Snorkeling the Togian Islands!
A snorkeling exploration to central Sulawesi and the Togian Islands National Park! Seldom visited and largely unaffected by tourism, the islands boast an incredible diversity of reefs with thousands of tropical fishes from small gobies to large whale sharks! Please join our small group of adventurous snorkelers on board our luxurious 5-star motor yacht for this incredible journey to the world’s epicenter for marine biodiversity!
Itinerary
Each departure is unique and hand-crafted to expose you to a diversity of marine habitats and the incredible snorkeling sites that can be found there. This departure is an exploratory, and the location and preservation of the areas promises that our days will be filled with pristine, healthy coral reefs and reef habitats throughout our entire journey. And with stops in Lembeh Strait for small, rare critters and Gorontalo for the chance to swim with whale sharks, this will be an epic snorkeling-trip-of-a-lifetime!
The usual disclaimer about weather and tides affecting the itinerary are only a bonus for us, since we use them to ensure we visit each site at the best times possible! Our snorkeling tour begins and ends in Bali, Indonesia, with one internal, round-trip flight.
Tour Dates and Pricing
Accommodations: Mermaid II
Length: 14 days
Arrival / Departure city: Bali, Indonesia
Guides: Lee Goldman
Prices and Payment schedule:
$8,600 USD per person, double occupancy
$12,600 USD per person, single occupancy
Reservation deposit: $500 USD
August 23, 2023: $4,500 USD
November 23, 2023: $3,600 USD / $7,600 USD (single occ.)
Cancellation policy:
180 – 91 days prior to departure: 50% of trip cost
90 days or less prior to departure: 100% of tour cost
This tour is currently sold out. Please contact us to be waitlisted.
Accommodations: Gaia Love
Length: 13 days
Arrival / Departure city: Jakarta, Indonesia
Guides: Lee Goldman
Prices and Payment schedule:
$ USD per person, double occupancy
$ USD per person, single occupancy
Reservation deposit: $ USD
November 18, 2026: $ USD
February 18, 2027: $ USD / $ USD (single occ.)
Cancellation policy:
180 – 91 days prior to departure: 50% of trip cost
90 days or less prior to departure: 100% of tour cost
Inclusions / Exclusions
Tour cost includes:
- Accommodations throughout tour dates
- All meals on days 2 through 13 (dinner on day 1 – breakfast on day 14)
- All internal transfers including international arrival and departure transfers
- Non-alcoholic beverages
- All snorkeling and park fees
- All gratuities
Tour cost does not include:
- Round-trip international airfare
- Additional hotel accommodations and meals as a result of travel outside of the program dates
- Visa requirements including payments
- Alcoholic beverages
- International departure taxes
- Extra / overweight baggage fees
- Trip insurance (we recommend Travel Guard or World Nomads)
- Emergency medical evacuation insurance (required). Check your medical health care plan or contact DAN or DiveAssure.
- Additional accommodations while on tour in the event of flight schedule changes or events of force majeure
- Fuel surcharges (if applicable)
Accommodations
We begin the design of our snorkeling-trips-of-a-lifetime around luxurious live-aboard motor yachts and stunning, spacious resorts, both offering the highest levels of service. For our departures to the Togian Islands we use the Mermaid II and the Gaia Love. The hotel/resort we use in Bali is the Nusa Dua (2025), and in Jakarta, the Sheraton Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport (2027).
What to Expect
The Togian Islands straddle the Equator and, as tropical islands weather year-round is hot and humid with occasional showers occurring in the early morning or late afternoon. Air temperature is around 86º F (30º C) during the daytime and falls slightly at night. Water temperatures average around 82º F (28º C). For more details about the Togian Islands, what to expect and what to bring, download the pdf brochure!