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The journey of a life time

Become the hero of a unique exploration movie, set in Indonesia, in the Lesser Sunda and the Derawan Islands.

Along with three explorers/scientists, a world champion free-diver, and a specialist in ocean floors.

Filmed by 5 experts in exploration movies.

Supervised by two specialists in bespoke journeys.

Aboard helicopters, boats and private jets.

For 8 people, family with children of any age or amongst friends.

The movie of an adventure

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scientists & explorers*

Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff

SCIENTIFIC VOLCANOLOGIST

Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff is a Professor and a Doctor of Vol-canology. As a Professeur-Re-searcher, he wrote and co-wrote more than 350 books, publi-cations and essays about volca-nos. Fond of traveling, he has joined several television crews, among which Ushuaïa Nature and France 3. He is often on te-levision to inform the audiences about active volcanos.

Emmanuel Blanche

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Emmanuel Blanche was in charge of medical logistics du-ring the making of Ushuaïa Na-ture for eleven years. Anesthetist at the Castres Hospital, he is used to prac-ticing A&E medicine in the mountains or on the seabed. He is an accomplished sports-man, fond of climbing and swimming and a professional diver.

Frédéric Buyle

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Frédéric Buyle holds four free-diving world records. After ten years of competi-tion, he dedicates his time to photo reporting, filming documentaries and teaching free-diving. He uses his competences to help field scientists with telemetry - labeling big sea animals, coun-ting them and following their tracks.

Francis Le Guen

ExpLOrEr- dIVEr

Francis Le Guen is an adven-turer, explorer, photographer, journalist as well as a writer-presenter. He dives in fresh wa-ters, lakes, caves, underground rivers, and has explored the seven seas. He wrote several books, directed movies, presen-ted and hosted programs such as Carnets d’expédition, Carnets de plongée, Bleu Clair, La route de l’eau and Ushuaïa.

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the directors*

Author, director, producer, Bernard Guerrini is one of the undisputable members of the Ushuaïa Nature crew having directed 12 episodes of the my-thical program shown on the French channel TF1 for over 10 years. Bernard Guerrini knows Indonesia like the back of his hand, for he has directed no fewer than 3 editions of Nico-

las Hulot’s broadcast there. It is also in Indonesia that he filmed the program Rendez-vous en ter-re inconue, hosted by Frédéric Lopez : “Patrick Timsit among the flowermen.”Bernard Guerrini will be assisted by a cinematographer, a sound engineer and a production ma-nager. A film editor will be joi-ning the team once home.

Director and underwater ci-nematographer, René Heuzey has shot over 1,500 movies in all the seas of the world. No-thing stops this image hunter: often working at more than a three hundred feet underwater with specific diving gas mixtu-

res, he is the eye of many di-rectors. It is he who brought sublime images to Jacques Perrin’s mo-vie Océans. It is also he who stood behind the camera of many Carnets de Plongée, hos-ted by Francis Le Guen.

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two exceptional sailing boats*

The Silolona

The Silolona is a phinisi, a 164-foot traditional boat luxuriously and tastefully equipped and de-corated. It boasts five cabins, amongst them three remarkable Suites. The highly qualified crew includes a Chef/cook.


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El Aleph Superbly handcrafted of a 100-year old teak, El Aleph provides a unique opportunity to explore the islands of the archipelago in most luxurious conditions. This 130-foot long traditional phinisi features 6 cabins, a crew on hand and Chef/cook.

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privatetransfers

Throughout the trip, the trans-fers are ensured by an Embraer Legacy 600 private jet*.The air equipment also includes private helicopters, necessary for the exploration and the filming of volcanos.

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luxury hotel in bali

Jimbaran Puli Bali Resort *****

For the first days in Bali, stay in private villas with pools in one of the most beautiful Orient-Ex-press hotels, the Jimbaran Puli Bali Resort*.


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With a unique culture, sumptuous rice-fields landscapes and a wel-coming population, Bali is one

of the smallest islands in the archipelago, but it enjoys a vast geographical diversity thanks to its volcanos and mountains. Ri-sing above 10,000 ft, Mount Agung is the island’s peak. Mount Batur (5,630 ft) is still

active. The shores feature splendid beaches with white or volcanic sand and a frequently agitated sea offering a few reputable surfing spots. Possibility to visit Ubud, the artists’ village in the center of the island and meet the villagers. Walks in the rice-fields to dis-cover Bali’s flora and fauna to the rhythm of local life.

discover bali

Introduction to Bali and Lombok’s culture and geology, by Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff.

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learn how to

free-dive

Frédéric Buyle, world champion free-di-ver will initiate you to the relaxation tech-niques essential for your first free-dive. Called “pranyama” in yoga, this complete breathing technique has expected as well as unexpected benefits: longer apnea, greater breath control, mental focus, calm, greater breathing capacity, better air cell combus-tion, lung detox from residual air, internal organs and stomach massage...The first free-dives will put into practice all

the advice received during the crossing.The divers will be surprised of their capacity to stay un-der water for long periods of time allowing them the encounters with the treasures offered by In-donesian ocean floors.

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Free-diving ensures a greater agility in water and a better approach of underwater fauna. A technique to make your own for a full appreciation of ocean floors.

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Two boats, two traditional phinisis. The Aleph and the Silolona offer cruising that is as luxurious as it is authentic. Based west of Florès Island, the Silolona naviga-tes across a small archipelago dominated by Komodo and Rinca Islands. From there she sails along the secluded beaches and then onto the exceptional diving sites of the Flores Sea.

Further up north, off Borneo’s coast, the Aleph plays the same role. Sailing between Kakaban, Derawan and Sangalaki, the boat combines luxury with discovery, favoring the exploration of the exceptional sites that are amongst the most remote and unspoiled in Indonesia. The phinisis are escorted by other sailboats, at the disposal of scientists, tour guides and the film crew.

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Komodoisland

After a tour of the island meeting with Komodo’s monitor lizards, discover two wonderful and complementary diving sites in the great strait of Kode. Explore in real filming conditions the depth of Cannibal Rock with Francis Le Guen and a local guide as your leaders, under the watch of René Heuzey’s camera. The water is 79°F, as green as it is planktonic. And an asto-nishing wealth of life abounds. Every square inch of rock is paved with

multicolor life: sponges, crinoids, sea cu-cumbers, sea fans, corals amongst a merry-go-round of fish, with songs of whales in the distance.The second site, Yellow Wall, is where you will find again blue, clear, yet somewhat cooler waters. Here the two oceans meet up - the Pacific and the Indian... Visit the un-derwater cliffs covered in corals and yellow anemones, in the waters where dolphins are also frequent visitors.

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West of Flores Island, Komodo and Rinca are home to the famous Komodo dragons and to a wealth of undersea fauna.

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explore volcanos

Initiation to volcanology on the ring of fire of the Wallace Line.

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The earth’s crust is divided into plates mo-ving at a few inches per year. Their borders, such as Indonesia, are of major geological interest, for they are centers of vigorous vol-canic activity. The drifting of the islands has favored the isolation and the evolution of endemic species.Cross the famous Wallace Line, which sepa-rates two extremely different living worlds, the Indomalaya and the Australian bio-geo-

graphical spheres. It runs between Borneo and Sulawesi and between Bali and Lom-bok. Animal and vegetal species are very different on each side of the border (for example orangutan, in Sumatra and Bor-neo, babirusa, in Sulawesi).It is believed that these islands were separa-ted for a long period of time and that solely the drifting of the plates brought them clo-ser together.

Volcanic craters sometimes hold perfect-ly circular and fabulously colorful lakes. Rainwater changes into sulfuric and hydro-chloric acids when in contact with volcanic gases. Mount Kelimutu is unique on the planet for it contains three very different crater lakes, though close to one another: the mysterious lake, whose color changes from red to turquoise blue, the lake of the young, acid and jade green, and the lake of

the ancient, black profound.Flying over the lakes is the occasion to ap-preciate this palette of the gods. Landing on the caldera plunges travelers into the heart of the décor. Expedition on the ridge that separates the lake of the young from the lake of the ancient to fully appreciate the telluric power of this sacred place.

Fly over the volcanic chain and land on top of Mount Kelimutu to enjoy the view of three colored lakes.

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Disembark in addendum on Rinca Island’s west coast, in the midst of the floating village of Bugis families. No sooner have you set foot there the monitor lizards come along...

With the local guides, explore the mangrove swamps and surroun-ding savannas to observe the life-style of these dragons that are at home in this environment. This is the occasion for Francis Le Guen and Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff to explain the mysteries of the Wal-lace Line and of the ring of fire that mould the landscapes and determine the wealth of the local fauna. Back on the boats, sail north towards the Tatawa and Lawa Laut reefs. On the way, observe the forma-tion of vortices. Francis Le Guen will explain the dynamism of these waters of fury and the upwelling mechanism res-ponsible for the abundant sea fauna. At the “Cauldron” site the sea seems to be sucked into a bottomless well…

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Head for Babi in the midst of schools of dolphins, indo-pacific sailfish, pilot wha-les and maybe even whale sharks. Free-di-ving or swimming at the “Majella’s Ledge” site with sea turtles for some, diving with black reef sharks on “The Village” site for the more experienced. Also, swim over the great canyon that split the reef in two du-ring the last tsunami.

Chances of encounter with the wha-le sharks on the way back from “The Channel” are high. Depending on the weather and the mood, dive at the “Fish Soup” site, amongst fish tornados and endemic species such as pygmy seahor-ses, leaf fish, mandarinfish, ghost pipe-fish, walking fish as well as all sorts of nudibranches.


OpTIONAL ExpLOrATIONSearch for whale sharks with local fishermen.

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dive

The adventure’s encompassing theme is diving through the Derawan Atoll. This stop can be a good opportunity for begin-ners to be initiated to diving in calm and warm waters. Even experienced divers love diving between beams of a bridge decorated with rare species. Not far from there, after a dive with large green turtles, Francis Le Guen will explain, under the watch of René Heuzey’s camera, the functioning of a reef ’s ecosystem.At the southern end of the Kakaban coral reef dwells a shoal of hundreds of barracu-das playing in the current. Dive along the underwater cliffs down to 79 ft to encoun-ter the reef sharks, and also silvertip sharks, zebra sharks, tunas and other pelagic fish. Starting from the beach, a 30-minute walk across the forest and on wooden bridges al-lows to reach a vast interior lake, isolated

from the sea for thousands of years. Dive or free-dive in this incredible ecosystem in brackish water where palpitate millions of non-stinging jellyfishes: the absence of predators caused them to lose their now powerless venom.Lastly, the Sangalaki Atoll is known for the abundance of great manta rays. Some measure up to 20 ft in wingspread and it is not rare to see up to 20 of them floating, weightless, over a “cleaning station”. Fran-cis Le Guen will explain how to approach them best to find oneself the midst of their ballet.

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Detailed itinerary

*The flights and hotels marked with an asterisk (*) are examples only, subject to availability at the time of booking.

Price: contact us on the basis of 8 persons travelling

The price does not include:

° Activities and personal expenses;° All services not included in the program;° Cancellation insurance.

Landmarks

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Bali

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Archipelago of Komodo et Rinca

Archipelago of Derawan, Kakaban, Sangalaki

AuGuST 10Th. dEpArTurEDeparture for Denpasar. Singapore Airli-nes flight Business Class via Singapore* or KLM/Air France flight via Amsterdam Bu-siness Class*.

AuGuST 11Th. dENpASArArrival at Denpasar early morning or late afternoon according to flights. VIP wel-come at the airport and transfer in private car with driver to the Puri Bali Jimbaran*.Check in rooms at Deluxe pool villas, breakfast included*.Balinese massage late afternoon.Meet the film crew for a presentation of the trip and an exchange.Dinner (not-included)Overnight at the hotel.

AuGuST 12Th. bALIBreakfast at the hotel. Departure with local guide to discover Bali. Surprise breakfast in rice-fields. Introduction to this island of Gods, temples, rice-fields and villages, by Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff*

AuGuST 13Th. bALI/FLOrÈSTransfer to the airport in private car with driver.Departure on an Embraer Legacy 600* type private jet. Welcome at the airport and transfer to the private boat Silolona.The film crew and specialized guides will be accommodated on another boat.

FrOm AuGuST 13Th TO AuGuST 17Th. dISCOVEr ThE NuSA TENGArA ISLANdSSail on a private boat between Flores, Ko-modo and Rinca Islands.Unforgetable moment with specialized gui-des discovering Komodo’s monitors lizards, magnificent ocean floors, free-diving or diving with manta rays. Fly over the Keli-mutu volcano.During the sojourn unveiling of a surprise humanitarian project.Cruise on full-board basis. Meals will be organized by the boat’s Chef, with surprise menus for dinners.

AuGuST 17Th. LAbuAN bAjO/bErAuDisembarkation and transfer in private car to Labuan Bajo’s airport. Flight on your private Embraer Legacy 600 type jet*.Arrival at Berau airport.Welcome and transfer in private car to the port. Transfer takes approximately three hours.Embarkation aboard the private boat El Aleph*.The film crew and specialized guides will be accommodated on another boat.

FrOm AuGuST 17Th TO AuGuST 19Th. dErAwAN IS-LANdS.Private boat sailing across the Derawan is-lands (Derawan, Kakaban, Sangalaki).Big Blue thrills with diving instructor, free-

diving to encounter non-stinging jellyfish, black manta rays, sea turtles and perhaps sharks and barracudas.Cruise on full-board basis. Meals will be organized by the boat’s Chef, with surprise menus for dinners.At Derawan snorkeling and diving are pure magic alongside sea turtles, and a great va-riety of underwater fauna, such as crocodile-fish, scorpios, flutemouthes, trumpet-fish, sting rays, shoals of cuttlefish, barracudas and manta rays.Sangalaki is populated with sea turtles and Komodo dragons and it is not rare to see manta rays perform a magnificent flying ballet.Kataban is a desert island surrounded by mangrove swamps. It holds an enormous lake, filled with jellyfish… that don’t sting ! There are only two places like this in the world, Palau Island in Micronesia and Ka-taban Island in Indonesia.

AuGuST 20Th. dErAwAN/bE-rAu/bALIpAKAN ISLANdSDisembark off the boat in the morning, transfer to Berau airport. Transfer takes three hours.Flight on a private plane to Balipakan airport.End of the adventure. Departure from Bali-pakan back to Europe on a regular flight.

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The price includes: ° Return flights in business class from Europe;° Accomodations in a five-star hotel; ° Cruises on private boats;° Transfers on private planes;° Private helicopters;° Cars with drivers for land transfers;° Accomodations and transportation for the guides, scientists and film crew;° Local crew;° Services and salaries for the specialized

guides and scientists;° Services and salaries for the film crew;° Editing and production of the film;° Rapatriation insurance, medical assis-tance.

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