Komodo Island: Komodo Dragons & Islands Day Tour

About This Experience

The classic Komodo day-trip itinerary, run as a shared boat and priced as an entry point to the park. It is built around the four sights most people come to Flores for — the Padar ridge, Pink Beach, wild Komodo dragons and Manta Point — with a snorkelling stop at Kanawa Island's reef on the way back.

The day is long, roughly ten hours door to door, and deliberately front-loaded: the boat sails at dawn so the Padar climb happens in the cool of the morning and the dragon walk is done before the heat of the afternoon. Lunch, drinks, coffee, snacks, fruit and snorkelling gear are provided, and a guide accompanies the group throughout.

With over 600 guest reviews at 4.7, it is one of the most heavily-tested products in the Labuan Bajo catalogue, which for a shared boat matters more than the headline price: the reviews tell you what the operation is like on an ordinary day, not a good one.

Highlights

• See wild Komodo dragons on Komodo Island with a licensed park ranger
• Hike Padar Island for the 360-degree view over its three curved bays
• Photograph and swim at Pink Beach, where crushed red coral tints the sand
• Try your luck snorkelling with wild manta rays at Manta Point
• Snorkel Kanawa Island's shallow coral reef before the run home

What's Included

• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off in Labuan Bajo
• ✓ Boat trip with crew
• ✓ Tour guide
• ✓ Snorkelling gear
• ✓ Lunch box
• ✓ Bottled water and soft drinks
• ✓ Coffee and tea
• ✓ Snacks and seasonal fruit

Not Included

• Komodo National Park entry permit, ranger and conservation fees — excluded from the ticket price and booked separately through the park's SiOra system
• Tips

What to Bring

• Passport or ID card
• Comfortable shoes
• Sunglasses and a sun hat
• Towel and swimwear
• A change of comfortable clothes
• Rupiah in cash for park and ranger fees
• Camera

Good to Know & Caveats

• Travellers should have a moderate level of fitness — the Padar climb is stepped but steep, and the snorkelling stops are made in open water.
• The specific boat used on the day is assigned by the operator according to availability and group size.
• The itinerary may be reordered or shortened for weather and safety reasons.
• Manta ray and turtle sightings are not guaranteed. They depend on weather, water temperature and luck.
• Pets and large luggage cannot be brought on board.
• Since 1 April 2026 Komodo National Park runs a 1,000-visitor daily quota and every entry must be pre-booked through the government's SiOra system two to three days ahead. Permits are non-refundable and non-transferable — ask the operator whether they book it for you or whether you arrange it yourself.

Meeting Point

Hotel pickup across Labuan Bajo town, then the public harbour on Jalan Soekarno Hatta.