Day Trip or Sleep Aboard

It covers them. Eight to twelve hours, usually two or three islands, and every stop is the shortest version of itself. A 3D2N open trip reaches up to thirteen destinations instead.

A sunrise inside the park, the southern sites day boats cannot reach, and snorkelling that gets an hour instead of fifteen minutes.

On a boutique or private boat, yes — private cabin, ensuite, proper bed. On the cheapest shared boats, deck mattresses are still normal. Ask which one you are being sold.

Two to three properly, with quick photo stops in between. Overnight routes reach five or more without rushing.

A day-trip seat is USD 90 per person. A shared cabin on a 3D2N phinisi runs USD 300-850 per person for the whole voyage — and that absorbs two nights, all meals and every transfer.