Fixed departures
Dates are published in advance and run whether or not the boat fills, subject to a minimum.
Day & Short Trips
Share the Boat, Split the Cost
A fixed departure with other travellers. The cheapest legitimate route onto the island, and the format most solo travellers and couples end up booking.
Find a DepartureHow It Works
Fixed Date, Shared Deck
The operator sets the route and the departure; you buy a seat or a cabin on it.
Group size
Day boats commonly carry a dozen or more; liveaboard open trips are limited by cabin count.
Set itinerary
Stops are decided by the operator. You cannot move the schedule to suit your light or your lie-in.
Lowest entry cost
From around USD 90 per person for a day trip. Park and ranger fees are usually separate.
Open Trip or Private
Cost, one or two people
- Open trip
- Lower
- Private charter
- Higher
Cost, four or five
- Open trip
- Similar
- Private charter
- Similar
Departure time
- Open trip
- Fixed
- Private charter
- Yours
Ranger group
- Open trip
- Shared
- Private charter
- Your group
The break-even is around four people. Below it, an open trip is clearly cheaper; above it, the gap closes fast.
Frequently Asked Questions
Join a Departure
Komodo Luxury publish open-trip dates and will tell you which ones still have space at the hour worth leaving.