Berapa biaya sewa perahu sehari di Riung untuk tur 17 pulau?

Untuk satu hari penuh, berapa biaya sewa perahu sehari di Riung biasanya mengikuti pola canon: kapal kayu standar sekitar 400.000–600.000 rupiah untuk kapalnya saja. Setelah ditambah makan siang sederhana, alat snorkel, dan retribusi kecil taman, total untuk dua orang umumnya jatuh di kisaran 850.000–1.500.000. Pastikan menanyakan jelas apa saja yang sudah termasuk.

Kapal berbagi atau carter privat, mana yang lebih masuk akal?

Secara praktik, hampir semua kapal di Riung beroperasi sebagai private charter, lalu bisa dijadikan sharing saat ada tamu lain yang mau gabung. Jadi pilihan antara kapal berbagi dan carter privat lebih soal apakah Anda mau aktif mencari teman berbagi biaya atau membayar penuh. Panduan teknis walk-in dijelaskan di How to Arrange a Boat in Riung Village (Walk-In, Not Online).

Apakah kapal di Riung punya toilet dan bagaimana standar kenyamanannya?

Pertanyaan “apakah kapal di Riung punya toilet” wajar muncul karena sebagian besar perahu kayu kecil memang tidak memiliki toilet tertutup. Kapal ukuran sedang kadang punya kamar kecil sangat sederhana. Untuk kenyamanan, anggap standar: bangku kayu, atap teduh, kasur tipis, tanpa AC. Jika Anda butuh toilet onboard, sampaikan sejak awal dan minta ditunjukkan kapalnya sebelum setuju harga.

Ada life jacket di kapal Riung dan apa saja aturan keselamatan di kapal Riung?

Kebanyakan perahu menyediakan jaket pelampung, tetapi stok dan kondisinya bervariasi, sehingga wajar bertanya “ada life jacket di kapal Riung?” sebelum berangkat. Aturan keselamatan di kapal Riung yang ideal: satu pelampung per orang, anak kecil selalu memakainya, penumpang duduk saat kapal melaju, dan barang berat tidak ditumpuk di satu sisi. Jangan ragu membatalkan atau ganti kapal jika jumlah pelampung terasa tidak masuk akal.

Apa saja aturan keselamatan saat snorkeling di 17 pulau dan aturan menyentuh terumbu karang saat snorkeling?

Aturan keselamatan saat snorkeling di 17 pulau sederhana: selalu berpasangan, gunakan pelampung jika ragu, dan ikuti arus, jangan melawannya. Aturan menyentuh terumbu karang saat snorkeling sebenarnya satu: jangan disentuh sama sekali, baik dengan tangan, kaki, atau sirip. Karang di perairan Nusa Tenggara Timur tumbuh sangat lambat; satu injakan bisa merusak puluhan tahun pertumbuhan.

Bolehkah berenang di pulau tempat koloni kelelawar bertengger?

Banyak tamu bertanya apakah boleh berenang di pulau yang sama dengan koloni kelelawar, karena rute sore ke Ontoloe memang berpusat pada koloni itu. Umumnya, kapal berhenti renang dan snorkelling di pulau lain lebih dulu, lalu mendekati mangrove Ontoloe hanya untuk observasi dari jarak aman. Berenang tepat di depan koloni kelelawar besar tidak dianjurkan untuk menjaga ketenangan satwa.

A phinisi under way on flat water at dusk, with small boats around it

Boats & charter

Every boat is a private charter until someone else joins.

That one fact explains the whole pricing structure in Riung. Here is what each kind of boat costs, and what it actually buys.

Boats are arranged at the waterfront, usually the evening before — a standard wooden boat is chartered for the whole day and split between however many of you there are.

A seat on a shared boat is sold per person — ask for the price.
Three to five stops, out at 08.00, back by 16.00.
Snorkelling destination, not a diving one. No dive centre here.

The fleet

Five ways onto the water

Published ranges only. Nothing below is a quotation — treat it as the range to negotiate inside.

Wooden boats drawn up on the shore at Riung under an orange dusk sky

Shared wooden boat

A seat on someone else's charter, sold per person. Six to ten aboard. Ask for price.

Riung waterfront. Photo: MANSURKOI / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wooden jetty reaching over clear turquoise water toward a low green island

Private wooden boat

The whole boat for the day, carrying six to ten. Ask for price.

Pulau Kanawa, Flores — representative. Photo: Stepgun / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Green island rising above turquoise shallows seen from a boat

Small speedboat

Faster, smaller, and worth it only when the day is short. Ask for price.

Komodo National Park — representative. Photo: Hotel Kaesong / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Snorkeller floating above a shallow reef in clear water off Flores

Snorkelling trip

A premium boat with roof, deck and guide, gear and lunch in. Ask for price.

Manjarite, west Flores — representative. Photo: Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Bay full of moored boats below dry savannah hills

Liveaboard & phinisi

Overnight vessels, for combining Riung with the Komodo leg. Quoted per boat.

Komodo National Park. Photo: Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Flying foxes lifting off a mangrove island at dusk — Kalong Island, Labuan Bajo — the same species and the same dusk flight as Ontoloe. Photo: Khoirul Amri / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Before you pay

Check the life jackets yourself

Most boats carry jackets, but stock and condition vary and nobody will offer them unprompted. Count them, look at the straps, and agree the route before you leave the pier.

Small wooden boats have no enclosed toilet. Larger ones sometimes do. Ask, rather than find out at the second island.

Boats & charter

Open the one you need

Twenty-six guides on boats, snorkelling and charter. These nine cover most of it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Want the Komodo leg too?

Riung boats are arranged at the pier. For a liveaboard, a phinisi or the Komodo leg, the reservations desk answers on WhatsApp.

Book with Komodo Luxury

Every boat is a private charter until someone else joins.