This is for the Botanists, the photographers, the birders, history and nature lovers.
Come and join me on an expedition Cruise through Indonesia and Borneo with an EXCLUSIVE 20% discount*
Explore one of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries. Indonesia is home to an incredible array of fauna and flora found nowhere else on Earth. Birdlife abounds in primaeval jungles as we search for endangered species, including the recently rediscovered Wetar Ground Dove, found exclusively on Wetar Island.
We will walk alongside Komodo Dragons and snorkel at the ‘underwater aquarium’ of Pink Beach on Komodo Island. A major highlight I am truly excited about is to visit Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, and the world-renowned research facility and Orangutan rehabilitation site, Camp Leakey. We will have the opportunity to observe the playfulness of these iconic primates as they swing through the rainforest canopy. And in Tanjung Puting National Park, perhaps we will find Proboscis Monkeys, Tarsiers, Clouded Leopards, Sun Bears and more.
There is a wealth of underwater delights to discover as we snorkel some of the most biologically diverse seas in the world. Pristine beaches lead to captivating coral gardens where neon-lit fish swim among drop-offs, caves, and gardens of large barrel sponges, sea fans, and soft corals in the Savu and Banda Seas, as well as the Alor Strait. Take in the kaleidoscopic hues of Kelimutu’s mystical ‘boiling lakes’ on Flores Island and discover one of Indonesia’s hidden treasures in Satonda Island, home to Hawksbill Turtles.
Comprising some 18,000 islands, this Southeast Asian archipelago also boasts a rich human history that stretches back almost 2 million years. We will be immersed in ancient cultures as we visit Lembata Island, home to the Lamalerans, one of Indonesia’s last subsistence whaling communities and will learn how they honour their ancestors through centuries-old hunting techniques. While on Alor Island, the Abui people still live by the same customs and practices of their ancestors.
