Komodo snorkeling fee: why there is no separate ticket now

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.

There is no separate Komodo snorkeling fee on today's park tariff. The park head told Antara that the entrance ticket already covers snorkeling, and Indonesia's tourism ministry site says the same. Snorkeling had its own ticket before 30 October 2024, and a regional charge until May 2023, so older figures online describe rules that have ended.

Is there a separate Komodo snorkeling fee?

No. Two official voices agree on this. The park head told Antara the entrance ticket already covers trekking, wildlife observation and snorkeling. Indonesia's tourism ministry site says the tariff covers the same three activities. The activity lines on the current tariff poster are for scuba diving and sport fishing, so a snorkeler pays the entrance line in the price table on this page and nothing further to the state.

That holds for foreign and Indonesian visitors alike, each on their own entrance line. It also means a "snorkeling fee per day" is really the entrance ticket, which runs per person per day. A snorkel stop on a day you already hold a ticket adds no state charge. On a liveaboard the sum works the same way: entrance per person for each day in the park, with snorkel stops adding nothing to it. The full list is on the entrance fee page, and the Komodo National Park fee overview puts it in context.

What did snorkelers pay before 2024?

A separate activity ticket. According to CNN Indonesia, the old tariff charged separately for trekking, wildlife observation and snorkeling, and snorkeling was the most expensive of the three. Those tickets sat on top of a lower entrance price. Government Regulation 36/2024, effective from 30 October 2024, is when the arrangement changed. The former snorkeling line appears in the price table, marked as no longer in force, because it still circulates in old blog posts.

The result is a simpler sum and a higher headline. A foreign visitor under the old tariff could add up an entrance ticket and three small activity tickets, while the current ticket is one higher number that includes them. Comparing a single old activity line with today's entrance line tells you little, so compare totals for the same visit instead.

What was the regional snorkeling charge?

A second, separate layer that ended before the state tariff changed. Detik reports that West Manggarai regency also charged for diving and snorkeling, collected at the Labuan Bajo port authority office, known as KSOP. The rate differed for foreign and Indonesian visitors.

The regent said regional charges inside the park would stop from 24 May 2023, following an audit board recommendation passed on through the ministry and the park authority. So a visitor in early 2023 could have met two snorkeling charges from two levels of government, and neither exists in that form today.

The dates for all of these sit in one place in our timeline of fee rule changes.

What do operators still list?

The operator guides cited on this page list items that are not snorkeling fees, even beside a snorkeling trip. Ocean Earth Travels and Komodo Island Tour both describe a harbour fee at the Labuan Bajo port entry. The park's poster has no such line. Those operators describe it as a port charge, so on their account it is unrelated to snorkeling.

The ministry site also excludes boats, accommodation and tour operator services from the tariff, which is where snorkel gear and crew would naturally be priced. So if a quote carries a line called a snorkeling fee, it may be a seller's service charge, an old figure carried forward, or something else. It is fair to ask three things:

• Who collects this money: the park, the port or the seller?
• Which document sets the figure?
• Does it duplicate what the entrance ticket already covers?

A clear answer may well exist. Without one, treat the line as the seller's own price and compare it on that basis. Komodo Resort, an operator, also describes a separate conservation fee that is absent from the park's poster, so a bundled line may include more than one claim. Whether your entrance ticket itself sits inside a trip price is covered on the page about fees inside tour prices.

Is a permit required for snorkeling?

A leisure snorkeler needs the entrance ticket, reserved through SiOra. The separate conservation permit known as SIMAKSI is listed by the park for research, education, film, documentaries, expeditions, journalism and drones, so recreational snorkeling is not on that list. Scuba is different: it has its own ticket and the protocol prohibits diving without certification at park dive sites. The diving fee page covers that side.

What if only some of your group dive?

Then the group has two sums on the same boat. Everyone pays the entrance line, and the scuba line is added only for the divers. Komodo Resort says the diving surcharge accumulates for each diving day on a multi-day trip, while Antara once reported the park head calling it per activity; the poster and the regulation's table say per day. Snorkelers on that boat owe no share of it, so ask why if a quote spreads a diving line across everyone.

Which park document should snorkellers read?

The visit protocol is the park's rule document. The lines cited in this guide cover tickets, certified diving and timed trekking, and none is specific to snorkeling, so read it directly. Agents, operators and guides are bound by it too and must pass its rules on to their guests, so ask your crew to go through them if nobody does. On the fee side, the protocol treats entering without the state ticket as a heavy violation, which is a different order of problem from a missed payment.

The World Heritage Committee's decision 47 COM 7B.6 urges stronger marine management at Komodo, including regulation of liveaboards and cruise ships and revenue generation. It does not create a snorkeling fee. If you later read that one has been added, check that report against the park's poster.

What else do snorkelers ask about Komodo fees?

Is snorkeling covered by the park ticket?

Yes. On the park head's account to Antara, snorkeling sits inside the entrance ticket together with trekking and wildlife observation, and the tourism ministry's site agrees.

Is a permit required for snorkeling in Komodo National Park?

You need the entrance ticket. SIMAKSI, the park's separate permit, is for uses like research, journalism and film, which leisure snorkeling is not.

How much is the Komodo National Park snorkeling fee?

There is no state snorkeling line today, so the cost is your entrance ticket for that day. The price table on this page shows the entrance lines beside the former charges, which are marked as ended.

What fees do I pay for snorkeling in Komodo?

The entrance ticket per person per day goes to the state. A boat, gear and operator services are commercial costs outside the tariff, and operators also report a harbour fee when entering the port at Labuan Bajo.

Do Indonesians pay less for snorkeling?

There is no snorkeling line for either group, so the difference lies in the entrance ticket. Indonesian visitors pay a lower entrance rate than foreign tourists, and it rises on Sundays and holidays.

Which sources support this page?

• Antara: park authority briefing on the new tariff
• Indonesia's tourism ministry: Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park
• Komodo National Park authority: tariff poster
• CNN Indonesia: tariff list from 30 October 2024
• Audit board database: Government Regulation 36/2024
• Detik: West Manggarai loses park revenue
• Ocean Earth Travels: Komodo National Park fees (operator)
• Komodo Resort: entrance fees (operator)
• Government Regulation 36/2024, appendix (BKSDA Jakarta copy)
• Komodo Island Tour: national park fees (operator)
• Komodo National Park authority: visit protocol
• Komodo National Park authority: SIMAKSI
• World Heritage Committee decision 47 COM 7B.6

How do I reach the desk?

If a quote shows a snorkeling line you cannot place, forward the seller's wording through WhatsApp 628113823875 or email for a comparison with the published tariff. Be aware that the desk also takes trip requests, which may end in a paid booking, so we have a stake in the outcome. This site holds nothing for you. Any offer names the company responsible.