The eight places a Thalassa sails to, and the day each one belongs to

Not every stop is fixed to a clock. Manta Point and Taka Makassar both depend on the tide, so which one the afternoon gets changes from day to day. Taka Makassar is a sandbar that shows only at low tide, and Manta Point is a drift that works best with a moving current.

Weather, the harbor master and the park can move stops as well. The captain decides the order on the day, and the route on a card is the plan. The rule is the same on both boats and in every month.

Mantas feed here in season; no crew can promise them on a given day. The same goes for dragons on Komodo. We say that on the stop pages and in every quote, because a route is a list of places and not a list of animals.

Of all the routes, the 3D2N is the one the Thalassa pages describe in full. Longer routes reach further from Labuan Bajo and add stops beyond these eight. They are quoted on request and confirmed in writing, and no price for them is published on this site.

The 2D1N is shorter. It sails Kelor, Manjarite and Kalong on day 1 and Padar and Pink Beach on day 2, so it leaves out the Komodo walk, Taka Makassar, Manta Point and Kanawa. If your list of places is long, take the 3D2N.

Park entry applies on the days you sail inside the park: IDR 250,000 per person per day for foreign visitors, and IDR 50,000 for Indonesian citizens on weekdays. Komodo National Park tickets and ranger fees are never part of the fare.