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WHALE SHARKS, CORALS & DRAGONS

SeaTrek Sailing Adventures is proud to announce the launch of two 9-day specialty, family-friendly cruises departing from Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, in July and August 2025. These voyages have been designed for ‘kids’ of all ages. They will be led by Ray and Angela Hale, two United Kingdom-based conservationists and naturalists with a solid but fun conservation message to share with all their travelers.

This family-friendly journey through the volcanic epicenter of Indonesia’s Ring of Fire starts and ends in Labuan Bajo, in the Komodo National Park. Here, you will see the results of countless millennia of Earth’s shifting tectonic plates, mighty forces that have helped shape the landscapes, cultures, and habitats on land and in the sea.

• Visit local villages to experience local customs, see how the people live, and learn how they earn their living from fishing, farming, and boat building.
  
• Walk on an active volcanic island and witness the building of a UNESCO-heritage pinisi using the same traditions and techniques you would use to build your own SeaTrek ship.
  
• Trek the hills and forests of the park’s prehistoric islands, searching for Komodo dragons in the wild.
  
• Listen to the early morning birdsong as you hike through the region’s dry tropical and monsoon forests.
  
• Experience being in the water with whale sharks and learn how they live in symbiotic harmony with local fishermen.
  
• Swim, kayak, paddle, and play on remote island beaches and feel the soft pink sand between your toes.
  
• Soar weightlessly through warm tropical waters as you snorkel on kaleidoscopic coral reefs teeming with underwater life.
  
• See thousands of giant fruit bats fly high above the boat as they emerge from their forest roosts on their nocturnal quest for food.
  
• Paddleboard and kayak on an ancient freshwater crater lake in the heart of an extinct volcano.