How much does Naturalia Cruise cost in 2026?

Shared 3D2N open-trip cabins run $400–800 per person depending on cabin and occupancy: the Lagoon lower-deck doubles start at $400 per person, four-sharing in Tide or Breeze works out at $430, and the Sandal and Aure suites reach $800 at two-person occupancy. Whole-boat private charter starts from $7,800 per night. Komodo park fees add roughly $40–50 per person per 3D2N, billed separately.

What cabins does Naturalia have?

Eight en-suite, air-conditioned cabins with hot water across three decks. Upper deck: Azure (private balcony and bathtub), Coral, and the four-berth Breeze. Main deck: Sandal (king bed, bathtub) and Aure — the only cabin on board with a private jacuzzi. Lower deck: the four-berth Tide with two bathrooms, plus Lagoon 1 and 2, the $400 entry-price doubles. Extra beds cost $350 where the layout allows.

Does Naturalia run shared open trips, or is she private charter only?

Both. This liveaboard sails scheduled shared 3D2N open trips nearly every week of 2026 — mostly Friday-to-Sunday blocks, with weekday shared departures as a quieter option — where you book an individual cabin. She also charters privately from 2D1N up to 5D4N for groups of up to 24, with the route adjusted to your plan and the whole boat from $7,800 per night.

Where does Naturalia depart from?

Labuan Bajo Harbor on the western tip of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara — the gateway port for Komodo National Park. Day-1 pick-up is at 09:00 from hotels or Komodo Airport within Labuan Bajo mainland, and the boat is back alongside around midday on the final day, in time for afternoon flights out.

Is Naturalia good for families?

Yes, with the right cabin picks. The four-berth cabins — Breeze, Aure and Tide — sleep a family of four in one cabin, and Tide even has two private bathrooms. The liveaboard format suits children who can swim confidently; treks on Kelor and Padar are short but steep, and the dragon walk on Komodo is always ranger-led at an easy pace.

What's included in Naturalia's open-trip rate?

Onboard accommodation, all meals, drinking water, coffee and tea, an English-speaking guide, snorkelling gear, life vests, and trip documentation shot on drone, GoPro and mirrorless cameras with raw files shared after the trip. Not included: Komodo National Park entry and ranger fees (budget $40–50 per person per 3D2N), harbor fees, alcoholic drinks and crew tips.

Naturalia vs Elbark — which one should I pick?

Pick Naturalia if the cabin matters most: she is the fresher hull and the only one of the pair with a private jacuzzi cabin and in-cabin bathtubs. Pick Elbark if you want the bigger boat — 37 metres, nine cabins — and its slightly wider spread of value cabins in the $400–700 range. Both sail the same 3D2N shared route from Labuan Bajo.

How do I book Naturalia and secure Komodo park slots?

Message our Labuan Bajo desk on WhatsApp at +62 811 3823 875 with your dates, group size and preferred cabin. We confirm live availability, then reserve your Komodo–Padar entry under the park's 1,000-visitor daily cap through the SiOra system, enforced since April 2026. You receive one itemised quote — cabin, transfers, park fees — before paying anything.

When does Naturalia sell out?

The dry-season peak, July through September, is the crunch: on those departures the balcony and jacuzzi cabins — Azure, Sandal and Aure — are usually gone four to eight weeks out, while the Lagoon and Tide cabins hold availability longer. Around Christmas and New Year the whole boat can sell out as a charter. In the shoulder months, two to three weeks' notice is normally enough.

Is Naturalia good for couples and honeymoons?

She is one of the strongest picks in the shared fleet for couples. Azure pairs a private balcony with a bathtub, Aure adds the only private jacuzzi on board, and both are sea-view cabins — you get suite-grade privacy without chartering the whole boat. Many couples book the cabin on a shared departure and upgrade to a private charter for anniversaries.

Premium · Open Trip & Private Charter

Naturalia Cruise Komodo

33.45 m phinisi · 8 en-suite cabins · up to 24 guests

At a Glance

Naturalia Cruise at a Glance

Naturalia Cruise is a 33.45 m premium phinisi liveaboard sailing Komodo National Park from Labuan Bajo, carrying up to 24 guests in 8 en-suite cabins. Shared 3D2N cabins cost from $400 per person; whole-boat charter runs from $7,800 per night. Book through the Komodo Trip desk — operated by Komodo Luxury since 2015.

Shared 3D2N cabins from $400/person · whole-boat charter from $7,800/night

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Photo Gallery

Naturalia Cruise in Photos

Sixteen frames from on board: the white three-deck exterior at anchor, the suite- and master-grade cabins with their bathtubs, the family four-berth layouts, the sharing cabins on the lower deck, and the indoor and outdoor dining areas where you will eat most meals between islands.

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Verified Specs

Naturalia Phinisi: Verified Specifications

These are the figures we quote from the operator’s published sheet — where public listings disagree on a number, we leave it out rather than guess. The hardware story here is redundancy: two identical 31.3 kVA generators mean the air-conditioning and hot water keep running even if the main unit needs service mid-trip, and an 8,000-litre fresh-water tank comfortably covers 24 guests over three days.

Specification	Detail
Vessel type	Wooden traditional phinisi motor-sailer
Length × beam	33.45 m × 6 m · 161 gross tonnes
Build	Operator-listed 2026-season launch, Bulukumba, South Sulawesi
Cabins	8 — all en-suite, air-conditioned, hot-water bathrooms
Guests	Up to 24
Cruising speed	7–9 knots
Engine	Mitsubishi 6D22 · 200 HP @ 2,200 RPM
Generators	Main 31.3 kVA + backup 31.3 kVA
Fresh water	8,000 L
Navigation & safety	SSB radio, AIS, handy talkies, RPM indicator + sensor, Compass 130D, EPIRB
Home port	Labuan Bajo Harbor, East Nusa Tenggara
Trip formats	Shared 3D2N open trips · private charter 2D1N–5D4N

Like every vessel we sell, she is run by a licensed Indonesian tour operator and passes the annual Indonesian maritime safety inspection.

2026 Rates

Naturalia Cruise Cabins & Rates 2026

All 8 cabins share the same baseline — air-conditioning, private en-suite bathroom, hot water — so the real decision is deck level and extras. Cabins are individually named, and on a shared departure you reserve a specific cabin, not a generic category. That matters: the cabin ladder is what moves the price. A Lagoon double on the lower deck books at $400 per person, while Sandal and Aure at two-person occupancy sit at the $800 top of the published range. Four-berth cabins reward groups: fill Breeze with four friends and the rate drops to $430 each.

Cabin	Deck	Beds · sleeps	Extras	Open-trip price (per person)
Azure	Upper	Queen 160×200 · 2	Private balcony, private bathtub, sea view	From $710
Coral	Upper	Queen + single · 3	Shared balcony, sea view	From $680
Breeze	Upper	Two queens · 4	Shared balcony, sea view	$680 (2 pax) · $500 (3) · $430 (4)
Sandal	Main	King 180×200 + single · 3	Private balcony, private bathtub, sea view	From $800
Aure	Main	Two queens · 4	Private balcony, private jacuzzi, sea view	$800 (2 pax) · $570 (3) · $470 (4)
Tide	Lower	Double + two singles · 4	Two private bathrooms, porthole view	$480 (2 pax) · $430 (4) · $470 sharing
Lagoon 1 & 2	Lower	Double 160×200 · 2 each	Porthole view	From $400

Extra beds cost $350 where the cabin layout allows one (Coral and Sandal). Aure holds the only private jacuzzi on board and Azure the pick of the bathtubs — on weekend departures those two book out first. For calibration, a standard mid-market shared 3D2N in Komodo runs about IDR 3.5–5.5 million per person; the Naturalia boat prices above that band because you are paying for a near-new hull, en-suite hot-water bathrooms in every cabin and far more space per guest than the 5-cabin boats that dominate the harbor.

Private charter: the whole boat — all 8 cabins, 24 berths, crew and chef — runs from $7,800 per night (≈ IDR 126 million), with 2D1N to 5D4N routes shaped around your group. Meals prepared on board and harbor transfers are typically included; park and ranger fees are always billed separately, and we itemise everything in a single quote before you pay anything. Our private charter guide covers how buy-outs price across the fleet.

Two Ways to Sail

Open Trip or Private Charter

Naturalia sells in two formats, and the honest answer on which to pick is arithmetic. On a shared open trip you book by cabin and share the deck with other guests: weekly 3D2N departures run year-round on a published calendar, mostly Friday-to-Sunday blocks, with weekday shared cruises available as a quieter alternative. Day-1 pick-up is at 09:00 from hotels and the airport within Labuan Bajo mainland. Below six people, the open trip is almost always the better buy; from about ten friends upward, a whole-boat charter starts to compete once you split $7,800 a night twenty-four ways and gain full control of the route.

These are the next scheduled 3D2N shared-departure blocks on the 2026 calendar — per-boat availability within each block is confirmed at booking:

Private charters run from 2D1N up to 5D4N. Divers who want repeat passes over Manta Point, photographers chasing the morning light on Padar, or families who prefer the quieter southern anchorages all end up chartering for exactly that flexibility — the shared route below is fixed, a charter route is yours.

On timing: the dry season, roughly April through November, brings the calmest seas and the golden savanna hills Komodo is photographed for, with July to September the busiest — and the months when the balcony and jacuzzi cabins sell out first. The green season turns the islands emerald and thins the crowds; seas can be lumpier in January and February, which is worth knowing if anyone in your group is a nervous sailor. Mantas are resident in the park year-round, so no month rules out the Manta Point drift.

Shared 3D2N Departures

Month (2026)	3D2N departure blocks
July / August	31 Jul–2 Aug · 7–9 · 14–16 · 21–23 · 28–30 Aug
September	4–6 · 11–13 · 18–20 · 25–27
October	2–4 · 9–11 · 16–18 · 23–25 · 30 Oct–1 Nov

Cabin allocation is first-come on popular departures — send your dates and we reply with live availability.

Sample Route

Naturalia Komodo Route: The 3D2N She Sails Weekly

This is the published shared itinerary, on the page rather than buried in a PDF. It reads compact, but the sequencing is deliberate — the fleet times Padar for dawn, when the saddle viewpoint is 24–26°C instead of the 33°C it hits by mid-morning.

Day 1 — Kelor, Manjarite, Kalong

Pick-up at 09:00 from your Labuan Bajo hotel or the airport, then the crew casts off for Kelor Island: a short, steep 15-minute trek to the ridgeline viewpoint and a first snorkel off the beach to test gear. Early afternoon is the Manjarite reef, a long shallow coral shelf where the boat anchors for a second, easier swim. By dusk she is anchored off Kalong Island, where thousands of flying foxes stream out of the mangroves against the sunset — dinner is served on deck while they pass overhead.

Day 2 — Padar at 05:15, Pink Beach, Komodo Island, Taka Makassar, Manta Point

The big day starts dark: a 05:15 trek start on Padar Island puts you on the saddle for sunrise over the three bays. Pink Beach follows mid-morning for snorkelling off the rose-tinted sand, then licensed park rangers lead the Komodo Island dragon walk — rangers, not crew, are the only people permitted to guide you around the dragons. The afternoon crosses to the Taka Makassar sandbar, a white crescent barely above the tide, and finishes drifting above the cleaning stations at Manta Point, where reef mantas hold in the current metres below your mask.

Day 3 — Sebayur and Return

A final morning snorkel at Sebayur Island — the house reef drops straight off the sand — and the boat is back alongside at Labuan Bajo around midday, in time for afternoon flights out of Komodo Airport.

Park fees are never included in boat prices anywhere in Labuan Bajo, so budget them separately: foreign visitors pay IDR 250,000 (~$16) per person per day in entry fees, an IDR 25,000 harbor fee, plus ranger trekking fees per group — IDR 200,000 for up to five people on Komodo, IDR 150,000 on Padar. Plan on $40–50 per person on top of the cabin rate for a 3D2N; our park fees guide itemises every line. Since April 2026 the park has enforced a 1,000-visitor daily cap for the Komodo–Padar zone through the SiOra reservation system — we lock those slots in when we confirm your cabin. Flying a drone requires a separate BTNK permit at IDR 2,000,000 per day.

Sister Boats

Naturalia vs Her Sister Boats

Within the same premium shared line-up, Naturalia’s two closest comparisons are Elbark Cruise, a 37-metre nine-cabin phinisi with the largest berth count in the group, and Neptune Cruise, a 38-metre dive-focused liveaboard. Naturalia’s edge is hardware per cabin: she is the freshest hull of the three and the only one carrying a private jacuzzi cabin.

Boat	Open trip (pp)	Charter (night)	Cabins / guests	Length	Best for
Naturalia	From $400	From $7,800	8 / 24	33.45 m	Newest cabins, jacuzzi & bathtub suites
Elbark	From $400	From $8,400	9 / 21	37 m	Biggest cabin count, value open-trip pick
Neptune Cruise	From $610	From $8,900	7 / 20	38 m	Divers — dedicated dive set-up

The short version: pick Elbark if you want the lowest cost of getting a big group on one boat, Neptune if diving is the point of the trip, and Naturalia if the cabin itself is part of the holiday. All three sail the same park; compare the full fleet on our Komodo boats page.

Who Sails Naturalia — and Who She Suits

Every season a handful of hulls set the tone for the upper end of the Labuan Bajo shared fleet, and the Naturalia Cruise is currently the freshest of them — her operator lists her as a new launch for the 2026 season out of the phinisi yards of Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, the coast that has been building wooden sailing ships for generations. She measures 33.45 metres over a 6-metre beam, displaces 161 gross tonnes, and spreads 8 en-suite, air-conditioned cabins across three decks for a maximum of 24 guests. Some guests search for the Naturalia yacht; strictly speaking she is a traditional wooden motor-sailer, not a modern motor yacht, and that is precisely her appeal.

Three kinds of travellers get the most out of this boat. Couples who want a cabin with a private balcony, jacuzzi or bathtub without paying for a whole-boat buy-out — the Aure and Azure cabins exist for exactly that, and pair naturally with a Komodo honeymoon itinerary. Groups of friends splitting two or three four-berth cabins on one shared departure, which drops the per-person rate to $430–480. And full charters — families, dive clubs, company retreats — taking all 24 berths with a route built around their own plan. If you are still weighing formats, our Komodo liveaboard guide explains how multi-day boats differ from day boats, and our Komodo boat trip overview sets the whole harbor side by side.

Life On Board: Decks, Dining and Connectivity

Shared spaces run across all three decks. The full sundeck is where guests spend the long crossings between islands — at 7–9 knots the legs are unhurried, and the deck is wide enough that 24 guests do not feel like 24 guests. Meals rotate between the outdoor panoramic dining deck and an indoor air-conditioned lounge with a mini bar, which earns its keep in the hot early-afternoon hours; the galley serves three meals a day, a rotation of Indonesian and Western dishes, and handles dietary requirements if you flag them at booking. Evenings at anchor are covered by a speaker and karaoke set — used or ignored depending entirely on who is on board that week.

Snorkelling sets and life vests are carried as standard, and departures typically include a documentation crew shooting drone, GoPro and mirrorless footage with raw files shared after the trip. The exact water-toy kit — paddleboards, kayaks — varies by departure, and while some listings advertise satellite WiFi, coverage inside the park varies in practice. Confirm anything you genuinely depend on with our desk before you book rather than after; if you need to stay reachable for work, tell us in advance and we will check what is actually fitted for your dates.

Booking

How Booking Through the Komodo Trip Desk Works

We are a booking desk, not the vessel owner — and we say so plainly. Komodo Trip arranges Naturalia departures through our desk at Labuan Bajo Harbor, operated by Komodo Luxury since 2015. Send your dates, group size and preferred cabin on WhatsApp (+62 811 3823 875) or to [email protected], and Dewi from our guest experience team confirms live cabin availability, reserves your park entry under the SiOra daily cap, and times your airport-to-harbor transfer around your flight. Andi, our lead park guide, briefs every group on trek difficulty and dragon-walk rules before Day 2 — ask him anything; that is what he is there for.

No payment is taken until you have a single itemised quote covering cabin, transfers and park fees. If your dates are inside the next two weeks in high season, say so up front — we will tell you honestly which cabins are actually left rather than let you plan around a jacuzzi suite that sold out a month ago.

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Open-trip cabins from $400 per person · private charter from $7,800/night · we handle park permits and transfers.

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Rates checked & page updated: 26 July 2026 · Komodo Trip desk, Labuan Bajo