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Moorings and anchorages in Komodo: what the rules mean for your day
Updated 27 October 2026
Inside Komodo National Park a yacht ties to a mooring buoy at the reef stops where one is laid, and spends the night in an anchorage the harbour authority allows. For a private party that means short tender rides, a reef left untouched, and a captain who picks each stop on the day.
A buoy at the reef, not an anchor
At the reef stops the park asks boats to use a mooring buoy wherever one is laid, rather than drop an anchor on coral; the park's visitor brochure says so plainly. The buoys were set across the park by the park office with WWF-Indonesia and dive operators, so that a yacht can hold position without touching the reef.
For guests the effect is practical. The yacht lies a short tender ride off the reef or the beach, and the crew runs the party across in the dinghy. Snorkellers enter water that no anchor chain has dragged through.
Where the yacht spends the night
Overnight stops follow the harbour authority's anchorage areas, which cover Labuan Bajo and the main islands of the park, Padar, Rinca and Komodo among them. The captain chooses one of those areas each evening by the wind and the swell.
That is why the quote names no anchorage in advance. Dinner on deck, the night in the suites and the early start for Padar all happen in water the captain has judged calm enough for the party.
What a private party can ask for
- A quiet evening. Say so in the brief; the captain weighs it when choosing the anchorage, within the areas allowed.
- An early Padar climb. The yacht then spends the night within reach of Padar, if the weather allows it.
- Swimmers who tire easily. Tell us, and the crew keeps the tender close at the reef stops.
- Questions about the rules. Ask before the deposit, and the captain's answer goes into your file beside the route.
Related pages
Sources
- Komodo National Park visitor brochure, Ministry of Environment and Forestry (copy hosted by a cruising-information site) (2018-01-17)
- WWF-Indonesia: Mooring buoy, the little saviour of Komodo National Park (2015-09-25)
- detikBali: Labuan Bajo port authority on anchorage areas for tourist boats (2025-03-06)
FAQ
Does the yacht anchor on the reef?
No. At reef stops the yacht uses a mooring buoy where one is laid, as the park asks, and the party crosses to the reef or the beach by tender.
Can we choose where the yacht spends the night?
Tell us what matters, a quiet evening or an early start for Padar, and the captain weighs it. The anchorage itself is chosen on the day within the areas the harbour authority allows.
Who decides where the yacht stops?
The captain, by weather and current, working to the park's mooring rules and the harbour authority's anchorage areas.
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