By Hannah Lee. Photos by Katherine Wells. Amazing Komodo My time on the Seven Seas to Amazing Komodo was amazing. Incredibly, the two weeks of seemingly endless days still felt too short. Simultaneously relaxing and exhilarating they were filled with diving, snorkelling, paddle boarding, kayaking, hiking and reading. Although diving was a big part of […]
By Mark Heighes. Photos by Foued Kaddachi and Alex del Olmo Komodo Magic There is lot to be said about diving in Komodo Magic and believe me, a lot has been said lately, not all of it good. As marine tourism continues to boom throughout Indonesia we are experiencing increasing pressure on not only the
By Rod Salm A Heavily Pregnant Manta Snorkeling and diving with mantas at Manta Alley are always very rewarding and I always do both. Diving gets us down to the cleaning station where, if one is careful and patient, the huge mantas will come in close and hover as they are stripped of parasites by
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Painting Komodo with Valerie Taylor Dive legend Valerie Taylor talks painting and diving during a Komodo trip on the Seven Seas. Valerie and her husband, Ron Taylor, pioneered underwater photography and filmmaking in Australia and around the world. Film and TV credits include Shark Hunters, Blue Wilderness, Blue Water, White Death, The Wreck of the
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By Tommy Schultz. Discovering the Perfect Beach Beyond Komodo Stretching further than the width of the entire continental U.S., the more than 17,000 islands of Indonesia have a mind-boggling 54,000 kilometers of coastline. That’s a LOT of beaches – more than even the most dedicated beach-addict could hope to see in a lifetime. But to
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Seven Seas opens the storybook on coral reef survival – By Rod Salm. Seven Seas opens the storybook on coral reef survival Since “retiring” one year ago, my wife Suze and I have put together three trips to Indonesia. We were there a month each time, two weeks of which were aboard the liveaboard Seven
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By Eva Pet, Sophie Hespe, Meghan Ingram and Jacco Backx. A jolly group of travelers got together for a trip on the Seven Seas this past month of July, planning to explore and dive some new locations, off the beaten track, around Sumbawa, Sangeang Api, Gili Banta and the North West coast of Flores. What
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Komodo and East of Flores Trip Report – By Frances Hunt. Photos by Jane Barron. Komodo and East of Flores Trip Report DIVING AND SNORKELLING WITH DR ROD SALM In the 1970’s I was lucky enough to become a part of a group of young families, most of whom had known each other since, as
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By Joseph La Magna. The Seven Seas – An Unforgettable Two Weeks in Komodo I heard about the Seven Seas by “word of email.” I received this email “out of the blue” from Jos early one morning back in 2015. Somehow he had heard about a marine science program I had started at the small
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By Nathalie Delpeyrat. Photos by Florence Sauve. Seven Seas Liveaboard Indonesia This was an epic Indonesian liveaboard adventure, cruising from Maumere to Alor in the East and back around Flores to Komodo in the West. A long way away from our home in France, but it was worth every nautical mile of it. The nights
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