Manta Mae is a 31m phinisi for 12 guests from $21,000/week — the most accessible whole-boat charter on our Raja Ampat list. Rates verified August 2026.
Manta Mae is a 31-metre phinisi carrying up to 12 guests, chartering in Raja Ampat from $21,000 per week plus expenses — the most accessible whole-boat rate on our Raja Ampat charter list. Built in 2014 by Pak Haji Baso and refitted in 2021, she is the yacht we point families and groups of friends toward when they want a real private phinisi charter without a superyacht budget. At full occupancy, the maths works out to roughly $250 per guest per night before expenses.
| Length overall | 31.0 m |
|---|---|
| Guests | 12 |
| Type | Phinisi (motor/sailer) |
| Builder | Pak Haji Baso |
| Year | 2014 (refit 2021) |
| Weekly rate | From $21,000 per week + expenses |
Every season, a familiar conversation happens at our concierge desk: a family or a group of friends assumes a private yacht in Raja Ampat is out of reach, and asks about cabin-by-cabin liveaboard berths instead. Manta Mae is usually the answer that changes the plan. Divide her weekly rate across twelve guests and the cost lands in the territory of a good resort — except the “resort” is a two-masted phinisi that weighs anchor each morning and repositions to whichever corner of the archipelago you want next.
She comes from the hands of Pak Haji Baso, one of the boatbuilders working in the living Indonesian tradition that still launches phinisi from beaches rather than shipyards. Launched in 2014 and refitted in 2021, she carries that heritage in her profile — raked bow, twin masts, generous shaded deck — while the refit keeps the guest experience current. This is not a stripped-back budget boat; it is a working example of why the phinisi format has endured: a hull built for these exact waters, with deck space that turns into whatever the day needs — dive staging area at eight, lunch table at one, stargazing platform by nine.
Manta Mae operates within the partner fleet network coordinated by Komodo Luxury, established 2015, with more than 800 voyages planned across the network. In practice that means her charters are built end-to-end from Bali: airport pickup in Sorong, marine park permits, provisioning for twelve, dive guiding and the route itself, all confirmed before anyone boards.
Manta Mae charters from $21,000 per week plus expenses — rates verified August 2026. Expenses typically cover fuel, marine park and village fees, and any provisioning beyond the standard menu, itemised at booking so there are no surprises. Raja Ampat’s prime window is October to April; December to March carries a 10–20% peak premium, with Christmas and New Year the most contested dates. Because much of the fleet rotates to Komodo between May and October, Raja Ampat weeks concentrate into the prime season — for peak dates, book 9 to 12 months out, and note that 2027 calendars are already filling. As the lowest published weekly rate on our list, Manta Mae’s calendar tends to close earlier than most; flexible groups often find the sweet spot in October–November or late March–April, when conditions remain prime but pressure on dates eases. Compare the full market in our Raja Ampat charter cost guide.
Her signature week is the 7-night northern circuit: board in Sorong and cross to Arborek in the Dampier Strait — about 53 nautical miles, an eight-hour passage that doubles as your settling-in day — then split the following days between the strait’s big-animal dive sites, the hard-coral gardens of the Fam group, the Piaynemo viewpoint climb everyone has seen photographed and nobody forgets climbing, and, on 10-plus-night charters, the karst lagoons of Wayag. Groups with more time pair the north with Misool’s southern reefs in a combined 10–12 night crossing. Browse the day-by-day options on our Raja Ampat itineraries page — every route is adjusted to your group’s mix of divers, snorkellers and deck-chair specialists.
Raja Ampat’s reefs sit at the heart of the Bird’s Head Seascape, where scientific surveys have recorded over 1,700 fish species and 550 coral species. A twelve-guest phinisi charter handles the classic sites in comfortable shifts: the manta cleaning stations at Manta Sandy — her namesake animals, queued for politely under the site’s strict etiquette — the fish-storm currents of Cape Kri, and Blue Magic’s oceanic mantas for the more experienced divers aboard. Mixed groups are the norm, not the exception: while divers are down, the rest of the group snorkels the same reef from the surface, paddles into the lagoons, visits Arborek village or claims a sandbar for the afternoon. Marine park entry (the PIN card, currently around IDR 700,000–1,000,000 per person per year — confirmed at booking) is arranged for all twelve before arrival.
She carries the lowest published weekly rate on our Raja Ampat list — $21,000 per week plus expenses, verified August 2026. Entry-level phinisi below the 30-metre class can charter for less, but among full-size 30-metre-plus yachts on our list, Manta Mae is the value benchmark.
Up to 12 guests, which is what makes her per-person economics so strong for families and friend groups. For a similar capacity with a different character, compare Aliikai, a 40-metre phinisi for 15 guests.
The charter fee covers the yacht and crew; expenses — fuel, marine park and village fees, and premium provisioning — are itemised on top, in the standard Indonesian charter format. Your quote lists every line before you commit.
Yes. Whole-boat charters are the most family-friendly format in Raja Ampat: the boat adapts to your group’s ages and abilities, snorkelling replaces diving wherever needed, and the crew builds days around swimmers of every level.
Send our concierge desk your dates and group size, and we will confirm availability, quote the route and handle everything from Sorong pickup to the last village fee. WhatsApp +62 811-3823-875 or email sales@komodoluxury.com — plan my charter.
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