Questions, Answered

Four nights for a multi-day charter. Day cruises and sunset dinner cruises run shorter.

Foreign visitors pay a one-time levy on arrival. It is charged once, not per night. Ask for price.

Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Uluwatu and the Bukit within Bali; Tulamben and Amed on the east coast; Menjangan on the north-west; and the Gili Islands, which are in Lombok waters. Komodo is a separate charter.

It depends on the vessel and the season, and the figures move enough that they live in one place — see the cost page rather than a number here.

Guides, tanks and briefings are carried on a charter. Open Water is the minimum certification; Advanced is wanted for the Nusa Penida currents.

All meals and non-alcoholic drinks on a private charter. Alcohol is billed separately. Yacht Week, the flotilla, works differently — breakfast and lunch aboard, dinner ashore.

April to October. Sea conditions are best May to September, and mantas at Nusa Penida are most reliable across that window.