[Phinisi Standard] 3D2N Gajah Putih Liveaboard saindo de Labuan Bajo

On a good note, the schedule was more or less respected and all the points on the itiinerary were visited. Accomodation on board in ok for a budget boat, food was good but could do with more quantity to share between the 12 guests on board(coffe ran out on second day and fruit available wasn't replenished over the 3 days). The weaker point was the communication. With the operator difficult communication via Whatsapp, and wrong pickup times given. From the guide as there was never clear instructions on the visits(no explanations, no schedules or return points given on dropoffs which caused disruptions and waits for some guests). Also little things as documentation was limited to drone shots on pink beach that we received over a week later and the fact that fins for snorkeling were not provided and they even asked us before for our shoe sizes for them. The guide when asked replied "I don't know I'm not usualy on this boat". The overall experience wasn't great and would not recommend

The tour guide seemed very unenthusiastic and unhelpful. Online it said we could go ashore, but we didn't even land on Padar Island. They just kept saying it was "unlucky" and there was nothing they could do. I've been on a Komodo liveaboard twice before, and the contrast this time was too stark; the experience was really poor.