Fantastic Sunset Tour - I booked the Sunset at Komodo tour through TripAdvisor, and I couldn’t be more pleased with everything. The itinerary included stops at Kelor Island, Manjarite Beach, Rinca Island (where the Komodo dragons are), and a sail along Kalong Island to see the flying foxes/bats during the sunset. The itinerary was executed exactly as stated. I was picked up at my hotel at 11am. We stopped to pick up guests at other hotels before making our way to the harbor . We were swiftly shown to our comfortable boat for our group of 15 passengers. The boat was large enough to accommodate everyone, and we never felt crowded. Additionally, there were two bathrooms, which included showers for washing up after the beach. Very comfortable. Our guides were informative, friendly, and always more than willing to take pictures when asked. The highlights of the tour for me were the stops at Rinca Island where we saw dragons, and watching the Flying Foxes during sunset. Simply stunning. From start to finish, professional. I was back at my hotel around 7:30pm. I would definitely recommend this tour with Explorcation. *****

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! - It was great experience and my favourite trip so far! Everything was great, tour guides were extremely helpful and friendly, on first stop we did some trekking and snorkeling - we saw baby sharks!!!! Second stop great snorkeling and beautiful surroundings. Last stop kalong island watchibg sunset and flying foxes. Breathtaking and surreal experience. So happy we did this tour!!!

Excellent half day tour: Komodo lizards, snorkeling, Bats -  I liked the tour. The guide Alex was excellent: very engaging, helpful, and knowledgeable. The first stop: Kelor Island. It is a small island. Many boats stop there mainly for lunch. The short and steep trail leads to the top of the island – good vista. Nice sandy beach with baby sharks (black tip). Few souvenir stalls and eateries. The next is Manjarite Beach – snorkeling spot. Snorkeling here is ok. Not spectacular. The next is a long ride to Rinca island. In our case, the ride took even lomger as the boat required some repairs. The island is very dramatic. We arrived at Rinca 10 min before they close at 4:30pm. Fortunately the crew probably called, so they were waiting for us. It turned out the delay was a blessing in disguise as we had a brand new 3 years old park for us only. The long wooden walkways, the new park center. We followed a ranger to the forest. We were lucky to see two Komodo lizards – one was a large male hiding from the sun in a walkway shadow. Another was a far smaller young female exploring territory, drinking from waterhole, demonstrating Jurassic Park poses for the cameras, etc. The last stop was by Kalong island. No landing, only standing and observing the bats night flight. Very impressive. Overall it is an excellent trip. I strongly recommend it.

A great day trip - This day trip was great. Rinca Island was not busy and we saw 6 Komodo Dragons. The boat crew were engaging and attentive. We finished the day off with an awesome sight of the bats flying out of the mangroves.

Unforgettable - Amazing Experience! Saw turtles, the bats were amazing and Rinca Island is a must see! Tour operators were fantastic too!

Awesome day on a speed boat in Rinca and Kelang - Great trip combination - all timed for the least busiest times. Rinca and Kelang Island truly awesome. However in retrospect I wouldn’t go on the hill hike at the first island. Too treacherous for the view. Wish I’d snorkelled there instead! Alex took good care of us especially when snorkelling on the second island. He took our GoPro and took some wonderful footage of a hawksbill tearing up the coral. Tomas and Gerry good too.

OK, but too expensive - Value for money is not right. 1. Stop Kelor Island tourist trap ‘hiking’ are 10 minutes up a small hill with no special views, down below all the stalls selling things. 2. Stop snorkeling was nice 3. Stop Rinca apart from Komodo dragons nothing special. According to guide 50:50 if you see Komodo dragons. 4. Stop sunset/sighting bats was nice, but everything on the boat is not island again Lunch OK, unfortunately cold. Boat well air conditioned with option to sit on the roof. Full day free water and iced tea. Overall excursion fine but far too expensive.

Could have been so different if the guide had done his job - We paid the extra to guarantee that we would get to go on this trip but nevertheless I received messages trying to persuade me to change the date plus one that said we couldn't visit Rinca because of the sea conditions (I don't know how they could know this one day in advance). At the time I was without Internet access so only saw them on the day of the trip. All WhatsApp messages had been deleted at this point but I got emails via viator. When we arrived there were 6 local people and a child already on the boat. The guide Beng? hardly spoke to us but was chatting to the others. I can't say for sure but it seemed they might be his family as the child seemed very attached to him. Lunch was given to us far removed from the others on the boat. I was left to snorkel on my own whilst he yet again spent time with the "family". The rangers on Rinca were amazing and gave us lots of info about the komodo dragons. Our guide was nowhere to be seen. In fact the trip could have been great if we had had a guide but I think we were a hindrance to him. Lastly you took your life in your hands getting off the boat at the end of the tour because one slip and you would have been dead

Bad communication. Overpriced. - Communication was terrible. We heard nothing until I messaged them an hour or so before leaving. We were waiting at the pier and were told to wait for a car. I made it very clear we were already at the pier. 5 more minutes. 5 more minutes. We get in the car and drive around the block to the pier where we already were… The days activities were not adequately described and we disembarked after a mere 30 seconds on the boat to find a better tour (of which there are MANY). Viator is no help and overcharged as well. They said they would refund, but then denied after we left.

It's a terrible tour company. - It was a terrible tour company. I signed up for a Komodo Dragon viewing tour and was waiting to be picked up in the hotel lobby at 11am, but at 11:15 I was suddenly emailed and told that today's tour had been cancelled because someone else had cancelled. I ended up going to Komodo Island in time for another tour, but I couldn't see Komodo Dragon. I don't recommend this tour company!