Komodo National Park and Sumba

You will be met on arrival at the airport and assisted you with luggage before being escorted to your boat at Labuan Bajo harbour. Once you are settled, the boat will depart on a two-hour crossing to Sebayor Island (snacks and drinks are available during the crossing and lunch will be served on arrival).

The afternoon is yours to enjoy – spend it snorkelling or take an introductory dive. You will then sail or motor to Pink Beach, which gets its name and colour from crushed red coral blended with sugar-soft white sand,where you may wish to enjoy a spa treatment. As the day ends with a stunning sunset over the Komodo Island hills, the evening rounds out with a superb gourmet meal and your boat will moor overnight in a beautiful secluded cove.

After breakfast, head ashore at Pink Beach to enjoy more diving or snorkelling in the turquoise waters, before the opportunity to go trekking in search of the legendary Komodo Dragon. Guided by park rangers, who point out birds and flying lizards, this trek usually takes about two hours or until the famous and fascinating dragon is located.

Back onboard for lunch and setting sail to Toro Longkoi, where there are plenty of beautiful bays to moor for the night.

After breakfast, you’ll visit one of the well-known dive sites ‘Manta Point’, located in the south west of Komodo, where you’ll have the opportunity to swim or dive with manta rays. This deep bay is covered in an array of vibrant soft and hard coral gardens and home to fish including tuna, Napoleon, wrasse, barracuda, and many others.

After lunch onboard, you’ll move to another dive site with shy turtles, giant trevalley, great and black-tail barracuda, and of course, the occasional manta ray. Then you can spend the rest of the day beach-combing and snorkelling, or perhaps relaxing with a massage.

After an early breakfast, head to Padar Island where you’ll anchor in a bay surrounded by stunning beaches. Padar Island is the third largest island in the Komodo National Park and is famous for its long stretches of deserted white sand beaches. The boat will anchor in a secluded cove, and in the evening you’ll enjoy a beach barbecue: star-gaze, relax on plush white cushions and indulge in the freshest grilled seafood on offer.

After breakfast, your boat will begin to navigate back through the bays and coves towards Rinca Island, home to the famous Komodo Dragon, and to Tengha Island which is a wonderful spot for diving and snorkelling. This is a cruising time of around four hours. Spend those hours swimming in the warm tropical waters off a deserted sand cay, or relaxing onboard with a spa treatment.

The afternoon cruise takes you to Siaba Island, which is surrounded by secluded bays and private beaches. The underwater coral gardens here are spectacular, with large schools of fish such as trevally and tuna, wrasse, snapper and turtles. As evening approaches, Siaba is the perfect viewpoint for a final sunset over the Komodo Islands.

Depart early in the morning to set sail to Labuan Bajo, Flores. Breakfast is served and then it’s time to prepare for disembarkation.

Your luggage will be transferred to the airport and depending on the time of your flight, there may be time for one last tour through the local markets.