Cheng Ho Liveaboard, Indonesia

Luxury, adventure, and world-class Indonesian diving onboard a traditional phinisi schooner

from$350 /day

per person

Overview

Outstanding facilities for divers and photographers of all skill levels
Spacious decks, lounge and dining areas, plus an on-deck jacuzzi
Spacious, teak interiors with luxurious touches and traditional design
Three to four dives each day focused on exceptional marine life encounters and beautiful reefs

Cheng Ho is a traditionally constructed wooden phinisi, boasting teak interiors, spacious and comfortable cabins, and all the diver-friendly features you’ll ever need. This liveaboard offers a comprehensive selection of exciting itineraries in Komodo, and less-traveled diving destinations such as Maumere, with trips lasting between four and eight days. And, no matter which adventure you choose, you'll have a chance to dive up to four times a day at some of Indonesia's most legendary sites, joined by sharks, reef mantas, and more! Back on deck, you can expect luxurious details and highly personalised service, above and below the waves.

Number of cabins:14
Internet:YES
Nitrox:YES
Equipment rental:YES
Guest / Guide:4:1
Group booking discounts

Choose your trip

8Jan 2025
6D / 5N
Komodo (LBJ) 5N
Up to 16 dives
from $2,100
Overview
Length of trip 6 days / 5 nights
Number of dives Up to 16
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Dive and travel insurance required
Transfer details
Departure
08 Jan 2025
11:00 AM
Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo Komodo Airport: LBJ
Return
13 Jan 2025
10:00 AM
Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo Komodo Airport: LBJ
What's included
Meals and snacks
Water, tea and coffee
Towels and toiletries
Tanks and weights
Snorkeling gear
Night dives
Transfers
Land excursions
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
Dive and travel insurance
Park and port fees - US$35 per night
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
Single supplement - US$210 per night
Soft drinks
Alcoholic drinks
Equipment rental - US$35 per day
Nitrox - US$20 per day
15l tanks - US$10 per day
Gratuities
Laundry service
Highlights
Circular itinerary exploring the best sites around Komodo
Marvel at the macro critters of Padar
Meet the mantas of Komodo National Park
Ranger-guided hike to find komodo dragons
Share a sunset date with colourful mating mandarin fish
Enjoy the current swept Lintah Strait
Night dives included

Day 1: Labuhan Bajo / Sabolan – 1-2x dives
Arrive at the newly built Labuan Bajo airport in Flores. Our representative will be waiting outside the arrival hall and ready to escort you to the ship for immediate boarding. Safety Briefing, Safety DVD, Crew Introduction, Necessary Dive Paperwork, Cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place before departing the Harbour. During the journey to our first dive site, Sabolan for a check dive, take this opportunity to familiarise yourselves with the vessel and make yourself comfortable.

Day 2: Horseshoe Bay – 4x dives
Diving around Cannibal Rock, Banana Island, Yellow Wall and Torpedo Alley. Unbelievable amounts of rare nudibranchs fight for space on the rock with the thousands of multi-colored feather stars and unusual sea apples that hide juvenile painted frogfish and ghost pipefish. Adult frogfish swim around the rock that hosts such surprises as Coleman shrimp, zebra crabs, Rhinopias, hawksbill turtles, blue ringed octopus and torpedo rays.

Day 3: Manta Alley / Lohok Sera Bay / Komodo Island – 4x dives
First 2 dives of the day will be for mantas, we will start our dive at The Stadium to the west of the rocks. In the lee area in this small bay, where the maximum depth is 30 metres, there are almost always mantas cleaning here or travelling through to the other side of the islets. Second dive we will start in “The Channel”

We then move to Lohok Sera bay to enjoy the small wreck here, many nudi’s and other macro life can be found here. Our fourth dive will be a dusk dive to go in search of the elusive mandarin fish. This spot is well known to have some large specimens.

Day 4: Castle Rock / Gili Lawa Laut / Crystal Rock – 4x dives
We will dive the famous Castle Rock, well known for curious batfish, trevally, mackerels and white tip reef sharks. Down at 30 metres you can see grey reef sharks. There is also excellent soft coral coverage. Close by there is another dive site, Crystal Rock, known for schools of surgeon fish and snappers and the occasional manta. Dive 3 will be at Shotgun, this is really a unique dive. Between the 2 islands of Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat is a small channel and wall. The current here attracts giant trevallies, mantas, turtles and barracudas. Night dive on Gili Lawa Laut reef, known for huge Spanish dancers and other nighttime critters

Day 5: Batu Bolong / Tatawa Kecil / Rinca – 2x dives
Before we land to see the Komodo dragons on Rinca Island, we will visit one of the finest pinnacles you will ever see, Batu Bolong. The reef is covered in colourful corals, invertebrate life and thousands of anthias and other brilliant reef fish. Along the steep walls in deeper water many large fish including sharks, Napoleon wrasse, giant trevally, dogtooth tuna. Large schools of rainbow runners and fusiliers can be observed on almost every occasion. Tatawa Kecil offers a drift dive along some of the largest fields of branching corals in Komodo. Batfish, eagle rays, and turtles are some of the highlights. The afternoon will be spent trekking with park rangers as guides looking for Komodo Dragons on Rinca island. Be sure to bring a hat, sunscreen and your camera.

Day 6: Labuhan Bajo – No dives
The ship will arrive in Labuan Bajo early in the morning. You will be served breakfast and afterwards prepare for disembarkation. You will be transferred to the airport. Trip ends.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
30% - 180 days prior to departure.
50% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
Cancellation policy
35% of the total invoice will be charged if you cancel between 179 to 91 days prior to the scheduled trip date.
50% of the total invoice will be charged if you cancel between 90 to 46 days prior to the scheduled trip date.
100% of the total invoice will be charged if you cancel within 45 days prior to the scheduled trip date or no show.
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
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from $2,100 /guest
Per person, diving included
Sold out
14Jan 2025
6D / 5N
Komodo (LBJ) 5N
Up to 16 dives
from $2,100
Overview
Length of trip 6 days / 5 nights
Number of dives Up to 16
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Dive and travel insurance required
Transfer details
Departure
14 Jan 2025
11:00 AM
Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo Komodo Airport: LBJ
Return
19 Jan 2025
10:00 AM
Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo Komodo Airport: LBJ
What's included
Meals and snacks
Water, tea and coffee
Towels and toiletries
Tanks and weights
Snorkeling gear
Night dives
Transfers
Land excursions
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
Dive and travel insurance
Park and port fees - US$35 per night
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
Single supplement - US$210 per night
Soft drinks
Alcoholic drinks
Equipment rental - US$35 per day
Nitrox - US$20 per day
15l tanks - US$10 per day
Gratuities
Laundry service
Highlights
Circular itinerary exploring the best sites around Komodo
Marvel at the macro critters of Padar
Meet the mantas of Komodo National Park
Ranger-guided hike to find komodo dragons
Share a sunset date with colourful mating mandarin fish
Enjoy the current swept Lintah Strait
Night dives included

Day 1: Labuhan Bajo / Sabolan – 1-2x dives
Arrive at the newly built Labuan Bajo airport in Flores. Our representative will be waiting outside the arrival hall and ready to escort you to the ship for immediate boarding. Safety Briefing, Safety DVD, Crew Introduction, Necessary Dive Paperwork, Cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place before departing the Harbour. During the journey to our first dive site, Sabolan for a check dive, take this opportunity to familiarise yourselves with the vessel and make yourself comfortable.

Day 2: Horseshoe Bay – 4x dives
Diving around Cannibal Rock, Banana Island, Yellow Wall and Torpedo Alley. Unbelievable amounts of rare nudibranchs fight for space on the rock with the thousands of multi-colored feather stars and unusual sea apples that hide juvenile painted frogfish and ghost pipefish. Adult frogfish swim around the rock that hosts such surprises as Coleman shrimp, zebra crabs, Rhinopias, hawksbill turtles, blue ringed octopus and torpedo rays.

Day 3: Manta Alley / Lohok Sera Bay / Komodo Island – 4x dives
First 2 dives of the day will be for mantas, we will start our dive at The Stadium to the west of the rocks. In the lee area in this small bay, where the maximum depth is 30 metres, there are almost always mantas cleaning here or travelling through to the other side of the islets. Second dive we will start in “The Channel”

We then move to Lohok Sera bay to enjoy the small wreck here, many nudi’s and other macro life can be found here. Our fourth dive will be a dusk dive to go in search of the elusive mandarin fish. This spot is well known to have some large specimens.

Day 4: Castle Rock / Gili Lawa Laut / Crystal Rock – 4x dives
We will dive the famous Castle Rock, well known for curious batfish, trevally, mackerels and white tip reef sharks. Down at 30 metres you can see grey reef sharks. There is also excellent soft coral coverage. Close by there is another dive site, Crystal Rock, known for schools of surgeon fish and snappers and the occasional manta. Dive 3 will be at Shotgun, this is really a unique dive. Between the 2 islands of Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat is a small channel and wall. The current here attracts giant trevallies, mantas, turtles and barracudas. Night dive on Gili Lawa Laut reef, known for huge Spanish dancers and other nighttime critters

Day 5: Batu Bolong / Tatawa Kecil / Rinca – 2x dives
Before we land to see the Komodo dragons on Rinca Island, we will visit one of the finest pinnacles you will ever see, Batu Bolong. The reef is covered in colourful corals, invertebrate life and thousands of anthias and other brilliant reef fish. Along the steep walls in deeper water many large fish including sharks, Napoleon wrasse, giant trevally, dogtooth tuna. Large schools of rainbow runners and fusiliers can be observed on almost every occasion. Tatawa Kecil offers a drift dive along some of the largest fields of branching corals in Komodo. Batfish, eagle rays, and turtles are some of the highlights. The afternoon will be spent trekking with park rangers as guides looking for Komodo Dragons on Rinca island. Be sure to bring a hat, sunscreen and your camera.

Day 6: Labuhan Bajo – No dives
The ship will arrive in Labuan Bajo early in the morning. You will be served breakfast and afterwards prepare for disembarkation. You will be transferred to the airport. Trip ends.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
30% - 180 days prior to departure.
50% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
Cancellation policy
35% of the total invoice will be charged if you cancel between 179 to 91 days prior to the scheduled trip date.
50% of the total invoice will be charged if you cancel between 90 to 46 days prior to the scheduled trip date.
100% of the total invoice will be charged if you cancel within 45 days prior to the scheduled trip date or no show.
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
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from $2,100 /guest
Per person, diving included
Sold out
20Jan 2025
6D / 5N
Komodo (LBJ) 5N
Up to 16 dives
from $2,100
Overview
Length of trip 6 days / 5 nights
Number of dives Up to 16
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Insurance Dive and travel insurance required
Transfer details
Departure
20 Jan 2025
11:00 AM
Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo Komodo Airport: LBJ
Return
25 Jan 2025
10:00 AM
Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo Komodo Airport: LBJ
What's included
Meals and snacks
Water, tea and coffee
Towels and toiletries
Tanks and weights
Snorkeling gear
Night dives
Transfers
Land excursions
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
Dive and travel insurance
Park and port fees - US$35 per night
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
Single supplement - US$210 per night
Soft drinks
Alcoholic drinks
Equipment rental - US$35 per day
Nitrox - US$20 per day
15l tanks - US$10 per day
Gratuities
Laundry service
Highlights
Circular itinerary exploring the best sites around Komodo
Marvel at the macro critters of Padar
Meet the mantas of Komodo National Park
Ranger-guided hike to find komodo dragons
Share a sunset date with colourful mating mandarin fish
Enjoy the current swept Lintah Strait
Night dives included

Day 1: Labuhan Bajo / Sabolan – 1-2x dives
Arrive at the newly built Labuan Bajo airport in Flores. Our representative will be waiting outside the arrival hall and ready to escort you to the ship for immediate boarding. Safety Briefing, Safety DVD, Crew Introduction, Necessary Dive Paperwork, Cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place before departing the Harbour. During the journey to our first dive site, Sabolan for a check dive, take this opportunity to familiarise yourselves with the vessel and make yourself comfortable.

Day 2: Horseshoe Bay – 4x dives
Diving around Cannibal Rock, Banana Island, Yellow Wall and Torpedo Alley. Unbelievable amounts of rare nudibranchs fight for space on the rock with the thousands of multi-colored feather stars and unusual sea apples that hide juvenile painted frogfish and ghost pipefish. Adult frogfish swim around the rock that hosts such surprises as Coleman shrimp, zebra crabs, Rhinopias, hawksbill turtles, blue ringed octopus and torpedo rays.

Day 3: Manta Alley / Lohok Sera Bay / Komodo Island – 4x dives
First 2 dives of the day will be for mantas, we will start our dive at The Stadium to the west of the rocks. In the lee area in this small bay, where the maximum depth is 30 metres, there are almost always mantas cleaning here or travelling through to the other side of the islets. Second dive we will start in “The Channel”

We then move to Lohok Sera bay to enjoy the small wreck here, many nudi’s and other macro life can be found here. Our fourth dive will be a dusk dive to go in search of the elusive mandarin fish. This spot is well known to have some large specimens.

Day 4: Castle Rock / Gili Lawa Laut / Crystal Rock – 4x dives
We will dive the famous Castle Rock, well known for curious batfish, trevally, mackerels and white tip reef sharks. Down at 30 metres you can see grey reef sharks. There is also excellent soft coral coverage. Close by there is another dive site, Crystal Rock, known for schools of surgeon fish and snappers and the occasional manta. Dive 3 will be at Shotgun, this is really a unique dive. Between the 2 islands of Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat is a small channel and wall. The current here attracts giant trevallies, mantas, turtles and barracudas. Night dive on Gili Lawa Laut reef, known for huge Spanish dancers and other nighttime critters

Day 5: Batu Bolong / Tatawa Kecil / Rinca – 2x dives
Before we land to see the Komodo dragons on Rinca Island, we will visit one of the finest pinnacles you will ever see, Batu Bolong. The reef is covered in colourful corals, invertebrate life and thousands of anthias and other brilliant reef fish. Along the steep walls in deeper water many large fish including sharks, Napoleon wrasse, giant trevally, dogtooth tuna. Large schools of rainbow runners and fusiliers can be observed on almost every occasion. Tatawa Kecil offers a drift dive along some of the largest fields of branching corals in Komodo. Batfish, eagle rays, and turtles are some of the highlights. The afternoon will be spent trekking with park rangers as guides looking for Komodo Dragons on Rinca island. Be sure to bring a hat, sunscreen and your camera.

Day 6: Labuhan Bajo – No dives
The ship will arrive in Labuan Bajo early in the morning. You will be served breakfast and afterwards prepare for disembarkation. You will be transferred to the airport. Trip ends.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
30% - 180 days prior to departure.
50% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
Cancellation policy
35% of the total invoice will be charged if you cancel between 179 to 91 days prior to the scheduled trip date.
50% of the total invoice will be charged if you cancel between 90 to 46 days prior to the scheduled trip date.
100% of the total invoice will be charged if you cancel within 45 days prior to the scheduled trip date or no show.
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
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from $2,100 /guest
Per person, diving included
Available for charter

Cabins

Twin cabin, lower deck
Twin beds
2 people
Shareable
Double cabin, lower deck
Queen size bed
2 people
Non shareable
Single cabin, main deck
Single bed
1 person
Non shareable
Double cabin, upper deck
Queen size bed
2 people
Non shareable
Twin cabin, main deck
Twin beds
2 people
Shareable

If you are a solo traveller, we aim to allocate shared cabins on a same-sex basis.
Non-shareable cabins can not be shared with another single traveler outside your party. A single occupancy surcharge will be applied.

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Cheng Ho Liveaboard, Indonesia

Overview

Choose your trip

Komodo (LBJ) 5N

Departure

Return

What's included

What's not included

Optional Extras

Payment & cancellation terms

Komodo (LBJ) 5N

Departure

Return

What's included

What's not included

Optional Extras

Payment & cancellation terms

Komodo (LBJ) 5N

Departure

Return

What's included

What's not included

Optional Extras

Payment & cancellation terms

Cabins

Twin cabin, lower deck

Double cabin, lower deck

Single cabin, main deck

Double cabin, upper deck

Twin cabin, main deck

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