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Who sails on Vhale, and why

Updated 4 November 2026

A Komodo boat trip by occasion starts from one fact: Vhale has 12 cabins and takes 28 guests on standard beds, so it suits a party better than a pair. Families, friends, offices, photographers and lone travellers book it in different ways, and each page below shows how.

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Who books a boat this size

Most people who write to us about Vhale are not two people. They are a family of nineteen with a grandmother who has already asked for a balcony, a final-year class that has been saving since March, an office curious to see its colleagues in swimming clothes. A boat of 12 cabins and 9 crew suits them, because the lunch table is long, the day bed is shared, and nobody has to be talked into a second coffee. A couple who want to hear nothing but water will find the fit less obvious.

The boat is sold in two ways, and the pages that follow keep them apart. One is the whole vessel for one party, any size from 1 to 28 guests at a single fare per route. The other is a single cabin on the Monday & Friday open trip, among the other guests of that sailing. A table first, a cabin second.

Seven ways to use twelve cabins

  • Family. Three generations on one boat: a balcony for the oldest, bunks for the cousins, short walks for small legs.
  • Friends and reunions. Twenty to twenty-eight people, twelve doors to give out, one argument about the day bed.
  • A company. Three days at a table without a meeting room, and an invoice that finance can read.
  • Photography. Padar before sunrise, Kalong at dusk, and a deck with shade in between.
  • Active travellers. Rinca on foot, reef snorkelling, two paddle boards, and a morning plan.
  • Solo travellers. One seat on a Monday or Friday sailing, two to a cabin, pairing confirmed in writing.
  • The sceptics. A page that checks the words all inclusive against the list, line by line.

A graduating class has a page of its own as well, because its arithmetic is different from a company's.

Choosing the page that fits your party

Start with the head count. From twenty guests upward the whole boat is the sensible purchase, since its fare does not rise with the party and the cost per head falls as the party grows. Under twenty the fare is unchanged, so a smaller group can do better with cabin seats on an open-trip date. The compare page does that sum honestly, in both directions.

Then ask what the occasion needs from the days: a family wants slow legs and soft landings, a company a clear invoice, the photographer the hours with light in them, and the active party the stops that involve a walk. Each page below answers its own reader and leaves the others alone, so you can skip what is not yours.

Nothing here is a price list. The ledger of what a fare carries and what sits outside it lives on the charter page, and it reads the same wherever you meet it.

FAQ

Is Vhale a boat for one party, or do I share it with strangers?

Both, on different dates. A private charter gives one party the whole boat, for 1 to 28 guests, at one fare per route; the guide and the photo documentation are on request and quoted apart. An open-trip seat puts you in one cabin on the 3D2N sailing that starts every Monday & Friday, with guide and documentation included, from IDR 4,450,000 (≈ USD 273) a person.

Is Vhale quiet enough for a couple, or is it a boat for crowds?

Vhale is built for company. Its 12 cabins sleep up to 28 guests on standard beds, 9 crew work the boat, and a speaker and karaoke set wait on deck. Two people sleep perfectly well in a Pacific cabin, but on an open-trip date they sail among other guests. A couple who want silence are better served by a smaller boat.

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Bookings for Vhale are made with the Komodo Explorer team in Labuan Bajo; the boat sails with its own crew of nine.

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