Pittwater Life March 2017 Issue

Travel Life
Travel Life
Relax as your luxury Indonesian
archipelago adventure unfurls
Searching for that elusive
unique holiday experience
in an exotic, seldom-seen destination?
Joining Star Clippers’
170-guest clipper ship, Star
Flyer, fulfils all requirements.
Gail Kardash from Travel View
& Cruise View in Avalon Beach
says not only are Star Clippers’
ships unique in offering an
authentic sailing experience,
they each feature the comforts
of a regular cruise ship making
Star Clippers suitable for most
well-healed travellers.
“Sailing the Mediterranean,
Caribbean and Asia, my next
box was checked when I
discovered a variety of 7-, 10-
and 11-night round-trip cruises
from Bali visiting the wondrous
and rarely visited spectacular
islands of the Indonesian archipelago,”
Gail said.
“These cruises take place
during our Aussie winter, which
is just the right time to escape
the cold for a week or two and
to get there it’s only a five-hour
flight.”
Flying to Bali fills you with
choices, with myriad options
before and after the cruise.
“Of course, my true anticipation
centres on boarding Star
Flyer for seven nights and the
chance to uncover seven colourful
destinations,” Gail continued.
“Highlights include visits to
four of the Gili Islands, some
uninhabited and known for their
white beaches for swimming,
plethora of colourful tropical
fish for snorkelling and diving
and the chance to see green
and loggerhead turtles.
“Next, a day at sea as Star
Flyer unfurls her sails with
musical accompaniment, with
plenty of time for socialising,
learning the ways of sea, and –
dare I say it – indulging in the
delicious meals created by the
on-board chefs.
“The following few days will
take me to Komodo, not only
to see the famous dragons,
but also so I can step ashore to
swim, snorkel and walk along
one of the world’s seven pink
sand beaches.
“Then it’s on to Satonda, a
lush and green uninhabited
island that is also a Marine
Nature Reserve due to the carol
reefs and large variety of tropical
fish.”
Packing your bags already?
You can join Gail aboard Star
Flyer from August 26 including
return flights to Bali, transfers,
a three-night pre-cruise
hotel stay in Bali and then your
7-night Star Flyer cruise including
gratuities and an exclusive
€100 per person shipboard
spending credit.
More info phone 9918 4444.
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MARCH 2017