Visiting Labuan Bajo by yacht

When to come, where yachts anchor in Komodo National Park, and how to get here.

Picture made with AI. It shows the place but is not a photograph.

Seasons

When to come

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	June to September	30.1 to 30.7 °C	16 to 54 mm
Shoulder	May, October	30.6 to 30.9 °C	96 to 144 mm
Off season	November to April	29.3 to 30.8 °C	241 to 375 mm

Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis through Open-Meteo, harbour coordinates 8.49 S 119.88 E, adjusted to sea level, 1991 to 2020. Model data, not a weather station record. Season bands are our own estimate.

At anchor

Where yachts anchor

Southeast Asia Pilot says anchoring is mostly prohibited in Komodo National Park and is policed. It advises using moorings where they exist and anchoring on sand otherwise. (September 2025.)

Loh Liang, KomodoPark headquarters in Sora Lia Bay, on the southeast coast of Komodo. Anchor near the moorings off the two jetties, in 10 to 16 m on mud, in front of the ranger facility.

Pink BeachAt the southeast point of Sora Lia Bay. Crushed red coral branches colour the shoreline. TWW Yachts lists it on day 5 of its seven-day Komodo itinerary.

Loh Buaya, RincaA protected inlet at the end of a mangrove-lined waterway 250 m wide. Anchor in front of the ranger station jetty, in 10 m on sand and mud, at 08°39.227S, 119°42.881E. On approach, keep to port to stay clear of the drying bank.

Padar, Gili Lawa, Manta PointThe TWW Yachts seven-day itinerary from Labuan Bajo also stops at Padar Island, Gili Lawa and Manta Point.

Cruising from here

A Boat International article from 2017 describes an eight-day itinerary on a 42.5 m yacht. Day one starts at Labuan Bajo. The route later reaches Wera village on Sumbawa, then anchors off Pulau Sangeang, a volcanic outcrop.

Ashore

Southeast Asia Pilot lists restaurants, diving and snorkeling tours, and overland excursions to mountain villages behind the town. (October 2025.)

Getting here

Komodo International Airport has the airport code LBJ. OpenStreetMap places it about 2 km from the harbour.

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