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Flight with Qatar Airways from Zurich *
*Additional airports available
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Arrival in Perth
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Perth (Australia)
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18:00
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Geraldton (Western Australia, Australia)
Arrival: 11:00
Departure: 20:00
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The port of Geraldton is located to the North of Perth in Champion Bay. Since the sun shines an average of 8 hours a day here, the city is also known as "Sun City". The Abrolhos Islands lie before the coast of the city; these are banks of coral and islands that until very recently caused many, many ships to sink. The most famous of these was the Batavia, a trading and passenger ship that sank in 1629 with around 300 people on board. The survivors' story is re-told at the Geraldton Museum with finds, photographs and a gripping film. The city with the second-largest port in all of Western Australia also has a number of other interesting sights: St. Francis Xavier cathedral, the Shell Museum and the view point at Mount Scott.
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At Sea
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Exmouth (Western Australia, Australia)
Arrival: 08:00
Departure: 18:00
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In the middle of the West Australian coast, 1,100 km North of Perth, lies the small town of Exmouth. It was built in 1967 primarily as a communications base for the US marines, who left in the early 1990s. Part of the base has been used by the Australian marines, the other section has been converted into accommodation. Exmouth is first and foremost the starting point for tours to Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, the largest coral reef in Western Australia. From November to March visitors can see the turtles that come to the beach to lay their eggs. A special highlight for visitors is being able to dive with the largest fish in the world, the whale shark, at the fantastic Ningaloo Reef.
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At Sea
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Broome (Western Australia, Australia)
Arrival: 09:00
Departure: 22:00
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Broome, the centre of the pearl industry, lies on the Indian Ocean. The town is surrounded by wide, white sandy beaches with turquoise-blue water and the reddish-orange coloured cliffs along the shoreline. Thanks to the former pearl divers, the town has an Asian touch and still has a Chinatown area. In the 19th century, Broome was one of the most famous pearl harbours in the world. In 1910, 400 boats met 80% of the worldwide demand for mother-of-pearl. Today, the Australian port relies mainly on tourism. Sights include: Cable Beach, the Japanese cemetery, Broome Historical Society Museum, the historic outdoor cinema "Sun Pictures", where you can watch a film from the comfort of your deckchair.
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Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)
Arrival: 08:00
Departure: 17:00
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The relaxed atmosphere of the outback dominates in Darwin too. The nearby wilderness of Cockatoo National Park boasts cave paintings and aboriginal art, rock formations that are more than 20,000 years old, and the dense lush Australian rainforest with many many waterfalls.
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Lembar (Lombok, Indonesia)
Arrival: 12:00
Departure: 22:00
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Benoa (Bali, Indonesia)
Arrival: 07:00
Departure: 22:00
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Benoa is a traditional fishing village in the South of Bali. At the entrance to the port is the Pura Sakenan temple . It is linked with the pilgrimage of the Buddhist saint Dang Hyang Nirartha and is particularly important during the Galungan Festival celebrated every second year.
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At Sea
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Komodo (Indonesia)
Arrival: 07:00
Departure: 16:00
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Komodo is one of the Lesser Sunda lslands, a part of Indonesia as yet almost untouched by tourism. It could have been the set for the film "Jurassic Park", with its prehistoric animals the Komodo dragons and its unique landscape of craggy mountains, grasslands and forests with dried-up riverbeds. There are no roads and only a single village. Not far from Komodo are some of the most beautiful islands with a huge diversity of plant and animal life and fantastic areas for snorkelling in untouched coral colonies.
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Makassar (Sulawesi, Indonesia)
Arrival: 12:00
Departure: 20:00
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Makassar, which until 1999 was called Ujung Pandang, is not only the capital of South Sulawesi, but also a flourishing trading city and hub for air and water transport between the western and the eastern parts of Indonesia. Makassar has a population of almost 1.5 million. The inner city boasts many sights, including e.g. Fort Rotterdam, countless beautiful old houses, Chinese temples and an orchid garden. The nearby resort of Losari is excellent for shopping with particularly lovely gold and silver work, silk sarongs and fabrics, seashells and all kinds of carvings.
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Puerto Princesa (Philippines)
Arrival: 07:00
Departure: 16:00
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At Sea
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Hongkong (China)
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10:00
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The Chinese island of Hong Kong ("Xiang Gang" in Chinese) has, together with the island of Lantao and the Kowloon peninsula, has belonged to the Chinese special administrative region since July 1st 1997. "Hong Kong in the narrow sense" forms the core settlement of the group of islands with a population of more than 4 million. The city is one of the largest financial centres in the world and represents a major junction for sea transport in the region. Sights include: floating restaurants at the harbour, Tai Po racecourse, the beaches at Castle Peak, Man Mo Temple; the bell tower at the tip of the Kowloon peninsula serves as an excellent viewing platform of the city skyline; the 800 m long escalator on Hongkong Island (the longest in the world), "Tiger Balm Garden" with its small caves and statues from Chinese mythology, Victoria Peak with views of the port and the city. There is also a huge number of restaurants and shops.
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Flight with British Airways from Hong Kong
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Arrival in Zurich *
*Additional airports available
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