The Lamborajo Journal
Field notes on sailing Komodo from Labuan Bajo — costs, seasons, boats, logistics and the questions guests actually ask before they book.
Meals on a Komodo charter are cooked aboard by a dedicated galley crew and served family-style: three full meals a day plus…
August 17, 2026
On Indonesian family and office charters in Komodo, the karaoke set is genuinely the most-used piece of equipment aboard — asked about…
August 17, 2026
Allocating cabins for twenty people on a Komodo boat is a maths problem first and a politics problem second: an 8-cabin boat…
August 17, 2026
Shared bathrooms on a Komodo boat mean a small number of washrooms serving all cabins — on a full 24-guest boat, expect…
August 17, 2026
The team activities that work on a chartered Komodo boat are the ones that borrow the setting instead of fighting it: trek…
August 17, 2026
A two-day staff gathering on a Komodo boat works best as one disciplined structure: board late morning, sail and snorkel through day…
August 17, 2026
Moving an office group from Jakarta to Labuan Bajo is a two-and-a-half-hour direct flight, with three to six departures daily on Garuda,…
August 17, 2026
For a group of twenty, book a Komodo charter four to six months ahead for peak-season dates — June through September, Christmas…
August 17, 2026
The fairest way to split a Komodo charter is to divide the boat rate equally, then handle the two things that are…
August 17, 2026
Komodo open trips are almost always priced per person, but the number you pay depends on what that “person” buys: a bunk…
August 17, 2026Lamborajo I, II and III are operated as a charter by a dedicated Labuan Bajo charter desk — running a nine-vessel value fleet in Komodo National Park, sailing from Labuan Bajo since 2015, with expertise in value-fleet charters for groups.
Each Lamborajo vessel is owner-held. The charter desk inspects it against a published 12-point vessel quality standard before dispatch, contracts directly with guests, and carries responsibility for the voyage. Booking through the operator’s own desk means verified availability and official rates.