How to read a Komodo boat charter quote

A quote is a short list, and every line answers a question your group chat will ask later. Before anyone sends money, find these six lines and read each one aloud.

• Boat and route. The boat's name, and whether it is 2 days 1 night, 3 days 2 nights or 4 days 3 nights.
• Guest band. The head count the whole-boat price was worked out for.
• Dates. The day you board and the day you return, in writing.
• Whole-boat price. One figure for the boat, not a figure per person.
• Deposit and balance. 50% confirms the date and the rest is due 30 days before departure.
• Included and not included. Two separate lists, never one blended sentence.

The second line is the one groups skip. A quote that does not name the guest band can change after the deposit, because the whole-boat price moves with the head count. Ask for the band in writing and keep that message.

A seat on a Monday or Friday departure follows the same logic with a cabin in place of a band. The quote should name the cabin and the fare per person.

Most arguments after a trip come from the lines nobody asked about. On all three boats the same items sit outside the fare, and a good quote says so beside the total.

Here is the short version. The price page has the full lists for each boat.

• Not in the price: park tickets (IDR 50,000 per Indonesian guest on a weekday, IDR 75,000 on a weekend, IDR 250,000 per international guest), ranger and pier charges paid on the day, flights, your hotel in Labuan Bajo, personal expenses and tips.
• Not in a private charter: a guide and photo or video documentation. Both are available on request and quoted separately.
• In the price: the boat, the crew, three meals a day, snorkeling gear, life jackets and free pickup in Labuan Bajo.

On a seat, the tour guide and documentation are included on all three boats.

The whole-boat price steps up at fixed head counts. Arham Jaya 2 has four bands: 1 to 4, 5 to 7, 8 to 10 and 11 to 14 guests. Nusantara Karya has two: 1 to 10 and 11 to 14. Both stop at 14.

That shape changes how you read a number. A group of 9 on Nusantara Karya pays the same whole-boat price as a group of 10, which is IDR 44,000,000 (≈ USD 2,699) for 3 days 2 nights. A group of 11 pays the next band, IDR 48,000,000 (≈ USD 2,945).

On Arham Jaya 2 a group of 8 and a group of 10 share one band at IDR 41,500,000 (≈ USD 2,546). The tenth guest costs the group nothing extra and lowers every share.

Segara Liveaboard has no published whole-boat price. It is on request, and the quote should say the band it was written for just like the others.

Ask the quote writer for the top of your band. If you are 9 on Nusantara Karya, a tenth friend is free to the boat and cuts every share.

Two quotes only compare when five lines match. Change one and you are comparing a different trip.

Then do the split. At 12 guests, Arham Jaya 2 comes to IDR 44,500,000 (≈ USD 2,730) for the boat, or IDR 3,710,000 (≈ USD 228) each. Nusantara Karya comes to IDR 48,000,000 (≈ USD 2,945), or IDR 4,000,000 (≈ USD 245) each. Park tickets go on a separate line for both.

Last check: 27 October 2026. Nothing here is estimated.

• Whole-boat fares, seat fares and booking terms: the Patungan Pinisi boat pages and booking terms, dated 27 October 2026.
• Park tickets: Government Regulation PP 36/2024 on park tariffs, as reported by Antara (kupang.antaranews.com) and CNN Indonesia.

2027 books at the 2026 price list. If a quote shows a 2027 figure, ask which price list it comes from and for the date on it.

There are no estimates, no discount codes and no ranges on this page. Segara's whole-boat price is on request, and the quote says so.

If your quote came from another company, you can still use these six lines on it. Hold the quote against them before you decide, and send us the questions it cannot answer.