Best of Indonesia - Voyage I
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- Day 1 Denpasar, Bali / Sanur, Indonesia
- Day 2 Sanur / Ubud / Benoa
- Day 3 Satonda Island / Sumbawa Island
- Day 4 Komodo Island
- Day 5 Tiger Islands
- Days 6-7 Palopo / Toraja, Sulawesi Island
- Day 8 Buton Island
- Day 9 Padea Besar
- Day 10 Banggai Islands
- Days 11-12 Togean Islands
- Day 13 Lahaga Island / Bitung / Tangkoko Nature Reserve
- Day 14 Bunaken National Marine Park / Manado
- Day 15 Manado / Disembark / Singapore
- Day 16 Return Home
| Dates | Deck + Cabin Type | ||||||
| Category 1/ A-Deck | Category 2/ Main | Category 3/ Main | Category 4/ Lido | Category 5/ Bridge | Category 6/ Balcony Suite | Owners Suite | |
- Rates are quoted in U.S. dollars and represent costs per person, double occupancy. Request the Twin Share Program where you are matched with a cabin mate of the same gender. Even if a cabin mate is not found for you, no single supplement will be charged.
-Cabins are available for single occupancy between 1.6-1.7 times the double occupancy rate. The supplement for a suite is 2 times the shared rate.
Deposit & Payment -Cabins are available for single occupancy between 1.6-1.7 times the double occupancy rate. The supplement for a suite is 2 times the shared rate.
Day 1 Denpasar, Bali / Sanur, Indonesia
Upon arrival, transfer to your included hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Sanur / Ubud / Benoa
For centuries Bali has captivated the imagination of artists, writers, and travelers with its landscapes of emerald terraced rice fields, lush forests, and exquisite Hindu temples. Today drive to Ubud where artisans display their expertise in painting, sculpture, silver-working, and batik. Enjoy time to visit some of the countless galleries and artisan workshops. This evening continue to Benoa and embark the Odyssey.
Day 3 Satonda Island / Sumbawa Island
Zodiacs bring you to the shores of uninhabited Satonda, a small circular island that is an ancient volcanic cone. Enjoy your first snorkeling or diving excursion over enchanting reefs here. Or, join your naturalists on a hike to view the island’s interior sacred lake. After lunch on board visit Sumbawa Island. Local villagers greet you with traditional drumming, dances, and a mock wedding ceremony. You will also watch a pole-climbing competition where agile young boys climb up a tall coconut palm pole in a race to see who can reach the prize at the top.
Day 4 Komodo Island
Komodo Island National Park is a sanctuary for the fabled giant monitor lizard, the Komodo dragon. A guided walk along a forested pathway leads you to a viewing area for a close inspection of these enormous reptiles which grow up to 10 feet in length and weigh up to 300 pounds. The surrounding forest is home to Javan rusa deer, as well as yellow-crested cockatoos, friarbirds, and megapodes. In the afternoon enjoy snorkeling or diving off lovely Pink Beach, often likened to “swimming in an aquarium.”
Day 5 Tiger Islands
Beautiful, warm waters encircle the Tiger Islands where you make a morning stop to snorkel or dive over kaleidoscopic reefs, home to angelfish, fairy basslets, and butterflyfish among hundreds of other species.
Days 6-7 Palopo / Toraja, Sulawesi Island
A full-day overland excursion takes you 4,000 feet into the cool highlands of South Sulawesi to fascinating Toraja. Legends say that the early Toraja came from the north, possibly Indochina, and were blown off-course by a storm. Their boat-shaped houses reflect this seafaring legacy, with a soaring “prow” that slopes skyward. The Toraja bury their dead in graves chiseled into vertical cliffsides, in keeping with the belief that ancestors repose halfway between heaven and earth. Beside these honeycombed graves, gazing out over the valleys are life-like wooden effigies, providing a receptacle for their souls to guard the gravesites. Walk through several villages and investigate the gravesites, markets, and ornate rice barns of the region. Meals and overnight are at your hotel. The following day, tour more traditional villages as you return to Palopo, reuniting with the Odyssey in the evening.
Day 8 Buton Island
Dangling off the southeast coast of Sulawesi, Buton is part of the Wakatobi Island group. Your snorkel or dive excursions today reveal an incredible array of marine reef inhabitants and underwater photographers discover a bizarre macro world among corals as shallow as 20 feet. Highlights include colorful frogfish, octopus, marbled snake eels, cockatoo waspfish, flying gurnards, multitudes of crab species, and dazzling anemones.
Day 9 Padea Besar
Colorful reefs and atolls offer further underwater landscapes to explore today. If the opportunity presents itself, you may go ashore to visit a local village.
Day 10 Banggai Islands
Just below the arm of Central Sulawesi, at the convergence of the Banda and Maluku Seas, sit the 120 Banggai Islands whose waters harbor “the mother of all living coral reefs” according to Alfred Wallace, a contemporary of Darwin. An astounding variety of marine life inhabits the walls, caves, overhangs, and shallow reefs of this archipelago and snorkelers and divers have several opportunities to witness such species as ribbon eels, blue-ring octopus, anglerfish, and the endemic Banggai cardinal fish.
Days 11-12 Togean Islands
Explore the remote and picturesque Togeans, a 56-island archipelago surrounded by an ancient coral reef and the clear warm waters of Tomini Bay. Volcanic and covered in lush foliage, the islands harbor a variety of endangered wildlife, including Togean macaques, babirusa, and hanging parrots. Their beaches are the breeding grounds of the hawksbill turtles and the rare dugong, and diving and snorkeling forays reveal spectacular corals teeming with colorful fish. Several ethnic groups reside in 37 villages throughout the Togeans and during your visit you will meet the delightful locals and enjoy guided walks to search for the amazing variety of birds and wildlife that reside here.
Day 13 Lahaga Island / Bitung / Tangkoko Nature Reserve
Spend the morning snorkeling from the lovely beach of Lahaga Island. Continue to Bitung, a bustling center of shops, markets, and maritime business. Visit Tangkoko Nature Reserve, one of Indonesia’s most important conservation areas. Its 21,000 acres are among the last habitats for crested black macaques and cuscus, a lemur-like, slow-moving possum. Or, tour Bitung and the private wildlife center to view tarsiers, the world’s smallest primate. The reserve is also a haven for an incredible variety of birds, including the endemic Sulawesi hornbill, varied lorikeet, blue-breasted pitas, and the finch-billed myna.
Day 14 Bunaken National Marine Park / Manado
The phenomenal biodiversity of Bunaken has been protected as a national park since 1991 and its crystal-clear waters offer some of the best snorkeling and diving in Indonesia. Spend the day here, exploring the reefs and drop-off walls adorned with myriad soft corals. Dense schools of blue-striped and yellow-tailed fusiliers are just one of the 100 species of fish you may spot here.
Day 15 Manado / Disembark / Singapore
Disembark the Odyssey after breakfast and enjoy a brief tour of Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi, visiting the open air produce market and the North Sulawesi Provincial Museum. Following lunch at a local restaurant, transfer to the airport for an early afternoon flight to Singapore. Dinner and final overnight at your included airport hotel.
Day 16 Return Home
Depart on your independent homeward flight.
Itinerary Notes
InclusionsAll gratuities; accommodations in hotels and on board the Odyssey as outlined in the itinerary; all onboard meals; all group meals on land; arrival and departure transfers on group dates; services of the expedition staff, including lectures, briefings, slide/film shows; all group activities and excursions; landing and port fees; $50,000 of medical expense coverage and $75,000 in emergency evacuation insurance.
Exclusions
All air transportation; excess baggage charges; airport arrival and departure taxes; transfers for independent arrivals and departures; passport and/or visa fees; baggage/trip cancellation insurance; scuba diving fees and equipment where required; and items of a personal nature such as laundry, bar charges, alcoholic beverages, e-mail/Internet/fax/telephone charges.
Deposit & Payment
Initial deposit is 30% cruise cost, and most travelers will call our office and pay the deposit with a credit card. We accept Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, and Discover. Alternatively, you can send a check to our Missoula, Montana, office or register online at: https://www.adventure-life.com/forms/fourways.php
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Cancellation Policy
| Days Prior to departure | Fee |
|---|---|
| 120 days or more | $950 per person |
| 119-60 days | 55% cruise cost |
| 59-0 days | 100% cruise cost |
Odyssey (ZE)
- Ship Highlights
- Passengers : 110
One of the finest adventure ships afloat, the Odyssey is a 110-passenger luxury expedition vessel, ideally suited for cruising in off-the-beaten-path locales. On all Odyssey expeditions, guests have access to a fleet of Zodiacs, which allows remote landings anywhere nature or curiosity dictates.
All cabins on a Clipper Odyssey cruise have an ocean view, safe, minibar, individually controlled heat/air conditioner, in-room music system, and sitting area with sofa. Beds can be configured for twin or queen-size sleeping arrangements, and all cabins have an en suite bathroom complete with shower and small bathtub. In the comfort of their cabin, passengers can track the progress of their expedition on the Global Positioning System broadcast—a highlight of a Odyssey voyage for adventure-minded guests.
Additional facilities include a gourmet kitchen featuring American and international cuisine, dining room, lounge, small library and gym, outdoor pool, and gift shop. An elevator services all passenger cabin decks.
A fleet of Zodiac landing craft can be launched in minutes to take passengers ashore in places where no infrastructure exists. The vessel is equipped with state-of-the-art satellite navigation and communication equipment including telephone, fax, and email.
An outdoor swimming pool, dedicated jogging track, and two sun decks offer ample opportunities for outdoor recreation. Inside, the spacious public areas of the ship include two lounges, a small library, and a single seating dining room.
An experienced cruise staff, physician, and onboard lecturers accompany all voyages to enhance the passengers’ enjoyment of the places visited.
All meals are prepared to order on board. The ship's chefs, graduates of the finest American culinary schools, combine the highest quality American ingredients with the influences and spices of the places the Odyssey visits. The resulting "fusion cuisine" provides a taste of the destinations visited.
| Cabins | |
|---|---|
 | Category 1/ A-Deck A Deck, Outside Double Cabin with sitting area, portholes. Approx. 185 sqft |
 | Category 2/ Main Forward Main Deck, Outside Double Cabin with sitting area and a window. Approx. 175 sqft |
| Category 3/ Main Main Deck, Outside Double Cabin with sitting area and a window. Approx. 175 sqft |
 | Category 4/ Lido Lido Deck, Outside Double Cabin with sitting area and a window. Approx. 175 sqft |
 | Category 5/ Bridge Bridge Deck, Outside Double Cabin with sitting area and a window. Approx. 230 sqft |
 | Category 6/ Balcony Suite Bridge Deck, Outside Suite with private veranda. Approx. 230 sqft |
 | Owners Suite Bridge Deck, Outside Suite with separate bedroom and private veranda. Approx. 310 sqft |
