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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 a specialist in bespoke journeys.
Aboard helicopters, boats and private jets.
For 8 people, family with children of any age or
amongst friends.
Become the
exclusive actors of
this exceptional
adventure !
The movie of an
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Scientists
& explorers
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Sharing knowledge, passion
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Discover Francis Le Guen’s explora
Francis Le Guen Jacques-Marie
Bardintzeff
Frédéric Buyle
Emmanuel
Blanche
explorerdiver
SCIENTIFIC
VOLCANOLOGIST
manfish
the doctor
of the extreme
Francis Le Guen is an adventurer, explorer, photographer,
journalist as well as a writerpresenter. He dives in fresh waters, lakes, caves, underground
rivers, and has explored the
seven seas. He wrote several
books, directed movies, presented and hosted programs such
as Carnets d’expédition, Carnets
de plongée, Bleu Clair, La route
de l’eau and Ushuaïa.
Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff is a
Professor and a Doctor of Volcanology. As a Professeur-Researcher, he wrote and co-wrote
more than 350 books, publications and essays about volcanos. Fond of traveling, he has
joined several television crews,
among which Ushuaïa Nature
and France 3. He is often on television to inform the audiences
about active volcanos.
Frédéric Buyle holds four
free-diving world records.
After ten years of competition, 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, counting them and following their
tracks.
Emmanuel Blanche was in
charge of medical logistics during the making of Ushuaïa Nature for eleven years.
Anesthetist at the Castres
Hospital, he is used to practicing A&E medicine in the
mountains or on the seabed.
He is an accomplished sportsman, fond of climbing and
swimming and a professional
diver.
Diving or
snorkelling,
for all levels.
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The
directors
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Filming and editing a 26-minute movie
Bernard Guerrini
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travel director
Author, director, producer,
Bernard Guerrini is one of the
undisputable members of the
Ushuaïa Nature crew having
directed 12 episodes of the mythical 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 terre inconue, hosted by Frédéric
Lopez : “Patrick Timsit among
the flowermen.”
Bernard Guerrini will be assisted
by a cinematographer, a sound
engineer and a production manager. A film editor will be joining the team once home.
Be filmed as were
the Ushuaïa or
Rendez-vous
en terre inconnue
heroes...
René Heuzey
Closer to sharks
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the eye of the oceans
Director and underwater cinematographer, René Heuzey
has shot over 1,500 movies in
all the seas of the world. Nothing stops this image hunter:
often working at more than a
three hundred feet underwater
with specific diving gas mixtu-
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res, he is the eye of many directors.
It is he who brought sublime
images to Jacques Perrin’s movie Océans. It is also he who
stood behind the camera of
many Carnets de Plongée, hosted by Francis Le Guen.
Surrounded by moray eels
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sailing boats
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Two exceptional
The Silolona
El Aleph
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The Silolona is
a phinisi, a 164foot traditional
boat luxuriously
and tastefully
equipped and decorated. It boasts
five cabins,
amongst them
three remarkable
Suites. The highly
qualified crew
includes a
Chef/cook.
Superbly handcrafted of a 100year 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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Private
Luxury
hotel in Bali
transfers
Jimbaran Puli Bali Resort *****
For the first days in Bali, stay in
private villas with pools in one
of the most beautiful Orient-Express hotels, the Jimbaran Puli
Bali Resort*.
Throughout the trip, the transfers 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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Learn
how to
free-dive
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exploration
Discover
Bali
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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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Tagging great white sharks
with
jacques-marie bardintzeff
Introduction to Bali and Lombok’s
culture and geology, by JacquesMarie Bardintzeff.
ith a unique culture, sumptuous
rice-fields landscapes and a welcoming population, Bali is one
of the smallest islands in the archipelago,
but it enjoys a vast geographical diversity
thanks to its volcanos and mountains. Rising above 10,000 ft, Mount Agung is the
island’s peak. Mount Batur (5,630 ft) is still
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frédéric buyle
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 discover Bali’s flora and fauna to the rhythm
of local life.
Frédéric Buyle, world champion free-diver will initiate you to the relaxation techniques 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 combustion, 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 under water for long periods
of time allowing them
the encounters with the
treasures offered by Indonesian ocean floors.
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Komodo
Island
with
FranCis Le Guen
Sail on
two of Indonesia’s most
luxurious
boats*
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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.
*Subject to availability when booking.
Phinisi cruises
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 navigates 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.
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 astonishing wealth of life abounds.
Every square inch of rock is paved with
multicolor life: sponges, crinoids, sea cucumbers, sea fans, corals amongst a merrygo-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 underwater cliffs covered in corals and yellow
anemones, in the waters where dolphins are
also frequent visitors.
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Explore
volcanos
with
Jacques-marie bardintzeff
and francis le guen
Initiation to
volcanology on the
ring of fire of the
Wallace Line.
Fly over the volcanic
chain and land on top
of Mount Kelimutu to
enjoy the view of three
colored lakes.
The earth’s crust is divided into plates moving at a few inches per year. Their borders,
such as Indonesia, are of major geological
interest, for they are centers of vigorous volcanic activity. The drifting of the islands has
favored the isolation and the evolution of
endemic species.
Cross the famous Wallace Line, which separates two extremely different living worlds,
the Indomalaya and the Australian bio-geo-
graphical spheres. It runs between Borneo
and Sulawesi and between Bali and Lombok. Animal and vegetal species are very
different on each side of the border (for
example orangutan, in Sumatra and Borneo, babirusa, in Sulawesi).
It is believed that these islands were separated for a long period of time and that solely
the drifting of the plates brought them closer together.
Volcanic craters sometimes hold perfectly circular and fabulously colorful lakes.
Rainwater changes into sulfuric and hydrochloric 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 appreciate 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.
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Understand
Close to
sea vortices
whale sharks
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with Francis Le Guen
Search for whale sharks with local
fishermen.
optional exploration
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...
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Head for Babi in the midst of schools of
dolphins, indo-pacific sailfish, pilot whales and maybe even whale sharks. Free-diving 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 during the last tsunami.
Chances of encounter with the whale 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 seahorses, leaf fish, mandarinfish, ghost pipefish, walking fish as well as all sorts of
nudibranches.
With the local guides, explore the
mangrove swamps and surrounding
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 Wallace 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 formation of vortices.
Francis Le Guen will explain the dynamism of these waters of fury and the
upwelling mechanism responsible for the
abundant sea fauna. At the “Cauldron”
site the sea seems to be sucked into a bottomless well…
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Dive
with
jellyfish
with
frédéric buyle
or francis le guen
Photos © Aldo Ferrucci / DR / Nicolas Kiechel
A journey in the world’s largest
archipelago take place also, and
mostly, underwater.
Free-dive
over the
reefs
The adventure’s encompassing theme is
diving through the Derawan Atoll. This
stop can be a good opportunity for beginners 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 barracudas playing in the current. Dive along the
underwater cliffs down to 79 ft to encounter 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 allows 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”. Francis Le Guen will explain how to approach
them best to find oneself the midst of their
ballet.
close to
sea turtles
sharks
and astride
manta rays.
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*The flights and hotels marked with an asterisk (*) are examples
only, subject to availability at the time of booking.
Landmarks
AUGUST 10th. DEPARTURE
Departure for Denpasar. Singapore Airlines flight Business Class via Singapore* or
KLM/Air France flight via Amsterdam Business Class*.
Archipelago of Derawan,
AUGUST 11th. DENPASAR
Kakaban, Sangalaki
Bali
Archipelago
of Komodo et
Rinca
Kelimutu
Volcano
Arrival at Denpasar early morning or late
afternoon according to flights. VIP welcome 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. BALI
Breakfast 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/FLORÈS
Transfer 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 ISLANDS
Sail on a private boat between Flores, Komodo and Rinca Islands.
Unforgetable moment with specialized guides discovering Komodo’s monitors lizards,
magnificent ocean floors, free-diving or
diving with manta rays. Fly over the Kelimutu 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/
BERAU
Disembarkation 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 ISLANDS.
Private boat sailing across the Derawan islands (Derawan, Kakaban, Sangalaki).
Big Blue thrills with diving instructor, free-
Detailed
itinerary
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 variety of underwater fauna, such as crocodilefish, 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 Kataban Island in Indonesia.
AUGUST 20th. DERAWAN/BERAU/BALIPAKAN ISLANDS
Disembark 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 Balipakan back to Europe on a regular flight.
AUGUST 21st. RETURN
Price: contact us
on the basis of 8 persons travelling
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
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The price does not include:
guides and scientists;
° Services and salaries for the film crew;
° Editing and production of the film;
° Rapatriation insurance, medical assistance.
° Activities and personal expenses;
° All services not included in the program;
° Cancellation insurance.
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All these personalities are pooling their talents to design
custom travel experience.
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this trip, please contact us:
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