How booking works
Mantavaya is a marketplace for boat and liveaboard trips in Indonesia, run by independent operators. Booking takes five short steps — here’s exactly what happens, from finding a trip to holding your confirmation.
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Find a trip
Browse boats and liveaboard trips across Indonesia. Filter by destination and travel dates to narrow things down, then open a ship to see everything it offers.
Each ship lists its dated departures — the actual sailings you can book, with their itineraries, cabins, and prices.
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Choose your departure and cabin
Pick the departure that suits you and choose a cabin. Availability is limited per sailing, so the spots and prices you see are the ones being sold right now. Once you start checkout, Mantavaya places a short hold on your cabin so it stays yours — and the price stays fixed — while you finish the details.
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Add your travelers
Enter each traveler’s details — name, passport, and an emergency contact — so the operator has what they need to prepare for your trip. You have 15 minutes to complete this while your hold is active; if it lapses, you can simply start again.
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Review and pay securely
Check your trip summary and total before you pay. You can view prices in your display currency (US Dollars or Indonesian Rupiah); payment itself is charged in Indonesian Rupiah (IDR).
To pay, you’re taken to our PCI-compliant payment provider (NCB Nustar / Artajasa) to enter your card details on their secure hosted page, then returned to Verafi. Verafi never sees or stores your full card number.
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Get your confirmation
Once your payment completes, your booking is confirmed and you land on a confirmation page with your booking reference. A confirmation email follows shortly after.
From there you can message the operator directly about your trip — arrival times, boarding location, and anything else you need to know before you set sail.
Good to know
- Cancellations and refunds depend on how far ahead of departure you cancel, and on the terms for your specific sailing — shown before you pay and on our cancellation policy page.
- Currency and language can be switched anytime — browse in US Dollars or Indonesian Rupiah, in English or Bahasa Indonesia.
- Need a hand? Our Help Center covers the common questions, or get in touch with us directly.