Upon arrival at Komodo airport in Labuan bajo, our ground team will meet and greet you at the Airport and directly transfer you to the harbor to aboard on your private wooden boat to cruise to the islands of Rinca.

Rinca is one of the Three largest islands of the Komodo National Park with Komodo Island and Padar Island and 26 smaller one. It is also closer to Labuan Bajo than the Komodo island, covering over 198 km2. Rinca has a bigger Komodo dragon population with more around 1300 individuals living on the island. Being less known and less visited than Komodo Island, it is a good place to see the Komodo dragon in its natural environment with fewer people to disturb them. You will be guided by a ranger during your trekking who explains about the dragons and national park wildlife and also to make sure your safety. The highest summit of Rinca is Mt Ora with 670 meters high. Other animals are wild pigs, water buffalos, Sumba deer, monkeys, and snakes.

Please be reminded to always follow the Ranger’s instructions and do not explore the area without being accompanied by the Ranger.

Our onboard crew will prepare a fresh cook as your lunch will be served onboard where you will enjoy both delicious food and dramatic landscape while your boat is cruising on the blue water.

In the afternoon, sail and anchor the boat near Kalong Island. It is a small island with a huge mangrove forest. It features a beautiful panorama and at dusk the skies are filled with thousands of bats leaving their nests in the trees to forage fruits on surrounding islands.

After enjoying Kalong island, continued the night trip to Padar Island where you will be oovernight and Dinner on boat

Estimated Journey time:

Cruising Labuan bajo – Rinca island 2,5 hours

Trekking on Rinca island 2 hours

Cruising Rinca – Kalong island 1 hour

Cruising Kalong – Padar island 2,5 hours

Enjoy your breakfast on boat

Early in the morning trek to the peak of Padar island, where you will see the sunrise with a beautiful landscape and shaped 3 lakes

Continue boating to Komodo Island. On Komodo Island, take a trek to Banunggulung, the river bed where the dragons used to be fed fresh goats. The trek takes you through spectacular scenery and you’ll see many unusual plants and animals on the way

It is estimated that there are around 2,000 dragons on the island, as well as a wide variety of other wildlife such as wild boar, deer and buffalo. The island is also excellent for bird watchers, with cockatoos and gosong birds (megapodius reindwardti), among others.

The terrain on Komodo Island is flat and the flora changes with the seasons, going from dry and dusty with thin vegetation, to lush and green with the scent of wild basil in the air during the wet season. 

Lunch will be served on board, before arriving at Pantai Merah (Pink Beach), so named because the red coral on the seabed breaks off with the tidal changes and mixes with the sand, causing it to turn a pale pink colour.

Jump overboard and snorkel in the clear waters, where you can see an incredible array of fish including parrotfish, clown fish and, if you are lucky other sea creatures, including turtles. There is plenty of time to swim and snorkel here and to relax on the beach.

Continued to Sabita island, dinner and overnight on boat

Estimated Travel time:

Trek from Jetty to Peak of Padar

Cruising Padar – Loh liang (Komodo) 2 hours

Komodo trek 2 hours

Loh Liang – Pink beach 30 minutes

Snorkelling at Pink beach 90 minutes

Pink Beach – sabita island 90 minutes