Sanya — 33m Motor Yacht Charter, Raja Ampat
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Sanya — 33m Motor Yacht Charter, Raja Ampat

Charter Sanya, a 2025-launch 33m motor yacht for 5 guests in Raja Ampat from $39,095/week + expenses. Rates verified August 2026.

Sanya is a 33-metre (108-foot) motor yacht for up to 5 guests, launched by Pacific High in 2025 and chartering in Raja Ampat from $39,095 per week plus expenses. The newest build in the Raja Ampat charter listing, she is sized for a couple or one small family who want a brand-new yacht, a fast-moving itinerary and the archipelago essentially to themselves. Rates verified August 2026.

Sanya at a glance

Length overall 33 m (108 ft)
Guests Up to 5
Type Motor yacht
Builder Pacific High
Year 2025
Charter rate From $39,095 per week + expenses
Raja Ampat season October – April

Overview: the fleet’s newest hull, built for five

Every charter fleet has a queue of grande dames — yachts trading on decades of stories. Sanya is the opposite proposition: a 2025 launch with everything still factory-fresh, delivered by Pacific High into Indonesian waters the year before this listing. In a region where most charter tonnage is traditional timber or long-refitted steel, stepping aboard a yacht younger than your last passport stamp is its own kind of luxury.

Her most unusual specification is the guest count. Five berths on thirty-three metres inverts the usual charter arithmetic: instead of twelve guests sharing a yacht this size, a couple or a small family gets all of it — every deck, every crew member, every hour of the itinerary bent around a single party’s preferences. There is no negotiating over whether tomorrow is a dive day or a lagoon day. There is only what you want to do next.

As a motor yacht, Sanya also moves differently from the phinisi that dominate these waters. Passages that a sailing schooner schedules around wind and tide, she simply makes — which compresses transit time and stretches the hours you spend at the places you came for. In an archipelago where the distances between icons are real (Sorong to Arborek alone is around 53 nautical miles), that pace buys you extra dives, extra lagoons, extra light.

When can you charter Sanya in Raja Ampat?

Prime season is October to April — calm seas, peak visibility, and the season when the whole fleet converges on the Dampier Strait. December to March is peak, carrying a typical 10–20% premium, and 2027 calendars are filling fast; we advise booking 9–12 months ahead for peak dates. Low season (May–September) is quieter with softer rates, though many Indonesian-fleet vessels reposition to Komodo for those months, so positioning should be confirmed early.

Season Window Notes
Prime season October – April Best diving and cruising conditions
Peak weeks December – March 10–20% premium; Christmas/New Year books first
Low season May – September Softer rates; confirm vessel positioning

Charter rate: from $39,095 per week plus expenses — fuel, provisioning, park and village fees, crew gratuity. Rates verified August 2026. Raja Ampat Marine Park entry runs around IDR 700,000–1,000,000 per person per year, confirmed at booking. Budget the full trip with our Raja Ampat charter cost guide.

Why charter Sanya in Raja Ampat?

  • 2025 launch. The newest yacht in the Raja Ampat listing — new systems, new interiors, nothing inherited from a previous life.
  • Five guests only. A whole 33-metre yacht dedicated to one couple or small family — total privacy, total itinerary control.
  • Motor-yacht tempo. Faster, wind-independent passages mean more time at the reefs and lagoons and less time in transit.
  • Sharp value. At $39,095 per week she is one of the most accessible modern yachts in the fleet — a fraction of flagship rates like Lamima’s $175,000 per week.
  • End-to-end concierge. Operated by Komodo Luxury since 2015 (800+ voyages across the network): Sorong airport pickup, permits, provisioning, dive guides, documentation — handled.

Which itinerary suits a fast, small-group yacht?

Sanya’s pace lets a seven-night charter cover ground that slower boats split across ten. The proven shape is the northern loop: out of Sorong across the Dampier Strait to Arborek and Manta Sandy, the fish-storm reefs of Cape Kri, Sardine Reef and Blue Magic, then the Fam Islands and Melissa’s Garden, Piaynemo’s ridgeline lookout, and a finale in the Wayag lagoons before returning via The Passage. With five guests and a motor yacht’s schedule flexibility, days re-order easily around weather, mantas and mood. Compare other routes in the itinerary library, including southern Misool options.

Diving and activities from Sanya

Raja Ampat’s Bird’s Head Seascape holds the world’s richest reefs — over 1,700 fish species and 550 coral species recorded by scientific surveys. A small-group yacht is the ideal dive base: no queue for the tender, no split schedules. Our guides run Blue Magic for oceanic mantas on the current lines, Cape Kri’s record-holding fish density, and Manta Sandy’s cleaning station with its strict viewing etiquette. Non-diving hours fill with snorkelling straight off the yacht, Arborek village visits, kayaking mangrove channels, and the Piaynemo climb timed for late light.

What does the weekly rate cover — and what should you budget on top?

Like most Indonesian charters, Sanya’s base rate covers the yacht and her crew; the running expenses of the week — fuel, food and beverage, marine park and village fees, and crew gratuity — are billed on top. For a five-guest party the variable costs stay pleasingly contained: park entry is per person, provisioning scales with heads, and a small group burns fewer tender hours. Our concierge prepares a single consolidated estimate at enquiry so there are no surprises mid-voyage, and settles local fees along the route so guests never handle cash at a village jetty. Read the line-by-line breakdown, including how peak-season premiums and repositioning legs work, in the Raja Ampat charter cost guide.

What do charterers ask about Sanya?

How much does Sanya cost to charter in Raja Ampat?

From $39,095 per week plus expenses, verified August 2026. Peak December–March dates carry a 10–20% premium; a full quote with park fees and provisioning is prepared at enquiry.

How many guests does Sanya sleep?

Up to 5 guests — she is purpose-sized for couples, honeymooners and small families rather than large groups.

Is Sanya really the newest yacht in the fleet?

She is the most recent launch in the Raja Ampat charter listing — delivered by Pacific High in 2025, ahead of even the 2022–2023 generation of builds.

How do we join the yacht?

Fly into Sorong (SOQ), roughly four hours from Jakarta with connections via Makassar, Manado or Bali. Our team meets you airside and transfers you to the harbour; embarkation at Waisai can be arranged by itinerary.

Plan your Sanya charter

Share your dates and party size with our concierge desk and we will hold Sanya’s availability and shape the route around season and interests. If she is booked, the Raja Ampat charter fleet holds close alternatives — for another modern build with a private-group format, see Infinite Cat, a 36-metre catamaran for 8 guests.

WhatsApp +62 811-3823-875 or email sales@komodoluxury.com — operated by Komodo Luxury, planning Raja Ampat charters end-to-end since 2015.

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