INdonesia

Lying across the equator, steamy and volcanic Indonesia is a vast archipelago of 17,508 islands that dazzles with lush green rice terraces lining mountainsides, sparkling beaches, volcanic moonscapes, ancient temples, and endless pristine azure waters teaming with the marine wildlife and healthy coral reefs. 

Sample Itineraries Include:

• Scuba dive or snorkel the avatar-like underwater scape of Raja Ampat, one of the most gorgeous and pristine marine environments of the world.  Stay at beautiful land-based resorts on marine reserves just moments from world class dive sites or hop aboard a luxury sail boat and cruise the islands by water spending your days exploring beautiful tropical islands, kayaking, snorkeling and scuba diving.

• Travel to the staggering beauty of Bali.  Visit Ubud the spiritual temple of Bali with its ancient temples, majestic age-old royal palaces and moss-covered ruins set amidst the jungle and iridescent neon green rice fields.  Stay in lavish tented camps, sitting amidst lush green forests in perfect harmony with nature or visit the sun-drenched coast and stay in lodging nestled in the cliffs above the ocean, taking day sails to the idyllic picture-perfect shores Gili Islands.

• Visit exotic Java, the cradle of civilization.   Journey to Yogyakarta, the cultural center of Java and stay in beautiful 5-star lodges overlooking vistas of UNESCO world heritage temple sites and distant volcanoes in the horizon. Take a sunrise tour to the temples of Borobudur to watch the sun rise over ancient stupas and/or take in an open-air performance of the Ramayana Ballet at sunset in the ancient UNESCO World Heritage site of Prambanan.  If you are feeling ambitious, volcano trekking to the famously photographed Mount Bromo or Mount Agung can be arranged.