The dugong of Kabola
Slip in quietly at first light and wait. When he comes, he comes close — a two-tonne animal with the calm of an old monk, grazing the seagrass an arm's length away.
Alor — 8 days
Alor
Alor is where Indonesia stops performing. Villages still weave on backstrap looms, the straits run cold and fast enough to keep the reefs pristine, and in the bay at Kabola a resident dugong has been greeting swimmers for decades. We sail it slowly, in the season when the water clears.
- Duration
- 8 days · 7 nights
- Season
- April – November
- Embark
- Kalabahi, Alor
- Sea
- Pantar Strait & Alor Archipelago
Moments
What stays with you.
Looms in the hills
In Takpala and the villages above the bay, ikat is still dyed with indigo and morinda root and tied thread by thread. You sit on the floor, you watch, you are handed the shuttle.
Reefs in the current
The Pantar Strait pulls cold, nutrient-rich water up from the deep. Soft coral walls, schooling fish thick enough to dim the light, and nobody else on the site.
Aboard
The Kuda Nil Explorer
8 cabins for up to 16 guests, a dive deck, and evenings that start at the bow. See the cabins →
Inclusions
Everything on board.
- Private charter of the Kuda Nil Explorer, 8 cabins
- Full board — chef-prepared meals, snacks, soft drinks, tea and coffee
- Dive and snorkel guides, tanks, weights and air
- All village visits, land excursions and local guides
- Marine park and harbour fees
- Airport transfers at embarkation and disembarkation
Gallery
In pictures
