We did the 3 day, 2 night tour. Almost every part of this trip was fantastic. We were met at the office by a really friendly lady who stored any extra luggage and then took us down to the dock. She helped us navigate buying our permits from the government office (taxes, not related to the tour) and then got us all onto the boat to meet our guides.
The guides were great. They were really friendly and approachable. They updated us very often on our itinerary and the places we would be visiting and were always happy to answer questions and help us out. We had a few young children on our tour and the entire crew were absolutely fantastic at entertaining them and watching out for their safety.
The boat itself was nice. Obviously space is limited so it isn’t going to be the same as a hotel room on land, but it was comfortable and clean and the crew did their absolute best to make the whole experience pleasant for us. There is a lot of unavoidable background noise from the engines and generator, so I’d advise bringing earplugs if you’re a light sleeper.
The itinerary was perfectly paced. We saw loads of interesting things, had plenty of time for snorkelling and diving without feeling like we were being rushed, but also had lots of down time in between visits to enjoy the sun and chat to our group.
The food onboard was great. There was a huge amount of it (I don’t think we ever made it more than 2/3 of the way through a meal) and a large variety of dishes that also catered to the vegetarians in our group. The quality was great, particularly of the fresh fish dishes. One suggestion would be to include knives with the cutlery as trying to cut chicken with a spoon is a little tricky!
The second night we stayed at the pirate camp. To be honest, I would have preferred to stay on the boat. The camp is very basic, with electricity only at certain times and shared toilets / showers. The kitchen seemed a bit overwhelmed by the number of guests as the food tasted like it had been rushed and they ran out at both dinner and breakfast.
When we finally arrived back at the port, we were met by the same lady who took us back to the office. She kept our bags for us whilst we went and had dinner and then offered to arrange transport for everyone who needed it. She even rang round to try and find hotels for some of our group who hadn’t planned their last night’s acommodation. Excellent service.
My least favourite part of the trip was actually the komodo dragon hike. I think the problem was that our guides made being on the water and snorkelling so much fun that, by comparison, the land hike (run by government rangers) felt quite short and dull by comparison. Perhaps our guides could give them some tips?
Overall an absolutely wonderful experience. We were a little unsure about travelling all the way to Komodo and giving up 5 days of our holiday (2 travel days, 3 tour days) for it but it was 100% worth it! At the end, I wished the trip had been longer and I would happilly sign up to do it all over again. Recommended! – via 
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