Indonesia Sailing

Bali to Komodo and Flores Sailing Adventure Trip

2008-06-14T02:43:00.000-07:00

Set sail to seas holding a wealth of treasures and secrets, just waiting to be discovered. Isolated island cultures, almost untouched by the passing of time offer a glimpse of an unique and fascinating world while providing ample opportunities to collect artifacts and handicrafts unavailable elsewhere in the world.

We offer extended eight-day voyages of discovery from November through April Bali to Komodo Island to Flores or southeast via Sumba and Sawu to Flores.

Each of the islands you will visit has its own special sights. The great stone-slab tombs and indigenous villages of Sumba, the animistic beliefs on Sawu, the intricate ikat weaving of Sumba and Flores, the brilliantly colored lakes of Kelimutu in Flores, and the huge monitor dragons of Komodo rate as some of the finest attractions in South East Asia!

Journeys along the Lesser Sunda Islands remain among our favorite itineraries and for good reason. Few areas in Asia can lay claim to such cultural and natural diversity: towering active volcanoes, jungle-clad mountain ranges, and dry savannah, teeming with wildlife, quiet coastal villages, emerald seas, megalithic cultures, colorful market places, tribal rituals and architecture, not to mention a world of kaleidoscopic beauty under water.

This cruise will cover twice the Komodo area for snorkeling, beach combing and hiking through one of the most beautiful National Parks of Indonesia.

The Flores Highlands will be an opportunity to hike to some remote villages and witness the long-winding process of ikat weaving, practiced amid unsurpassed scenery of gigantic volcanoes, bamboo forests and intriguingly coloured crater lakes.

10 Days/9 Nights, BALI-FLORES-BALI 2008
Day 1
08.30 a.m. transfer from Sanur, south Bali to Amed, north-east Bali (2 hrs). Upon arrival in Amed we board the ‘Katharina’, settle in and sail to Gili Trawangan for swimming, snorkeling, diving (optional)* and beach-combing. Late afternoon onward sailing to Sumbawa.

Day 2
Arriving at Sumbawa this morning we disembark and explore the town of Sumbawa Besar on the west-side of the island. We visit the Sultan’s Palace, a raised wooden building built on the site of three former palaces, the pasar and a traditional Sumbawanese village. After lunch we sail to the southern tip of the Island of Moyo where we will spend a few hours relaxing swimming and snorkeling. Night sailing to east-Sumbawa.

Day 3
We will arrive in the morning in the village of Wera, at the east coast of the island of Sumbawa.
Wera is a Buginese settlement and famous for its boatbuilding.
We will see the manufacturing of all kinds of craft in various stages of construction, much the way the Katharina was built in 1998.
Midday sail toward Sangean Island, an active volcano towering 1800 meters above the surrounding waters. We will have a short afternoon stop to visit the tiny settlement on the island
and swim in crystal-clear waters. Night-sailing to Rinca.

Day 4

Rinca Island, the second biggest in the Komodo Archipelago, is also the richest in terms of fanuna. We will go hiking and looking for wild horses, water buffalo, wild boar, monkeys, and of course the famous "Komodo dragons" in spectacular scenery of savannah and emerald coves. Around noon sail to Sabalon, a famous reef with a huge variety of live coral and beautiful fish. Snorkeling, diving (optional)*, beach-exploration. in the afternoon proceed to the Riung Archipelago, north of Flores.

Day 5
In the morning arrival at Riung, a small archipelago of 17 islets, just north of the coast of Flores. Snorkeling, relaxing, beach-combing, climbing one of the summits for enjoying the panorama over the sea and Flores. In the afternoon proceed to Ropa, a small harbour at the coast of Flores.

Day 6
Early morning arrival in Ropa from where we will go by bus to the Kelimutu volcano, famous for its three coloured lakes. Experience the spooky atmosphere surrounding this natural phenomenon, unique in the world. Upon returning aboard the Katharina onward sailing to Labuhanbajo, at the westernmost point of Flores.

Day 7
Early morning, if winds allow, the crew of the Katharina will hoist the sails and show their skills in traditional Pinisi-sailing, a.o. by using the two side-rudders alternatingly.
Late morning arrival in Labuhanbajo, at the westernmost point of Flores. Here we will make a tour to a nearby village where we will attend the so-called caci (whip)dance for which the Manggarai district of Flores enjoys national fame. Midday sail to red beach, another breathtaking desert island where the beaches are red-coloured by pulverized red coral. Barbecue at the beach under the milky way, lit by the moon and the bonfire.

Day 8
Morning arrival at Komodo Island proper. Another opportunity to catch a glimpse of or even stumble over, the last representative of the Jurassic Park on earth, the infamous Komodo Lizard. In the afternoon visit of Lawa Darat to climb the local summit and enjoy a splendid panorama over the moon-scape islands of the Komodo Archipelago and the mainland of Flores. Late afternoon setting sail, heading west.

Day 9
Around noon arrival at the tiny island of Satonda, the top of an extinct volcano. We will visit the crater lake in the centre of the island, where we may meet colonies of flying foxes after a short walk. An afternoon of relaxation on the beautifully wild beach of Satonda and of lazy floating on the gentle currents over a stunning reefdrop just off the coastline. If time allows from Satonda we proceed to the Island of Moyo for a hike to an exquisite three-tiered where we will take a refreshing bath in the pool down below the waterfall. Late afternoon onward sailing to Lombok.

Day 10
Early morning arrival at the harbour of Lembar, southwest Lombok.
From here we will make a tour over west-Lombok, visiting a few original Sasak villages where we will admire the local arts of pottery and hand weaving. Before noon we re-embark the Katharina to set sail to Serangan (turtle island). Serangan is connected with the mainland of Bali.
Arrival in Serangan before sunset. End of the cruise and individual transfer to your hotel.

* Opportunity for optional diving; to be booked in advance

NOTICE
Participants are informed that itinerary and program of our sea voyages occasionally may be modified, due to factors beyond our control: unfavorable weather conditions, delay in processing harbor clearances, modified schedules of domestic flights. The cruise director and captain of the Katharina will adjust the program accordingly in the best interest of all.

Price Per Pax :
Low Season : USD 2275
High Season : USD 2475

Program or dates do not fit ?
You are interested in one of the cruise itineraries, but no departing cruise corresponds to this particular itinerary or the dates of the departing cruises don't fit in with your time-schedule, then.

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Lombok - Komodo - Lombok Sailing Adventure Trips

2008-06-14T02:42:00.000-07:00

Cruising Itinerary:

Day 1 :
Flight from Bali to Labuan Bajo/Flores. Distance from the airport to the harbour
only 2 km. We spend the first night at Kanawa Island.

Day 2 :
Early morning we set sail for Komodo Nationalpark. We spend the afternoon at " Pantai Merah " (pink beach); Cushed red coral sand and great diving and snorkeling .

Day 3 :
During a three hour walk in the National park you will see the famous dragons, wild horses, deer and monkeys. Afternoon we start our cruise to Satonda Island.

Day 4 :
Satonda is a sunken volcano, the crater is covered by rainforest. The center contains a huge lake. Locals visit the place because they believe in the magic power of this island.

Day 5 :
Before sunrise departure to Mayo Island. We are going to see waterfalls, bat caves and buffalos, a nice traditional village and many species of tropical insects and reptiles.

Day 6 :
Kermit Island is the perfect spot for a beach-day. Mangroves and various species of marine life. Sunset BBQ on the beach. During the night we sail to the Gili Islands.

Day 7 :
Arrival in Gilli Air. Welcome to the modern world and tourism, hotels and bungalows, restaurants, souvenir shops and Internet Cafes. Spend the day on the Island. Afternoon departure to Lombok. Check out in Senggigi.

Here is our journey ending.

Price: Euro 950/Person

JOIN IN SCHEDULE IN APRIL TO OCTOBER 2008

SUNDA-ISLANDS-CRUISE 07 DAYS 06 NIGHTS EUR 850
22.04.2008 - 28.04.2008 from Lombok to Flores
29.04.2008 - 05.05.2008 from Flores to Lombok
20.05.2008 - 26.05.2008 from Lombok to Flores
27.05.2008 - 02.06.2008 from Flores to Lombok
24.06.2008 - 30.06.2008 from Lombok to Flores
01.07.2008 - 07.07.2008 from Flores to Lombok
29.07.2008 - 04.08.2008 from Lombok to Flores
05.08.2008 - 11.08.2008 from Flores to Lombok
19.08.2008 - 25.08.2008 from Lombok to Flores
26.08.2008 - 01.09.2008 from Flores to Lombok
16.09.2008 - 22.09.2008 from Lombok to Flores
23.09.2008 - 29.09.2008 from Flores to Lombok
14.10.2008 - 20.10.2008 from Lombok to Flores

Price includes:
Three Meals a day
Drinking Water / Coffee / Tea and Tropical Fruits
Not included:

Airline Tickets
Transport on Land
National Park Fees
Diving
Soft Drinks and Beer

Charter rates for groups, partys, your own journey, and agent prices on request. Please Contact Us

05 DAYS 04 NIGHTS LOMBOK-KOMODO-FLORES-RINCA-MOYO-LOMBOK BUDGET CRUISE

Sailing Itinerary:

Day 01
Depart from SENGGIGI (09.00 ), from MATARAM (10.00) by bus to Labuhan Lombok. On the way make some stops to visit traditional villages to see people’s daily life and traditional markets. MAS BAGIK is one of Lombok’s main pottery – producing village with old traditional Lombok design. see how people build a traditional phinisi boat and enjoy banana fritter served by Haji Materu. On the way to Kayangan Harbor pass KAMPUNG PADAK, a fisherman village which is developed to become a tourist object by Perama Center. Take a walk along a short trail to see the panorama of fisherman village with their daily life, outrigger boats, traditional docking, old harbor, and view of the top of Mt.Rinjani. Get on board, have lunch, then sail to Bidara Island – a small island with white sandy beach, turquoise water with coral reefs & colorful fishes completed with a spectacular view of Mt. Rinjani. On the way see traditional fishing boats along Lab. Lombok harbor .
(15.00) Arrive at Bidara Island for such activities as swimming, snorkeling, playing volley ball, seeing sunset. Our Staff invites you all to be involved in the coral replantation activity. Enjoy fish barbeque dinner around bonfire.
(21.00) Leave Bidara Island on night sailing to Satonda Island.

Day 02
(07.00) Arrive in Satonda island - a beautiful small island with a salt water lake inside. Go ashore, then led by the guide do a morning exercise. Afterwards, go sightseeing around the island, hiking, bird watching and swimming on the lake. Back to the boat, then have breakfast while sailing to DONGGO BEACH for snorkeling and other activities.
(17.30) Leave Donggo on night sailing to Komodo Island. Dinner on board.
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Day 03
(08.00) Arrive in Komodo Island – the main highlight of the program. Have breakfast, then go ashore for HUNTING KOMODO by CAMERA. Led by two rangers walk through the jungle to find the Komodo dragons as well as enjoy the island’s mesmerizing flora & fauna.
(11.30) Leave Komodo Island to Red Beach – an exotic white sandy beach with beautiful underwater world best for snorkeling. Have lunch on board, then sail to Labuan Bajo.
(16.00) Arrive at Lab. Bajo for some extra programs such as walk around the town, see sunset and get other interesting activities.
(19.00) Get on board for a lively FAREWELL PARTY DINNER
(23.00) The party ends and stay overnight on board
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Day 04
(05.00) Depart from Lab Bajo to RINCA ISLAND. At 06.00 you can enjoy the beautiful sunrise view from the boat. Breakfast on board. Rinca is the second biggest island of the Komodo National Park. This place is not only home to Varanus Komodoensis but also home to wild animals such as Sunda deer, wild buffalo, wild boar, the macaque monkey, wild horses and snakes. It also offers a more natural situation. From Rinca the trip continues to GILI LABA for swimming and snorkeling. Then, sail west to MOYO Island – a nature reserve. On the way we stop for dinner on board at WERA
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Day 05
(08.00) Arrive in MOYO. After breakfast, get ashore and walk past Labuhan Haji Village to a water fall. Along the way see the local people’s daily activities. Laze out and swim on the fresh-water pool of the water fall .

(12.00) Leave Moyo, have lunch on board while sailing westward to Keramat Island. Upon arrival, jump for the brave or use the speed boat to cross to Keramat Island for snorkeling or swimming. This is the last activity of the HUNTING KOMODO BY CAMERA program. After the program the boat sails back to Labuhan Lombok. Upon arrival at Labuan Lombok harbor, have a farewell dinner on board, then leave the boat for a bus transfer to MATARAM or SENGGIGI.

Includes :
• Full board buffet
• Embarkation fee , entrance fee, and donation fee
• Welcome / farewell dinner on board
• Use of canoe, fishing and snorkeling equipment

Facility :
• Cabin :
1. Room with fan ( based on sharing ), towel, blanket
2. free 1 coke, 1 beer, 1 large mineral water, and snack /day
• Deck : Foam, mat, pillow
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Note : schedule can be change without any prior notice due to unforeseen weather circumstance or other safety reason

Prices:

Deck : Rp. 3.500.000/Person

Cabin Twin Share : Rp. 4.000.000/Person

One Way only:

Cabin : Rp. 3.250.000

Deck : Rp. 3.000.000

Flores-Komodo-South Sulawesi Sailing Cruises Travel Guides

2008-06-14T02:41:00.001-07:00

SAILING EXPEDITION SOUTH SULAWESI-KOMODO-FLORES WITH RATU RIMA

If your plans call for a visit to Sulawesi and Komodo and you want to get off the beaten track, book this special cruise program now! The 70 ft./24 meter traditional Pinisi Schooner "Rima" will carry you from Sulawesi or Komodo to the unspoiled island of Selayar and Indonesia's largest coral atoll of Takabonerate. This special program departs Makassar/Bira, South Sulawesi and Labuhan Bajo, on the island of Flores, weekly with these special departures. If you check air and ship schedules you will find this program is your best connection to or from Komodo and Sulawesi.

In the months of October-April, the prevailing winds switch to coming from the west, and this makes it possible to dive the east coast of Selayar Island. This 75km long island boasts some of the best wall dives and isolated beaches in Indonesia. The comfortable evening departure from Bira, South Sulawesi brings us to our first dive after our overnight sail south.

Once you have made the commitment to visiting the Komodo National Park, you will find that either you re-track your steps back to Bali or continue over the island of Flores to Maumere, from where you can fly "Back to Bali".

On the other hand, if you plan on traveling North to the Island of Sulawesi, your choices are quite limited but one of them is to travel via our Traditional Schooner KLM Rima. Our program takes 3 nights and 4 days and visit many of the outer islands for Tanah Jampea, Selayar, Kayuadi and arrive at the harbor of Bira, South Sulawesi where we transfer to the city of Makassar.

Divers can make approximately 3-4 dives over the duration of the trip, but the key objective of this program is transport and a comfortable sailing and beach combing adventure.

Sailing Itinerary:

Day 01 Labuhan Bajo - Sea time 30 hours
Today your sea adventure starts aboard "Ratu Rima", under the massive sails of a true traditional sailing phinisi Schooner. Travel time varies with wind conditions, but estimated sailing time to our first destination, Takabonerate Atoll, is 30 hours. Your accommodations aboard Ratu Rima are very comfortable, wide berthed dorm style accommodations. Meals are prepared aboard the vessel and are included in the cost of this special cruise program. (One lunch, one dinner)

Day 02 Takabonerate - Selayer
Takabonerate is the second largest coral atoll in the world. This massive collapsed volcano supports one of the world's finest coral reef systems and is the breeding ground for many species of sea turtles. Time is allocated for an afternoon stop, for snorkeling or diving. After the evening meal, Ratu Rima will set sail for an overnight cruise to Selayar Island. Estimated sailing time on this sector is 10 hours. (Note: Crew retains the option to overnight in Takabonerate or Selayar based on weather and passenger interests.) (One breakfast, one lunch, one dinner)

Day 03 Selayar
This morning Ratu Rima will arrive off the island of Selayar. Time is taken for some island exploration, snorkeling and dives can be made. (One breakfast, one lunch, one dinner)

Day 04 Selayar - Bira (Tanah Beru)
This morning Ratu Rima will depart Selayar Island for Bira South Sulawesi. Mid-day arrival will allow time to settle in at the Anda Bungalows or make a quick connection to Makassar. (One breakfast, one lunch)

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East Indonesia Sailing Trip

2008-06-14T02:38:00.000-07:00

		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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