Three to six hours under way most days, and the rest in the water. Here is exactly where the yacht is each morning, what the afternoon holds, and where it anchors for the night.
Cruising legs run three to six hours and are scheduled for early morning and late afternoon, so the middle of the day is spent snorkelling, hiking or on a beach rather than in transit.
Both formats depart from the Gili Islands or a sheltered Lombok bay, cross the Wallace Line on the first afternoon, and finish at Labuan Bajo. Every plan is adjusted for tides, park regulations and what your group actually wants.
Board mid-morning at Gili Trawangan, Meno, Air or a sheltered Lombok bay such as Gili Gede. After the safety briefing, cross the Wallace Line on a six to seven hour run toward Sumbawa, usually anchoring before sunset for a swim and a beach walk.
Reposition at sunrise along the Sumbawa north coast, four to five hours to Saleh Bay. Snorkel or swim where whale sharks are occasionally seen — never guaranteed — then a sheltered anchorage for the night.
Six to eight hours under way, broken into segments. An early run to Manta Point for drift snorkelling in season, on to the Taka Makassar sandbank, then a late-afternoon hop to Padar for the sunset ridge hike.
Pink Beach snorkelling in the morning, then a ranger-led walk to see dragons on Komodo or Rinca. After lunch, two to three hours into Labuan Bajo, docking mid-afternoon for airport transfers.
Same highlights, more room to breathe. The format photographers and families with young children usually take.
A short two to three hour sail from Lombok's west coast into Sekotong Bay — Gili Gede, Nanggu, Layar, Asahan, Rengit, and the smaller islets of Kedis and Sudak. Calm water and an early night at anchor.
Moyo's waterfalls in the morning and Satonda's crater lake in the afternoon, rather than one rushed stop. Saleh Bay gets a full early morning instead of a passing look.
Padar at sunrise on one day and Manta Point at slack water on the other, with Pink Beach and Taka Makassar spread between them instead of stacked into one morning.
A relaxed final cruise to Labuan Bajo, arriving with time for lunch ashore before afternoon flights.
Padar and Manta Point are both first-light stops. The reward is having them almost alone.
Whale sharks at Saleh Bay and mantas at Manta Point are likely in season, never promised.
The same waypoints work Labuan Bajo to Lombok if that suits your flights better.
Tides and park regulations move the order. The plan is a framework, not a timetable.
Three to six hours on most days, with one longer six to eight hour day on the 4D3N as the yacht moves from Saleh Bay into the park. Legs are scheduled early morning and late afternoon so the middle of the day is free.
The 6D5N adds the Secret Gilis of Sekotong Bay at the start and spreads the same Komodo highlights across two full days instead of one. Sumbawa becomes a destination rather than a transit leg.
Boarding is at Gili Trawangan, Meno, Air or a sheltered Lombok bay such as Gili Gede in Sekotong. Every version finishes at Labuan Bajo in Flores, usually docking mid-afternoon for airport transfers.
Dragon walks on Komodo or Rinca are ranger-led and part of the standard plan, so sightings are near certain. Marine wildlife such as mantas and whale sharks is seasonal and genuinely not guaranteed.
Send your window and group size and we will return the same itinerary priced against a specific hull, with the sailing times checked for your season.
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