Lamima Sails East: Seven Days to Komodo
A traditional phinisi, the Flores Sea, and the slow way into the dragons.
The Komodo most people see is a day trip and a queue at the viewpoint. The Komodo worth the journey is a week on a crewed phinisi, where the schooner is the hotel and the anchorage changes every morning.
Seven nights is the right length: time for Padar before the boats, the manta channel on a moving tide, the pink beach when the light is low, and the long empty hours of open water in between. The crew dives, cooks and reads the weather so you do not have to.
It is the rare trip that gets slower as it goes — and the only way to have the famous places to yourself is to arrive by sea before the speedboats do.
On the third day you stop asking where we are. That is when the trip starts.
Routes flex with wind and season. Tell the charter desk your dates and we will draft a voyage with the captain.
Good to know
Where does the voyage go?
Eastern Indonesia toward Komodo National Park — Padar, the manta channels, pink beach and remote anchorages, with the exact route set by season and weather.
Is the yacht private and crewed?
Yes — these are fully crewed private charters; captain, chef and dive guides aboard, the route shaped with you before sailing.
How long should we go for?
Seven nights is the classic Komodo length; shorter Bali-water charters and longer Banda Sea voyages are also possible — ask the charter desk.