Sea Safari Cruises

Cruising through Indonesia one encounters an incredible variety of indigenous sailing craft and the best known are the Buginese schooners. Until today several thousands of these keep plying the inter-island trading routes of Indonesia carrying cargo.

In the old days, these schooners were pure sailing boats and consequently they were sometimes becalmed in windless seas for weeks on end. Although the “Phinisis” have retained their sailing rigs, since the late sixties virtually all of them have been motorized and nowadays they could best be described as motor-sailers. Traditionalists would not even call them schooners anymore as the aft masts have generally become smaller than the foremasts. Nowadays they are in fact ketches while the one masted ones should be referred to as cutters.

What has not changed however is the thousand year old boat building tradition of the Bugis, who are indigenous to South Sulawesi and have been known throughout the ages as the sailors, the traders and the pirates of the archipelago.

All Sea Safari vessels have been handcrafted by Bugis master carpenters, who were allowed to use only the very best, well seasoned, “ulin”, or ironwood, available. They are sturdy ships with an easy motion that offer a level of comfort, otherwise only found on the very largest yachts.

Sea Safari maintains the youngest fleet in Indonesia.
* Sea Safari 3 - Yearly chartered by international diving company
* Sea Safari 5 / Sea Safari Cheng Ho
* Sea Safari 6 - Usually used for regular trip - 7days Komodo cruise
* Sea Safari 7
* Sea Safari 8
* Sea Safari 9

AC Cooled Lounge with Video/Audio Stereo	Open Lounge

Sea Safari Scheduled Cruises
You can book 7-day cruise on the "Sea Safari" during all parts of the year, and you have a wide choice of destinations. There are visits to the Lesser Sunda Islands east of Bali where you can swim and snorkel at pristine beaches or explore villages where women still weave the traditional ikat cloth. And you can visit the island of Komodo, famous for its dragons who only here survived from the Jurassic age.

At other times the "Sea Safari" sails through the exotic Moluccas, a sun drenched group of islands that once drew explorers and traders from all parts of the world in search of precious cargoes of nutmeg and cloves. Historic Dutch and Portuguese forts evoke the shadows of the past – equally impressive are today's vibrant local cultures and magical beliefs that still play an important role in everyday life.

Schedule and prices, see at 7days Komodo Cruise.


Charter Vessels
Bali Sea Safari cruises offers special charter our phinisi cruises such for family trip, corporate charter, sunset dinner party, wedding party. Itineraries depend on your personal interests and on how much time you can spend cruising.

If you have several weeks you can visit Komodo and Rinca islands for watching fierce dragons who have survived only here from the Jurassic age, Flores to see the three-coloured crater lakes, Sumba, Timor, Sulawesi, and various islands in the Moluccas. If you can spend only a few days, sail to Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan, the Gili islands, and Lombok. You'll make your own schedule, or go with no schedule at all.

Family Holiday Charter	Caltex Cruise Charter

In most cases there is also a one-time "mobilization fee" of US$1,000 to US$3,500 depending on your port of departure and where the vessel is located right before your cruise. Other extra costs are for scuba diving equipment and a diving guide if required.

Special charter available, please contact us now!
Tel +62-361 7980304, Fax +62-361 724128

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