Indonesia Yacht Charter

Journal

Dispatches from the far corners of the archipelago. Yacht features, expedition reports, and the stories behind our most memorable charters.

A guest writing at a desk in Dunia Baru's master study

Heritage & Culture

What It Takes: Building and Running a Phinisi to Five-Star Standard

The honest gap between a beautiful hull and a true yacht.

A phinisi seen from directly above on dark water

How a Yacht Earns a Place in Our Fleet

Indonesia has hundreds of charter boats. We represent about twenty.

Silolona's silhouette at dusk beyond a sea cliff

The First One: How Patti Seery Built Silolona

The woman who had never owned a boat, and the boat that started it all.

The Rock Islands from Dunia Baru's deck

Dunia Baru Returns to Palau

The first phinisi licensed to charter in Palau.

A reef manta rising toward the sunlit surface

Christmas in Raja Ampat

The holidays at the edge of the map.

Dunia Baru's silhouette under sail at dusk in the Spice Islands

The Surveyor's Verdict on Dunia Baru

An independent report explains why the flagship is a one of one.

Vela under full sail below the Komodo ridges

The New Golden Age of the Phinisi

Indonesia's wooden superyachts have never been better.

A lantern-lit beach dinner at dusk

Charter Stories

A Week at Sea, a Week on Land

Pairing a charter with Aman and a private estate.

The lava-scarred slopes of Banda Api rising from the sea

Sailing the Spice Islands

Forts, nutmeg and a volcano: the Banda Sea by private yacht.

The Seven Seas anchored on a Komodo reef edge from the air

Twenty Years of The Seven Seas

Two decades aboard Eastern Indonesia's great expedition ship.

An empty white-sand beach facing small islands across a turquoise lagoon

The Beaches You Can Only Reach by Boat

Komodo's pink sand, Raja Ampat's lagoons, and the sandbars in between.

Whale sharks and a snorkeler at Kaimana

The Whale Sharks of Cenderawasih

Why TIME sent the world to a boat in a bay.

A phinisi silhouette at dusk off the Komodo hills

Komodo After the Day Boats Leave

The national park keeps its best hours for the boats that stay.

Vela at anchor in a turquoise Wayag lagoon

The Hoteliers Who Went to Sea

Vela's owners on taking Nirjhara's standards to sea.

A whale shark crossing open blue water

Where the Giants Gather

A season by season guide to Indonesia's largest animals.

Silolona carving her wake, seen from above

The Grande Dame

Twenty-two years under sail, and still quick.

A chef carrying finished plates through a yacht galley

Charter Stories

The Chef's Table at Sea

What you will actually eat on an Indonesian yacht charter.

Vela at anchor beneath a burning sunset over the Komodo hills

Vela and the Michelin Key Standard

The Key stays ashore. The standard sails.

A phinisi at anchor in a golden Komodo bay with a tender running home

Charter Stories

Why the Yachting World Is Looking East

The connoisseur's season now runs through Indonesia.

Si Datu Bua at anchor with kayakers heading out

The Naval Architect's Phinisi

Silolona proved the idea. Her founder's son refined it.

A family together on Dunia Baru's bowsprit netting

Charter Stories

Three Generations, One Yacht

The multigenerational charter, solved.

Celestia under golden sails in the evening light

Inside Celestia: Seventeen Crew for Fourteen Guests

The service, the galley and the layout that keep her booked.

Kora kora canoes paddling out to meet the yacht in the Banda Islands

Eastern Indonesia, by Invitation

The welcome that cannot be bought.

A guest sits on the edge of Celestia's swim platform

What It Takes to Build a Great Phinisi: The Story of Celestia

Time, patience, funding, standards and dedication, in that order.

A Si Datu Bua life ring on a timber wall

Three Suites, No Second Best

A boat for a couple, two or three couples, or one family.

“Kopi Dulu” with Mark Eveleigh

Heritage & Culture

“Kopi Dulu” with Mark Eveleigh

Mark Eveleigh on 25 years in the archipelago.

Phinisi at anchor among the Wayag islands of Raja Ampat

Welcome Back to Indonesia

The archipelago reopens to the world.

The Family Rebel

The Family Rebel

Adventure designed for all ages.

Dunia Baru under her red sails after the refit

Dunia Baru Reborn

The flagship emerges from an extensive refit.

Imagining Adventure with Aman

Charter Stories

Imagining Adventure with Aman

When luxury hospitality meets expedition yachting.

Little Rascals in Raja Ampat

Charter Stories

Little Rascals in Raja Ampat

A family charter through Raja Ampat.

Kudanil Explorer

Kudanil Explorer

For the love of steel.

A blue-ringed octopus on a Lembeh reef at night

Indonesia's Octopodes

Masters of camouflage and intelligence.

A peacock mantis shrimp facing the camera

The Mantis Shrimp

Tiny creatures with superhero abilities.

Komodo dragons crossing the shallows

A Complete Guide to Komodo Dragons

Encountering the world's largest lizard.

The karst lagoons of Piaynemo, Raja Ampat, from above

Six Places Worth the Journey

Six remarkable stops across the archipelago.

The reef-lined coast of Komodo National Park from the air

Charter Stories

Here Be Dragons

Under sail to the Komodo archipelago.

Close up on the paw and claws of a Komodo dragon

Charter Stories

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie

Dawn on deck off Sangeang volcano.

A whale shark and its escort of fusiliers

Complete Guide to Whale Sharks

Swimming with gentle giants.

Dunia Baru lit at dusk

Voyage of The New World

The story of Dunia Baru's maiden voyage.

A hidden lagoon in Raja Ampat from above

Five Ways Indo Yachts Charters Are Different

How Indonesia compares with the Med and Caribbean.

An Asmat canoe flotilla welcoming the schooner in West Papua

Heritage & Culture

West Papua’s Ancient Tribes

Ancient tribes living in partnership with nature.

Lamima at anchor beyond a Komodo sandbank

The Odyssey of Lamima

How a dream became the world's largest phinisi.

Alexa under sail at sunset

Alexa Romantic Adventures

One cabin, designed exclusively for couples.

An oceanic manta banking through open blue water

Beloved Manta Rays

The ocean's most graceful residents.

A phinisi hull taking shape on the beach at Tana Beru

Heritage & Culture

Breathing Life Into The Phinisi

The living heritage of the Konjo shipwrights.

The bow of Mutiara Laut at first light

The Majesty of Mutiara Laut

One sailor's final masterpiece.

Soft corals beneath a village jetty in Raja Ampat

Charter Stories

Seven Nights in Raja Ampat

A journey through the heart of the Coral Triangle.

Write Your Own Story

Every charter in Indonesia is unique.Let us help you plan an expedition that becomes a story worth telling.