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Pinta Liveaboard Komodo

30 m traditional phinisi · 5 en-suite cabins · 13 guests · deck jacuzzi — whole-boat charters in Komodo National Park from Labuan Bajo

At a Glance

Pinta at a Glance

Pinta is a 30 m Premium phinisi liveaboard sailing Komodo National Park from Labuan Bajo, carrying 13 guests in 5 en-suite cabins. She sells as a private whole-boat charter only — from $4,900 per night (IDR 77,000,000), no shared cabins. Book via the Komodo Trip desk — operated by Komodo Luxury since 2015. The Pinta liveaboard fills a specific brief in the Komodo fleet: whole-boat privacy at a rate well under superyacht territory. She is a traditional ironwood phinisi with a clean, modern-minimalist interior and a crew of 8, built for groups who want the vessel to themselves — a family with kids, two or three couples travelling together, or a small group of certified divers who would rather set their own schedule than follow a shared boat’s. Five guest cabins, all en-suite, plus a deck jacuzzi and a rooftop sundeck give her a guest-to-space ratio that shared departures simply cannot offer. She is not the right pick for everyone, and we would rather say that on this page than on WhatsApp after you have set your heart on her. Pinta operates as a charter-only vessel — we have found no confirmed shared open-trip departures under her name — so solo travellers and couples working to a per-person budget usually do better on a shared Komodo liveaboard departure from $220 per person, or a one-day Komodo boat trip from $120 if time is tight. If the whole boat is exactly what you want, read on: everything below is the checked 2026 picture. One naming note before the details. Some guests search for the Pinta yacht — strictly speaking she is not a motor yacht but a gaff-rigged wooden phinisi, the traditional two-masted design Sulawesi shipwrights have built for generations, fitted out to modern charter standard and listed in service since 2021. The distinction matters when you compare rates: phinisi charters like this one price far below true motor-yacht territory in the same waters.

Pinta is a 30 m Premium phinisi liveaboard sailing Komodo National Park from Labuan Bajo, carrying 13 guests in 5 en-suite cabins. She sells as a private whole-boat charter only — from $4,900 per night (IDR 77,000,000), no shared cabins. Book via the Komodo Trip desk — operated by Komodo Luxury since 2015.

The Pinta liveaboard fills a specific brief in the Komodo fleet: whole-boat privacy at a rate well under superyacht territory. She is a traditional ironwood phinisi with a clean, modern-minimalist interior and a crew of 8, built for groups who want the vessel to themselves — a family with kids, two or three couples travelling together, or a small group of certified divers who would rather set their own schedule than follow a shared boat’s. Five guest cabins, all en-suite, plus a deck jacuzzi and a rooftop sundeck give her a guest-to-space ratio that shared departures simply cannot offer.

She is not the right pick for everyone, and we would rather say that on this page than on WhatsApp after you have set your heart on her. Pinta operates as a charter-only vessel — we have found no confirmed shared open-trip departures under her name — so solo travellers and couples working to a per-person budget usually do better on a shared Komodo liveaboard departure from $220 per person, or a one-day Komodo boat trip from $120 if time is tight. If the whole boat is exactly what you want, read on: everything below is the checked 2026 picture.

One naming note before the details. Some guests search for the Pinta yacht — strictly speaking she is not a motor yacht but a gaff-rigged wooden phinisi, the traditional two-masted design Sulawesi shipwrights have built for generations, fitted out to modern charter standard and listed in service since 2021. The distinction matters when you compare rates: phinisi charters like this one price far below true motor-yacht territory in the same waters.

Pinta liveaboard — pinta, Komodo National Park
Verified Specs

Pinta Phinisi: Verified Specifications

The numbers below are cross-checked against our operator’s 2026 fleet listing. Where sources disagree — cruising speed is the usual offender on any Pinta phinisi spec sheet — we give the listed range rather than pick a flattering single figure, because sea state matters more than the brochure anyway.

SpecDetail
Vessel typeWooden traditional phinisi (ironwood), modern minimalist interior
Dimensions30 m × 6 m (GT 83)
Guest cabins5, all with private en-suite bathrooms
Capacity13 guests (the vessel’s own materials count up to 14 passengers, children included)
Crew8
Cruising speed9–13 knots, listed range
Main engineMitsubishi 8DC11
Generators30 kVA + 15 kVA
Fresh water5,000 L
Base portLabuan Bajo Harbor, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara

Two practical readings of that sheet. First, the twin generators mean the air-conditioning and water pumps keep running at anchor without the main engine idling under your cabin — a small spec that decides whether you sleep at Kalong. Second, 5,000 litres of fresh water for a maximum of 13 guests is a comfortable ratio on a 3-night route; nobody is rationing showers after the Padar climb.

A note on conditions, because a spec sheet never sails alone. Komodo’s dry season runs May–September with water temperatures around 26–29°C — comfortable for long snorkel sessions without a full wetsuit — while July and August bring the southeast trade winds that put afternoon chop on the open crossings between islands. That is exactly where a 30 m, GT 83 hull earns its keep over the 20 m budget boats: more waterline means a steadier ride to Padar when the strait is working. Legs inside the park are mercifully short anyway; most Pinta cruise days involve one to two hours of actual steaming, broken into pieces between anchorages, so nobody spends a holiday watching a horizon.

2026 Rates

Pinta Liveaboard Charter Rates 2026

The 2026 operator listing prices Pinta at from $4,900 per night for the whole boat — IDR 77,000,000 in the rupiah listing. That is a from-rate: season, route length, and dive support move the final figure, so our desk confirms an exact quote before you commit anything. Every price on this page is “from”, and we would rather quote you precisely once than vaguely twice.

Item2026 figure
Whole-boat private charterfrom $4,900 / night (IDR 77,000,000)
Per-adult equivalent at full occupancy (13)≈ $377 / night before park fees — our arithmetic, not a bookable per-person rate
Charter formats listed2D1N up to 10D9N; 2D1N–4D3N is the core range
Park fees (paid separately)budget $40–50 / person across a 3D2N

Park fees are always charged per person on top of any Pinta charter: Komodo National Park entry IDR 250,000 (~$16) per person per day for foreign visitors, ranger trekking IDR 200,000 per group of up to 5 (IDR 150,000 on Padar), harbor fee IDR 25,000, and a dive surcharge of IDR 25,000 per day. Note also the 1,000-visitor daily cap on Komodo and Padar islands, enforced through the SiOra reservation system since April 2026 — our desk locks those slots in when we confirm your dates. For context, shared-cabin market rates for a comparable 3D2N run about IDR 3.5–5.5 million per person; a full Pinta charter splits to roughly that per-adult territory while giving your group the entire boat, the jacuzzi, and the schedule.

Two Ways to Sail

Open Trip or Private Charter on Pinta?

Short version: private charter is the only way to sail her. Unlike the open-trip boats in the fleet that run weekly shared 3D2N departures year-round, Pinta has no published shared-cabin calendar — you book the boat, not a bed. That honesty matters, because a surprising number of “Pinta price per person” searches end at agents who quote a per-person figure and only later explain it assumes you fill all five cabins yourself.

What the charter format buys you is control. The listed formats run from a 2D1N taster to a 10D9N expedition, with the 2D1N–4D3N range as the core product and the 4D3N private trip the format the operator itself headlines. A Pinta charter sets its own pace: linger an extra hour at Manta Point when the mantas are actually there, skip a crowded anchorage, or build a dive-focused route — the boat carries equipment and runs guided dives for certified divers and supervised beginners alike. Families use the same flexibility differently: afternoon naps for small kids, the glass-bottom tender instead of a second snorkel, dinner when the children are hungry rather than when a schedule says so.

If you were hoping for a shared berth at Pinta’s standard, two honest alternatives from our own desk: shared premium departures on her sister Mosalaki run $460–800 per person on the weekly 2026 calendar, and the wider Komodo boat fleet starts shared 3D2N trips from $220 per person. For whole-boat options below Pinta’s bracket, our private charter Komodo guide compares boats from $1,200 per day.

Peak weeks — July–August and Christmas–New Year — book out months ahead. Tell us your dates and group size; we answer within the hour during Labuan Bajo business hours.

Sample Route

Pinta Komodo Route: A Sample 3D2N Private Itinerary

This is how we typically route a 3-day Pinta Komodo charter — the timings are what our desk actually plans around park rules and heat, not marketing copy. Every charter adjusts it; that is the point of chartering.

Day 1 — Labuan Bajo, Kelor, Manjarite & Kalong

Board at Labuan Bajo Harbor at 08:30 and cruise into the park. First stop Kelor Island for the short, steep viewpoint climb, then Manjarite for the first snorkel on an easy reef — a good shake-down for kids and beginners while the crew watches everyone’s comfort in the water. By late afternoon the boat anchors off Kalong Island, where thousands of flying foxes leave the mangroves at about 18:15. The standard Pinta evening routine: watch them from the deck jacuzzi.

Day 2 — Padar Sunrise, Komodo Dragons, Pink Beach & Manta Point

We time the Padar Island trek for a 05:15 start so your group summits before the heat and the day-boat crowds arrive. Back on board for breakfast, then the ranger-guided dragon walk on Komodo Island — ranger fees are per group of up to five, which suits a full Pinta charter neatly. Pink Beach follows for a swim, and the afternoon goes to Taka Makassar’s sandbar and Manta Point, where the tender holds position over the cleaning station while snorkelers drift. Divers can swap any of these for guided tanks at Batu Bolong’s coral wall.

Day 3 — Sebayur & Return

A final morning swim or dive at Sebayur’s house reef in calm, protected water, brunch on the outdoor deck, and a cruise home — Pinta is usually back alongside in Labuan Bajo by about 13:00. We advise booking flights out the following day; same-day afternoon flights are possible but leave no buffer if the park schedule runs long.

Sister Boats

Pinta vs Her Sister Boats

The fleet’s two closest calls against a Pinta booking are Mosalaki — the other small-group five-cabin phinisi, a new 2024 build that also sells shared cabins — and Magika, the dive-focused boat at nearly the same money with almost double the berths. Same desk, same waters, different logic:

BoatFrom priceCabins / guestsLengthBest for
Pinta$4,900 / night charter5 / 1330 mPrivate family or three-couple charters with jacuzzi-level comfort
MosalakiIDR 104 jt / night charter · shared $460–800 / person5 / 1228 mNewest small-group build; the only one of the pair with shared departures
Magika$4,700 (2D1N)9 / 2226.74 mBigger dive groups wanting maximum berths per dollar

The decision rule we give on WhatsApp: if your group is 10–13 people who want space, privacy, and the jacuzzi, Pinta. If you are 2–4 people happy to share a premium boat, Mosalaki’s shared calendar is the smarter spend. If you are a dive club of 15+, Magika’s nine cabins win on pure berth count. All three sail the identical park — the boat choice is about how your group sleeps and spends, not what you will see.

Cabins on Pinta: Five En-Suite Rooms in Four Classes

Every cabin on the guest deck has its own private bathroom — there are no shared facilities anywhere guests sleep. The layout runs one Master Sea View, one Deluxe Sea View, one Junior Suite, and two Deluxe Rooms:

Master Sea View — 1 cabin

The flagship room and the one the group’s organiser usually claims: full sea view and the most floor space on board. On family charters we assign it to the parents by default.

Deluxe Sea View — 1 cabin

Same outlook as the Master in a slightly smaller footprint — the cabin couples quietly negotiate over on a three-couple charter.

Junior Suite — 1 cabin

A comfortable middle option with en-suite bathroom; well suited to grandparents on a three-generation trip or the friend who booked first.

Deluxe Rooms — 2 cabins

The pair of standard doubles. On family bookings the kids split across these two; on dive charters they are the buddy-pair cabins closest to the gear.

Because Pinta sells as a whole boat, there is no per-cabin price list — the charter rate covers all five rooms and you allocate them however your group works. Beyond the cabins, the shared spaces are what you actually pay for: the deck jacuzzi, a rooftop sundeck, an air-conditioned indoor lounge with TV and karaoke, indoor and outdoor dining areas, Wi-Fi, and a washing machine — the detail nobody lists on a wish list and everybody uses by day three. A glass-bottom speedboat tender handles beach drops and reef runs, so non-swimmers in the group still see the coral at Batu Bolong, and the boat carries stand-up paddleboards, snorkeling sets, and diving equipment for guided dives.

And if you are wondering what a day on the Pinta boat actually feels like hour to hour: coffee appears on the sundeck around 06:00 for whoever surfaced for sunrise, breakfast follows the first activity rather than preceding it, and the stretch between the afternoon stop and dinner belongs to the jacuzzi, the paddleboards, or a nap in air-conditioning — nobody on a private charter has ever complained about that gap. There is no fixed shipwide schedule to search for, because the private format means the schedule is yours; the crew of 8 builds each day around what your group did the day before, and the karaoke machine’s usage curve rises sharply after night two.

Booking

How to Book Pinta Liveaboard from Labuan Bajo

We are a booking desk and we say so plainly: Komodo Trip arranges Pinta through our operator’s fleet from our desk at Labuan Bajo Harbor. Operated by Komodo Luxury since 2015 — rated 4.8/5 from 150+ Google reviews — the same team handles your SiOra permits, ranger bookings, and park fees, so the price we confirm is the price you pay. Send your dates and group size on WhatsApp (+62 811 3823 875) or email [email protected]; we check live availability, hold the boat, and Dewi from our guest-experience desk walks you through the berth plan — who gets the Master, where the kids sleep — before any deposit. Licensed park guides and the SiOra visitor slots are arranged as part of the same confirmation, and you can place a deposit any time via the booking page.

Timing advice from the desk, not a sales line: the dry season (May–September) is the reliable window for the Padar climb and manta visibility, July–August charters on five-cabin boats confirm 3–6 months ahead, and Christmas–New Year goes earlier still. Shoulder months — April, October — are the quiet value play: same route, fewer boats at every anchorage.

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From $4,900 per night whole-boat (IDR 77 jt) — permits handled, exact quote confirmed before you pay a cent.

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

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