Komodo National Park diving fee: the scuba ticket explained

By Komodo National Park Fee Editorial Desk

Sourced figures: fees in the table carry their source and check month. They are official or third-party figures, not our offers, and they change. This guide is not the park authority.

The Komodo National Park diving fee is a scuba ticket added to the entrance ticket, listed on the park authority's poster per person per day. An Antara report says per activity instead, but the poster and regulation agree on per day. Operator totals vary mainly because some also add a harbour fee, which is not on the poster.

How much is the Komodo National Park diving fee?

The current scuba line is in the price table on this page, as read from the poster published by the park authority. On its own it is small compared with the entrance ticket, and it never stands alone: a diver pays the entrance ticket for each day and the scuba ticket on top. Anyone who asks "what does diving cost in park fees" is really asking about that combination, and the Komodo park entrance fee overview explains the base line.

You will see this line called different things. Divebooker and Komodo Resort call it a surcharge, and a quote may call it a dive permit. The poster treats it as an activity ticket. Those words may all point to the same charge, but do not assume so if a quote uses a different label. Ask whether it means the poster line, and at what rate. The price table also gives the foreign entrance line, so you can compare a quote directly with the official starting point. For the entrance ticket itself, including the Indonesian rates that apply to Indonesian divers, see the page on the Komodo National Park entrance fee.

Is it per day or per activity?

The published sources disagree, though not evenly.

The poster and the regulation are the stronger sources, and they say per day. Komodo Resort's description fits the per-day reading.

The practical effect comes down to how you count. On the per-day reading, three dives on one day should mean one scuba ticket, while a week aboard with five diving days means five. If someone charges per dive, they are using a unit that neither the poster nor the regulation shows, so ask them to explain it. Note too that no source defines an activity, which would make the per-activity version hard to apply even if it were correct.

What about a non-diving day on a longer trip? Komodo Resort's wording counts diving days, so a rest day inside the park should carry the entrance ticket and no scuba ticket. Neptune Liveaboards says the same in plain terms: on a day inside the boundary without a dive, you pay entry but not the surcharge.

Why do operators give different totals?

Mostly because they add up different things, and some pages are not consistent with themselves.

The price table shows Divebooker's daily total alongside the poster lines that feed it, so you can see the sum. Take away the entrance and scuba tickets from Divebooker's figure and what is left equals the harbour fee reported by Ocean Earth Travels. That harbour fee rests on operator reports only. It is labelled that way in the table, and our note on the Labuan Bajo harbour fee covers what can and cannot be said about it.

So when you compare two quotes, line them up by component and ignore the headline total. Three questions cover most of the difference: Does the figure include the entrance ticket? Does it include a harbour charge, and on which days? Is it per day, and for how many days? Liveaboard quotes need extra attention: Ocean Earth Travels says once per trip on liveaboards, so a daily total may overstate it.

A worked count may help. Two foreign divers on a four-day trip who dive on three days would need eight entrance units and six scuba units under the per-day reading. Anything beyond those lines should have its own name in the quote.

Why do older articles mention another diving charge?

Because there used to be one. According to Detik, West Manggarai regency also charged foreign and Indonesian visitors for diving and snorkelling, collected at the Labuan Bajo port authority office, known as KSOP. Those charges stopped on 24 May 2023. An article written before that date may list a regional diving line, and one that has been lightly updated may still carry it. If a current quote includes a regional or KSOP diving charge, ask which regulation supports it today.

Snorkelling is treated differently from scuba on the current tariff, and it has its own page: the Komodo snorkeling fee.

Does the rule require certification?

Yes. The visit protocol of the park prohibits diving without certification at park dive sites. The protocol, as far as the rule goes, does not set out which agencies or levels count, or how a beginner course or a guided try-dive is treated. Those are questions for your dive operator and, if the answer seems doubtful, the park authority.

This rule and the scuba ticket are separate things. Paying the ticket does not stand in for a certification card, and holding a card does not remove the ticket. As our own suggestion, not a park rule, carry proof of certification on the trip.

How does sport fishing compare?

It is a much larger charge with a different unit. The poster lists sport fishing per person per activity, while scuba is per person per day. Going by the old and new figures the park head gave Antara, the fishing line rose by a factor of two hundred under the new tariff. The current amount is in the price table.

The difference in unit has a real consequence for planning. Because fishing is priced per activity, how the park counts one activity could change your total. A fishing party should get that answered in writing before paying anything.

What else do people ask about diving fees?

How much is the Komodo National Park fee for divers?

A diver pays the entrance ticket plus the scuba ticket, each per person per day on the poster. Current figures are in the price table on this page, and some operators add a harbour fee on top.

Is the Komodo scuba surcharge charged per dive or per day?

The park poster and PP 36/2024 say per person per day. An Antara report quoted the park head saying per activity. Treat the poster and regulation as the stronger sources, and question any per-dive charge.

Is a permit required for diving in Komodo National Park?

The poster shows a scuba ticket and the visit protocol prohibits diving without certification. Ask your operator or the park if you are told about any further dive permit.

Are the park fees included in a dive booking total?

That depends on the seller. Some totals add the entrance ticket, scuba ticket and a harbour fee, and others leave parts out. Ask for each line in writing before you pay.

Does the fee change for a liveaboard diving trip?

The poster has no separate liveaboard line in the rows shown here. Count entrance days and diving days separately. Ocean Earth Travels says the harbour charge falls once per trip on liveaboards, so check that a daily total has not counted it each day.

Which sources support this page?

• Park authority tariff poster
• PP 36/2024 appendix, BKSDA Jakarta copy
• Park visit protocol
• Antara on the new tariff
• Detik on the end of regency charges
• Divebooker guide (operator)
• Komodo Island Tour fee page (operator)
• Komodo Resort guide (operator)
• Ocean Earth Travels fee page (operator)
• Neptune Liveaboards: operator guide to park fees and paperwork

How do I reach the desk?

The desk cannot promise a boat, a space or a dive date. Send a question on WhatsApp to +62 811-3823-875 or email us at the desk, and we will answer what we can. Be aware that requests may turn into paid bookings, so we have a commercial stake. Price, any fee and the contracting company are set out in a written offer before you commit, and only that offer counts. The disclaimer has more.