Gammara

Six cabins split across two decks

Wood paneling and woven ceiling details run through every room. Jasmine takes the upper-deck master position, a king bed and panoramic ocean views, Lily sits beside it with its own ocean view one bracket down, and Ivy & Iris cover the lower-deck doubles, each with a private bathroom and air con. The boat sleeps up to twelve across the six rooms.

A deck built to host something

The main deck lounge runs shaded under a wide canvas canopy, with a long wooden dining table and a scatter of grey bean bags built more for lingering than passing through. It’s a space that gets used for more than meals: a yoga session at sunrise, a BBQ night under the stars, a movie playing after dinner, or a birthday nobody wants to end. A karaoke set and a paddleboard round out the ways to fill the hours between islands.

Built to charter, and the three-day route

Gammara’s product list runs six private durations, three days up to eight, against a single three-day shared sail. That lean toward private charter shows in the extras: book four days and three nights or longer, and a private beach dinner comes set up as part of the trip, a perk the shorter bookings miss. Solo travelers and couples who’d rather join a set departure than book the whole boat still have the three-day shared sail to fall back on.

The shared sail runs Komodo’s western reaches over three days: Kelor and Manjarite islands into a Kalong sunset on day one, then sunrise from the top of Padar, a swim at Pink Beach, the dragons on Komodo Island, and stops at Taka Makassar and Manta Point on day two, before a last snorkel at Kanawa Island and the return to Labuan Bajo on day three. Private charters run the same waters at whatever length you book, from three days up to eight, with more time at each stop rather than a different route.