The smallest category in our fleet by count, the largest by per-night price. Luxury yachts pair the privacy of a chartered vessel with the speed of a modern motor hull — 15–20 knot cruising, stabilised passage, climate-controlled cabins.
Speed is the most concrete advantage — a transit that takes 3 hours on a phinisi takes 90 minutes on a motor yacht. The Aqua Blu can cover the entire Komodo park top-to-bottom in two transit days, leaving 4–5 days for actual diving and exploration. Stabilisation matters for travellers prone to motion sickness, and modern interiors win for families who want bigger cabins and bathrooms per metre of hull.
The yacht wins on speed, stabilisation, modern aesthetics, and dense itineraries. The phinisi wins on soul, open-deck space, sailing romance, and a lower price point per metre of vessel. For long-range expedition voyages (Komodo + Forgotten Islands, Komodo + Raja Ampat), the yacht is the only viable platform.
35m motor yacht / 6 cabins / 14 guests — the most-booked motor yacht in our Komodo fleet.
50m steel expedition yacht / 9 cabins / 18 guests — built for long-range Indonesia voyages.
60m expedition yacht / 15 cabins / 30 guests — the ultimate Komodo + Forgotten Islands platform.
Indonesia’s charter market is dominated by phinisi for cultural and cost reasons. Modern motor yachts are a small premium niche — we only list vessels we’ve personally inspected and chartered.
Essentially yes — same anchorages, same dive sites, same itinerary. Phinisi guests sometimes choose phinisi for the cultural experience itself, which a steel motor yacht doesn’t deliver.
Kudanil Explorer for groups up to 18 wanting a serious steel expedition platform; Aqua Blu for larger groups, longer ranges, and resort-grade service.
