours. Pick-up for the cruise is in the morning. That means an inbound flight the previous evening is the safe plan, and a same-morning arrival only works if you are on the first rotation and travelling with cabin baggage. On the return, the boat is alongside in the afternoon of day two — book an evening flight, not a mid-afternoon one.
Included and excluded
What the price covers
- Accommodation on board for the whole trip
- All meals during the trip
- Mineral water, coffee and tea
- Premium photo and video documentation with drone, GoPro and mirrorless cameras (raw footage)
- Guide
- Snorkelling gear
- Life vest
- Pick-up and drop-off between your Labuan Bajo hotel or the airport and the meeting point, within the mainland area near the harbour
What it does not cover
- Flight tickets
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks beyond water, coffee and tea
- Personal snacks
- Crew gratuities
- Komodo National Park fees, subject to the regulation in force when you travel
- Komodo National Park drone permit, estimated at IDR 2,100,000, not mandatory, and requested at least seven days ahead
Everything the national park charges is extra. Published operator figures for 2025 to 2026 disagree with each other, spanning roughly IDR 150,000 to IDR 350,000 per person per day plus higher weekend and holiday bands, so treat any single figure as indicative and ask for a written quotation tied to your travel dates.
Because the two-day format is charter-only in practice, see chartering the whole boat for terms and group sizing, and available departure dates for what is currently open. To see how the rest of the fleet is priced, the operator publishes comparable vessels for the same window.
Check dates and book
Two-day charters are quoted per date. Send your weekend and guest count and you will get a written price with the park fee schedule. Catnazse Liveaboard is operated by Komodo Luxury, part of Juara Holding Group, working out of Labuan Bajo since 2015.
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