The Lamborajo Journal
Field notes on sailing Komodo from Labuan Bajo — costs, seasons, boats, logistics and the questions guests actually ask before they book.
A semi-phinisi is a wooden-built vessel carrying the lines and rig gestures of the traditional South Sulawesi phinisi but powered and laid…
August 17, 2026
The fourth day of a Komodo trip does not add more of the same — it adds the far sites, the slack,…
August 17, 2026
For seeing Komodo National Park, the boat wins. A resort in Labuan Bajo puts you an hour or more from the park…
August 1, 2026
Book the overnight boat if you want Padar at sunrise, Pink Beach in good light and the manta channel on a workable…
August 1, 2026
Labuan Bajo, without much argument. It sits on the edge of Komodo National Park, so boats reach the first stop in about…
August 1, 2026
With one week in Indonesia, do both: three or four nights in Bali either side of a 3D2N Komodo sailing. Denpasar to…
August 1, 2026
Every week in Labuan Bajo harbour you can watch the same scene: a 40-metre phinisi with twelve cabins loading fifty day bags…
July 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.