Family Dragons and Islands of Indonesia

Arrive in Denpasar. Transfer to Seminyak, home to some of the best beaches in Bali. For those arriving on time our Leader plans to meet you in the hotel reception at 6pm for the welcome meeting, and for those that wish, there is the chance to go out for dinner. The...

Today is a free day in Seminyak to take it easy after your flight. Head to the expansive beach on the Indian Ocean directly opposite the hotel, relax by the swimming pool or choose from a number of optional activities. A favourite activity is learning to surf, includ...

After breakfast head to Denpasar Airport for a short flight to Ende on the island of Flores. On arrival head towards Moni, stopping to get our first taste of rural life in Saga, one of the few villages in the Lio district with houses built in traditional Lio style wit...

An early start today as we make our way to the base of Kelimutu volcano, climbing to the summit for an unforgettable sunrise panorama. The walk takes around 45 minutes over a series of steps interspersed with flatter sections, the final 10-15 minutes covers 127 relati...

Bajawa is a very traditional village where ancestor worshipping plays an important role in local life. After breakfast take a walk around the village. The setting is serene, rolling hills dotted by bamboo-forest; with fields of vanilla, cashew nuts, coffee, cocoa and ...

After breakfast we bid farewell to our hosts, starting the day with a one hour walk to our vehicle. Drive to Ruteng, the capital of Manggarai area. En route stop at Aimere to sample the highly popular local drink called arak, produced by the distillation of locally pr...

The countryside around Ruteng is amongst the most fertile on Flores, home to the impressive Lingko fields. With their round, spider-web structure, these pieces of land are generally used to grow rice. Land is owned by the community and has been divided up over time in...

This morning make our way to the harbour to board our home for the next three days. Setting sail, our first stop is Rinca Island where we meet with the national park's rangers, who lead us carefully along a trail into Komodo dragon territory. Komodo dragons, known loc...

This morning we make our way to Komodo Island itself where we take another safari walk with national park rangers to spot Komodo dragons, the largest species of lizard in the world, and learn a little more about these imposing beasts. There are thought to be over 2000...

For those who wish, we will get up before the crack of dawn in order to head to a viewpoint on Rinca Island for panoramic views and see the sunrise. Rinca is less visited than its neighbour Komodo, remaining one of the very few places left in the world where you can f...

After breakfast head to Bandara Komodo airport to catch a short flight to Lombok. On arrival at Lombok Airport drive to Tetebatu, a small village on the lower slopes of the mighty Rinjani volcano (3700 metres high). En route we make two stops, one at Masbagik village ...

This morning we take a walk following old pathways through shady bamboo groves and village gardens before entering a wide, open landscape of rice terraces and palms ending in the small village of Kampong. Here we meet our driver and drive to Pringgasela where we are t...

This morning we have a bike tour around the back roads and paddy fields of western Lombok. After breakfast at the hotel we transfer to the bike starting point just under an hour from Senggigi beach. Sticking as much as possible to the back country roads we pass some o...

The trip ends after breakfast at our hotel in Senggigi beach. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart from Senggigi beach at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. If yo...