Booking
How to book Malca Voyages
Message Komodo Luxury with your date, cabin or charter type and guest count. The desk confirms availability and sends an invoice.
- Deposit 50% balance due 30 days out
- Reply 24 hours stated by Komodo Luxury
Message Komodo Luxury on WhatsApp or by email with your travel date, cabin or charter type and guest count. A 50% deposit secures the trip, and the balance falls due 30 days before departure.
Terms read from the Komodo Luxury listing on 15 September 2026, checked by Komodo Luxury on 11 September. Treat them as accurate as of September 2026 and subject to change.
- You cannot book or pay on this site. Every reservation and every payment goes through Komodo Luxury's reservations team.
- Most of the back-and-forth happens on WhatsApp. The desk states it replies within 24 hours.
- Bank charges fall on the sender, so add your own bank's transfer fee on top of the invoice amount.
The flow
Four steps, start to confirmed
Komodo Luxury runs the same flow for a single cabin and a whole-boat charter.
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Send your request
Date, cabin or charter type and guest count, by WhatsApp or email.
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The desk checks
It replies within 24 hours and says whether your cabin, or the whole boat, is free.
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Invoice and deposit
Half locks the booking. Inside 30 days of departure you pay in full.
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Send the receipt
On WhatsApp. That is the confirmation step — keep a copy until the desk acknowledges it.
Before you message
What to have ready
Put all of it in the first message and you skip a round of questions. The first six rows mirror the fields on Komodo Luxury's own form.
| Detail | What to send | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Guest names | Full names of everyone travelling | Needed for the invoice and manifest |
| Total passengers | Adults plus children, with ages | Children aged three and over pay the full rate |
| Travel date | Exact date, or a shared departure | Availability is checked per departure |
| Trip type | Leisure, Diving or Combine | The desk confirms what each covers on your dates |
| Cabin or charter | Cabin name, or a length from 2D1N to 7D6N | Sets the rate on your invoice |
| Contact | WhatsApp number and email | Where the invoice and updates go |
| Pick-up point | Hotel or airport on the Labuan Bajo mainland | Pick-up runs 08:00–09:00; other islands are not covered |
| Arrival flight | Your flight into Labuan Bajo (LBJ) | A morning pick-up means landing the day before |
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Guest names
- What to send
- Full names of everyone travelling
- Why it matters
- Needed for the invoice and manifest
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Total passengers
- What to send
- Adults plus children, with ages
- Why it matters
- Children aged three and over pay the full rate
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Travel date
- What to send
- Exact date, or a shared departure
- Why it matters
- Availability is checked per departure
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Trip type
- What to send
- Leisure, Diving or Combine
- Why it matters
- The desk confirms what each covers on your dates
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Cabin or charter
- What to send
- Cabin name, or a length from 2D1N to 7D6N
- Why it matters
- Sets the rate on your invoice
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Contact
- What to send
- WhatsApp number and email
- Why it matters
- Where the invoice and updates go
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Pick-up point
- What to send
- Hotel or airport on the Labuan Bajo mainland
- Why it matters
- Pick-up runs 08:00–09:00; other islands are not covered
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Arrival flight
- What to send
- Your flight into Labuan Bajo (LBJ)
- Why it matters
- A morning pick-up means landing the day before
Direct flights reach Labuan Bajo from Bali, Jakarta and Surabaya, so most guests fly in the afternoon before departure.
What you are booking
The boat at the end of the invoice
A 30-metre VIP phinisi with seven cabins, out of Labuan Bajo.
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The vessel
Thirty metres of ironwood and teak, up to 21 guests.
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Seven cabins
Each with its own bathroom and air conditioning.
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Jacuzzi
Open to the ocean on the upper deck.
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At anchor
Kelor, Padar, Pink Beach, Komodo, Manta Point.
Money
When the deposit and balance fall due
Your schedule depends on how far ahead you book.
| When you book | At booking | 120 days before | 30 days before |
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| More than 30 days ahead | 50% deposit | — | 50% balance |
| Less than 30 days ahead | 100% | — | — |
| About a year ahead | 30% deposit | A further 20% | 50% balance |
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More than 30 days ahead
- At booking
- 50% deposit
- 120 days before
- —
- 30 days before
- 50% balance
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Less than 30 days ahead
- At booking
- 100%
- 120 days before
- —
- 30 days before
- —
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About a year ahead
- At booking
- 30% deposit
- 120 days before
- A further 20%
- 30 days before
- 50% balance
Bank charges fall on the sender. Add your own bank's transfer fee on top of the invoice so the full sum lands.
Read before paying
What the terms actually say
Komodo Luxury states these plainly on its listing. None of them is unusual for a charter, but all of them bite after the money moves.
What secures your trip
- A 50% deposit, or 30% if you book about a year ahead
- Your payment receipt, sent to the desk on WhatsApp
- The invoice Komodo Luxury issues, which is what sets your total
- A nominated replacement guest, if you cannot travel
What you cannot get back
- The deposit, which is non-refundable
- Everything paid, if you cancel
- Payment lost to force majeure, which can change or cancel a trip
- The cost of lost or damaged gear, which is the guest's responsibility
Komodo Luxury films trips and may use the footage in its promotion. Since payments are not refunded, confirm dates with everyone before the deposit goes out — and for a private charter lock the head count too, because moving from twelve to thirteen guests changes the tier.
Before you message
Questions about booking
Send your booking request
Trip type, date, cabin or charter length, guest count with any children's ages, full names and your pick-up point. The desk replies within 24 hours.
This site takes no bookings and no payments. Malca Voyages is operated and marketed by Komodo Luxury, part of Juara Holding Group, and its reservations team handles every booking directly.