In 2026, foreign visitors to Komodo National Park pay a base entrance fee of IDR 250,000 per person per day, with bundled tickets of IDR 650,000–900,000 quoted by many operators. LASHA Cruise keeps it simple: park fees are collected at a flat $25 per person per night on multi-night charters and $35 on short Komodo formats.
Last updated 16 July 2026. Park tariffs are in flux this year, so we revise this page quarterly — the next scheduled review is October 2026, ahead of the Raja Ampat repositioning season.
PARK FEES, PLAINLY
How Much Is the Komodo National Park Entrance Fee in 2026?
The base figure comes from Government Regulation No. 36/2024: IDR 250,000 per person per day for foreign visitors, while Indonesian citizens pay IDR 50,000 on weekdays and IDR 75,000 on weekends and public holidays. That is the tariff most official sources cite — and it is only the starting point, because what travelers actually pay at the ranger stations of Loh Liang and Loh Buaya usually includes several further line items: trekking permits, snorkeling permits, ranger escorts and harbor charges.
The fees protect something singular. Komodo National Park was established in 1980 to safeguard the Komodo dragon and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. The official World Heritage datasheet puts the park at 219,322 hectares — 60,150 on land and 159,172 at sea — across Komodo, Rinca and Padar plus dozens of smaller volcanic islands. A 2023 demographic analysis estimated 2,448 ± 229 dragons living inside the park. Every entrance ticket funds the rangers, surveys and patrols that keep that population stable.
Why Do Quoted Fees Vary So Much?
Because three tariff structures circulate at once. Several 2026 operators quote a bundled ticket of IDR 650,000 per person covering Komodo and Padar — trekking, ranger and snorkeling permits included — and IDR 900,000 for routes that add Rinca. Other sources still quote the IDR 250,000 base alone. Meanwhile, multiple operator briefings report a shift to a flat PNBP rate from 1 April 2026, though the published figures conflict with one another.
On top of the tariff question, 2026 sources report visitor-quota discussions and temporarily restricted entry measures under review for the park. None of this disrupts a confirmed LASHA charter — permits are arranged before you sail — but it is why any fee table you read online, including this one, should carry a date and a caveat: confirm the latest tariff close to your travel date. Ours is printed at the top of this page, and we hold ourselves to it quarterly.
Komodo Park Fees at a Glance (2026)
| Fee item | 2026 published figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Base entrance — foreign visitors | IDR 250,000 / person / day | Government Regulation No. 36/2024 |
| Base entrance — Indonesian citizens | IDR 50,000 weekday · IDR 75,000 weekend/holiday | Same regulation |
| Bundled ticket — Komodo + Padar | IDR 650,000 / person | Includes trekking, ranger and snorkeling permits, per 2026 operator quotes |
| Bundled ticket — routes adding Rinca | IDR 900,000 / person | Per the same operator quotes |
| Ranger / licensed guide | IDR 80,000–150,000 per group | Mandatory for all treks on Komodo and Rinca |
| Drone permit | ~IDR 2,000,000 per unit | Official permit required inside the park |
| LASHA collection — multi-night charters | $25 / person / night | Komodo–Alor–Sumbawa–Lombok–Bali and Raja Ampat route bands |
| LASHA collection — short formats | $35 / person / night (2D1N) · $35 / person / day (day charter) | Charged separately from the charter rate |
What Do LASHA Guests Actually Pay?
LASHA charters separate the ship from the state. Your charter rate — published in full on the 2026–2027 rate tables — covers the vessel, her crew and the table. Park entrance fees are then collected at flat, predictable bands so a group leader can budget to the dollar:
- $25 per person per night on the Komodo | Alor | Sumbawa | Lombok | Bali band (2-night minimum) and on Raja Ampat | Banda Sea | Wakatobi | Maratua expeditions.
- $35 per person per night on the Komodo 2D1N short charter.
- $35 per person per day on the one-day format (maximum 16 hours).
The bands exist because the underlying rupiah tariffs move — between weekday and weekend rates, base and bundled tickets, and now a reported flat-rate change mid-2026 — while a charter quote should not. The charter desk absorbs the paperwork: tickets, trekking permits, snorkeling permits and ranger assignments are arranged before your group steps off the tender, and every fee is itemised in the written quote. If you are comparing operators, check whether their headline price includes park fees at all; on a private Komodo charter with LASHA, the split is stated in writing from the first conversation.
What About Ranger Fees, Drones and Other Permits?
A licensed ranger or guide is mandatory for every trek on Komodo and Rinca islands — typically IDR 80,000–150,000 per group, and non-negotiable, since these are the professionals who read dragon behavior on the trail. On LASHA charters the ranger is arranged as part of the shore program, so the walk up Padar or through Loh Liang’s dragon territory simply happens; nobody queues at a ticket window. Our field notes on walking safely among the animals are in the Komodo dragon trekking guide.
Two permits deserve advance notice. Flying a drone anywhere in the park requires an official permit costing around IDR 2,000,000 per unit — tell the charter desk when you book, not when the drone is already on the sun deck. And scuba activity uses dive-specific permits tied to the charter format, which is one reason dive charters price $50 per person per night above leisure rates on the same routes.
Will Fees Change During LASHA’s Maiden Season?
Quite possibly — and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise. LASHA’s first public sailing leaves Labuan Bajo on 17 August 2026, one month from the date on this page, and the reported April 2026 PNBP restructuring plus the visitor-quota discussions mean the rupiah side of the ledger may shift again before year’s end. What will not shift is the guest-facing collection: $25 and $35 per person bands, confirmed in your quote, valid through 2026 and 2027 charters.
Fee planning is also trip-format planning. If you are still weighing a whole-boat charter against shared departures — where park fees are usually bundled per seat — the comparison math is laid out in private charter vs open trip in Komodo. And because fees apply per night inside the park, the month you sail shapes the total; the month-by-month sailing guide covers when the park is at its best.
Plan your LASHA charter — send your dates and group size, and the charter desk will return a written quote with charter rate and park fees itemised separately.
Bookings for LASHA Phinisi Cruise are handled end-to-end by Komodo Luxury, the vessel’s official marketing partner. Fee figures above reflect regulations and operator quotes published as of 16 July 2026; this page is reviewed quarterly.
