🌊 Scenario H — most relaxed, Komodo round-trip

26 Jun → 14 Jul · Jakarta → temple train to Yogya → Bali → fly Dili (3n incl. Atauro) → fly back to Bali → straight to the round-trip Komodo cruise from Lombok → long Gili finish (4n) → home. No bus, no Kupang, beach-heavy. Gold = optional.
18
nights
4
nts on Gili
+1
new country
~CHF 4.0k
all-in est.
Long-haul Train Road Ferry / liveaboard Flight Optional

💰 Budget estimate (1 person, CHF, mid-scenario)

Etihad long-haul (booked, ref 9ISV8G)668
Internal flights (Yogya→Bali, Bali→Dili, Dili→Bali, Lombok→Jakarta)540
Komodo cruise 4D3N round-trip from Lombok (sharing + park fees)395
Atauro (boat + dive day + eco-lodge night)130
Fast boats + Yogya train + local transport250
Accommodation (~15 paid nights; 3 aboard cruise)1'000
Food & drink (~18 days)500
Activities (Borobudur, Prambanan, Gili dives)250
Visas (Indonesia VOA ×2, by-air re-entry; Timor visa-free, Swiss)70
SIM, insurance, buffer150
Total all-in~CHF 3'950
Per day on the ground (excl. long-haul)~CHF 180
Why this one: the most relaxed. Same four milestones (Yogya temples, Timor + Atauro reef, Komodo, beaches), but the awkward middle is gone — no 13h Kupang bus, no tight same-day boat boarding. You reach Komodo on a round-trip cruise out of Lombok, so you bookend it with Gili beach time and never backtrack east. The trade: it's the priciest version (~CHF 250 over the lean one) and the most flying.

⛵ The cruise: 4D3N round-trip Lombok ↔ Komodo (Green Rinjani-style, departs Wed/Sat): Saleh Bay whale sharks → Komodo dragons → Padar → Pink Beach → Manta Point → back to Lombok. ~CHF 345 sharing + ~CHF 50 park fees. Confirm the round-trip (return-to-Lombok) departure when booking — many listings end one-way in Labuan Bajo. greenrinjani.com · opentriplabuanbajo.com

🗓️ Pace: liveaboard first (one short Lombok overnight to catch it), then a long 4-night Gili finish — all the beach time is at the end. If the cruise departs later in the week, the dates slide but Gili stays last.

🌋 Bromo lever: not in this plan. Add it on the way back by pushing the Etihad return (first change fee-free, fare difference may apply).

🚭 Vape: UAE/Indonesia legal; Timor banned-on-paper but sold openly in Dili, discreet + cabin bag only.