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12 Day Komodo Island Schools Program > Expedition Overview

If you are looking for something out of the ordinary for your schools' next International Trip and you need an operator that has years of experience dealing with school requirements in Papua New Guinea, then we may have something you are looking for. Have a look through our amazing Komodo Island page and please if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

TESTIMONIALS
I had the most amazing time on the kayaking trip! I think that's the first time I have gone on holidays by myself which is exactly what I needed, and really it could not have been any better or easier! I loved every minute of it! I connected so well with Paul and Annabel, I think we spent most of every day either snorkeling or eating and laughing a lot...they really made the trip for me.

Along with them Agus and Matius were amazing, they looked after us so well and we all had so much fun together! (as well as the boat crew). Kirsten (Australia)

Read a great story from one of our Kayakers this year by clicking here!

HIGHLIGHTS
-Visit the world renowned Komodo Park and Rinca Island
-See the largest lizard on the planet
-Live in a local village gaining an insight into the way they live and help out at their school.
-Paddle among some of the most remote islands in Indonesia
-Snorkel amongst pristine coral and schools of fish
-Experience one of the best eco-expeditions around

Read about this trip in the Jetstar Inflight Magazine click here.

OVERVIEW
Can you imagine taking your school to a place where they will sea kayak to some of the most remote beaches on earth, accessing areas rarely visited because your sea kayak is the only way in or out. Can you imagine drifting over magnificent coral reefs and dodging small whirlpools that dot the seas in which you are paddling. Can you imagine visiting islands that are uninhabited and ones that are still inhabited by mythical Dragons. Can you imagine immersing your students into not only the magnificent ecology of the area but also the sophisticated local culture by staying and learning with the villagers. If you can, then our Komodo Schools Program is for you.

The Komodo National Park is made up of over two dozen islands between Sumbawa and Flores. These prehistoric looking islands are home to the Komodo Dragon, a creature that time seemed to forget. These mighty beasts are over 3m long and weigh up to 150kg. But don't let their slow nature fool you, when food or mating are involved, the Dragon can run nearly 30km per hour.

The Komodo Dragon however is just one attraction of the park. The area boasts some of the best marine life on the planet, with dozens of reefs in which we will snorkel. We will visit sites where manta ray and turtle are common. It is also home to uninhabited islands and glorious beaches.

We will visit small stilted villages and experience life on the sea like nowhere else.We will also visit remote water falls and stay for 2 nights in a small village on the main island of Flores. There we will learn about local village life, how they grow crops, how they cook and feed the population, how they make clothes and how they teach their young. We will be welcomed warmly into their village life and stay with them so that we can fully appreciate their way of life and open our minds to other possibilities.

This 12 day expedition from Bali is one of a kind. We are the only operator running kayaking expeditions in the National Park. You will be part of something that very few have experienced before, kayaking the Komodo Islands and staying in a local village.

For those that wish to incorporate a SCUBA Dive on this expedition (highly recommended), we can arrange for a specialised SCUBA vessel to meet us in the Park for 2 dives for an additional AUD$130.

As part of this expedition, you will be helping to preserve the local eco-system through donations from No Roads and cleaning the park of all plastics as we go. Through the work that we and other like minded organisations do, we hope that the Komodo National Park will remain an attraction for our children's children.