Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVAL IN BALI - Upon arrival in Bali you will be met by our team and transferred to your hotel. This evening you have free time to enjoy the beautiful views, great culture, friendly people and peaceful atmosphere in Bali. Meals are not included however there are several great local restaurants our team can recommend in Bali.

Day 2: BALI TO JAKRATA / SURABAYA TP PANGKALAN BUN - This morning we will take a private minivan to the airport to catch a flight to Pangkalan Bun via Jakarta. Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun Airport our team will greet you and we will travel to Kumai to board your floating home for the next 3 nights. The boat is a traditional Klotok wooden river boat which many past customers have called the "African Queen" riverboat style with a roof which forms the upper deck where you can view the rainforest as it glides by. The guide's team includes the boatman, a cook and expert guide. In the peaceful afternoon we will drift slowly along the river keeping a keen eye out for the monkeys, birds and other jungle wildlife along the riverside. Dinner and overnight on the Klotok boat.

Day 3: ORANGTUAN EXPLORATION - After breakfast on board the Klotok we travel up river for about 2 hours and then up a side creek to Camp Leakey. This is where the older orangutans used to be reintroduced into the rainforest. We will also stop at Pondok Tanguy, the former rehabilitation center. As we arrive at Camp Leakey you will have the opportunity to trek into the rainforest with our expert guide and the forestry rangers to catch a glimpse of wild orangutans, gibbons, macaques, and birds. Lunch is provided on the boat. In the afternoon we will visit the feeding station to see first hand the Orangutan rehabilitation centre, which your trip is funding directly. You will meet the team of conservationists, naturists and experts leading in this field of primate research and conservation. In the late evening will then sail back down the river to overnight on the Klotok boat.

Day 4: RAINFOREST ENCOUNTER - Today we go deeper into the rainforest searching for wild Orangutan, Gibbon and other endemic wildlife. It is a long day with a lot of walking through light jungle, remember your mosquito repellent and bottled water. It is hot in the jungle! All meals and overnight stay on the boat.

Day 5: TANJUNG KELUAN - TURTLE CONSERVATION CENTRE - After breakfast we will set sail onto Tanjung Keluang Beach, an idyllic stretch of pristine white sand with calm shallow sea, tropical mangroves and an abundance of wildlife. It is common to see Water Weasels, Eagles and King Fishers. This national park is also the spawning grounds for the rare Hawksbill Turtle and Green Turtle. Here we visit an exceptional conservation program and if the time is right you may even have the opportunity to release turtles back to their natural habitat. In the late afternoon we will take the boat back to Kumai and drive to project Yayorin. Yayorin have been developing agricultural demonstration plots to teach agro-forestry to local farmers and agribusiness students, to create alternative income streams for locals rather than making money through deforestation. Here you can see a unique, low impact fish farming initiative that generates an alternative income for local communities. Head back to our charming river boat for overnight.

Day 6: RETURN TO BALI - After breakfast we transfer back to the airport to catch your flight back to Jakarta and on to Bali. Upon your arrival in Bali our team will take you to your hotel and you have the evening free to explore the nightlife in Bali.

Day 7 (Optional): FLYING FOX ISLAND AND SNORKELLING - Today we travel from Bali to Labuan Bajo airport - West Flores and transfer to the harbour to take a boat to Flying Fox Island. On the way, if time is on our side, we will stop over at Bidadari island for snorkeling in the crystal clear waters and on the white sandy beach we will have lunch. We then continue onwards to Flying Fox Island to see thousands of flying foxes (fruit bats) flying over from the caves and mangroves. We will see all those attractions from the boat where we will stay for the night.

Day 8 (Optional): VISIT KOMODO NATIONAL PARK - Early in the morning we will set sail to Rinca Island. After breakfast, we shall spend the morning on Rinca Island searching for dragons and other animals such as wild water buffalo, deer, wild pig, monkey’s and birds. After lunch we sail to Komodo Island, here we trek in search of the Komodo Dragon. Tonight we spend the evening in Labuan Bajo at a lovely locally run hotel.

Day 9 (Optional): BATU CERMIN CAVES - We have a lazy start to the day and you have the morning to walk around the town before heading back to the airport. En route we take a short visit via Batu Cermin - caves with stalactite and stalagmites. Transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Bali. We return to your hotel and you have the evening free in Bali.

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