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Komodo vs the Maldives: Two Island Holidays Compared
Komodo or the Maldives? Two very different island holidays compared: landscapes, wildlife, boats and resorts, seasons, costs and getting there.

Honest comparisons, practical guides and stories from the boats, written to help you plan a Komodo liveaboard trip that suits you.
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Komodo or the Maldives? Two very different island holidays compared: landscapes, wildlife, boats and resorts, seasons, costs and getting there.
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What travellers to Komodo should know about malaria and mosquitoes: the official advice, medicine, dengue, avoiding bites and when to see a doctor.
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Travelling alone to Komodo? Book a single place in a shared cabin on a sharing trip. Here are the boats, the prices, the cabins and our best tips.
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Kelor is the first stop of many Komodo trips: a short, steep climb to a wide view, then a swim and a snorkel off the beach. Here is how to enjoy it.
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Worried about seasickness? Here is when the sea is calm in Komodo, which boat and cabin move least, which medicines work and what helps on board.
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A two-week route through Indonesia: Borobudur and Prambanan in Java, Ubud and the coast in Bali, then three days on a boat in Komodo National Park.
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Baby Komodo dragons hatch alone, weigh less than 100 grams and spend their first year in the trees. Here is how they nest, hatch, hide, hunt and grow.
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A night under the stars on the deck of a phinisi: when it is possible, the best decks, the night sky over Komodo, what to bring and how to stay safe.
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Bali, Lombok and Komodo in one journey: here is a day-by-day route for 10 days in Indonesia, with four days on a boat from Lombok to Labuan Bajo, plus costs, timing and alternatives.
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Komodo dragons live about 30 years in the wild, but males and females differ a lot. Here is how long they live, how they grow from egg to adult and what threatens them.
Plan your trip
Compare boats, cabins and live departures, or plan a private charter around your own dates and group.
What a trip costs and what changes the price.
Seasons and sea conditions, month by month.
The park entrance fee, paid on top of the trip.
Sharing trip or charter, days, cabins and budget.
Dragons, Padar, Pink Beach, manta rays and reefs.
The steps, the payment schedule and cancellation.
Where to sail
Destinations of Indonesia
The season, the sights and the boats for each sea, from the dragons of Komodo to the karst of Raja Ampat.
All destinationsOur fleet
Phinisi liveaboards
Traditional wooden phinisi with a crew and a cook on board. Join a sharing trip or charter the whole boat.
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The crossing
Lombok to Komodo
Sail between Lombok and Labuan Bajo island by island, sleeping on board.
Sail from LombokTrip length
How long to sail
From a short escape to the full Komodo itinerary: choose the nights you spend on board.
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Komodo guides
Straight answers before you sail: what it costs, when to go and how to choose a boat.
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Sharing tripsYour cabin is waitingSee departures
Lombok - Labuan BajoCross the islands by seaSee the route
3 days, 2 nightsThe classic Komodo tripSee departures
First time in Komodo?How to choose your liveaboardRead the guide