1 Day Komodo Trip By Luxury Fast Boat Join Group

The tour was very disorganized and tried to cram too much into a day. The 6:00am pick up was late. When we arrived at the departure site no coffee, beverage, or food of any kind was provided. The boat was comfortable and in good condition but lacked full of people. The visit to Padar Island was perfect for time and Instagramable views. The Pink Beach seemed like filler but at least we could buy fried noodles and coffee. The visit to Komodo Island was great in that we saw several Komodo dragons, but we were not allowed any options (before arriving we were told we. Oils do one of two hikes as long as we were back in time for the departure). The next stop for snorkeling was 30 min and too short to be of value. The snorkeling at Manta Point was fine but also short (it would have been better to go straight from Komodo Island to Manta Point and have more time there) the final stop was long enough to relax and have a drink. When we returned to the departure point it was chaotic. No vehicles waited for us and it took more than 30 minutes to get the included transport back to the hotel. When I mentioned to my hotel proprietor the experience he called the tour company that said that since I used a third party (Viator) to purchase the tour I got less service than if I had paid directly. That excuse did not appear to be true given that others at my hotel did book directly and were treated the same. If I had it to do again I would book a private tour to Padar Island and Komodo Island with another company. If I were Viator I would question my relationship with an operator that gave my clients sub par service because my booking oortal was used. This tour gets three stars because I saw a lot of Komodo dragons. That is the only reason. If, as we were told when we set off, we might jot (and hadn’t) seen dragons, I’d give this 2 stars. Either way, I’d recommend using someone else.

Eddy the main guide was fantastic, the whole crew were very polite and helpful. Lunch was amazing! The boat very clean and comfortable. We were lucky enough to see plenty of Komodo Dragons and 2x epic manta rays! Only thing I’d suggest is taking a towel and spare clothes, we got bell sweaty on the hike so we were a bit gross etc.