The route
Padar viewpoint, Pink Beach, Komodo Island for the dragons, and Manta Point.
Four headline stops
Share cruises · weekday departures
Komodo weekday open trip: same route, midweek start
A 3-day, 2-night share-cabin cruise leaving Labuan Bajo Monday to Wednesday, subject to availability. Same Padar, Pink Beach, Komodo Island and Manta Point route as the standard share trip.
Send your travel weekThe short version
You give up a weekend start. Everything that makes the trip worth doing stays the same. The fare is quoted on request for your date, vessel, cabin and guest count.
- Boarding day sets the fare band, not the days you spend at sea
- Thursday is not among the usual open-trip start days
- Send a week rather than a single date and the desk can find the cheapest start with space
- Park fee and alcohol are paid on top, as on every format
Plate I
Weekday against the standard share trip
How the two formats line up. Upgraded cabins cost more on either one, and the desk quotes the exact figure for your date.
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| Factor | Weekday open trip | Standard 3D2N share trip |
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| Starting fare | Quote on request | Quote on request |
| Duration | 3 days, 2 nights | 3 days, 2 nights |
| Departure days | Monday to Wednesday | Monday–Wednesday and Friday–Sunday |
| Cabin format | Shared cabin | Shared cabin, priced by vessel and grade |
| Route | Padar, Pink Beach, Komodo Island, Manta Point | Same |
| Park fee | Paid on top, once per trip | Paid on top, once per trip |
Plate II
Which days count as a weekday departure
What matters is the day you board, not the days you spend at sea.
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| You board on | Back in Labuan Bajo | Fare band |
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| Monday | Wednesday | Weekday · quote on request |
| Tuesday | Thursday | Weekday · quote on request |
| Wednesday | Friday | Weekday · quote on request |
| Friday | Sunday | Standard share · quote on request |
| Saturday | Monday | Standard share · quote on request |
| Sunday | Tuesday | Standard share · quote on request |
Not every date sails. Public holidays, full manifests and weather move things, so check your exact date with the desk before you book flights.
Plate III
What stays identical midweek
Moving from a weekend start to a Tuesday start does not strip the trip back.
All meals
Every meal on board for the whole trip, served on the boat schedule.
Full 3D2N
The shared deck
Sun deck and lounge, the same as on any other departure.
Open to everyone
A guide aboard
One guide and one plan for the whole boat, as on the standard trip.
Travels with the group
Snorkelling gear
Provided as part of the cabin price, not charged separately.
Included
The dragons
The ranger walk runs on weekday departures too. Sightings are wildlife, not a fare.
Never guaranteed
Confirm these before you pay
The weekday fare is a starting price, not a promise of a specific boat or berth.
- Which vessel is assigned to your date — the weekday fare is not tied to one named ship.
- Which berth the quote covers, and what an upgrade costs on that date.
- Group size: 3D2N share trips carry roughly 8 to 22 fellow guests.
- Park entry — a cap of about 1,000 visitors a day was reported as enforced from 1 April 2026, with timed sessions and passport pre-registration.
- Evening timing — after-dark movement in high-risk zones was reportedly restricted from 10 January 2026, so the stop order can shift.
Plate IV
Who gets the most out of it
The weekday departure rewards a flexible calendar more than a tight budget.
Flexible-date travellers
If your Flores trip already covers a week, one Monday to Wednesday start falls inside it.
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Remote workers
Work from Labuan Bajo Thursday to Sunday, then sail Monday to Wednesday. Signal at some anchorages is patchy.
Offline at sea
Solo travellers and pairs
Shared cabins exist for exactly this. You pay for a berth rather than a whole vessel.
A berth, not a boat
Travellers from Bali
Fly Denpasar to Labuan Bajo the day before. For a Monday start, that means a Sunday flight.
Arrive a day early
Plate V
How booking a weekday departure works
Send a week, not a date. That is the whole advantage of this format.
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Send your week
The week you can travel, the number of guests and the nationality on each passport.
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Get matched
The desk checks Monday to Wednesday departures with space and replies with date, vessel, cabin and fare.
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Confirm the details
Cabin type, inclusions, the park fee and any extras, before you pay.
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Share passport details
These go on the operator manifest used for park pre-registration.
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Fly in a day early
Land at Labuan Bajo the day before and board from the harbour.
Before you book
Weekday open trip questions
Share cruises
If a weekday will not work
The other share formats, and the page that explains how sharing works at all.
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Any day of the week
Standard 3D2N open trip
The full route hour by hour, with departure days and the cabin ladder.
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Cabin grades and prices
How sharing works
What you share, what stays yours, and what moves the per-person price.
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One more night
Komodo Cruise 4D3N
Adds Taka Makassar, a turtle reef and Kanawa, on selected departures.
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Send your week and we will find the departure
Message the Komodo Luxury reservations team with your travel week and guest count. They reply with the date, vessel, cabin type and fare.