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KOMODO NATIONAL PARK
Covering almost 2,000 sq km, Komodo National Park consists of 29 islands that offer superb opportunities for hiking and wildlife spotting including the iconic Komodo dragon. Offshore, the park’s rich marine ecosystem (which includes 1,000 species of fish and 260 types of coral), affords unforgettable undersea adventures for divers and snorkellers on a par with Raja Ampat.
RAJA AMPAT
Raja Ampat is quite simply one of the world’s most beautiful archipelagos; comprising over 1,500 islands, its spectacular scenery includes fine white-sand beaches, hidden lagoons and surreally shaped limestone islets swathed in jungle. An unrivalled site for diving and snorkelling, it is home to a greater variety of wildlife than any other coastal region on Earth: including 75% of all the known corals, 17 different marine mammals and more than 1,600 species of fish.
RING OF FIRE CROSSING
Indonesia is home to more volcanoes than any other country, with at least 130 active volcanoes and many more dormant or totally extinct. This magnificent landscape we sail through - of craters, cones and black-sand beaches - is home to locals who worship gods of fire alongside a wealth of wildlife including long-tailed macaques, Komodo dragons and vast colonies of fruit bats. Underwater, the abundant marine life is equally varied and spectacular: from the tiny pygmy seahorse to the world's largest fich - the whale shark.
SPICE ISLANDS CROSSING
The spectacular Spice Islands were once the centre of the known world - as the only source of nutmeg, a commodity more valuable than gold in medieval times. Alongside a palpable sense of history (European empires fought for control of the spice islands; the Dutch even swapped Manhattan with the British for nutmeg-covered Run Island), there are equal wonders to be found off-shore, including vivid reefs alive with hawksbill turtles, morey eels, spotter eagle rays and hammerhead sharks.
EASTERN LESSER SUNDA
This spectacular voyage from Flores Island to the less-explored Alor archipelago encapsulates the best of Indonesia - featuring some of the country's most magnificent volcanic scenery, fascinating glimpses into tribal life, and myriad underwater treasures including reef sharks, bottlenose, spinner and Frasier dophins, vast populations of clownfish and one of the highest and most colourful concentrations of anemones in the world.
WAKATOBI
A national marine park, and home to Indonesia’s largest reef, Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi Islands of Southeast Sulawesi: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko. Famously described by the French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau as an ‘underwater nirvana,’ Wakatobi comprises 1.4 million hectares, 900,000 hectares of which are covered with multi-coloured coral reefs abundant in fish, sharks, turtles, dolphins and whales - making this one of the world’s best sites for snorkelling and diving.