Joining a Komodo open trip solo: the date, the bunk and the company on King Cirox 2

A single traveller pays a single fare here: IDR 3,350,000 (≈ USD 206) for three days and two nights. On the 2D1N option of the same sailing the bunk costs IDR 2,900,000 (≈ USD 178). Nothing else on the boat is cheaper, and nothing else is sold to one person.

Gresik sits on the main deck: four single bunks stacked in two pairs, an ikat cloth thrown over each upper bunk, an LG air conditioner on the wall and a window at the far end. It has power sockets, towels and linen like the other cabins.

What it does not have is its own bathroom. Gresik uses the one shared bathroom on board; the other five cabins have private ones. The booklet does not say whether bunks are allocated by gender, so if that matters to you, ask when you book and we answer in writing. Then look at the fare table below.

Every private cabin on King Cirox 2 needs two paying guests, the booklet's rule in place of a single supplement, and it means a solo traveller in Surabaya pays for two places: twice IDR 4,300,000 (≈ USD 264). In Madiun, the balcony cabin with the tub, the sum is twice IDR 5,400,000 (≈ USD 331).

Set that against a Gresik bunk and the gap is plain. The difference buys you a private bathroom and a door of your own for two nights.

Plainly, then: pay it if the door matters to you; take the bunk if it does not. If you are travelling alone but meeting a friend in Labuan Bajo, book the private cabin together and split it. If you are sure you want a cabin to yourself on a particular date, send us the date and we tell you which doors are still unsold. The cabin cards below show every option side by side.

The open trip leaves every Monday & Friday, and 127 start dates are listed from today to the end of 2027. You choose a date; the boat does the rest. Pickup comes to your hotel or the airport between 10:00 and 11:00 on day one, at no charge, and you are back in Labuan Bajo by the same hours on day three.

On a shared trip, the company is part of the deal. Meals are served at the dining-room table, so you eat with the other guests three times a day. The roof deck and the bow nets are where people talk after the snorkel stops. A local guide is on board for the whole trip, and so is a documentation crew with a GoPro, a mirrorless camera and a drone. You do not need to hand your phone to a stranger for a photo at Padar.

The dates block below lists every start; ask us which bunks are still free on yours, then hold one before someone else does.

A solo trip leaves nobody to borrow from, so pack for the gaps. The first aid kit is basic, which makes your own medicines the first thing in the bag; add sunblock and a little emergency cash, as our list asks.

Pack light: the cabin holds four bunks and one extra bed, and the aisle between the bunk stacks is narrow. Carry your passport on the day. The harbour's electronic boarding pass checks that the name on it matches the manifest, so the name you give us when booking must be the one in your passport.

Starlink Wi-Fi is on board for messages home; we promise no speed, and phone signal between islands is patchy. Tell someone your departure date and the boat's name, King Cirox 2 Phinisi, before you board. Land in Labuan Bajo the day before; a late flight on sailing morning can cost you the trip. Read the fit list below, then message us your date.