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The Komodo National Park entrance fee in 2026 is IDR 150,000–250,000 per foreign visitor per day, plus a ranger fee of roughly IDR 150,000–200,000 per group and small per-activity surcharges — all collected in cash at the gate (figures last verified June 2026). The base foreigner ticket currently sits somewhere between IDR 150,000 and IDR 250,000 per person, depending on which day you visit and which source you trust; ranger fees, a diving surcharge, and a harbour levy stack on top of that. This page breaks down every line item so you know what to carry before you board the boat.
A quick note on sourcing. I track Indonesian park-fee regulations in their original language and cross-check operator briefings, so the figures here reflect the best available public information as of mid-2026. Where sources genuinely conflict, I say so rather than picking one number and presenting it as fact. Fees in this park have shifted more than once in recent years — always reconfirm with your operator or at the BTNK ranger post on arrival.
The Complete 2026 Fee Structure at a Glance
The table below itemises every fee a foreign visitor is likely to encounter on a standard day trip. Domestic (Indonesian) figures are included where data exists, with the caveat that the domestic rate is currently single-sourced and should be treated as indicative.
| Fee item | Foreign visitor | Indonesian visitor | Notes / status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base entrance ticket — weekday | IDR 150,000 or IDR 250,000 (see below) |
IDR 50,000 (single-sourced, flag) |
Per person, valid park-wide for the calendar day |
| Base entrance ticket — Sunday / public holiday | IDR 250,000 | IDR 75,000 (single-sourced, flag) |
All sources agree on IDR 250,000 for foreigners on these days |
| Ranger / guide fee — Komodo (Loh Liang) | IDR 200,000 per group of up to 5 people | Mandatory; per trek site, not per island visit | |
| Ranger / guide fee — Rinca (Loh Buaya) | IDR 200,000 per group of up to 5 people | Same rate as Komodo; applies if you visit Rinca instead of or in addition to Komodo | |
| Ranger / guide fee — Padar Island | IDR 150,000 per group of up to 5 people | Lower rate; stacks with Komodo ranger fee on a full 6-stop day | |
| Diving surcharge | IDR 25,000 per diver per day | Three independent 2026 sources; one outlier cites IDR 100,000 — the IDR 25,000 figure is the majority consensus | |
| Snorkeling surcharge | None — included in base ticket | Confirmed across multiple operator briefings; no separate snorkel fee | |
| Harbour / port levy | ~IDR 25,000 per person per day | Collected at the dock; no separate per-vessel tourist karcis kapal — boat fees are bundled by operators and not tourist-facing | |
| Drone permit | Reported ~IDR 2,000,000 per unit per day | Requires SIMAKSI + BTNK filming permit in advance; cited by two operator sources but not verified against official BTNK schedule — confirm directly with BTNK before bringing any aerial equipment | |
The Base Entrance Ticket: Why the Number Is Contested
This is the most frequently Googled park fee question, and the honest answer is that credible sources disagree. Two distinct structures are in circulation.
Structure A (weekday/holiday split): IDR 150,000 per foreigner on weekdays, IDR 250,000 on Sundays and public holidays. This is reported by several Indonesian operator sites and matches what you will sometimes see quoted in travel forums.
Structure B (flat rate): IDR 250,000 per foreigner every day, regardless of the day of the week. This version appears on diving-focused booking platforms and at least one resort operator briefing.
No public English-language decree from the Directorate General of Natural Resource and Ecosystem Conservation (Dirjen KSDAE) resolves the contradiction, and no Indonesian-language regulation number has been independently verified against a current PNBP (non-tax state revenue) tariff schedule. The safe approach: carry IDR 250,000 per person in cash. If weekday rates are applied, you will simply have change left over.
Domestic visitor rates are widely repeated online as IDR 50,000 (weekday) and IDR 75,000 (Sunday and public holidays), but this pricing currently traces to a single source. Indonesian visitors should treat those figures as plausible but unconfirmed and verify at the gate.
Ranger Fees: The Cost That Stacks
The ranger fee is where day-trip budgets often surprise people, because it operates on a per-trek-site logic rather than a per-day logic. Pay the base entrance once for the day, but pay a separate ranger fee every time your group enters a trekking site.
Three independent 2026 sources agree on the following rates:
- Loh Liang (Komodo Island) — IDR 200,000 per group of up to 5 people
- Loh Buaya (Rinca Island) — IDR 200,000 per group of up to 5 people
- Padar Island — IDR 150,000 per group of up to 5 people
One figure in older guides — IDR 75,000 per group — appears to be out of date. Do not rely on it for budgeting.
The stacking problem on a full 6-stop day
A classic day trip from Labuan Bajo visits Padar in the morning, then Komodo (Loh Liang) in the afternoon. That means two separate ranger fees: IDR 150,000 at Padar plus IDR 200,000 at Komodo. For a solo traveller or a couple those fees land on one or two people. For a group of five they split across five wallets. Work out your per-person ranger cost before you go — it changes the all-in number significantly.
If your itinerary swaps Rinca for Komodo (a common alternative, especially for visitors staying multiple days), the IDR 200,000 Loh Buaya ranger rate applies instead. The cost is identical, but the experience is different: post-2022, Rinca’s viewing infrastructure is heavily boardwalk-centred and feels more managed. Komodo offers more open walking. Neither is wrong — they are different products.
What rangers actually do
This is not a bureaucratic toll. Licensed rangers lead every trek on Komodo and Rinca, carrying forked sticks and maintaining a safe distance from the dragons at all times. Trekking without a ranger is not permitted. The fee covers their expertise and the operational cost of managing one of the world’s last populations of Varanus komodoensis — roughly 1,700 individuals across the park.
Activity Fees: Diving and Snorkeling
Snorkeling is included in the base ticket. You do not pay extra to enter the water at Pink Beach, Manta Point (Karang Makassar), Siaba Bay, or any other park snorkel site. This catches people out because some operators’ fee summaries list snorkeling separately — they are usually referring to the base ticket as a whole, not a standalone snorkel surcharge.
Diving is different. A surcharge of IDR 25,000 per diver per day applies on top of the base ticket. Three sources from 2026 agree on this figure, though one outlier puts it at IDR 100,000. The IDR 25,000 consensus is the more reliable number. Divers should carry the additional cash and expect to pay it at the point of entry alongside the base ticket.
The Harbour Levy
A port fee of approximately IDR 25,000 per person per day is collected at the dock. This is not the same as boat operating fees — those are commercial charges absorbed and bundled by your operator, not broken out as a tourist-facing line item. The IDR 25,000 is a passenger levy applied when you enter the park via the harbour system. Some operators collect it on behalf of guests as part of a combined park-fee bundle; others ask you to pay it directly. Confirm with your operator when you book.
Fees That Are Dead: The IDR 3.75 Million Membership Scheme
In 2022, the Governor of East Nusa Tenggara Province announced a proposed IDR 3,750,000 annual conservation membership fee for foreign visitors. The announcement generated significant international media coverage and alarm among the travel industry. The scheme was officially cancelled and never implemented. It is not in force in 2025 or 2026. Multiple sources confirm this, including operator briefings, a dive booking platform, and an Indonesia-based tourism aggregator.
If you see this figure cited anywhere as a current requirement, the page is outdated. The base entry structure described above — in the IDR 150,000 to 250,000 range — remains the operative fee.
There is also a claim circulating on one aggregator site about a flat IDR 650,000 single-ticket fee for 2026. That figure is internally contradicted on the same page and not supported by any other source. Ignore it.
The 1,000-Visitor-Per-Day Cap and SiORA Booking in 2026
This is the most significant change to the park experience in recent years, and it directly affects whether you can enter at all.
The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry announced a 1,000-visitor-per-day park-wide cap. Reporting from TTG Asia in February 2026 and confirmation from multiple operators places the start of the trial around March 2026, with full enforcement reportedly phased in from approximately April 2026. The cap is distributed across timed entry slots.
Advance booking through the SiORA system (Sistem Informasi Online Reservasi Wisata Alam) is now mandatory in principle. In practice, your tour operator handles the SiORA reservation on your behalf when you book in advance — it is not something most visitors need to navigate directly. What it does mean concretely: walk-in purchasing of park tickets at the gate, once standard practice, is no longer reliably available. If you show up in Labuan Bajo without a pre-arranged tour that has a confirmed SiORA slot, you may not get in — particularly during June through August peak season, when daily demand often approaches or exceeds the cap.
One secondary source mentions a sub-quota of 50 visitors per day specifically for Padar Island. This is a single-source claim and should be treated as unconfirmed — but it is plausible given Padar’s trail capacity and the intensity of foot traffic on the viewpoint path. If accurate, it would make last-minute Padar access during peak season even more uncertain.
Practical implication: book at least two weeks ahead during June, July, and August. The 2026 visitor cap is new enough that enforcement consistency may still vary — verify current status with your operator before travel and again close to your departure date.
If you are ready to lock in dates, plan your trip with our concierge — they work with operators who manage SiORA slots as part of the booking process, and you can message us on WhatsApp to ask whether slots are available for specific dates before committing.
How These Fees Are Set
Komodo National Park fees are set as PNBP — Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak, or non-tax state revenue — administered by BTNK (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo), the park’s managing authority under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The tariff schedule is periodically revised by central government. We do not cite specific regulation numbers here because the applicable PP (Government Regulation) governing the current PNBP tariff has not been independently verified — citing an unverified regulation number would be worse than simply attributing fees to BTNK generically, which is accurate.
This matters for understanding why fees feel opaque. The regulation is real; the publicly available English-language summaries of it are inconsistent. Operator briefings and ranger-post signage are your most reliable on-the-day sources.
What You Actually Pay on the Day — Realistic All-In Park Fee Totals
Theory is one thing. Here is what a standard day trip actually costs in cash once you add up every park-related line item.
Solo foreign visitor, weekday, Padar + Komodo itinerary (snorkeling, no diving)
- Base entrance ticket: IDR 150,000–250,000
- Harbour levy: ~IDR 25,000
- Ranger fee (Padar): IDR 150,000 (full amount if travelling alone)
- Ranger fee (Komodo / Loh Liang): IDR 200,000 (full amount if travelling alone)
- Total: IDR 525,000–625,000
A solo traveller pays the full ranger fee per site regardless of group size — the IDR 150,000 and IDR 200,000 rates apply to groups of up to 5, not per person. Groups reduce the per-person ranger cost significantly. For a group of five people sharing both ranger fees, each person pays IDR 70,000 in ranger fees rather than IDR 350,000.
Group of 5 foreign visitors, Sunday, Padar + Komodo (snorkeling, no diving)
- Base entrance per person (Sunday rate): IDR 250,000 × 5 = IDR 1,250,000
- Harbour levy: ~IDR 25,000 × 5 = IDR 125,000
- Ranger fees (Padar + Komodo): IDR 150,000 + IDR 200,000 = IDR 350,000 split across 5 = IDR 70,000 per person
- Per person total: approximately IDR 320,000–345,000
Viator operator listings from 2026 cite a collected-on-the-day park fee of approximately IDR 475,000 per person as a realistic all-in figure — this aligns with a midpoint scenario of weekday entry plus solo or small-group ranger costs. Treat IDR 300,000–500,000 per person as the realistic cash range for a standard day trip, with the Sunday / small-group / solo end of that range pushing higher.
Add IDR 25,000 per diver if you are diving. The park fees are almost always excluded from tour prices and paid separately in cash at the ranger post — your tour price and your park cash are two distinct budgets.
Practical Tips for Paying Park Fees
Bring clean IDR cash. Exact change is preferred but ranger posts will generally make change for larger notes. Card payment is not available at island ranger posts. ATMs in Labuan Bajo work reliably; withdraw before you board.
Your operator should brief you on the expected fee amount before departure. A few operators collect the fees on behalf of guests and include them in a bundled payment — ask explicitly whether park fees are in or out when you book. If they are in, ask for a breakdown so you know what is being charged and can verify it against the figures on this page.
Keep your entrance receipt. The ticket is valid park-wide for the calendar day, so one base ticket covers all islands you visit that day. You do not pay a separate entrance at each island — only the ranger fees stack per site.
Finally: given the 2026 visitor cap, do not assume your SiORA slot is transferable to a different date. If your boat is delayed by weather — a real possibility during transition-season weeks — confirm with your operator how a rescheduled slot is handled. Cancellation policies vary significantly between operators.
Questions about the current slot availability or operator fee handling? Message us on WhatsApp or use our planning form — we can check what our vetted operator partners are seeing on the ground right now. No one can pay us to change what we publish; if you proceed with a partner through us, they may pay a referral fee at no extra cost to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the Komodo National Park entrance fee for foreigners in 2026?
The base entrance ticket for foreign visitors is currently reported at either IDR 150,000 (weekday) and IDR 250,000 (Sunday and public holidays), or a flat IDR 250,000 on any day — sources genuinely disagree. Carry IDR 250,000 per person in cash to cover either scenario. On top of that, plan for ranger fees of IDR 150,000–200,000 per group of up to five people per trek site, plus a ~IDR 25,000 harbour levy. A realistic all-in park fee for a standard day trip is IDR 300,000–500,000 per person in cash.
Do you pay the Komodo National Park entrance fee once for all islands, or per island?
The base entrance ticket is paid once and is valid park-wide for the entire calendar day — you do not pay a separate entry at each island. What does stack per site is the ranger fee: IDR 200,000 per group at Komodo (Loh Liang) or Rinca (Loh Buaya), and IDR 150,000 per group at Padar. A day that includes both Padar and Komodo means two separate ranger fees.
Is snorkeling included in the Komodo National Park ticket, or is there an extra fee?
Snorkeling is covered by the base entrance ticket — there is no additional snorkel surcharge. You can snorkel at Pink Beach, Manta Point (Karang Makassar), Siaba Bay, and other designated sites without paying anything beyond the entrance ticket. Diving is different: a surcharge of IDR 25,000 per diver per day applies on top of the base ticket.
Is the IDR 3.75 million Komodo conservation membership fee still in effect?
No. The IDR 3,750,000 annual membership fee was announced by the NTT provincial government in 2022, but was officially cancelled and never implemented. It is not in force in 2025 or 2026. The operative fee structure remains the base PNBP entrance ticket in the IDR 150,000–250,000 range, plus ranger and activity fees as described on this page. Any source still listing the IDR 3.75 million figure as a requirement is outdated.
Do I need to book Komodo National Park tickets in advance in 2026?
Yes, advance booking is strongly recommended and effectively mandatory given the 2026 visitor cap of 1,000 people per day. The SiORA online reservation system was introduced with the cap, and walk-in ticket purchasing is no longer reliably available, especially during June–August peak season. In practice, your tour operator handles the SiORA reservation when you book with them — you do not need to navigate the system directly. Book your tour at least two weeks before your trip during peak season; the cap means slots do fill. Verify current enforcement status with your operator close to travel, as the system was in trial-to-enforcement phase as of mid-2026.