Indonesia, Small Indonesian islands
The Indonesian archipelago comprises over 13,000 islands, but fewer than a thousand are permanently inhabited. Indonesia’s largest islands are Java, home to almost half the country’s population, Sumatra, Borneo (shared with Malaysia and Brunei), West Papua (western New Guinea) and Sulawesi. Each of Indonesia’s archipelagos (Sunda Islands, Moluccas, New Guinea…) has its own special features that will delight even the most jaded of travellers: from white sand beaches to one of the world’s greatest underwater biodiversities, the Indonesian islands will never cease to amaze you.
On vacation on the other side of the world, on a desert island in paradise and faced with such a spectacle, what can you do on a daily basis? Diving, discovering the flora and fauna, catching up on your travel diary, writing postcards, reading, meeting and chatting with other islanders, exploring the island, swimming and sleeping. In short, enjoy an almost suspended time, where every moment is an interlude of beauty and a unique experience.
East of Lombok, the small Sunda Islands reveal a completely different face of Indonesia. Arid landscapes interspersed with active volcanoes and dense forests, sun-baked beaches with some of the world’s most beautiful seabeds, peoples forgotten by the modern world, not forgetting the famous giant komodo lizards that take us back 25 million years.
The Moluccas stretch some 1200 km from north to south in the eponymous sea. Coral gardens, impenetrable forests, volcanoes, deserted beaches, guava, mango and coconut trees heavy with fruit give them the flavor of a tropical paradise. Their natural beauty is the first reward awaiting the traveller. Still ignored by mass tourism, life here is at a different pace, closer to nature, more tranquil, in the shade of the clove and nut trees that made the fortune of these islands.