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Alor
Expedition
8 Days / 7 Nights Maumere - Alor - Maumere
Alor lies in the
Eastern part of the Archipelego. It is
renowned as some of the best diving in all
of the over 17,000 Islands in Indonesia.
With as many as 50 impressive and untouched
dive sites, Alor is a must see for diving
enthusiasts. A sample itinerary is given.
Day 1 : Maumere
Flight from Bali to Maumere. You will be
picked up by our representative and transfer
to your waiting vessel KLM Bulan Purnama.
Our first event of this expedition will be a
special welcome lunch prepared aboard. As
this culinary experience is completed, your
vessel will set sail for Lamalera famous of
is Whale Hunting Culture, on the far eastern
end of Flores before entering the Alor Group
of Islands.
Day 2 : Lamalera
Larantaka is a village dedicated to the
traditional hunting of sperm whales and
other whales. This hunting is carried out
from small rowing boats with a small and
simple sail. The harpooner literally jumps
from the bow digging the harpoon in the
whale with his weight. The villagers make
good use of every single part of the whale
body and their culture is completely
impregnated with rites and superstitions.
Whale's teeth, harpoons forged by hand and
fabrics with marine motives, like whales,
manta rays and turtles can be bought
directly to the artistic villagers. After a
day of exploration of the area of Lamalera,
we will set sail again this evening for the
Alor Group of Islands.
Day 3 : Komba
Very early in the morning we will drop
anchor at a secluded spot and after
breakfast a day of relaxation will start. We
will plan a comfortable first dive at a
selected location to test your diving
skills. We will try to visit the best in
this area, .Famous for its Sarbete reef and
wall.Breakfast.
Day 4 & 5 : Ternate, Reta, Pura, Pantar
We are in a closely clustered area here
and many comfortable anchorages can be
found. We will try to cover the best of the
best and provide only the best stops for a
good dive, great beach and potentials for
land based explorations.
You could cover quite many dive sites for
these two days. In Ternate, dive site named
The Arch, a beautiful place where on the
wall huge underwater cervices form a large
arch at about 20 to 30 meter. There are whip
corals and gorgonians growing here. On some
of the over 3 meter long whip corals you
might find the rare coral shrimp (Pontonides
sp.). Another famous dive site is Babylon:
good site for nudibranchs encounter. Also,
Coral Cliffs, a steep wall with a lot of
whip corals, some 3 to 4 meter long.
Furthermore, in Reta and Pura, there are
many famous dive sites called Sharks
Galore Clown Valley and Boardroom: This is a
very good dive site for small critters like
Mandarin dragonets, scorpionfishes and
pegasus sea moths. Another dive site at Pura
is north of the Jetty where actually you
could still see some bubbles coming out from
a volcanic source.
Day 6 : Lamakera and Adonara
The Northern area of these islands will
be sheltered for this winds which are
presently coming out of the East and we can
surely find a comfortable anchorage for
relaxed evenings and a day of beaching. A
few dive sites called Sea Apple Slopes: This
is a good place to find the rare
filter-feeding sea cucumbers called sea
apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus). This
cucumber is round and of a bright red and
purple color with white or yellow stripes
and can also be found in the Komodo and
Rinca islands. Pan Abang: This is the best
place for small animals such as the
wonderpus, mimic octopus, Rhinopias,
ghostpipefishes, spearing mantis shrimp,
frogfish, devil fish, pegasus and
colemanshrimp.
Day 7 : Pulau Babi
Again by early morning we will be at a
comfortable anchorage with a pristine beach
and a perfect location for our final dive
and beach day.
˝ day diving in this area.Dive sites like
Paham, Wadang are one of the most famous
dive sites in Pulau Babi. In the late
evening we will set sail for Maumere
Day 8 : Maumere
By early morning we will be in the
harbor of Maumere and prepare for
disembarkation and transfer to the airport
for your flight to your next destination.
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