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Main Deck:: Category - Adventure
Tiger Blue is a liveaboard luxury cruise that takes you on an adventure through Eastern Indonesia. Cruise through some of the most beautiful islands in the world. See history and culture come alive in the most remote places. View ikats, explore forts, find the original nutmeg plantations. Hike stunning ancient landscape and climb volcanoes, marine life diving search for komodo dragons and discover uninhabited lands during your exclusive holiday
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Main Deck:: Category - Family
Tiger Blue is the perfect liveaboard for family gatherings and once in a lifetime holidays. All ages enjoy the wide decks, leaping off the bowspit and comfortable cabins. Teenagers and young kids all enjoy kneeboarding, sea kayaking, snorkeling, fishing and bonfires. Our chef prepares fabulous meals that you will remember and Wouter's gin and tonics keep mum and dad happy on top deck!
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Main Deck:: Category - Diving
Tiger Blue is perfect for diving and snorkeling adventures. Come face to face with hammerheads in Banda, swim with dolphins in Komodo, feel excitement in the cold currents of Alor and be mesmerised by the amazing coral gardens and marine life beneath these Indonesian seas. Liveaboard Tiger Blue offers divers great comfort as a luxury cruise, allows photographers a 42" screen in the salon to share all their images. 2 tenders, 20 tanks and 2 compressors make up some of the equipment available.
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Main Deck:: Category - Boat
Tiger Blue is a special sailing boat. She was hand built in Bira, Sulawesi in the traditional phinisi design out of iron wood and teak. Designed by 2 adventurous family men with young children, teenagers and wives that require comfort Tiger Blue offers so much more than the ordinary diving liveaboard. Wouter provided expertise with the all technical aspects of the boat. Privacy, fully air conditioned cabins, ensuite bathrooms with hot water and safe playing areas for children. Large decks and daybeds, a great dining table and salon make for luxurious comfort on the Indonesian seas.
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Welcome to liveaboard Tiger Blue
Welcome to our Liveaboard Tiger Blue!
Dive and explore the magnificent seas of Eastern Indonesia aboard Tiger Blue, a timber Phinisi built in the tradition of the great Bugis boats of South Sulawesi. Komodo, Sumba, Flores, Banda - Follow in the footsteps of Wallace and voyage to discover the remote Spice Islands, the dramatic landscapes, coastlines and natural history of this archipelago. These are the richest seas in the world and they offer unrivaled diving and adventure.
Tiger Blue liveaboard gives you the opportunity to travel like an early explorer but in great comfort, luxury and space. Dedicated crew provide excellent service and our chef creates great meals for all tastes. Our expedition leader and dive master, with his experience and local knowledge, ensures that guests are well taken care of and can enjoy all that these islands offer. The turquoise seas, natural wonders, history and culture of these places have changed little since Wallace's time.
Tiger Blue is a liveaboard for everyone. Dedicated divers as well as families of all ages will enjoy their time aboard her. We tailor make your exclusive holiday to suit your individual needs and interests. Starry nights, the Milky Way, bonfires on the beach are all part of making your luxury cruise on Tiger Blue a trip of a lifetime.
Tiger Blue is on the list of Asia's top 50 Super Yachts (Asia-Pacific Boating Magazine- November-December 2008).
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Banda islands- Christmas 2009-Whole Family Wilkinson!
~ 21 Feb 2010 (23 days ago)
Christmas 2009
Wilkinson Family trip to Banda
From diary notes
22nd December
15 of us gathered in Kuala Lumpur- Grannie, Sally and Peter with Holly and Sam from London, Bill and Anne with Ben, Lara and Ellie from Sydney, and the 5 of us from Penang. We flew Air Asia to Menado, Sulawesi- 3hours 50 min flight- where we arrived for dinner and quick to bed.
23rd December
Woke at 5am, coached to the airport and flew-1.5 hour flight- over spectacular terrain to Makassar, South Sulawesi, where we had a 3 hour wait. We hung out to J Co Doughnuts and had reflexology. KFC was ordered too! Then we flew onto Ambon- 1.5 hour flight.
In Ambon we all got registered, met Wouter and then whisked off... more
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Ikat Paradise- Wild Adventure! Sumba- Flores- Alor
~ 08 Feb 2010 (36 days ago)
Sumba- Flores- Alor - 2 families
Ikat Paradise-Wild Adventure!
September 19 - 26th 2009
Diary entries and notes. Rebecca Wilkinson
19th September- This trip started out with an adrenaline rush- and so setting the tone for the whole trip……Spent the night in Bali and an earthquake struck Bali just as we got up. The hotel shook, the pool splashed and we ran downstairs and out of the building. At 11 we left for the airport for our flight to Waingapu on Sumba. It was a steep bank towards the runway and speedy descent. Air thermals pushed as around a little bit but a short landing and we were happy to be out of the plane.
Wouter met us and we went off in 2 vans followed by a posse of souvenir sellers. They were right at the doo... more
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