Indonesia Tours for Experienced Travelers

Thoroughly enjoyed this trip. We had a nice sized group of 10 people. Our tour leader Hadi was excellent, very friendly , organised and just an all round lovely jubbly guy! :-) Our highlights of the trip were definitely the boat trip around Rinca, Komodo & Padar Island, snorkelling at pink beach and spotting a Manta Ray. The hotels on this trip were really great and we had an upgrade on our boat meaning we all ended up with our own room with en suite, luxury ! Some long days spent travelling but well worth it for the stunning views and experiences. Thank you Explore once again for another amazing trip!

Overall and excellent trip with a diverse group of 10 travellers. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour especially the boat trip to Rinko and Komodo islands. Flores is under development and extremely rural with glorious verdant vegetation and stunning landscapes. A real ‘away from it all’ destination. Bali was very busy with dreadful traffic, however the area this tour goes to offered some tranquility from the hubbub. The boat trip exceeded expectations, was very comfortable with great friendly service. Despite being told we would have a shared multi-berth cabin, we had our own with bathrooms! To finish at the beach in Jimbaran was a great way to relax and restore our energy before the long journey home. Tip: massages are excellent and very cheap!! Highlight: Komodo dragons, snorkelling on pink beach -fabulous!

The hotels were fantastic — central, comfortable, and beautifully presented. It made such a difference to be close to everything while still feeling relaxed and at ease. The coach was also very comfortable and reliable, and guided us through heavy traffic safely and on time.

Highlight was obviously seeing the dragons on Rinca and Komodo islands. Our guide, Peter, was exceptional, well organised and available. We were lucky to have a small group on the boat, a full group would be very crowded. Worth staying another day at the end.

Our Bali experience was all wonderful. Putu did a great job staying in touch, as needed. We felt lucky to get paired with Rina and Benny. Rina is funny, smart and thoughtful. We picked her brain constantly and learned a ton about the history of Bali and Indonesia and what life is like today. Benny did a great job of driving. Any concern we felt while driving was undoubtedly due to the fluid, creative, and ‘just in time’ driving style of the Balinese. (also, did you know they have their steering wheel on the wrong side??) We pulled Benny into the conversations occasionally to get the Man’s viewpoint or the Muslim perspective. Each hotel was better than the previous one. We could have stayed in the quiet and relaxed Lovina for a month, easily. Overall all a super trip, thanks. Scott and Karen

For public consumption : Our Bali Trip was great - Charlie put together an itinerary that had each day filled with a mix of activities that worked really well for our family. While there was a fair amount of time in the car, having both a driver and tour guide kept everything moving smoothly. All accommodations were all top notch and the staff at Dwarka Royal Villas in Ubud particularly stand-out. The Nusa Penida add-on, which we did first, provided the opportunity to see some jaw dropping views and get real exercise taking the trails down the cliff face to beaches and temples. Scrambling down nearly vertical metal ladders on a 600’ descent, just after a recent rain and while wearing a sarong certainly added to the excitement factor. Many thanks to Charlie and his team for making this a trip to remember!