Ayana Komodo Waecicu Beach
Waecicu Beach, Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia
Location
Waecicu Beach, Labuan Bajo
The resort sits on a cliff and beachfront over the Flores Sea at Waecicu Beach, Labuan Bajo, West Flores, facing Kukusan Island, about ten minutes from the airport. It is the resort-scale gateway to Komodo National Park — the family and groups choice on the bay.
Transfer
A Labuan Bajo transfer
Fly into Komodo Airport (LBJ), about ten minutes away, or around a one-hour flight from Bali, with direct flights from Kuala Lumpur too. The Lako di'a yacht sails into Komodo National Park.
Villas
Around 205 rooms & suites
Around 205 rooms and suites in a nautical, phinisi-inspired design with ocean views — from Resort and Garden View rooms through Deluxe Ocean View rooms to Ocean View Suites and the Full Ocean View Suite.
Best For
Who it suits
Families, couples, groups and adventurers who want the resort-scale Komodo gateway — a phinisi yacht, two pools, a private beach and full facilities — to explore Komodo National Park.
Board Basis
B&B
Booked on bed and breakfast, with seven dining venues — seafood on the beach, international on the rooftop, plus bars, lounges and private beach dinners.
About the Resort
The Komodo gateway resort
Ayana Komodo Waecicu Beach is the Labuan Bajo gateway to Komodo National Park — the first world-class resort in Komodo, on a cliff and beachfront over the Flores Sea facing Kukusan Island, about ten minutes from the airport. Around 205 rooms and suites carry a nautical, phinisi-inspired design with ocean views and marble baths; the Deluxe Ocean View rooms take in 180-degree sea and Kukusan Island sunsets, and the Ocean View Suites look over the jetty. The headline is the AYANA Lako di'a — a 54-metre, nine-cabin luxury phinisi yacht for one-to-three-night cruises — one of five cruise options to see Komodo dragons on Rinca and Komodo, the peaks of Padar Island, the Pink Beach and the manta rays. There are seven dining venues across beach and rooftop, two main pools and a children's Jetty Pool, a private beach and long jetty, and a dive centre. Resort-scale and full of facilities, it is the family-and-groups choice on Waecicu Beach — where the neighbouring Plataran is the intimate one — and the comfortable base for exploring Komodo.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 205 rooms and suites in a nautical, phinisi-inspired design with ocean views and marble baths, from a rooftop lobby. They run from Resort and Garden View rooms through Deluxe Ocean View rooms with 180-degree sea views and Kukusan Island sunsets to Ocean View Suites over the jetty and the Full Ocean View Suite.
Entry
Resort / Garden View Room
Sleeps two. Partial ocean and garden views — the entry room.
Garden-facingGarden/ocean view
Ocean
Deluxe Ocean View Room
Sleeps two. A 180-degree sea view, with Kukusan Island sunsets.
180° seaOcean view
Suite
Ocean View Suite
Sleeps two to three. Panoramic Waecicu Beach and jetty views, with a living area.
Living areaOcean view
Apex
Full Ocean View Suite
Sleeps two to three. A master bedroom, a spacious living area and a balcony, with the top views — the signature suite.
BalconyOcean view
Food & Drink
Dining
Seven dining venues across the beach and the rooftop. Seafood is served at the beach restaurant and international cooking up on the rooftop, with the Unique Bar, a rooftop bar and lounges, live music, and private candlelit dining on the beach and deck.
Beach
Beach restaurant
Seafood on the beach.
Rooftop
Rooftop restaurant
International cooking on the rooftop.
Bar
Unique Bar
A signature cocktail bar.
Lounge
Rooftop bar & lounges
A rooftop bar and lounges, with live music.
Private
Beach & deck dining
Private candlelit dining on the beach and deck.
Wellbeing
The Ayana Spa
The Ayana Spa runs treatments with a yoga deck. Alongside, two main pools and a children's Jetty Pool, a private white-sand beach with a long jetty, and a dive and activity centre with marine conservation.
Ayana Spa
Treatments and a yoga deck at the Ayana Spa.
Two pools
Two main pools and a children's Jetty Pool, by a private beach.
Dive centre
A dive and activity centre, with marine conservation.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Komodo National Park from a resort built for it. Sail the Lako di'a phinisi on an overnight cruise, see Komodo dragons, the peaks of Padar and the Pink Beach, snorkel with manta rays, and come back to a private beach and sunset bars.
Komodo National Park
Komodo National Park — dragons on Rinca and Komodo, Padar Island and the Pink Beach.
Lako di’a phinisi
The AYANA Lako di'a — a 54-metre, nine-cabin luxury phinisi yacht, for one-to-three-night cruises.
Padar & Pink Beach
Padar Island's peaks, the Pink Beach and the manta rays.
Private beach & jetty
A private white-sand beach and a long jetty with sunset bars.
Five cruise options
Five cruise options — speedboat, glass-bottom and night cruises among them.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 10 minutes from LBJ
About 10 minutes from Komodo Airport (LBJ), and around a one-hour flight from Bali.
From Bali
Around a one-hour flight
On Waecicu Beach over the Flores Sea, Labuan Bajo, facing Kukusan Island.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Ayana Komodo Waecicu Beach. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast, with seven dining venues across beach and rooftop.
Setting
- On Waecicu Beach over the Flores Sea, Labuan Bajo — a resort-scale Komodo gateway with a private beach.
Komodo
- The base for Komodo National Park — dragons, Padar, the Pink Beach and manta rays, with the Lako di'a yacht.
Getting there
- About 10 minutes from Komodo Airport (LBJ), and around a one-hour flight from Bali.
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