Borneo add on 2023

14 DAYS INDONESIA PHOTO TOUR

BORNEO - JAVA - BALI.

Wildlife, Landscape & Culture

14 days. 10th - 23rd July 2022

Early Booking €980*

"Leave nothing but footprints.  Take nothing but memories."
Mindfulness photography tour with like-minded travellers.
Wake your creativity senses up with great photography.  
Make new friends and discover amazing Indonesia!

Occupying three-quarters of Borneo, the third largest island in the world, the Indonesian province of Kalimantan is an adventure in every sense of the word. Remote jungle, snaking rivers and interior mountains serve up endless opportunities for exploration. 

No trip to Kalimantan would be complete without glimpsing the orangutans in the wild.  This is the best place in the world to see the noble orang-utan sharing the remaining jungle canopy with acrobatic gibbons and proboscis monkeys. 


We move slowly through the island of Java stopping over at Mount Bromo to photograph the stars over moonlike landscape and Kawah Ijen to view the blue flames. Then we cross over to Bali where our adventure continues with more landscapes and awakening our visual senses to the Balinese culture.

Independent travelling in a small group of up to six participants.  A great way to bond with other like-minded travel photographers!  During the tour

* Usual fee €1150.  Early booking before 5th June 2022 at €980.

COVID19
UPDATE


Indonesia is opened to fully vaccinated travellers with no quarantine. You  need a 48 hours prior to departure negative PCR test and apply for a Visa on Arrival.


Our drivers will be tested using rapid tests.


Hygiene measures are in place. Your health and safety are my top priorities. 

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INFORMATION EVENING

May 6th 2022.  

19.00-20.00.


Your first time to Asia? Would you like a face to face discussion or have any questions? Great! I'll love to answer them! 


A 1 hour Indonesia info evening will be organised sometime on 6th May 2022.  Join the information evening by filling in the contact form below.

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Enjoy!

The only photography workshop tour that gives you full control and flexibility by providing the great workshops, and tours which include transport and like-minded photography travel pals. You just book your flights to get there. Then book the hotels of your choice where we will be travelling through, or use my recommendations. You control your own comfort and budget level.

 

Don't forget, you are also on holidays and may want some time for yourself. Apart from the workshops where we work and travel together, there is sufficient rest & recreation time included for your own thing. Or if you prefer, hang out with me for meals, drinks and company. Whatever you decide, is cool for me! The tour is designed to end in Bali where you can choose to extend your stay or travel further with your new friends and photography skills.

 

The Borneo - Java - Bali photography workshop tour is open to most levels of photography experience and physical condition.  We will wake up rather early (oh god....!). This is when we have the best light and less crowd. However, don't forget that you can always take a siesta during the day!

 

Needless to say, you'll get better deals for summer the earlier you book your flights and hotels.

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Indonesia Borneo - Bali Photo Tour Highlights


 

  • Workshop leader speaking the local language!
  • Boat trip in Borneo with all delicious meals included.
  • Digital detox with 3 days zero mobile communication and cut off from the world.
  • Encounters with Orang Utans in the nature.
  • Moonlike landscapes of Mount Bromo.
  • Try out Astro photography while at Bromo.
  • Treat yourself to amazing sunsets right on the beach of  Bali while immersing yourself into it's culture.

 

TOUR ITINERARY

What is included?

Transport

Land transport.

Preparation Workshop

3D/2N Boat trip and meals on board + 1N after trip.

Photography Workshop

Photography workshops.

Be Happy!

My daily good humour!

What is not included?

Transport

Airfare.

Accommodations

Hotel rooms.

Meals & Personal

Meals, entrance fees,
gas, tips and personal expenses.

Medical

Travel insurance

I believe in transparency and accessibility to the tours. Each of us have personal budgets, different comfort expectations but a common goal of travel photography and great images. Over 14 days, through the workshops and tours, we will explore many photography techniques, improve your photography skills along the way while working together.

 

Apart from the personal attention you'll be receiving, you will have your own free time. There will be opportunities as well to share costs with fellow photographers to do other activities not included (optional excursions).

 

The most important components of the tour are already included.

Unless mentioned, all land transport during the period and the workshops are included.

  • 3 days/2 nights private boat trip. All meals on the boat. All park fees.
  • 1 night stay twin share room in the river village of Pangkalan Bun
  • Most land transport arrangements.
  • Airfare or transport to arrive in Jakarta and depart from Bali.
  • Domestic Airfare from Jakarta to Pangkalanbun and to Surabaya
  • Travel insurance.
  •  10 nights accommodation (those not mentioned above). 
  • Unless mentioned above, all meals, accommodation, entrance fees (will be listed out for you in advance).
  • Tips and expenses of a personal nature
  • Anything else that is not included will be mentioned in the detailed program.
  • What is included?

    Unless mentioned, all land transport during the period and the workshops are included.

    3 days/2 nights private boat trip. All meals on the boat. All park fees.

    1 night stay individual room in the river village of Pangkalan Bun 

    All land transport in Mount Bromo, Kawah Ijen, Bali


  • What is excluded?

    International Airfare or transport to arrive in Jakarta and depart from Bali.

    Domestic airfare Jakart-Borneo-Surabaya.

    Travel insurance.

    9 nights accommodation (those not mentioned above). 

    Unless mentioned above, all meals, accommodation, entrance fees (will be listed out for you in advance)

    Tips and expenses of a personal nature

    Anything else that is not included will be mentioned in the detailed program.


Tour participant's profile


 

  • You are a free independent traveller with a lust for adventure and photography. You are capable of making your own accommodation arrangements at each location. Everything else is taken care of. Relax and enjoy yourself.
  • You believe in mindfulness photography, not mindless photography (as in shooting everything you see and tons of selfies) ;-)
  • Minimise the use of plastics.
  • Bummer..... You should have some basic knowledge about photography, understand exposure and handling your camera. If you are not a photographer, you can follow our schedule.
  • Another one....Wake up early. It will be easy!  You will love to greet the morning sun in its glory in the middle of nowhere! Photography is more important than sleep! Remember, you have the day to take a siesta and at the end of the tour, extend your stay and wake up at your leisure.
  • Be reasonably fit as it involves walking and light treks.  You can opt out of Kawah Ijen depending on your fitness condition.
  • This is not a luxury tour. The facilities on the boat are limited but comfortable and not cramped.  You will have individual open air make shift beds on the deck, individual mosquito nets, cold showers, delicious food (vegetarian option available), always fresh fruits, limited electricity (charging of batteries is possible), use soap sparingly so as not to pollute the rivers that animals drink from.
  • At appropriate times, no music should be played so everyone can appreciate the sound of silence and of the nature!
  • You are easy going, enjoy meeting people and making new friends. We are a small group of up to 7 photographers and I want everyone to have an a wonderful time with me. 
  • Like me, you are passionate about travel photography and wish to get amazing photos and not snap shots!
  • You can join me for morning meditation when the opportunity arises!
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RELAX

You like a combination of photography workshops and vacation.
 
You might prefer to have your own personal chill-out time or choose to hang out and dine with new friends from the group whenever you feel like it.
 
Whatever you decide, just relax and have a great time

RESPONSIBILITY

You have a social conscience.
 
We travel in small groups and support the local economy by frequenting independently owned businesses.
 
We interact culturally with the local people.
 
We believe in social & environment responsibility. We limit our use of plastics.

FREEDOM

You have complete freedom and choice.  

Unless specified, the tours do not include accommodations & meals 

You can choose to stay at any accommodation and have meals of your choice, company & budget.

Complete freedom!

FLEXIBILITY

You smile a lot!
Yes you do!
 
As we travel off the beaten track, we'll sometimes need to adapt around planned events.

Take things in stride and treasure your travel memories.
 
You are a traveller, not a tourist! Be Zen and appreciate the unexpected!

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Skills you will take away 

  • Meaningful and mindfulness photography.
  • Develop core photography competence.
  • Understand landscape, night. people and basic wildlife photography.
  • Work with long exposures and capturing star trails.
  • Effective composition tips.
  • Shoot great travel photographs.
  • Manage challenging light situations and using available light.
  • Other image editing & processing techniques of with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
  • People interaction skills in spontaneous situations.

Do you have any questions or would like more information?  Just contact us!

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