Exotic Treks Special: Sailing Indonesia on the Katharina

7 Days/6 Nights, LOMBOK-KOMODO-LOMBOK

Day1

Boarding the Katharina in Lembar by 11.00 a.m., we will sail to Gili Trawangan, the largest of the so-called Gili’s three tiny islets off the north-west tip of Lombok. With its sandy beaches, beautiful coral reefs and abundance of iridescent tropical fish, this is a snorkellers/divers paradise. We’ll spend the afternoon relaxing on the beach and snorkeling, or diving on the reef before setting sail later this evening to cruise overnight to Sumbawa Besar.

 

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 (market) and a traditional Sumbawanese village and rejoin our schooner for cruising overnight to the Komodo archipelago.

 

Day 3

Arrival in Komodo. This afternoon we land at one of the beautiful beaches of Komodo Island – one of the greatest wildlife regions of the world -. Only 37 km long by 21 km wide. Komodo Island is a rather desolate place inhabited by a few fishermen with their outriggers. Red beach is so called because of traces of red coral in the sand – we hope to have a barbecue lunch on the beach - and perhaps do some swimming, snorkeling or diving around the coral. There is also a large fruit bat colony here and after lunch we go in search of giant fruit bats.

 

Day 4

This morning we walk through dry and dusty scrub to a point from which we can observe the Komodo Dragons. The largest of the monitor lizards, they have been extinct elsewhere since the Jurassic Age and almost identical fossilized remains date from the age of dinosaurs! Their unique size and bulk results from the lack of any serious competing species or predator. Their bodies can be up to three meters long and weight up to 150 kilograms, yet they can move swiftly to hunt and their powerful jaws and sharp claws can easily tear apart their prey of wild pig, wild boar or deer. This afternoon we continue to

Rinca, a small island not far from Komodo. The island is home to a variety of animals, such as deer, buffaloes, family groups of monkeys, wild horses and also the extraordinary megapode bird. We anchor in a beautiful bay where dolphins can often be seen flocking in the wake of passing boats and sperm whales and dugongs are occasionally seen offshore. We shall spend some time in the nature reserve before rejoining our schooner and cruising to the harbour of Labuhanbajo at the westernmost point of Flores.

 

Day 5

After breakfast, we will have a transfer to a village 10 km from Labuhanbajo where we will attend a so-called ‘caci’ (whip-)dance a ceremonial dance conducted at official occasion in west-Flores. Around noon we will sail to Sabalon, a tiny desert island off the Flores coast where we will swim, snorkel and relax. At night we will head west sailing to the island of Satonda, north of west-Sumbawa.

 

Day 6

In the morning we will arrive at the island of Satonda, a sunken volcano in the middle of the sea. We walk up to it’s caldera, before relaxing on the beach or snorkeling/diving off the fine reef. From heer we head west and when tiome allows we will drop anchor off the mouth of a small river on Pulau Moyo where we would go ashore. Following the river through the forest we come to a waterfall where we can bathe in a rock pool. At night sailing to west-Lombok

 

Day 7

After a stop at the Gili’s off the west-coast of Lombok where we will have a final swim and snorkel, we will arrive at the harbour of Lembar(west-coast of Lombok) around noon and disembark from the schooner bidding farewell to the crew. You can consider extending your stay a few nights north of Senggigi in a hidden paradise right at the beach. Please contact us for more information.

 

NOTICE

 

Participants are informed that itinerary and program of our sea voyages occasionally may be (slightly) 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 to the best interest of all.

Price per pax :
Price: USD $ 1,435.00