East Indonesia Sailing Trip

		FLORES - BANDA - KEI Although Indonesia encompasses 18.000 odd islands, presenting a truly stunning variety of cultures, flora, fauna and marine biology, marine tourism is virtually non-existent. Indonesia boasts the largest wooden fleet still in operation: the Bugis Schooners or Phinisi. Flat bottomed Phinisi need little maritime infrastructure and are built to approach even the smallest islets at close range. During this cruise from ‘Asia to the Pacific’ you will greatly enjoy these benefits while sailing along a string of islands stretched out along the Ring of Fire. Highlight on this cruise will definitely be the Banda islands, 9 tiny islands strewn in the middle of the ocean, but for centuries the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, when it was the world centre of nutmeg en mace cultivation, the weight of which was measured against gold bars.
		KEI - AGATS - TIMIKA During this journey of a lifetime you will be perplexed by the astonishing ingenuity and seemingly unlimited creativity in how humans survive, socialize and rejoice. A world where time is of no essence and attention for daily worries and pleasure is paramount. Nature will reveal itself in its most breathtaking form in the Triton bay crowded with extraterrestrial formations and the Kiti Kiti waterfall thundering from steep cliffs straight down into the sea. Cultural highlight will be the display of Papua culture by the Asmat, where hundreds of warriors brandishing spears and shrieking in ecstasy will surround the Katharina to dispel the demons we carried from overseas. Experience how wonder and relaxation can change your life in a world without CNN, traffic jams and computer-screens.
		KEI - SOUTHEAST MALUKU - TIMOR The southeastern Maluku (Moluccas) Islands belong to the most remote parts of the Indonesia Archipelago. Located way beyond Bali, the hundred-odd islands of this Archipelago lie spread across the vast expanses of the South Banda Sea, the deepest of all Indonesian seas, with an abyss of over 7,000 meters. This voyage across the South Banda Sea will call at some of the most beautiful of these islands, some volcanic and dressed in luxuriant vegetation, others coral atolls, more dry and barren, and lined with swaying palms. This archipelago, however remote it may be, is an enchanting place for the adventurous traveler: there are towering volcanoes to climb, tribal populations with a rich cultural heritage to encounter, uninhabited islands set in deep blue seas, kaleidoscopic coral reefs never visited before, and great scenery that will change every morning, as you come on deck after a night’s sleep on the “Katharina”.
		TIMOR - SAVU - SUMBA - BALI The ethereal tones of the sasando, a 12-string lontar-leaf harp, evoking the nostalgia of the Portuguese era on the island of Roti. The beach of Sawu under the gracious feet of virgins dancing at a thanksgiving ceremony following harvest; The earth of Sumba being trampled by horses carrying ferocious warriors. This, plus a sure meeting with Jurassaic monsters in Komodo National Park, is the kind of experience this cruise to Indonesia prior to monotheism is made of. On board our traditional Phinisi, Katharina, where your sundowner will be served while you gaze in total relaxation at the Sea around you.

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