“Everything was perfect and would come again!”
Highlights
Join the Sokaraja phinisi for a fantastic budget dive liveaboard trip in Komodo, Indonesia. Itineraries are 3 to 5 days long, with 2-4 daily dives available. While exploring the Komodo National Park, guests can dive with giant manta rays, reef sharks, and turtles and see cool critters such as flamboyant cuttlefish, seahorses, and frogfish on a macro night dive. Besides diving, there is the chance to visit the flying foxes, trek with Komodo Dragons on Rinca, and sunset hikes on Gili Lawa Darat.
Topside, the Sokaraja phinisi has accommodations to suit every budget. There is a dorm room with 6 single bunks; for those who want extra privacy, there are 2 private double-bed cabins. All guests share two toilets and 3 showers with running freshwater, and basic toiletries are provided. Freshly prepared Indonesian cuisine is served buffet-style in the open-air dining area, which offers stunning views of the dramatic Indonesian landscapes. On the top deck is a large open sundeck with comfortable mattresses, perfect for snoozing in-between dives or star-gazing in the evening.
The Sokaraja is an excellent option for a fantastic, budget-friendly cruise in Komodo. Book online today to reserve your space.
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Included: VAT, Port Fees, Drinking Water, Soft Drinks at Meal Times, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries.
Required Extras: Fuel Surcharge (1,000,000 IDR / trip), National Park Fees (1,250,000-1,525,000 IDR / trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Extra Dives, Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (1,000,000-4,000,000 IDR / activity), Land Excursions.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Cabin Types
Sokaraja Reviews
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Vessel 8.9
- Crew 9.6
- Food 9.9
- Diving 9.8
- Value 9.8
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- 10 Exceptional
- Marion R
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France
Great live aboard on the Sokaraja - I recommend 100%
We spent 4 days and 3 nights aboard the Sokaraja. It was our first diving cruise and we can't recommend it: the boat is perfectly adapted, the whole crew very nice and the program varied. A big thank you to Adrianna, always smiling and listening: we loved diving with you!
- Recommended for
- The team - super dive masters. The comfort of the boat - with several distinct areas and the deck. The meals very good and varied.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Ran r K
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Australia
Great dive trip
Great budget operator. Boat was simple clean and comfortable, great food, good equipment, awesome team on board. Would return.
- Recommended for
- Staff. Food. Vibe.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Beau D
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Belgium
Just amazing!
Best liveaboard I have done so far! Amazing boat, chill vibe, great crew, fantastic diving with experienced instructors. We had a great group with 10 young people.
- Recommended for
- The boat. The crew. The dive sites.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Kuenik C
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South Korea
Highly recommended
It would be great to see reef manta for sure. However, the main highlights of this trip was team. they are super friendly and really try to help us out on anything. I am planning to make this liveaboard trip as annual thing with sokaraja. Cheers and see you around
- Recommended for
- Great crew, sites and activities
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Sebastian F
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Germany
Best Experience!
Our Liveaboard with Sokaraja was the best experience during our one month trip in Indonesia! The crew is just the best and will make your stay with them perfect. But we're here for the diving, right? So how was it? We loved every single dive! Komodo is such a great place for diving because you have a lot of different topographies, currents, corals, fish and so on. So we saw a lot of amazing things down there. Turtles, sharks, mantas...you name it. You'll get a detailled briefing with a meticulous and beautiful handdrawn map of the divesite right before every dive. And when you're not diving you can relax on the really nice boat, play some games, go for a swim or have fun with the crew. The food was also nice and everyone got their bellys stuffed :) We had the dorm cabin but slept under the stars on deck which was also amazing and since there is no light pollution you can see the milky way and sooo many stars! The value for the money is the best. We really recommend doing the trip with Sokaraja :)
- Recommended for
- Nice Boat, amazing dive sites and amazing crew
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Shyam P
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United Kingdom
Can’t recommend enough
I really enjoyed Sokaraja. The vibes are brilliant and perfect to explore Komodo on this style of boat. It’s relaxed, with great food and it was more comfortable than I expected. The itinerary packs as much in which maximises your time. The crew are brilliant and the dive briefings are thorough and the guides are great. I had fantastic time. And of course the diving in Komodo is world class.
- Recommended for
- The food. The vibes of the boat. Very chill and perfect to explore Komodo. The itinerary including extra things like beach visit, sunset viewpoint etc.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Ross H
- United Kingdom
Excellent experience!!
The team aboard the boat are extremely good. Very professional, safe and know the dives sites well. Luca the owner who was my instructor/dive guide was fantastic and has decades of experience along with his dive team and experienced boat crew. Also a big shout out to the chef who managed to feed us really well and keep the food very interesting and super tasty! Also a big thank you to the boys who made things so much easier with their help. There was 10 guests and 11 staff which makes running the boat a smooth operation. The dive equipment is professional and well looked after to a high standard. They took us to some beautiful spots to rest and relax after doves, the views are breathtaking. I would 100% go with Sokaraja again next time I do a live aboard purely for safety and the dive knowledge the team have. Thanks again guys and take care!
- Recommended for
- The crew, food and dives!
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- 10 Exceptional
- Alba S
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Spain
The ultimate liveaboard experience
The sokaraja is a super practical and comfortable simple bib boat. It has everything you could need during the trip. The team of people is spectacular, helpful, attentive and everything is super well organized. Komodo is top and the sites they choose as well as the dive masters make it even better. The food is delicious. And the facilities are new. We recommend it 100%.
- Recommended for
- Facilities. The team of people on board. Organization.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Magali B
- France
Very nice cruise
Very nice dives with often current Very good breefing and knowledge of the spots not the dives master
- Recommended for
- Organization between dives and moments on land. Dive master and team on board. Meal.
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- 10 Exceptional
- benjamin F
- France
5 days discovery of Komodo national park
Sokaraja liveaoard has been a wonderful experience, thanks to a great dedicated team. It definitely matched my expectations, if not going above. In 5 days you definitely have the occasion to enjoy the multiple dive types that you can do in Komodo area, with teams / dive masters adapting diving conditions to guests level. Being maximum 10 on the boat, they have this possibility to build a quite « personalized » trip, and spend time to explain wildlife and local conditions. Food made by the onboard chef is really good and the team helpful. They had to manage compressor issues at the beggining of the trip and did it with dedication, saving what could have been a failed expedition. Dive sites are really good and well preserved, thanks to Komodo being a national park + the efforts of liveaboard teams to preserve the resource and environment. Definitely better experience than diving from Labuan Bajo, and overall a great experience! Thank you Sokaraja team!
- Recommended for
- 3 wonderful dives per day ; ambiance on the boat (crew & guests) ; landscapes in Komodo national park
