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LASHA Komodo Itineraries

Routes, Drawn to Your Clock

How Is a Day Aboard LASHA Structured?

Sun loungers on the top deck of LASHA phinisi during golden hour in Komodo National Park

LASHA sails three signature Komodo routes from Labuan Bajo: a one-day charter (max 16 hours) looping Padar, Pink Beach and Komodo Island; a flagship 2D1N with sunset at Kalong and a dawn dragon trek; and a 3D2N covering Manta Point, Rinca and the park's quieter reaches. Every itinerary flexes with tides, weather and park regulations. Between anchorages, the LASHA liveaboard rhythm sets the pace.

An itinerary on a private charter is a framework, not a script. Komodo National Park's marine area alone spans roughly 159,172 hectares, and a captain who reads the tide tables moves the schedule around them, not the clock. Coffee appears on the sun deck before first light; the late afternoon belongs to the open-air jacuzzi as the light turns gold — the captain positions LASHA west-facing most evenings, and no route trades away that hour.

16 Hours

The 1-Day Charter: Padar, Pink Beach & Komodo

A full-throttle sampler: max 16 hours, $550 per guest with a 20-guest minimum ($11,000 flat for 1–20, then $550 per added guest to 35) — the only LASHA program exceeding her overnight complement.

Time	Anchorage / stop	What happens
05:30	Labuan Bajo	Board in the dark; coffee and pastries as the lines drop
07:30	Padar Island	Climb the ±800-step staircase to the ridge viewpoint, ~200 m up, over three differently coloured bays
10:30	Pink Beach	Swim and snorkel over sand tinted by red-shelled foraminifera
12:30	Under way	Long alfresco lunch on the upper deck while the ship crosses to Komodo Island
14:00	Loh Liang, Komodo	Ranger-led dragon trek — licensed guides are mandatory under park rules
16:30	Kalong approach	Sun-deck golden hour; at dusk the flying foxes stream off the mangroves
21:00	Labuan Bajo	Night return within the 16-hour window

Signature Route

The 2D1N Flagship: One Perfect Loop

Enough time for every headline site plus a night at anchor — $900 per guest per night, minimum 14 guests (whole boat $13,900 at 1–14 guests, rising to $21,800 at 22; entrance $35/guest/night). One sunset, one sunrise, no rushing.

Day	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Day 1	08:00 boarding; brunch under sail toward the park	Padar ridge climb in softer light, then Pink Beach swim	Anchor off Kalong: bat exodus at dusk, dinner alfresco, night jacuzzi
Day 2	Dawn dragon trek at Loh Liang while dragons are most active; big breakfast back aboard	Manta Point drift snorkel (mantas typically 10–20 m), then Taka Makassar sandbar if tides allow	Golden-hour sail home; step ashore by early evening

The Whole Park

The 3D2N Full-Park Route: Unhurried

$770 per guest per night leisure or $750 with diving (minimum 2 nights, 14 guests; whole boat from $10,800/night; entrance $25/guest/night). Rinca joins the route, snorkel stops multiply, and there is time to simply be at anchor.

Day	Route	Highlights
Day 1	Labuan Bajo → Rinca → Kalong	09:00 boarding; afternoon ranger trek at Loh Buaya on Rinca; sunset anchorage at Kalong
Day 2	Padar → Pink Beach → Komodo	Sunrise from the ±800-step Padar viewpoint; Pink Beach snorkel; afternoon dragon trek at Loh Liang
Day 3	Manta Point → Taka Makassar → Labuan Bajo	Morning manta drift on the tide; sandbar swim; long lunch on the sail home

From October–November through February–March the route pivots south, toward the sites around Nusa Kode. Full rate tables are on the 2026–2027 rates page.

The Anchorages

Which Anchorages Define a LASHA Route?

Kalong

The sunset anchorage — a mangrove islet whose flying foxes stream out at dusk in ribbons that last twenty minutes, best watched from the alfresco table with dinner already served.

Padar's Bay

The overnight position for sunrise climbers: wake at 04:45, tender ashore in the dark, top the ±800 steps as the light arrives over the three bays.

Pink Beach

The swim anchorage, close enough to reach from the stern, its sand coloured by red-shelled foraminifera mixed through white coral fragments.

Taka Makassar

The tide-dependent one — a crescent sandbar that surfaces at lower water, a short run from Manta Point, which is exactly why the captain pairs them.

Timing

When Should You Schedule Which Route?

The 1-Day loop works year-round because it stays central. The 2D1N is at its best in the April–October dry season — June–September brings calm seas and peak 30–40 m visibility, which is also why those departures sell 6–12 months out. The 3D2N is the all-season shape: the classic northern loop in the dry months, pivoting south around Nusa Kode from October–November to March, trading a little rain for the December–March manta peak.

Groups wanting longer than three days move onto the same multi-night program toward Alor, Sumbawa, Lombok or Bali, or east to the five-night expedition band on the Raja Ampat page. Every number quoted above sits in full on the rates page, alongside the FOC scale that gives large groups up to four free-of-charge guests.

Plan your LASHA itinerary

Send your dates and wish-list stops, and the charter desk will draft a day-by-day route around the tides.

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Extending beyond Komodo? The Komodo–Raja Ampat crossing guide covers route, days at sea and pricing.

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