Komodo Company Outing by Boat for 12–25 Staff

For a company outing of 12–25 staff, a private Komodo boat costs less per head than most people guess: on the published Lamborajo card, 20 staff sail 3D2N for USD 4,000 on Lamborajo 1 — USD 200 per person with meals, crew and transfers — or USD 7,750 (USD 388 each) on Lamborajo 2 with en-suite cabins throughout.

The 12-to-25 range is the sweet spot this fleet was priced for. Below twelve, a boat is an extravagance next to scheduled seats. Above twenty-five, no single Lamborajo hull is licensed to carry you. In between, the whole boat becomes cheaper per head than most shared products, and the office gets something a hotel ballroom cannot fake: three days where nobody can leave early.

Budget per head, from the published card

Add the non-boat items to the real budget line: Komodo National Park entrance at IDR 250,000 per foreign staff member (IDR 50,000–75,000 for Indonesian staff) under PP No. 36/2024, ranger and local charges at the park, return flights to Labuan Bajo, and one pre-boat hotel night if the team flies in late. The realistic 3D2N budget guide itemises all of it.

Which boat for which team

• Lamborajo 1 — the budget-defensible choice. 24 berths, shared bathrooms, the lowest cost per head in the fleet. Right when finance signs off per-person numbers and the team skews young.
• Lamborajo 2 — the safe all-rounder. 25 berths, every cabin en-suite, jacuzzi and water toys for the at-anchor afternoons. Right for mixed-seniority teams; nobody complains about a private bathroom.
• Lamborajo 3 — the statement. The 38-metre flagship, 22 berths. Right when leadership or key clients are aboard and the boat is part of the message.

What three days actually look like

The working rhythm, from the fleet’s standard 3D2N pattern: hotel pick-up from 08:00, pier check-in from about 09:00, and departure between 09:30 and 10:30 on day one, then islands and snorkel stops through the afternoon. Day two starts dark — the Padar viewpoint climb goes at 04:30–05:00 for sunrise — and runs through Pink Beach, the ranger-guided dragon trek and the manta channel. Day three returns the boat to Labuan Bajo between 11:00 and 13:00, which pairs safely with flights from mid-afternoon. The full timing table is on the 3D2N departures page.

For structured team sessions, the boat gives you what it gives you: a saloon and open decks, not a projector room. Teams that plan one facilitated block per day at anchor — and leave the rest to the route — report better trips than teams that try to run an agenda between snorkel stops.

Booking realities for offices

• Book against the season, not the calendar quarter. April–June and September–November are the calm-sea windows. July–August sells out earliest. December–March is monsoon: possible, but a fixed company date and a rough-season sea are a bad pairing — check the 2027 sailing schedule first.
• One decision-maker, one manifest. The desk needs a single contact, a passenger list for park permits, and confirmed dietary requirements. Twenty-five individual emails sink timelines.
• Get the paperwork companies need. Invoice, written confirmation of the rate and inclusions, and the weather policy in writing — captain-cancelled sailings are rescheduled or refunded, and your finance team will want that clause before paying. The process is step-by-step on how to book Lamborajo.
• Larger programmes. Groups beyond 25 split across two hulls sailing together — see boats for 20–25 people — or move up to the wider fleet at Komodo Luxury.

Company outings by boat — frequently asked questions

Related guides

• The Lamborajo journal — all Komodo guides
• Labuan Bajo company outings by boat in 2027
• Komodo boat trips for large groups: cost per person
• What to pack for a Komodo boat trip

Charter figures are arithmetic on the operator’s published Lamborajo rate card for 2026–2027 sailings. Park fees follow PP No. 36/2024. Peak dates can carry surcharges — confirm the live rate and weather policy in writing before paying a deposit.