HDTE indonesia 2014 (ENG) by Stéphane Brunner

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august 2014

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Become the hero of a unique exploration movie, set in Indonesia, in the Lesser Sunda and the Derawan Islands. Along with three explorers/scientists, a world champion free-diver, and a specialist in ocean floors. Filmed by 5 experts in exploration movies. Supervised by Peplum, the specialist in bespoke journeys. Aboard helicopters, boats and private jets. For 8 people, family with children of any age or amongst friends.

Become the exclusive actors of this exceptional adventure !

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The journey of a life time

The movie of an adventure

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Scientists & explorers

Sharing knowledge, passion

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Discover Francis Le Guen’s explora

Francis Le Guen Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff

Frédéric Buyle

Emmanuel Blanche

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SCIENTIFIC VOLCANOLOGIST

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the doctor of the extreme

Francis Le Guen is an adventurer, explorer, photographer, journalist as well as a writerpresenter. He dives in fresh waters, lakes, caves, underground rivers, and has explored the seven seas. He wrote several books, directed movies, presented and hosted programs such as Carnets d’expédition, Carnets de plongée, Bleu Clair, La route de l’eau and Ushuaïa.

Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff is a Professor and a Doctor of Volcanology. As a Professeur-Researcher, he wrote and co-wrote more than 350 books, publications and essays about volcanos. Fond of traveling, he has joined several television crews, among which Ushuaïa Nature and France 3. He is often on television to inform the audiences about active volcanos.

Frédéric Buyle holds four free-diving world records. After ten years of competition, he dedicates his time to photo reporting, filming documentaries and teaching free-diving. He uses his competences to help field scientists with telemetry labeling big sea animals, counting them and following their tracks.

Emmanuel Blanche was in charge of medical logistics during the making of Ushuaïa Nature for eleven years. Anesthetist at the Castres Hospital, he is used to practicing A&E medicine in the mountains or on the seabed. He is an accomplished sportsman, fond of climbing and swimming and a professional diver.

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directors

Filming and editing a 26-minute movie

Bernard Guerrini

travel director

Author, director, producer, Bernard Guerrini is one of the undisputable members of the Ushuaïa Nature crew having directed 12 episodes of the mythical program shown on the French channel TF1 for over 10 years. Bernard Guerrini knows Indonesia like the back of his hand, for he has directed no fewer than 3 editions of Nico-

las Hulot’s broadcast there. It is also in Indonesia that he filmed the program Rendez-vous en terre inconue, hosted by Frédéric Lopez : “Patrick Timsit among the flowermen.” Bernard Guerrini will be assisted by a cinematographer, a sound engineer and a production manager. A film editor will be joining the team once home.

Be filmed as were the Ushuaïa or Rendez-vous en terre inconnue

heroes...

René Heuzey

Closer to sharks

the eye of the oceans

Director and underwater cinematographer, René Heuzey has shot over 1,500 movies in all the seas of the world. Nothing stops this image hunter: often working at more than a three hundred feet underwater with specific diving gas mixtu-

res, he is the eye of many directors. It is he who brought sublime images to Jacques Perrin’s movie Océans. It is also he who stood behind the camera of many Carnets de Plongée, hosted by Francis Le Guen.

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Two exceptional sailing boats

The Silolona *Subject to availability when booking.

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The Silolona is a phinisi, a 164foot traditional boat luxuriously and tastefully equipped and decorated. It boasts five cabins, amongst them three remarkable Suites. The highly qualified crew includes a Chef/cook.

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El Aleph

Superbly handcrafted of a 100year old teak, El Aleph provides a unique opportunity to explore the islands of the archipelago in most luxurious conditions. This 130-foot long traditional phinisi features 6 cabins, a crew on hand and Chef/cook.

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transfers

Throughout the trip, the transfers are ensured by an Embraer Legacy 600 private jet*. The air equipment also includes private helicopters, necessary for the exploration and the filming of volcanos.

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Luxury

hotel in Bali Jimbaran Puli Bali Resort *****

For the first days in Bali, stay in private villas with pools in one of the most beautiful Orient-Express hotels, the Jimbaran Puli Bali Resort*.

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Discover Bali with jacques-marie bardintzeff

ith a unique culture, sumptuous rice-fields landscapes and a welcoming population, Bali is one of the smallest islands in the archipelago, but it enjoys a vast geographical diversity thanks to its volcanos and mountains. Rising above 10,000 ft, Mount Agung is the island’s peak. Mount Batur (5,630 ft) is still

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Introduction to Bali and Lombok’s culture and geology, by JacquesMarie Bardintzeff.

active. The shores feature splendid beaches with white or volcanic sand and a frequently agitated sea offering a few reputable surfing spots. Possibility to visit Ubud, the artists’ village in the center of the island and meet the villagers. Walks in the rice-fields to discover Bali’s flora and fauna to the rhythm of local life.

Learn how to free-dive with frédéric buyle

Free-diving ensures a greater agility in water and a better approach of underwater fauna. A technique to make your own for a full appreciation of ocean floors.

Frédéric Buyle, world champion free-diver will initiate you to the relaxation techniques essential for your first free-dive. Called “pranyama” in yoga, this complete breathing technique has expected as well as unexpected benefits: longer apnea, greater breath control, mental focus, calm, greater breathing capacity, better air cell combustion, lung detox from residual air, internal organs and stomach massage... The first free-dives will put into practice all

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Sail on two of Indonesia’s most luxurious boats*

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Phinisi cruises Two boats, two traditional phinisis. The Aleph and the Silolona offer cruising that is as luxurious as it is authentic. Based west of Florès Island, the Silolona navigates across a small archipelago dominated by Komodo and Rinca Islands. From there she sails along the secluded beaches and then onto the exceptional diving sites of the Flores Sea.

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Further up north, off Borneo’s coast, the Aleph plays the same role. Sailing between Kakaban, Derawan and Sangalaki, the boat combines luxury with discovery, favoring the exploration of the exceptional sites that are amongst the most remote and unspoiled in Indonesia. The phinisis are escorted by other sailboats, at the disposal of scientists, tour guides and the film crew.

Komodo Island

with FranCis Le Guen

Photos © Carnets d’expédition

West of Flores Island, Komodo and Rinca are home to the famous Komodo dragons and to a wealth of undersea fauna.

After a tour of the island meeting with Komodo’s monitor lizards, discover two wonderful and complementary diving sites in the great strait of Kode. Explore in real filming conditions the depth of Cannibal Rock with Francis Le Guen and a local guide as your leaders, under the watch of René Heuzey’s camera. The water is 79°F, as green as it is planktonic. And an astonishing wealth of life abounds. Every square inch of rock is paved with

multicolor life: sponges, crinoids, sea cucumbers, sea fans, corals amongst a merrygo-round of fish, with songs of whales in the distance. The second site, Yellow Wall, is where you will find again blue, clear, yet somewhat cooler waters. Here the two oceans meet up - the Pacific and the Indian... Visit the underwater cliffs covered in corals and yellow anemones, in the waters where dolphins are also frequent visitors.

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Explore

volcanos

with Jacques-marie bardintzeff and francis le guen

Initiation to volcanology on the ring of fire of the Wallace Line. The earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crust is divided into plates moving at a few inches per year. Their borders, such as Indonesia, are of major geological interest, for they are centers of vigorous volcanic activity. The drifting of the islands has favored the isolation and the evolution of endemic species. Cross the famous Wallace Line, which separates two extremely different living worlds, the Indomalaya and the Australian bio-geo-

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graphical spheres. It runs between Borneo and Sulawesi and between Bali and Lombok. Animal and vegetal species are very different on each side of the border (for example orangutan, in Sumatra and Borneo, babirusa, in Sulawesi). It is believed that these islands were separated for a long period of time and that solely the drifting of the plates brought them closer together.

Fly over the volcanic chain and land on top of Mount Kelimutu to enjoy the view of three colored lakes. Volcanic craters sometimes hold perfectly circular and fabulously colorful lakes. Rainwater changes into sulfuric and hydrochloric acids when in contact with volcanic gases. Mount Kelimutu is unique on the planet for it contains three very different crater lakes, though close to one another: the mysterious lake, whose color changes from red to turquoise blue, the lake of the

young, acid and jade green, and the lake of the ancient, black profound. Flying over the lakes is the occasion to appreciate this palette of the gods. Landing on the caldera plunges travelers into the heart of the dĂŠcor. Expedition on the ridge that separates the lake of the young from the lake of the ancient to fully appreciate the telluric power of this sacred place.

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whale sharks with Francis Le Guen

Search for whale sharks with local fishermen.

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Head for Babi in the midst of schools of dolphins, indo-pacific sailfish, pilot whales and maybe even whale sharks. Free-diving or swimming at the “Majella’s Ledge” site with sea turtles for some, diving with black reef sharks on “The Village” site for the more experienced. Also, swim over the great canyon that split the reef in two during the last tsunami.

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Chances of encounter with the whale sharks on the way back from “The Channel” are high. Depending on the weather and the mood, dive at the “Fish Soup” site, amongst fish tornados and endemic species such as pygmy seahorses, leaf fish, mandarinfish, ghost pipefish, walking fish as well as all sorts of nudibranches.

Understand sea vortices with francis le guen

Disembark in addendum on Rinca Island’s west coast, in the midst of the floating village of Bugis families. No sooner have you set foot there the monitor lizards come along... With the local guides, explore the mangrove swamps and surrounding savannas to observe the life-style of these dragons that are at home in this environment. This is the occasion for Francis Le Guen and Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff to explain the mysteries of the Wallace Line and of the ring of fire that mould the landscapes and determine the wealth of the local fauna. Back on the boats, sail north towards the Tatawa and Lawa Laut reefs. On the way, observe the formation of vortices. Francis Le Guen will explain the dynamism of these waters of fury and the upwelling mechanism responsible for the abundant sea fauna. At the “Cauldron” site the sea seems to be sucked into a bottomless well…

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Dive with frédéric buyle or francis le guen

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A journey in the world’s largest archipelago take place also, and mostly, underwater.

Free-dive over the reefs

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The adventure’s encompassing theme is diving through the Derawan Atoll. This stop can be a good opportunity for beginners to be initiated to diving in calm and warm waters. Even experienced divers love diving between beams of a bridge decorated with rare species. Not far from there, after a dive with large green turtles, Francis Le Guen will explain, under the watch of René Heuzey’s camera, the functioning of a reef ’s ecosystem. At the southern end of the Kakaban coral reef dwells a shoal of hundreds of barracudas playing in the current. Dive along the underwater cliffs down to 79 ft to encounter the reef sharks, and also silvertip sharks, zebra sharks, tunas and other pelagic fish. Starting from the beach, a 30-minute walk across the forest and on wooden bridges allows to reach a vast interior lake, isolated

from the sea for thousands of years. Dive or free-dive in this incredible ecosystem in brackish water where palpitate millions of non-stinging jellyfishes: the absence of predators caused them to lose their now powerless venom. Lastly, the Sangalaki Atoll is known for the abundance of great manta rays. Some measure up to 20 ft in wingspread and it is not rare to see up to 20 of them floating, weightless, over a “cleaning station”. Francis Le Guen will explain how to approach them best to find oneself the midst of their ballet.

close to sea turtles

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and astride manta rays.

Landmarks

Archipelago of Derawan,

Kakaban, Sangalaki

Bali Archipelago of Komodo et Rinca Kelimutu Volcano

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*The flights and hotels marked with an asterisk (*) are examples only, subject to availability at the time of booking.

DAY 1. DEPARTURE

Departure for Denpasar. Singapore Airlines flight Business Class via Singapore* or KLM/Air France flight via Amsterdam Business Class*.

DAY 2. DENPASAR

Arrival at Denpasar early morning or late afternoon according to flights. VIP welcome at the airport and transfer in private car with driver to the Puri Bali Jimbaran*. Check in rooms at Deluxe pool villas, breakfast included*. Balinese massage late afternoon. Meet the film crew for a presentation of the trip and an exchange. Dinner (not-included) Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 3. BALI

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure with local guide to discover Bali. Surprise breakfast in rice-fields. Introduction to this island of Gods, temples, rice-fields and villages, by Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff*

DAY 4. BALI/FLORÈS

Transfer to the airport in private car with driver. Departure on an Embraer Legacy 600* type private jet. Welcome at the airport and transfer to the private boat Silolona. The film crew and specialized guides will be accommodated on another boat.

FROM DAY 4 TO AUGUST DAY 8. DISCOVER THE NUSA TENGARA ISLANDS

Sail on a private boat between Flores, Komodo and Rinca Islands. Unforgetable moment with specialized guides discovering Komodo’s monitors lizards, magnificent ocean floors, free-diving or diving with manta rays. Fly over the Kelimutu volcano. During the sojourn unveiling of a surprise humanitarian project. Cruise on full-board basis. Meals will be organized by the boat’s Chef, with surprise menus for dinners.

DAY 8. LABUAN BAJO/BERAU

Disembarkation and transfer in private car to Labuan Bajo’s airport. Flight on your private Embraer Legacy 600 type jet*. Arrival at Berau airport. Welcome and transfer in private car to the port. Transfer takes approximately three hours. Embarkation aboard the private boat El Aleph*. The film crew and specialized guides will be accommodated on another boat.

FROM DAY 8 TO DAY 10. DERAWAN ISLANDS.

Private boat sailing across the Derawan islands (Derawan, Kakaban, Sangalaki). Big Blue thrills with diving instructor, freediving to encounter non-stinging jellyfish, black manta rays, sea turtles and perhaps

Detailed itinerary sharks and barracudas. Cruise on full-board basis. Meals will be organized by the boat’s Chef, with surprise menus for dinners. At Derawan snorkeling and diving are pure magic alongside sea turtles, and a great variety of underwater fauna, such as crocodilefish, scorpios, flutemouthes, trumpet-fish, sting rays, shoals of cuttlefish, barracudas and manta rays. Sangalaki is populated with sea turtles and Komodo dragons and it is not rare to see manta rays perform a magnificent flying ballet. Kataban is a desert island surrounded by mangrove swamps. It holds an enormous lake, filled with jellyfish… that don’t sting ! There are only two places like this in the world, Palau Island in Micronesia and Kataban Island in Indonesia.

DAY 11. DERAWAN/BERAU/ BALIPAKAN ISLANDS

Disembark off the boat in the morning, transfer to Berau airport. Transfer takes three hours. Flight on a private plane to Balipakan airport. End of the adventure. Departure from Balipakan back to Europe on a regular flight.

DAY 12. RETURN

Price: please contact us

on the basis of 8 persons travelling

The price includes: ° Return flights in business class from Europe; ° Accomodations in a five-star hotel; ° Cruises on private boats; ° Transfers on private planes; ° Private helicopters; ° Cars with drivers for land transfers; ° Accomodations and transportation for the guides, scientists and film crew; ° Local crew; ° Services and salaries for the specialized

The price does not include: guides and scientists; ° Services and salaries for the film crew; ° Editing and production of the film; ° Rapatriation insurance, medical assistance.

° Activities and personal expenses; ° All services not included in the program; ° Cancellation insurance.

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Peplum is the specialist in creating bespoke exceptional journeys. Created in 2007, Peplum looks for the most beautiful experiences possible in the whole world to satisfy refined clients in search of powerful and exclusive emotions.

Somewhere is an exclusive club gathering film crews and exploration scientists having worked for the greatest adventure programs. Somewhere club provides its teams for production of audiovisual programs.

For further information about this trip, please contact us: +331 42 25 95 34 indonesia2013@peplum.com

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