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Marine park waters where entry fees and permits are checked

Cruising Guides

The part of an eastern cruise most often got wrong

Charged per person and per activity, in rupiah, under tariffs set by two different park authorities — with different figures, payment points and validity periods.

In short

Set against the cost of a cruise these are small numbers — but they are mandatory, receipted, and checked.

  • Handling them badly costs guest time in the best hours of the day.
  • Tariffs are government-set and periodically revised; figures here are indicative.
  • The desk confirms current numbers against the park offices for each vessel file.

Komodo National Park

How the Komodo fees stack

Charged per person, per activity and per vessel under the national park's non-tax state revenue schedule.

Entrance, international visitor

Indicative figure
IDR 150,000–225,000 / person
Notes
Roughly USD 9–14. The higher figure applies on Sundays and public holidays; domestic visitors pay a lower tier.

Activity fees

Indicative figure
IDR 15,000–25,000 / person / activity
Notes
Trekking, snorkelling and diving, charged per activity per day.

Ranger or naturalist guide

Indicative figure
IDR 120,000–250,000 / group
Notes
Mandatory for island landings. It is a safety rule, not a formality — dragons are wild predators and rangers set the walking routes.

Vessel entry and anchoring

Indicative figure
Tiered by vessel size
Notes
Payable for the yacht and for any operating tenders.

Documentation & harbour coordination

Indicative figure
Case by case
Notes
Labuan Bajo. Handled inside the desk's file.

Landings at Loh Liang on Komodo and Loh Buaya on Rinca require the ranger escort regardless of how the fees were paid.

The shore programme these fees buy

Raja Ampat

A simpler headline, with a longer memory

One per-person environmental services fee, administered from Waisai and evidenced by a waterproof tag that rangers do check at dive sites.

Marine Park Environmental Services fee

Indicative figure
IDR 700,000 / person
Notes
International visitors; IDR 300,000 for domestic. Valid twelve months from issue.

Vessel-related charges

Indicative figure
Arranged via Sorong or Waisai
Notes
For yachts and liveaboards, on top of the per-person fee.

Village and site contributions

Indicative figure
Local, area-dependent
Notes
Applies in some areas and is itemised where it does.

The twelve-month validity matters: guests returning within the year do not pay twice, so the desk keeps tag records with the vessel's file.

How the far-east leg is arranged

What the desk does with it

Four things, before your guests land

Pre-arrival calculation

Current tariffs confirmed with the park offices, the full fee position calculated for your guest list and itinerary, and stated in the disbursement estimate in USD.

Payment through the right channels

Fees settled with receipts and tags in hand before guests land. No cash negotiations at ranger posts.

Aligned with the clearance file

Park entry matched to the vessel's own clearance and permit position, because rangers and harbourmasters increasingly cross-check.

Escorts booked on the ground

Ranger escorts reserved and shore programmes coordinated, so tenders land against an assignment rather than a queue.

For planning: a party of eight spending three active days in Komodo should budget roughly USD 400–700 in park-related fees including ranger escorts and activity charges. The same party entering Raja Ampat carries about USD 350–400 in environmental fees on arrival, plus vessel and site charges.

Asked at the counter

Four questions about park fees

Forty more in the full FAQ ledger

Put the fees in the file

Send the itinerary and guest count. The desk returns the current fee position in writing, inside the disbursement estimate — so nobody queues at a ranger post.