Cruise between the North Sulawesi city of Gorontalo and head south to Labuan Bajo in Flores. This cruise offers a full sailing adventure experience, and follows a pre-planned and optimized route worked out in conjunction with Captain Fery of the Ombak Putih and your Tour Leaders. Enjoy some freedom and flexibility to investigate anything of particular interest that comes across your path. En route explore the various islands and atolls of eastern Sulawesi and engage in a host of activities that include visiting remote villages and meeting local people, ample snorkeling on beautiful coral reefs, trekking, encounters with whale sharks and manta rays, nesting seabirds and Komodo dragons, as well as simply enjoying the pleasure of sailing across the tropical seas on a beautiful and traditional pinisi ship.
Highlights
Enjoy a unique encounter with amazing whale sharks
Kayak and snorkel at the beautiful archipelago of the Tonian Islands
Visit the local village of Lokotai, ringed with atolls and gorgeous reefs
Discover Wakatobi National Park, famous for its colorful corals
Involves minimal physical effort and is typically associated with leisurely activities. Activities are low-intensity or last less than a few hours each day.
Fly from Bali to Gorantalo and upon your arrival be taken directly to the ship. After some welcome drinks, head off to the area of Botubarani (approx. two hours away) where a group of whale sharks are often in residence, giving you a very good chance to get in the water and snorkel and swim with them. After dinner set sail for the Tongean Island group for an overnight crossing
Wake up in the Tonian Islands and spend two days exploring this beautiful archipelago, visiting various islands, anchorages, and villages. Enjoy abundant time for snorkeling, kayaking, trekking, and swimming. After dinner on day three set out for an overnight voyage to Balanta Island.
Wake up at anchor off Pulau Besar and Pulau Poson islands and spend the day visiting the local village market, snorkeling, swimming, water sports, trekking, and time on the beach. After dinner set sail for Banggai Island.
Wake up in Banggai, home to the endemic Banggai cardinal fish. Visit the local village of Lokotai, snorkel, swim and spend time on the beach, and maybe visit a nearby resort. The local area is ringed with atolls and beautiful reefs with great snorkeling, so later in the afternoon cruise to a nearby island and spend the night at anchor. This night enjoy a BBQ on the beach, and later in the evening cruise south to Manui Island.
In the morning explore and snorkel near Manui Island, where you can visit a Kampung Bajo (a village of the Bugis Bajo people, built on stilts above the water), before exploring the local islands for beaches and snorkeling. Overnight sail to Wakitobi Archipelago.
Spend two days exploring the beautiful Wakatobi National Park area, famous for its colorful corals and nature. Stop for some water sports and snorkeling and a possible scuba dive with the local resort for interested guests. Visit the Operation Wallacea project. Then late morning on the second day cruise to Moromaho Island, a haven for pan-tropical seabirds. Then cruise overnight to the island of Batuata.
Today wake up at Batuata Island and spend the day exploring, beaching, snorkeling, visiting a local village, and swimming. Set off late afternoon to cruise to the Bonerate Archipelago.
Day 10: Kalao Island | Rinca Island | Komodo National Park
Discover Kalao Island in the Takabonerate area and visit the village of Beru. After that spend the day swimming and snorkeling and doing water sports, before setting off later in the afternoon for an overnight cruise to Rinca Island in Komodo National Park.
Today set off for an early morning trek on Rinca Island in search of the famous Komodo dragons. After breakfast spend some time at the beautiful Pantai Merah (red sand beach) and then search for and snorkel with manta rays. In the evening time anchor off Kalong Island to watch the many tens of thousands of flying foxes fly off to the mainland to feed before you enjoy an exclusive farewell beach BBQ.
Day 12: Labuan Bajo | Disembark | Bali
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch
Today spend your final morning on the boat with time for a last snorkel and swim before you cruise into Labuan Bajo harbor. Have lunch and disembark for your transfer to the airport for the return flight to Bali.
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Cabin Deck. Spacious, air-conditioned twin-share cabins with twin bunks or double beds and private bathroom with toilet and hot shower.
Notes
- All rates are quoted in USD and represent cost per person, based on double occupancy.
- Cabins are available for single occupancy at 1.75 times the published rate.
Our guide and driver were very good with their knowledge and were very helpful with our questions. It was a very pleasant visit that would have been impossible to do on our own. Hotels and restaurants were fantastic. The special places we got to go to, like the kitchens, were great. Enjoyed the entire trip!
Meyer Smolen
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The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
2 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
3 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.
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