(Photocredit / copyright of Agency Mandara / RobinChristol except underwater photo, credit Francois Milcent)
After a first news released at the end of July in which we announced the opening of a new destination TOGEAN in North Sulawesi, here is as promised more information about this exceptional trip!
The Experience
An exceptional trip to the heart of the Togean Archipelago, designed for divers and non-divers, combining both a cruise aboard the Jakare and a stay in a diving resort. The discovery of a remarkable underwater biodiversity combined with the meeting of the Bajos, the nomads of the sea.
– Destination: TOGEAN ARCHIPELAGO, SULAWESI (INDONESIA)
– Duration: 13 days / 12 nights
– Budget: starting at 3 350 euros / pers adult including an eco-participation of 150 euros per person
The dates
The trips start D1 at JKT International Airport in JAKARTA and end the D13 at JKT International Airport in JAKARTA
– Departure 1 (Gorontalo): from (D1) 16 May 2020 to (D13) 28 May 2020
– Departure 2 (Ampana): from (D1) 24 May 2020 to (D13) 05 June 2020
– Departure 1 (Ampana): from (D1) 01 June 2020 to (D13) 13 June 2020
– Another departure: the boat is available by charter on request, consult us
Note that the starting date and end of stay can be customized to your request depending on your destination and you have the flexibility to extend your trip to combine it with the discovery of the North and/or South Sulawesi.
The key points
– A diving cruise aboard the Phinisi Jakaré combined with a stay in the Diving Resort to discover the Togean Archipelago, a still confidential destination in Indonesia offering an exceptional marine biodiversity.
– A local immersion to meet the Bajo ethnic group, a nomadic ethnic group with the most incredible free divers in the world, living on and by the sea. Visiting villages, understanding their way of life, including fishing;
– A quality program offered “a la carte” for divers and non-divers offering the opportunity to compose your trip in order to explore several sites and live an adventure both on land and underwater with many activities like diving, snorkeling, hiking, fishing, kayaking, stand up paddle;
– A journey that makes sense with an eco-participation part of the ECO TRIP approach of the MANDARA Agency. The funds raised will help create an in-situ coral farm to involve the Bajo in an awareness and conservation programme.
Contacts
Feel free to contact us for any questions or clarification you may have related to the diving and discovery cruise on board the Jakare. To receive a full proposal and for questions relating to the general organization of the trip, schedule and prices, we invite you to contact our partner Cedric from Mandara who is the designer and the organizer of the trip ([email protected] and website https://www.bali-mandara.com).
