Busy Girl

LIVEABOARD

About Busy Girl

23m | 2 CABINS | 4 CREW

Busy Girl is the perfect floating getaway home, with a cosy and welcoming atmosphere.

Busy Girl stays in the Komodo National Park all year round. Originally a former Australian fishing boat built from Tasmanian Pine, Busy Girl was redesigned as a Diving & Cruising Vessel in 2011 to comfortably accommodate 4 guests.

Equipped with both inside and outside dining areas as well as a chill-out deck with beanbags, the Busy Girl provides ample intimate spaces for taking in the vistas, eating, and socializing. Below deck, she features a double cabin with an ensuite bathroom and a twin cabin with a shared bathroom, both providing complimentary shampoo and soap. The cabins each have air-con that can be controlled individually.

The dive deck is at sea level, with 2 tank stations per diver, allowing us to fill the spare tanks while we are off diving so that the boat remains as quiet as possible between dives and overnight. The 3 crew members make sure that Busy Girl runs as smoothly as possible and your Cruise Director takes care of your diving-
& excursion plans and wishes.

Busy Girl may be small, but her size and agility allow us to approach most dive sites directly, entering the water with a giant stride or by a short ride in our tender.

Current Junkies

Until 2022, Busy Girl was running as the liveaboard of ‘Current Junkies’, the much wilder region in the Scuba Republic. Her only purpose was to find the strongest currents and fiercest conditions for those who were seeking one adrenaline boost after the other.

Very experienced divers can still charter BUSY GIRL for such a trip! We have not forgotten!

Still, we want to be a little more democratic and make her also available for the other part of citizens to show that she can also be calm and gentle.

Prices

IDR 3.200.000

(~USD 200)

per person / day

1 twin cabin w/ AC, shared bathroom



Sample itinerary below.

IDR 3.200.000

(~USD 200)

per person / day

1 double cabin w/ private bathroom


Sample itinerary below.

IDR 13.200.000

(~USD 850)

boat / day

Charter for up to 4 persons

The entire boat with crew is yours! Minimum 4D/3N.
With a charter, you can plan your own special trip.

(sample) Itinerary

  • Day 1
    - Equipment checks at 8:30 am or a day before departure (during office hours)
    - Meet up at the dive center at around 11:00 am
    - Welcome on the boat at 12.00 pm
    - 2 dives
    - Overnight at North Komodo

  • Day 2
    - Castle Rock
    - The Couldron (shotgun)
    - Overnight at Central Komodo

  • Day 3
    - Tatawa Besar
    - Siaba Kecil
    - Mawan
    - Overnight at Komodo Island

  • Day 4
    - Komodo trekking
    - Diving at Pink Beach
    - Batu Bolong North/South
    - Siab Besar
    - Overnight at Central Komodo

  • Day 5
    - Batu Bolong
    - Manta Point
    - Pengah Kecil
    - Overnight at Bath Island

  • Day 6
    - Kelor Trekking in the morning
    - Breakfast
    - Back to Labuan Bajo
    - The trip finishes around 2 pm after lunch

Conservation fees in Komodo (charged by the government):

Entrance fee
Foreign Nationals:
- IDR 275,000/day on weekdays,
- IDR 350,000/day on weekends or national holidays

Indonesian Nationals: 
- IDR 75k/person/day

Diving Ticket
Foreign Nationals: IDR 100k (appx.$7)/person/day

Indonesian Nationals:  IDR 50k/person/day

Snorkeling Ticket
Foreign Nationals: IDR 50k (appx.$3)/person/day

Indonesian Nationals:  IDR 20k/person/day

Komodo Trekking
Local Tax: IDR 100k (appx.$7)/person/day
Rangers fee:  IDR 120k (appx.$9)/group (max. 5 people)

General information

    • 4 meals per day – breakfast, lunch, snacks & dinner

    • Fresh fruit and other light snacks

    • Free flow drinking water, tea, and coffee

    • Towels and linens

    • Dive guides (max 4 divers per guide)

    • Weights, weight belts, and tanks (DIN tanks available)

    • Services of English-speaking Cruise Director

    • 3 dives per day, departure & returning day usually 2 dives

    • Visiting the Komodo Dragons and Padar View Point (additional entrance fees apply)

    • National Park Fee, Tourist Tax, Water Activities Fee:

      • IDR 275.000 ~ 18 USD total per day for a diver on a weekday

      • IDR 365.000 ~ 25 USD total per day for a diver on weekends or national holidays

    • Entrance Tickets and Guide Fee for

    • Dragon Trail IDR 145.000 ~ 20 USD

    • Padar View Point IDR 45.000 ~ 3 USD

    • Crew gratuities (recommendation: approx. 10% of trip cost / person)

    • Private guide (inquire for current prices and availability)

    • Soft drinks & alcoholic beverages (available for purchase)

    • Dive insurance

    Cash payments of EUR, USD, and IDR or credit cards (plus 3%) are accepted

    • Full rental equipment (excluding computer) per day: IDR 375.000 ~ 25 USD.

    • If you need only a few pieces of equipment, you can of course rent them individually.

    • 15-liter tank: 15 USD per day.

Contact us for further questions.

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Schedule Busy Girl

What our guests are saying…

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Mick Sammy

These guys are the best. It was our first liveaboard and I can't say enough about this boat and crew what an unforgettable experience fantastic diving , great food, happy crew. Emma is absolutely the best dive master most informative her knowledge of each and every inch of Komodo is just incredible and the experience to do Manta Alley 2 dives with so many manta around us was amazingly awesomely the best dive I have ever experienced a big tick on my list. Thanks for taking us we will be back.

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Andreas D

Current Junkies is one if not THE best Live aboard I have ever done.

That there are only space for 4 divers creates a feeling of intimacy and one really get to know each other. Also that they try to mix divers with a similar level of experience on the trip was something I really appreciated so that every diver can get the maximum experience of their trip.

The price puts it in the medium or budget price range but is exceptional good value for money. But what you want form a Live aboard you get and more. There really isn´t any reason to look further then Current Junkies.

Read more in TripAdvisor…

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Thomas K

I can highly recommend the trip. Emma the cruise director finds always the best dive sites and best conditions for you and we were always without any other dive groups under water. I’ve learned so much on this trip and Emma makes sure you always jump at the right time on the right spot. Komodo can be challenging, but you feel always safe and prepared.

The boat is comfortable and has a very practical layout plus very useful details.

The crew is super nice, funny and is always taking care of you. Food is great, too. Thanks for sharing your passion for the ocean and for diving with us and for all the good times.

After that trip I don’t want to dive Komodo on another boat anymore. Looking forward seeing you again on another trip.