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Cabin US$1300 per person (share) |
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| Day
One : Bali |
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| º | Embarkation
on to the Sea Safari in Benoa harbour. Departure at 09:00 AM. Lunch
will be served as we pass by the majestic Agung volcano on the northeastern
part of Bali. After sailing out of the Lombok Strait the vessel
settles on an easterly course and we enjoy the first of many sunsets
as we pass the Gili Islands off the northern coast of Lombok. |
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Two : Moyo Island - Satonda |
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| º | In
the early morning we make our first landfall on Moyo, a small island
off the north coast of Sumbawa. We stop at one of several fine snorkeling
sites along its west coast and go ashore at the village of Labuanhaji.
Around mid-day we hoist the anchor again and a few hours later we
reach the uninhabited island of Satonda, which is separated by a
narrow strait from the Tambora volcano on the Sumbawa mainland,
the site of the largest eruption in recorded history. Going ashore
we discover that Satonda itself is a small volcano as well and that
a salty lake fills its crater. We spend the remainder of the afternoon
swimming and snorkeling. At sunset we find that the island is home
to a large colony of fruit eating giant bats, or flying foxes, and
after dinner we set sail again. |
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Three : Banta - Misa |
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the day breaks we realize that we are at anchor in front of a stunningly
beautiful beach and looking on the chart we find out that our captain
has moored the vessel off Banta, another uninhabited island which
lies at the entrance of the Sape Strait right on the boundary between
West and East Nusa Tenggara provinces. We spend the morning swimming
and exploring the island and if we are lucky we may spot some of
the giant turtles that are known to congregate near Banta. Around
noon we go underway again and in the course of the afternoon, once
we have entered the Linta Strait, we anchor off the small island
of Misa and visit one of the two colonies of the Baju, the "sea
gypsies", the indigenous people from this area. In the early
evening we arrive at our final destination when our ship anchors
in the calm and peaceful Bay of Komodo. |
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| Day
Four : Komodo National Park - Pink Beach |
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| º | Early
in the morning we go ashore where a park ranger will escort us across
the island (about 4.5 km there and back) to a viewing spot where
we can safely watch the "Komodo Dragons", the giant monitor
lizards, at close range. Komodo National Park is the only place
on earth where one can see the dragons in their own habitat. After
this encounter with the species from the Jurassic Age, we will spend
the remainder of the day beach-combing and snorkeling on the beautiful
"red/pink beach" of Komodo with its amazing marine gardens.
After dinner we hoist the anchor and go underway again. |
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Five : Bima - East Sumbawa |
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| º | As
the sun rises we arrive in the busy traditional harbor of Bima,
which is situated at the end of a long inlet deep in the heart of
Eastern Sumbawa. We spend the morning exploring the town and the
Donggo Highlands west of Bima Bay. Around lunchtime we leave the
quay and after sailing out of Bima Bay we go on a westerly heading
again for our overnight passage to Lombok. |
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Day Six : Lombok |
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| º | In
the course of the morning we anchor at Amoramor Bay on the north
Coast of Lombok, where we go ashore for an excursion to the Sendang
Gile Waterfalls in the lush foothills of the Rinjani volcano. After
the sunset the crew will prepare a BBQ dinner on one of the beaches
near our anchorage. During the night the crew will raise the anchor
again to proceed to the Gili Islands of West Lombok. |
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Seven : Benoa Harbour - Bali |
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| º | We
spend a last morning snorkeling and swimming anchored off one of
the Gili Islands. Around noon we set sail and we arrive back in
Benoa around 17:00. Disembarkation. |
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