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Journeys along the Lesser Sunda Islands remain among our favorite itineraries and for good reasons. 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 a. o. the Komodo area for a couple of days of 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 tedious process of ikat weaving, practiced amid unsurpassed scenery of gigantic volcanoes, bamboo forests and intriguingly coloured crater lakes.

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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 Savu under the gracious feet of virgins dancing at a thanksgiving ceremony following harvest.

The earth of Sumba being trampled by horses carrying ferocious warriors.

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Although Indonesia encompasses 18.000 odd islands, offering a stunning variety of culture, flora, fauna and marine biology, voyages overseas, hopping from one island to the next, are virtually unheard of.

Indonesia boasts the largest wooden fleet still in active operation: the Bugis Schooners or Phinisi.

These flat bottomed vessels need little maritime infrastructure as their construction allows them to approach even the tiniest islet at close range.

Sea Trek has used these time honoured craft since 1985 to visit islands unknown to the world.

This voyage to the eastern Lesser Sunda's and the Southest Moluccas will bring you to the most remote parts of the archipelago, to places over and below the sea level you haven't dreamt of existing.

Gradually passing from Asia to the Pacific you will set foot ashore on a string of islands stretched out along the Ring of Fire, in our time a backwater but for centuries the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow where the weight of nutmeg and clove was measured in gold bars.

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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 Giti giti 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.