Sunrise Padar, before the boats
The three-bay ridge with the trail to yourself, because you anchored there overnight.
Vessel silo · Multi-day cruising
A private cruise, run on your clock
Early risers dive at dawn. Everyone else surfaces later. Nobody waits on a stranger finishing breakfast before the anchor comes up.
- Minimum guests
- 2
- Maximum guests
- 12
- Crew working for you
- 8
The difference
Nothing here is a compromise with strangers
On a private cruise there is no negotiating the dive site, no queue at breakfast, and no social arithmetic with people you did not choose.
The crew — captain, chef, naturalists, dive masters — work for one group. Routes change during the day on weather, wildlife and what your party actually wants.
- Departure times set by your group, not a manifest
- Dive sites chosen for your certifications, not the average
- Route re-cut mid-charter when something better appears
What is actually yours
Six things a shared boat decides for you
These are the levers that move on a private charter and stay fixed on everything else.
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The clock
Anchor up when your group is ready. Dawn or mid-morning.
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The route
Which islands, in which order, changed as the week goes.
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The dive plan
Sites matched to certifications instead of a group average.
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The table
Menus agreed before departure, mealtimes agreed daily.
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The cabins
Allocated to your party. No sharing with anyone else.
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The quiet
No shared saloon, no guest list, no small talk obligation.
Where private gets you
Anchorages a schedule cannot reach
Sailing privately means arriving when the light or the tide is right, rather than when the fleet does.
Sunrise Padar, before the boats
The three-bay ridge with the trail to yourself, because you anchored there overnight.
Golden PM Pink Beach in flat light
The red sand reads properly late in the day, long after the day boats have turned back.
Seasonal Remote feeding grounds
Where baitfish draw manta and reef sharks. Timing depends on the season, not the brochure.
Anchorage Gili Lawa overnight
Ridge walk at dusk, dinner on deck, and the anchorage almost to yourselves after dark.
The table
Menus written for your party, not a service
Your chef takes preferences and restrictions before departure. What follows is not a set menu with substitutions.
Breakfast on deck over an empty island. Grilled catch at lunch. Dinner with proper courses when the occasion asks for it.
- Anniversaries, birthdays and proposals handled quietly and well
- Vegetarian, vegan, allergy and halal as standard, not as a favour
- Late food when someone surfaces hungry at midnight
Two very different weeks
The same boat, shaped around who is aboard
A private charter is mostly a question of pacing, and honeymoons and families need opposite ones.
Honeymoon pacing
Two of you
- Sunset sailing and dinner served on deck alone
- Secluded anchorages chosen for quiet, not for logistics
- Crew that reads the room and disappears
Family pacing
A family aboard
- Shallow bays and shorter shore walks for small legs
- Naps, dives and snorkels running at the same time
- Marine-life briefings children actually remember
Both have their own page if you want the detail: honeymoon charters and family charters.
Who is aboard
Eight people whose week is your week
Captain, chef, naturalist guides, dive masters and deck crew. They learn your preferences on day one and stop asking by day two.
Discretion is part of the job. Nothing about your charter is published, and photography follows your wishes rather than ours.
- Certified dive masters briefing every entry
- Park-ranger guides on every shore trek
- No guest list, no social posts without your say-so
Getting on board
Four steps and a route of your own
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Send your dates
Group size, length, and what the trip is for.
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Boat and hold
We match the vessel to the party and hold the dates.
- 3
Draft the route
Day by day, with the parts you care about placed at the right hour.
- 4
Board in Labuan Bajo
Transfers, permits and provisioning handled before you land.
Changing your mind mid-charter
Expected, not tolerated. If the weather shifts, the wildlife shows up somewhere else, or the group simply wants another day at anchor, the route moves.
Six honest answers
Before you cruise privately
Same silo
Shape it around your party
Get a firm quote
Send the dates and what the trip is for
Honeymoon, family, dive week or a group that simply wants the boat to itself. The answer comes back with a vessel and a figure.
By sending you agree we may reply by email or WhatsApp about your charter.
- Your group only, always
- Route redrawn whenever you like
- Discretion as standard