Sanctuary

AM: Our staff will meet you at the airport at Labuan Bajo and accompany you to the harbor to board your vessel moored 20 minutes from the airport. The Cruise Director welcomes you aboard while the chef concocts a delicious meal to be served on deck.

PM: Set sail towards Kanawa where you will spend the afternoon relaxing on pristine white sand beaches, cooling off in the vivid turquoise ocean, or exploring coral reefs which teem with marine life. Keep an eye out for dolphins, which love to swim alongside the bow. A short sail to Sebayor Island Here, you can experience exquisite sunset views. The day is not over yet, we will cruise toward Sebayor Island to witness a magnificent sunset after a short 20 min hike to the top of the island.

AM: Following the eastern coast of Komodo Island, observe the trails of manta rays migrating to the southern part of the Komodo National Park. Our crew will guide you snorkeling amongst those gentle giants who like to play with the currents & feed close to the surface. Pink Beach is an iconic spot in Komodo, snorkel or dives through spectacular walls of fish looking out for blue ribbon eels and crocodile fish. Here you can swim through caves, somersault through chimneys, and marvel at the coral canyons.

PM: In the evening, our wonderful staff will set up a spectacular beach BBQ at sunset where you can lay back and watch the glittering heavens come alive.

AM: This is your first opportunity for an encounter with the legendary Komodo dragons. Meet your ranger at Soro Liah station who will take you for an early trek across the bushes of the park. Spot the wild deer, and the peaceful buffaloes, and follow your guide on the trail of the endemic Komodo Dragon.

PM: Jump back on board for a sumptuous lunch and enjoy a smooth sailing and a chill afternoon on the island of Padar. Spend a lazy or an active day, as your mood dictates. A climb up Padar’s verdant slopes will yield spectacular 360 degrees views across the park landscape and the island’s four bays, fringed with grey or white sand. Resident wildlife includes sea eagles, deer, and goats. Under the water, Pillars teen has four large pinnacles covered in soft corals, as well as canyons, caves, swim-throughs, and chimneys. Watch out for the brightly colored red and purple fire urchins. Sail to far south of Rinca Island, spending the night in Horseshoe Bay.

AM: Make your way to Rinca Island for another chance at meeting with Komodo Dragons. From Loh Buaya ranger station, trek to the top of Rinca for an encounter with monkeys, snakes, baby dragons & adult ones alike.

PM: After an afternoon basking in the sun and the turquoise waters, you will be moored in Kelong Island to observe the thousands of bats fly away at sunset and a last BBQ on a private beach.

AM: We will wake up anchored in Kelor Island and have one last hearty breakfast on board venturing on our very last adventure.

PM: After our little adventure, we will bid farewell to the ship and her crew. We cruise into harbor as we enjoy our lunch together and to enjoy a leisurely lunch and say our goodbyes before being escorted to the airport for your onward destination. Our tenders will take you ashore for your transfer to the airport for your onward travel.

AM: Our staff will meet you at the airport at Labuan Bajo and accompany you to the harbour to board your vessel moored 20 minutes from the airport. The Cruise Director welcomes you aboard while the chef concocts a delicious meal to be served on deck.

PM: Set sail towards Kanawa where you will spend the afternoon relaxing on pristine white sand beaches, cooling off in the vivid turquoise ocean or exploring coral reefs which teem with marine life. Keep an eye out for dolphins, which love to swim alongside the bow. A short sail to Sebayor Island Here, you can experience exquisite sunset views. The day is not over yet, we will cruise towards Sebayor Island to witness a magnificent sunset after a short 20 min hike to the top of the island.

AM: Following the eastern coast of Komodo Island, observe the trails of manta rays migrating to the southern part of the Komodo National Park. Our crew will guide you snorkeling amongst those gentle giants who like to play with the currents & feed close to the surface.

PM: Pink Beach is an iconic spot in Komodo, snorkel or dive through spectacular walls of fish looking out for blue ribbon eels and crocodile fish. Here you can swim through caves, somersault through chimneys and marvel at the coral canyons.

In the evening, our wonderful staff will set up a spectacular beach BBQ at sunset where you can lay back and watch the glittering heavens come alive.

AM: This is your first opportunity for an encounter with the legendary Komodo dragons. Meet your ranger at Soro Liah station who will take you for an early trek across the bushes of the park. Spot the wild deer, the peaceful buffaloes and follow your guide on the trail of the endemic Komodo Dragon.

PM: Jump back onboard for a sumptuous lunch and enjoy a smooth sailing and a chill afternoon to the island of Padar. Spend a lazy or an active day, as your mood dictates. A climb up Padar’s verdant slopes will yield spectacular 360 degrees views across the park landscape and the island’s four bays, fringed with grey or white sand. Resident wildlife includes sea eagles, deer and goats.

Under the water, Pillars teen has four large pinnacles covered in soft corals, as well as canyons, caves, swim throughs and chimneys. Watch out for the brightly colored red and purple fire urchins.

Sail to far south of Rinca Island, spending the night in Horseshoe Bay.

AM: From Nusa Kode, spend the morning sailing along the west coast of Rinca Island towards central Komodo National Park.

PM: Mauan’s superb reef is teeming with turtles and can be appreciated by divers and snorkelers as well. Mauan harbours a sporadic manta ray cleaning station, where the animals congregate to have cleaner fish remove parasites and other organisms from their skin.

A short sail after that and you will be in Siaba Besar Bay for an evening surrounded by mangroves.

AM: Make your way to Rinca Island for another chance at meeting with Komodo Dragons. From Loh Buaya ranger station, trek to the top of Rinca for an encounter with monkeys, snakes, baby dragons & adult ones alike.

PM: After an afternoon basking in the sun and the turquoise waters, you will be moored in Kelong Island to observe the thousands of bats fly away at sunset and a last BBQ on a private beach.

AM: We will wake up anchored in Kelor Island and have one last hearty breakfast on board venturing on our very last adventure. After our little adventure, we will bid farewell to the ship and her crew.

PM: We cruise into harbor as we enjoy our lunch together and to enjoy a leisurely lunch and say our goodbyes before being escorted to the airport for your onward destination. Our tenders will take you ashore for your transfer to the airport for your onward travel.

AM: Our staff will meet you at the airport at Labuan Bajo and accompany you to the harbor to board your vessel moored 20 minutes from the airport. The Cruise Director welcomes you aboard while the chef concocts a delicious meal to be served on deck.

PM: Set sail towards Kanawa where you will spend the afternoon relaxing on pristine white sand beaches, cooling off in the vivid turquoise ocean, or exploring coral reefs which teem with marine life. Keep an eye out for dolphins, which love to swim alongside the bow. If time allows, go snorkeling or try a dive before you watch the sun go down with a cocktail. A short sail to Sebayor Island Here, you can experience exquisite sunset views. The day is not over yet, we will cruise toward Sebayor Island to witness a magnificent sunset after a short 20 min hike to the top of the island.

AM: This is your first opportunity for an encounter with the legendary Komodo dragons. Meet your ranger at Loh Liang station who will take you for an early trek across the bushes of the park. Spot the wild deer, and the peaceful buffaloes, and follow your guide on the trail of the endemic Komodo Dragon.

Under the water, Pillars teen has four large pinnacles covered in soft corals, as well as canyons, caves, swim-throughs, and chimneys. Watch out for the brightly colored red and purple fire urchins.

PM: Jump back on board for a sumptuous lunch and enjoy a smooth sailing and a chill afternoon on the island of Padar. Spend a lazy or an active day, as your mood dictates. A climb up Padar’s verdant slopes will yield spectacular 360 degrees views across the park landscape and the island’s four bays, fringed with grey or white sand. Resident wildlife includes sea eagles, deer, and goats.

Sail to far south of Siaba Island, spending the night in Horseshoe Bay.

AM: This morning, the yacht will arrive at Siaba Island. This is a great spot for a relaxing castaway day; at Siaba Besar Island you can dive with black-tip reef sharks, groups of tuna, and green turtles diving from the surface. The afternoon can be spent enjoying watersports in quiet bays or reclining on a deserted sandy beach backed by the Komodo hills, as the day draws to a close with cocktails and dinner with a view over a final spectacular sunset.

PM: After an afternoon basking in the sun and the turquoise waters, you will be moored in Kelong Island to observe the thousands of bats fly away at sunset. Dinner will be served under the stars.

AM: Following the eastern coast of Komodo Island, observe the trails of manta rays migrating to the southern part of the Komodo National Park. Our crew will guide you snorkeling amongst those gentle giants who like to play with the currents & feed close to the surface.

Pink Beach is an iconic spot in Komodo, snorkel or dives through spectacular walls of fish looking out for blue ribbon eels and crocodile fish. Here you can swim through caves, somersault through chimneys, and marvel at the coral canyons.

PM: In the evening, our wonderful staff will set up a spectacular beach BBQ at sunset where you can lay back and watch the glittering heavens come alive.

AM: Lie in or enjoy an early sunrise for your first day in Komodo National Park. Heading North, today we visit Gili Lawa Darat’s long stretches of deserted beaches where you can embark on a spectacular snorkeling adventure amongst pristine coral gardens. Enjoy an expansive beaches and shallow reefs for kayaking or stand-up paddle boarding. Some of the best dive sites in Komodo National Park including Castle and Crystal Rock, Shotgun, The Passage, and Lighthouse are in this area.

PM: Alternatively, enjoy any of the other water sports on board or relax on secluded beaches. Trek up the hill to enjoy the unique sunset with beautiful landscape scenery.

AM: Enjoy a spectacular sunrise and breakfast with Sangeang volcano as the backdrop and arrive at Gili Banta, a remote haven for beach lovers, snorkelers and divers alike. Or hike the Eastern Ridge for stunning views. This paradisiac island is known for its beautiful beaches and stunning marine life, and today, you can play castaway on this uninhabited isle. A leisurely afternoon here can be spent exploring the island or reclining under an umbrella, or perhaps checking out some of the snorkel and dive sites in the local area.

PM: In the afternoon, sail to Satonda.

AM & PM: Early in the morning we arrive at Saleh Bay. Depending on the time of the month, you’ll have the chance to encounter friendly whale sharks up close. Arrive in Moyo, a remote hilly island with a handful of fishing villages. Discover wildlife en route to the spectacular waterfall at the center of the island and snorkel at the shallow Angel Reefs for an unforgettable experience.

The saltwater crater lake of Satonda was created by the great Mt Tambora volcano that erupted in 1815, one of the biggest eruptions in history, and a truly magnificent sight. Here you can swim or try watersports on the still crater lake. At sunset, you’ll see bats flocking into the orange skies on their nightly hunting jaunt.

AM: We will arrive at the scenic island of the Secret Gilis. Here, you’ll sunbathe on the beautiful beach and enjoy a swim in the crystal blue water, snorkeling with baby green turtles.

PM: This afternoon will arrive in Serangan harbour in Bali, where the crew will assist you with disembarking and your onward transfer to the airport.

AM: You will be met at Sorong airport by the yacht’s crew and transferred to the harbour, a 20-minute drive. Once you have settled in onboard, the yacht will depart Sorong and begin the cruise to the islands of Raja Ampat while you enjoy lunch on deck.

PM: Enjoy the day around Pulau Dayang on the north-west of Batanta, which is just at the entrance to one of Batanta’s many scenic bays, perfect for a beach set-up and water activities.

Dayang also offers a colourful reef with Wobbegong Sharks, schooling Yellow Snappers and great macro-life, including Pygmy Seahorses and unusual Nudibranchs. Dayang island also offers a great chance to encounter Manta rays, the gentle giants, at their cleaning stations.

Sunsets and sunrises are very special at our mooring point on north Batanta: as the sun drops, the surrounding forested hills become alive with flocks of Sulphur Crested Cockatoo’s and Blyths Hornbills emerge to return to their roosting place.

AM: Embark from Misool Eco Resort for a wonderful voyage through Raja Ampat, also known as the last paradise. The island of Misool in Southern Raja Ampat is the second largest of the Four Kings and its surrounding waters has some of the best diving in all of Raja Ampat – with several of the reefs in the south-eastern archipelagos so good, many consider them to be the best in the world!

PM: Relax on the sun deck, cooled by the gentle sea breeze or recline on the day bed with a good book. Lie back and embrace the freedom of the ocean and enjoy the panorama. Today is all about finding your sea-legs.

AM: After breakfast, explore one of the stingless jellyfish lakes and use the paddle boards and kayaks to get into the serene atmosphere inside a cave connecting to the sea at Tomolol.

PM: In the afternoon, hike up into the “wild territory” of less visited peaks in Raja Ampat, which is in a heavily forested region. At a first sight, it reveals nothing but a thick green carpet of dense forests that reveals after a few minutes the famous Love Lagoon.

Enjoy the sunset magic from the beach while sipping a cocktail or a glass of wine.

AM: The Fam Islands contain some of the most beautiful coral reefs in Raja Ampat. These remote reefs are bursting with color and life.

One of the hits of the day will be for diving and snorkeling in the pristine waters and coral garden, this reef truly seems like a never ending garden of soft and hard coral. Macro lovers will be delighted to observe the pygmy sea-horses and a wide variety of nudibranchs, while the luckiest ones might spot the wobbegongs and reef sharks.

PM: Breathtakingly beautiful from above and below, Batu Rufas is another favorite Fam Islands dive. This is a towering limestone formation fringed by coral reef and a lagoon inside. There is a steep wall covered with soft and hard corals, sea fans and giant barrel sponges. Drift diving here is like watching a beautiful carousel of colors gliding by.

One might prefer to relax on deserted sandy beaches, where beautiful snorkeling is just a few meters offshore.

AM: After a great breakfast and good coffee take to the shores to explore the rugged coastline on kayaks and appreciate the unspoiled natural beauty of the extraordinary landscape of Pianemo. Hike to extraordinary viewpoints and find a tropical serenity. Alternatively, explore the endless beauty below the surface, swim through coral gardens and wonder at the spectacular array of multi-colored fish.

PM: Later, cruise to the small yet beautiful island of Arborek. The local people here are very welcoming and industrious, creating unusual handicrafts from sea pandan leaves. They live as they have done for thousands of years and are just one of many indigenous tribes within the region.

AM: Wake to a sunrise yoga class and survey this ethereal landscape. After a hearty breakfast take one of the tenders to the island to climb the peaks of Wayag and survey the iconic limestone outcrops from above. This is the poster child of Raja Ampat filled surreal conical-shaped karst islands scattered in an emerald sea.

PM: Enjoy a delicious fusion lunch and then choose between snorkeling, diving, kayaking or paddle boarding. This is a marine sanctuary so we cannot indulge in some of the water sports as we must respect the ocean here. Limestone cliffs, rugged outcrops, pinnacles, unspoiled rainforest and virgin white sandy coves await your pleasure. Spot dolphins and manta rays in the thriving ecosystems of this incredible destination. To bring this outstanding day to a close we create a cocktail party on the beach around a roaring bonfire. Telltales of the wildlife you’ve seen while watching billions of stars light up the night sky.

AM&PM: Here, two islands are connected by a shallow reef, which makes for a wonderful spot for beach combing, paddle boarding and kayaking. The west coast of Wofoh is also home to one of the most beautiful coral walls in the area, plunging into clear blue water depths with a mixture of soft corals, hard corals and barrel sponges. Schooling surgeonfish and barracuda can be spotted here as well as the elusive unicorn fish.

AM: Enjoy the flavor of the delights of the area including blue skies, pristine pellucid oceans and some of the best diving in the world in Mioskon, which means ‘sitting island’ in the local language. The dive site is a great spot to find wobbegong sharks lounging in the sand. Blacktip reef sharks and large schools of fish also make their home here.

PM: During lunch, move to Friwinbonda and hike in the jungle before sunset for bird watching. This region is a veritable hotspot of life, with the top three most biologically diverse ecosystem types on the planet (rainforests, reefs and mangroves) all converging in this one place. Hornbills, sea eagles and parrots fly directly above us as we explore the island.

AM: Wake up in the idyllic destination of Pulau Pef and take breakfast alf resco on the main deck after an early morning yoga class. Pulau Pef’s small inlets, bays and crystal-clear lagoons make it perfect for kayaking and paddle boarding.

The water’s edge is surrounded by ancient mangrove trees, these are unusual as the water here is not murky at all revealing a vast underwater system of gnarled roots and aquatic life.

Marvel at prehistoric hand paintings on the limestone cliffs. Snorkel or dive caverns and overhangs, spot hard and soft corals, keep an eye out for pygmy seahorses and the rare endemic walking shark.

PM: After lunch, sail to Yangefo to dive or snorkel with turtles, stingrays and schools of snapper and fusilier fish. Enjoy dinner followed by a trip to the one and only cinema under the stars before retiring to your comfortable cabin. We set sail to Sorong overnight.

AM: After a final breakfast on board, bid farewell to the ship and her crew as the tenders deliver you back to port for a transfer to the airport.