Komodo National Park quota: the daily limit and sold-out dates

By Komodo National Park Fee Editorial Desk

The Komodo National Park quota is a cap of 1,000 visitors per day, applied from 1 April 2026 and confirmed to Antara by the park authority's public relations coordinator. The 2026 annual allotment was reported used up by August, and reports differ on what was added for September to December. Current places appear on the siora.id calendar.

What is the Komodo National Park quota?

It is a ceiling on how many visitors may enter on a given date, and it is enforced through advance ticketing. Antara carries the figure and the start date. RRI reports that a socialisation and trial period ran from January to March 2026 before the rule applied in full, and that bookings go through SiOra instead of a ticket window.

The quota limits numbers. It is not a charge, and the entrance tariff is a separate matter. Holding a travel date and holding a ticket are also different things: until a ticket exists for your date, a boat or hotel reservation gives you no place inside the park.

Padar Selatan has an extra layer. RRI, IDN Times and operator Samara all report a per-session limit there, with slightly different figures, and our Padar Island entrance fee page sets them out.

Where does the number come from?

It comes from carrying capacity studies, and the sources do not cite the same study. The then park head described to IDN Times an annual ceiling of 365,000 visitors, drawing on a 2018 study carried out with P3E Bali Nusra and WWF. Divided across the year, that is the 1,000 a day. Antara, citing the park authority, gives 378,870 visitors a year for the whole area from a 2022 study. Both figures are in print, so both are given here.

Antara also breaks capacity down by location:

Set those ceilings beside recorded visits and the pressure is easy to see:

The 2025 total sits above both annual capacity figures.

What happened when the 2026 quota ran out?

Detik and CNN Indonesia report that the annual quota for 2026 had been used up by August, months before the year ended. The acting park head gave Detik one cause for the speed: people coming in ahead of the date on their tickets.

The authority then issued announcement No. PG.46/T.17/TU/KSA.04.01/B/09/2026, dated 22 September 2026, adjusting how quota would be distributed for the rest of the year, as RRI reports. The acting head told CNN Indonesia that total 2026 visits are expected to land close to the 2025 figure.

How much quota was added?

Here the reports conflict, and the difference is not small for anyone planning late-year travel.

"At least 500" is a floor and "limited to 500" is a ceiling, so these cannot both be a precise summary of the same text. The announcement itself would settle it. Until you have seen that wording, plan from what the calendar shows for your date, not from either headline, and read more about how the rules shifted in the rule changes timeline.

How do you read the SiOra quota calendar?

The public calendar at siora.id/daily-quota lists places by date. To show what it looks like: on 3 November 2026 it displayed 202 places for that day, while every other November date showed 0 and Sold Out. That is a snapshot from one day, not a forecast, and the picture may be different when you open it.

• A number means places are displayed for that date at that moment. It is not a place held for you.
• 0 and Sold Out means nothing is displayed. Whether a date can reopen is not something the published sources describe.
• Your date on the ticket must match your visit. Our page on SiOra e-ticket rules covers this, and the SiOra guide explains the wider system.

Wider disputes may also shape what you see. Antara reports that local tourism associations asked the authority to stop agents booking up quota, and that the park said it would raise this with the app developer. Also during the trial, as Antara notes, the authority suggested separating cruise ship quota from regular tourism allocations. So far neither is reported as in effect.

How far ahead should you reserve?

The published rule sets only an outer limit, the day before, as the e-ticket rules page explains. Other advice goes further and has aged quickly. Neptune Liveaboards says the park can fill on some dates from June to September. Komodo Guide, reviewed in May 2026, said low-season dates were easy, yet the calendar on 3 November 2026 showed every other November date sold out. RRI reports park advice to avoid July and suggests November to March for cruise visitors. Dragon Dive Komodo adds that a liveaboard needs places for every day inside the park, not one. So check the calendar before you commit money, whatever the month.

Could the quota change again?

Yes. The acting head told RRI that the quota can be evaluated and could grow as facilities improve. That is a statement of possibility and comes with no date or number. The reports give no figure, opening date or sold-out pattern for 2027, and any page offering one is guessing.

If your trip depends on a specific date next year, the sensible order is to check the calendar first, then commit money to anything non-refundable. Before you pay a boat deposit, ask how the operator handles a sold-out date and who carries the loss, which belongs with the other items on the page on what a tour includes. A multi-day trip needs a ticket for each day, as the per-day page shows, and the entrance fee list and fee for foreigners give the lines. To test a quote use the checking guide, and for who may reserve see booking tickets yourself. The wider Komodo National Park fee overview ties these together.

What else do people ask about the quota?

When does the daily Komodo National Park quota open?

Look at the siora.id calendar for your date, and if your plans depend on a release time, ask the park's call centre, whose number is on our contact page.

When does the Komodo National Park visitor quota reset?

No reset time is cited. The reports describe an annual allotment reported as used up by August 2026, followed by a park announcement dated 22 September 2026 on how later places would be distributed.

Why are Komodo National Park tickets limited?

The limit rests on carrying capacity studies. Sources cite different ones: a 2018 study behind the 365,000 figure, per the then park head, and a 2022 study giving 378,870, per Antara. Recorded visits in 2025 were above both.

What happens if Komodo National Park reaches its daily quota?

The public calendar shows the date as 0 and Sold Out. Because RRI reports that on-site ticket sales have ended, you should not count on buying at the gate. Choose another date or ask the park authority what it advises.

Is there a separate quota for Komodo Island and Rinca Island?

Antara gives separate annual capacity figures by location, but the daily cap is reported for the park as a whole, with no separate daily allotment reported for those two islands. Padar Selatan is reported to have per-session limits.

Which sources support this page?

• Antara: Komodo National Park limits visits to 1,000 per day
• IDN Times: how to register after the quota
• RRI: daily quota and mandatory advance tickets
• RRI: adjusted distribution of added quota
• Detik: annual quota used up
• CNN Indonesia: annual quota used up, daily limit
• Ministry conservation directorate: SiOra launch
• Antara: tourism associations on the quota system
• SiOra: public daily quota calendar
• Samara: operator guide to park regulations
• Neptune Liveaboards: operator guide to park fees and paperwork
• Komodo Guide: park fees and visitor quota
• Dragon Dive Komodo: operator guide to entry fees

How do I reach the desk?

Questions about a date or a figure can go to +62 811-3823-875 on WhatsApp or by email. The desk does not hold quota and cannot release a place. It can explain what the public sources say and, if you ask for a trip, reply with a written offer, which is the only thing that would bind anyone. Requests through the desk can lead to a paid booking, so we have a commercial interest.