“The diving is great, good is excellent, and the boat is nice. BUT, The crew is a mix of old and new and the newer crew trainees (i…”
La Unua is a traditional wooden phinisi offering year-round liveaboard diving in Komodo National Park. Catering to just 6 guests, the La Unua liveaboard has 3 well-appointed cabins located below deck. Each cabin is equipped with an en-suite bathroom and air-conditioning. Social areas include the air-conditioned indoor lounge and outdoor lounge, bar and sunbathing area. Meals are a combination of Asian and continental cuisine, freshly prepared by the experienced onboard chef and served at the outdoor dining area.
Dive cruises to Komodo with La Unua liveaboard vary from 4 - 6 days long. Itineraries explore some of the best dive areas in Komodo, including Batu Bolong, Manta Point, Golden Passage and Castle Rock. Komodo offers a diverse range of marine life, from tiny pygmy seahorses to large mantas gliding through the water. The experienced and dedicated crew are on had to accommodate most dive requests.
Available for both private dive charter and individual bookings, the La Unua phinisi is a fantastic option for your Komodo liveaboard. Call us or book online today to reserve your space.
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Included: VAT, Port Fees, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Kayaks, Land Excursions, Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, Stand Up Paddleboard, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.
Required Extras: National Park Fees (300,000 IDR per trip), Visas and Fees.
Optional Extras: Dive Insurance (85,000 IDR per day), Travel Insurance (25,000 IDR per day), Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Beach BBQ (150,000 IDR), Extra Dives (500,000 IDR), Private Dive Guide (750,000 IDR per day), Rental Gear (15,000-50,000 IDR), Scuba Diving Courses (5,000,000-30,000,000 IDR), Yoga.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Cabin Types
La Unua Reviews
- 9.1 Superb
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Vessel
8.5
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Crew
9.3
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Food
9.3
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Diving
9.3
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Value
9.3
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- 10 Exceptional
- Janel A
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United States
Top Notch Experience
Such an amazing trip! We booked the suite cabin for January 2020, and ended up having the entire boat to ourselves. It was a wonderful dive boat experience. The dive master, Jaimal, was superb. The dive masters tend to freelance with different boats, so I think the experience will vary based on who is your dive master. He was relaxed and knowledgeable and led us on 10 amazing dives. There was always plenty of food and drinks. It is BYOB, and they bring you to a market to buy alcohol if you’d like to bring it on board. The Komodo dragons were also great, and we also enjoyed a sunset trek with amazing views. Highly recommend! One note — if it is rainy season, the boat may not be allowed to leave the harbor if they don’t receive clearance from maritime authorities. They cannot control this. We had to postpone our departure for 24 hours because no boats were allowed to leave harbor to go to the national park that day. Luckily our travel plans were flexible and we just pushed the departure date out 2 days. However, this may not always be the case and you will need to cancel the trip (or just stay on the boat in the harbor — which would be a like paying for expensive hotel, since you aren’t able to dive or leave the harbor). We did not find out the boat didn’t have clearance to leave until we were already at the boat (after 10am), after an 8am hotel pickup, followed by getting rental gear from La Unua, and a stop at the market and the bank to get cash for the rental gear. In the future, I hope the management of La Unua would disclose the process earlier, and rather than encouraging us to get on the boat and stay in the harbor (with no guarantee that the boat would get clearance to leave the harbor due to weather), it would be better to let guests know the options before the hotel pickup. We would have preferred not to spend an entire morning of our vacation running around, only to return to the hotel because the boat didn’t have clearance to depart that day. However, once the boat received clearance and the departure was rescheduled, everything went very smoothly.
- Recommended for
- Dive Master, Cabin with en-suite bathroom, and Attentive Crew
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- 7.2 Good
- Don M
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Canada
Great boat, great diving, new team
The diving is great, good is excellent, and the boat is nice. BUT, The crew is a mix of old and new and the newer crew trainees (including the dive master in training) are still finding their feet. Things can feel a bit disorganized and hectic around the boat and getting in and out of the water, but once there it's amazing. We had two dive masters (one in training) and only six guests. There was a rumor that an additional cabin would be built for two more guests, which would be fine for the boat, but there's minimal space for setting up to dive - 6 people was hectic, 8 would be a mess. La Unua as of today is good, not excellent, the crew and primary dive master are learning, but recognizing that, the diving and overall experience is well worth it. Oh, also be prepared for significant extra park fees not listed in advance.
- Recommended for
- Food, dive sites, 6 person boat
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- 8.0 Very good
- Bastien B
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France
Great experience with La Unua
During our dives we could see many things such as mantas, turtles, sharks and tons of other fish. We also get a chance to on a short trekking on Rinca islands where we could see the Komodo dragons.
- Recommended for
- Friendly Staff, amazing dives and nice boat
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Colin H
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United Kingdom
Amazing liveaboard on an amazing boat with an amazing crew and amazing dives.
Diving around Komodo with turtles, sharks and mantas, as well as plenty of colourful small life and coral. Followed very quickly by the amazing food and service by the crew.
- Recommended for
- The diving, the food, the boat (and crew)
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Paolo Z
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Switzerland
Amazona trip, unforgettable experience, outstanding crew.
The views, dive sites, and also the overall ambience was very relaxed and we have meet a wonderful malaysian / Indonesian couple that made our diving and stay even more enjoyable
- Recommended for
- Few people, fantastic food, amazing islands
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Jeonghyun O
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South Korea
It's awesome!
I make lovely friends from Spain. So I feel I got luck and happiness.
- Recommended for
- Foods, friendly and professional crew, schedules.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Diana N
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Germany
Unforgettable liveaboard
This was by far the best diving area I have ever dived in. The coral reefs are colorful, diverse and very well preserved. The biodiversity of coral fish as well as large fish is impressive. The absolute highlight was diving with manta rays at Manta Point. All in one, an unforgettable experience!But be careful, the Komodo National Park is only suitable for experienced divers (+80 dives) who are also physically fit due to the strong and sometimes sudden currents.
- Recommended for
- Great coral reefs, abundance of fish and my diving master
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- 10 Exceptional
- Elena D
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Spain
Expectations exceeded: ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!
EVERYTHING ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! The crew is exceptional, the dives, the food, comfort, cleanliness, attentive to every detail. Spectacular backgrounds, exciting dives with a very professional guide. The best trip of my life without a doubt! THANK YOU THE UNUA!! And thanks to Joshua from Liveabroad for his advice and guidance.
- Recommended for
- Crew, dives and quality in the spaces
