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In the center of the long Indonesian
archipelago lies magnificent Komodo National
Park, a World Heritage Site of steep volcanic
islands, pristine coral reefs, empty white-sand
beaches, and astounding marine biodiversity.
It is one of the top snorkeling spots on the
planet, home to the phenomenal underwater
life that the Coral Triangle is renowned for.
Aboard our very comfortable Indonesian
two-masted sailing ship, we’ll fill our days with
world-class snorkeling and island adventures,
including one to see the fearsome Komodo
dragons—the world’s largest lizards. Our
evenings are for tropical sunsets, stargazing,
and the delights of shipboard life. Our trip
was selected as one of National Geographic
Traveler’s 50 Tours of a Lifetime.
Days 1-2 Denpasar / Flores / Tatawa Besar /
Siaba Kecil From Denpasar, fly to Flores, where
we board our liveaboard ship. On Sebayur Island,
we enjoy an evening snorkel, then head to
the islands of Tatawa Besar and Siaba Kecil,
where drift-snorkeling over coral gardens and
underwater canyons reveals groupers, mantas,
green turtles, and rare mandarin fish.
Days 3-5 Gili Lawa Laut / Gili Darat /
Makassar Reef Exploring a coral garden
just north of Komodo Island where huge
fish reside, we may see giant trevallys,
cowtail stingrays, sweetlips, and groupers.
At Makassar Reef, we see schools of mantas,
and on Padar Island, the Pink Beach awaits,
picturesque with its delicate coral-pink sands
colored by fragments of red corals. A sunset
hike to the top of Gili Darat gives us golden
panoramas over Komodo Island and down to
long, white-sand beaches with breathtaking
visible coral formations.
Days 6-8 Komodo Dragons / Cannibal Rock
We look for the legendary Komodo dragons,
the largest living lizards on earth, found
nowhere else in the world, and snorkel at
Cannibal Rock, a submerged pinnacle with
gold-striped fusiliers, scorpion fish, red snapper,
surgeon fish, and purple gorgonian sea fans
hiding pygmy seahorses.
Days 9-11 Batu Bolong / Kanawa / Bidadari
Batu Bolong is a mind-blowing rock pinnacle
and home to large schools of fish including jacks,
anthias, and white-tip reef sharks. Napoleons
and eagle rays inhabit the shallow waters of
Kanawa, and we relax at Bidadari Island, with
its white-sand beach and crystalline waters.
Depart on Day 11 via Denpasar.
Our Komodo journey offers world-class snorkeling amid the amazing biodiversity of the Coral Triangle.
JOAKIM LEROY
JEFF YONOVER
CORAL REEFS, TROPICAL REEF FISH, AND KOMODO DRAGONS
FOR A DETAILED ITINERARY: 1.800.368.2794 OR EMAIL 102
CHRISTOPHE COURTEAU SCOTT JOHNSON
HIGHLIGHTS
• Fantastic snorkeling in a remote corner
of the world
• Travel aboard our 98-foot phinisi
(Indonesian two-masted sailing ship),
enjoying en suite cabins and excellent
service
• See the famous Komodo dragons on
Komodo Island—up to 10 feet long and
weighing 150 pounds!
• Fantastic naturalist Trip Leader
who offers an in-depth look into the
unsurpassed marine biodiversity
DETAILS
• 11-day trip begins and ends in
Denpasar
• 10 nights aboard a yacht
• All meals included
DATE
Sep 2-12, 2018
TRIP COST
From $6195, depending on cabin category
Internal airfare: $280 (subject to change)
Single supplement: Call for details
TRIP LEVEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Snorkeling, hiking, exploring by tender